Flutie's objectivity put to test at ESPN
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As long as ESPN is touting Doug Flutie as one of the new analysts for its Thursday night college football series, we felt his introductory conference call was open territory to try to make the Boston College grad squirm a little.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  There was a moment of honesty at the height of the latest blizzard of silly coverage, when CNN's Jack Cafferty was handing the baton over to Wolf Blitzer.
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CONSIDER THE SOURCE. That&#39;s always good advice when evaluating a dispute, and never more true than in recent football developments.
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ESPN, which managed to offend the NFL with an edgy football drama, is back in the game with a project set in the world of high-stakes poker.
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ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November. He will write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.
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As he prepared for a potential game-winning field goal in the waning moments Saturday, Florida State senior Xavier Beitia had several teammates tell him they believed in him.
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A former make-up artist for a  television sports talk show on Wednesday sued the broadcaster  ESPN, one of the show&#39;s anchors and a panelist she worked with  for sexual harassment.
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Baseball World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey criticized Major League Baseball yesterday, saying the sport was resisting George Mitchell's recommendation to transfer drug testing to an independent organization. Fahey also challenged baseball's policy on human growth hormone, saying a scientifically valid and effective test for HGH exists. Testing has been used at the Olympics, and storing blood is a "scientifically ...
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There's a method to spotting tomorrow's home runs.
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As Ryan Wilson at AOLâs FanHouse points out, cheaters do prosper sometimes. Itâs unclear whether they need to be wearing a weathered hoodie while doing so. ESPNâs Matt Mosley makes an excellent point about the use of âpit bullâ to describe a player. That should be right up there on the list with referring to yourself [...].
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In Connecticutâs win over St. Johnâs on Jan. 8, ESPN analyst Bucky Waters, while extolling Jerome Dysonâs nine steals, went too far with analogies of crime.
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In the NFL, however, the theory doesn&#39;t always apply, especially when talking about the Philadelphia Eagles&#39; road clash today with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1 pm, Channels 29, 42).
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday college football poll voters should be aware that ESPN has a contract with the Southeastern Conference when they consider the cable sports network's analysis that Auburn should be the nation's No. 2 team and not Oklahoma.
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The best athletes  can sense every  play before it even  happens. Coaches  have long assumed  that this magical  "field sense" was  unteachable. Maybe  they were wrong.
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Andy Pettitte may provide key testimony to the House oversight committee investigating his former teammateâs challenge to the Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
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ESPN, the sports television network that offers viewers shows like ''Around the Horn&quot; and ''Pardon the Interruption,&quot; soon will be letting fans get on the horn and interrupt someone.
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When N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed questions about the leagueâs handling of the spying case on Friday, his responses left former prosecutors with lingering questions.