http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/9473403/kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-jason-terry-trade-brooklyn-nets-officialGarnett, who has worn No. 21 his entire career, will wear jersey No. 2 when he suits up for the Nets.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/9473403/kevin-garnett-paul-pierce-jason-terry-trade-brooklyn-nets-officialGarnett, who has worn No. 21 his entire career, will wear jersey No. 2 when he suits up for the Nets.
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gmogmo said:
ESPN @espn2h
Hey @SanJoseSharks, thoughts on changing your name to the San Jose #Sharknados?
San Jose Sharks @SanJoseSharks4m
Hey @espn, thoughts on showing more hockey highlights?
Funny comeback by Sharks twitter account
Effective July 17, ESPN will be transitioning all conversations to Facebook comments. At that time a Facebook account will be required to post comments on new articles. Previous comments and conversations will be closed to comment but can still be viewed.
It doesn't really change a thing, as anyone who's ever had the misfortune at looking at ye olde cracked-out right-wing blogs can attest.Stevie1der said:I somewhat support this, just because any time people are forced to comment under their own name is a blow to the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory.
Umm. You realize that's a PII bug unrelated to comments, yes...? It's a graph permissions problem, which isn't good but you're completely misunderstanding what it actually involves. Your "my email was given to spammers!!1" is pretty nonsensical, too, unless you're friending a bunch of spammers; the bugged implementation of DYI doesn't expose non-privileged graph information to non-friends (I don't think even people you follow can pull it).Section30 said:
Use less shitty apps. Evaluate them and don't go "hey, I want those screensavers!!1". I mean...you've got a brain, don't you?Section30 said:Don't get me started on all of the security issues involved with the Apps that are "approved for use" by Facebook
I started receiving phishing emails purportedly from members of my "friends list". My friends reported that contacts in their friend lists were also targeted. We also found that other people we knew from school were getting friend requests from people posing as us under variations on our names such as an added middle initial.Blacken said:Umm. You realize that's a PII bug unrelated to comments, yes...? It's a graph permissions problem, which isn't good but you're completely misunderstanding what it actually involves. Your "my email was given to spammers!!1" is pretty nonsensical, too, unless you're friending a bunch of spammers; the bugged implementation of DYI doesn't expose non-privileged graph information to non-friends (I don't think even people you follow can pull it).
seageral said:not sure where to put this but enjoyed the first two points Reiss makes here laying the smack on King and Polian.
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/page/reissmailbagweek0716/new-england-patriots-mailbag-rising-rough-offseason
Commentary and analysis has come from all angles, and I wanted to lead off this week's mailbag by challenging two things that caught the eye.
A Pioli presence is needed. Scott Pioli did a super job in his role as vice president of Player Personnel (2000-2008), and one line of thinking is that since he has left the organization there isn't anyone to challenge Belichick on personnel decisions. The idea is that perhaps if Pioli was with the Patriots, maybe the selections of Aaron Hernandez and Alfonzo Dennardaren't made because he was willing to question Belichick. Pioli and Belichick seemed to have a great working rapport, but it's not like Pioli himself didn't run into some "character" type problems in Kansas City (e.g. murder-suicide of Jovan Belcher). That dynamic shouldn't be overlooked when this topic is discussed.
Polian had Hernandez off the board. Former Colts president Bill Polian said in his current role as a media analyst that Indianapolis had taken Hernandez off its draft board, and as was later learned, it wasn't the only team. While Polian has proven to be excellent in his role as a football analyst, it also should be noted that when he was running the football operation in Carolina he selected receiver Rae Carruth in the first round. Carruth was later convicted of conspiracy of murder, which shows that while Polian might have made the correct decision on Hernandez, he didn't carry a 1,000 batting average over the years.
Still doesn't have anything to do with Facebook commenting or with DYI. So unless your point was just to bitch about Facebook, I'm not seeing it.Section30 said:I started receiving phishing emails purportedly from members of my "friends list". My friends reported that contacts in their friend lists were also targeted. We also found that other people we knew from school were getting friend requests from people posing as us under variations on our names such as an added middle initial.
We worked out that one friend had accepted a person posing as someone she knew from school. This was in 2011.
Because they're not legally obliged to do so. They must, however, disclose that they are a Disney owned company when discussing (i.e. shilling for) properties that are also owned by Disney.JimBoSox9 said:It took Grantland's incessant footnotes and a question in the recent Lipsyte chat for this to occur to me, but maybe someone can unwind me on a question I can't answer. When ESPN reports on news stories (i.e. NCAA conference realignment) that include information about television contracts, why don't they have to disclose when one of those contracts is with ESPN? It should be mentioned every time, right? Keep in mind when responding that ESPN believes that they hold themselves to standard journalism guidelines in their news division.
Blame the Internet. Everyone gas already seen them.Hambone said:I yearn for the days that Sunday night's plays of the week could be up to 3 minutes long based on what happened in a given week. I don't know if I blame them more or society as this was just shared on facebook. I mean can you fault them for things that work? I just don't understand how no one can compete.
