by Steve Lepore | Nov 28, 2014
It’s not even the worst kept secret in sports anymore, because it’s been the worst kept secret in sports so long. The NHL, in conjunction with the NHLPA, is going to stage a World Cup at some point in September of 2016. It will be held entirely in Toronto...
by Steve Lepore | Nov 20, 2014
The fallout continues over the firing of former ESPN producer Jamie Horowitz from The Today Show, in what is becoming one of the more bizarre stories of the year. Horowitz, the man credited in building First Take into the unstoppable monster it is today, was fired...
by Steve Lepore | Nov 19, 2014
International hockey has long had a bit of a problem when it comes to staging international tournaments: at any given time, there have only been at best, seven great hockey playing nations that could reasonably contend for a medal. Slovakia and the Czech...
by Steve Lepore | Oct 28, 2014
I don’t find Mike Tyson’s return to fame as one of comedy’s valuable bench players all that charming. I feel that at very best, Tyson is a man-child whom we shouldn’t really be using for comedic purposes given his dark, sordid past. At worst,...
by Steve Lepore | Oct 23, 2014
You may have noticed, in recent weeks, that the National Football League has been airing spots for Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation via its “No More” campaign PSAs. In the spots, stars like Hargitay, Amy Poehler,...
