The Kardashianization of sports media is now complete

The Kardashianization of sports media is now complete

Two stories from the past few days highlighted the harrowing reality of the media world that has now finally and fully made its way into sports.  The defining message from this week couldn’t be more clear.  Quality sports journalism is being gobbled up by...
Grantland has found its final resting place

Grantland has found its final resting place

It all happened so fast. Over the course of a weekend, Grantland went from a trend-setting sports and pop culture site to a reliquary of quality sportswriting.  ESPN shut down Grantland with immediate effect on Friday.  And if readers visit Grantland.com right now,...
ESPN is suspending the publication of Grantland

ESPN is suspending the publication of Grantland

ESPN dropped a bombshell on Friday.  After weeks and months of speculation regarding its future, the network announced that it was suspending the publication of Grantland with immediate effect, ending the four year tenure of the ground-breaking sports and pop culture...
Rob Lowe and Fred Savage give Joe Buck a piece of their mind

Rob Lowe and Fred Savage give Joe Buck a piece of their mind

The World Series came to a screeching halt during Game 1 as Fox Sports suffered a power outage at the exact wrong time in the middle of the opener to the Fall Classic.  So when Game 2 came around, Fox did the only thing they really could do given the circumstances...