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The cast of The Sandlot reunited...ON THE SANDLOT!
One of the loudest criticisms of ESPN is that its aggressively mainstream approach creates a sycophantic celebrity culture built around the biggest stars and juiciest plots, from the agonies of the L.A. Lakers, to the scandals of Tiger Woods, to the postmodern dramedy of Tim Tebow. But according to Elberse, the company’s superstar culture is the best strategy for a fat-headed world.
“It’s not different from People realizing that there are only five celebrities who really sell [magazines], so why put anyone else on the cover?” she said. “It’s Hollywood making more movies with Marvel characters. It reduced the risk, and it works.” The company’s core strengths stem from a superstar-first approach to sports news. Essentially, ESPN is in the business of building athletes into superheroes, because, like Walt Disney Pictures, it is in the business of building blockbusters.
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess you didn't listen to the podcast. I can't stand Whitlock"s writing when he takes the unnecessary race slant, but he speaks totally differently in interviews. He sounded genuinely sad that there weren't more young black sports writers. He's trying to change that and it should be applauded.The Social Chair said:http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/08/15/jason-whitlock-to-bill-simmons-im-going-to-be-doing-a-black-grantland-at-espn/
ESPN giving a voice to young black sports writers is good thing. Putting Whitlock in charge? Not so much.
Darnell's Son said:Go watch the other 24/7 sports stations.
Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick received high praise from ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski and managed to take it in stride.
"I truly believe Colin Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever," Jaworski said Wednesday on ESPN. "I love his skill set. I think the sky's the limit."
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Hey maybe he's right and a decade from now everyone will be talking about what a genius Jaworski was. But for now this comment sounds pretty ridiculous to me.
I'm a 9ers fan and I've been watching Kap since he was drafted. Honestly in his first preseason I said he might have the best skill set I've ever seen at quarterback. The kid can make all the throws and his running is smart and ellusive. But I kinda cringed when i read what Jaws wrote. I hate setting the bar so high for him. I mean he seems to have the skills and ability. But thats a bold bold statement. I kinda understand what he means but it prob is a reach as a reporter to make such a statement. As a fan of Kap and the Niners I hate seeing such headlines.glennhoffmania said:
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Hey maybe he's right and a decade from now everyone will be talking about what a genius Jaworski was. But for now this comment sounds pretty ridiculous to me.
garlan5 said:I kinda understand what he means but it prob is a reach as a reporter to make such a statement.
DrewDawg said:
Jaworski isn't a reporter, he's an analyst. He's supposed to say things like this.
Example # 1:dcmissle said:"Could be ... skill set." Seems reasonable to me.
Jaws not only is the least of their problems, but also he's probably their most valuable, intelligent asset in their enormous football collection.
You want problems? Don't ever confuse ESPN with a font of cutting edged news, or entertainment for that matter --
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/23/report-nfl-pressured-espn-to-abandon-pbs-concussion-project/
It is, and will forever remain, the NFL's ho. And a source of humor too: Tagliabue's characterization of Playmakers was hilarious at the time, and even more so in hindsight.
dcmissle said:"Could be ... skill set." Seems reasonable to me.
ESPN pulls logo and credit from 'Frontline's' 'League of Denial'
ESPN has asked to have its logos and credit removed from an upcoming episode of the PBS series "Frontline" that examines head injuries of football players and the response to them by the National Football League.
"League of Denial," a two-hour documentary which is set to premiere in October, was done as a collaboration between ESPN's news magazine program "Outside the Lines" and "Frontline." It includes interviews with former NFL players, and the league is not portrayed in a flattering light for how it has handled the issue of head injuries over the years.
Bunt4aTriple said:
Like He Never Left
Clay [I am an Idiot] picked up Tuesday night where he lett off three months ago, improving to 10-0.
I think I'd rather watch a loop of the the Tyree catch for a few hours, Clockwork Orange-Style than watch those two dolts in yet another contrived debate.Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate how much trouble the Patriots are in against the Jets
LeoCarrillo said:Tebow will get mentioned inside of 5 minutes.
i used to like first take- long before steven a smith joined up. i liked it when jay crawford was hosting. hate it now.JayMags71 said:I have push notifications set for the B ston teams, and I just got thisfrom the score center app:
I think I'd rather watch a loop of the the Tyree catch for a few hours, Clockwork Orange-Style than watch those two dolts in yet another contrived debate.
So what's pathetic about that? That belongs in the extremely short thread called "Things ESPN Does Right!". This is the thread where everyone bitches about what's wrong with ESPN.Infield Infidel said:ESPN.com embeds separate highlights into the box scores for all scoring plays on ESPN college football games. I noticed it last week. I don't remember them doing that last season. It's pretty great for catching up if you miss a bit of a game.
mabrowndog said:Just saw this notice at the bottom of an Olney article:
Because Facebook doesn't already suck enough.