Archive for September, 2008
Khary Campbell Had a Baby (Before Kickoff!)
Khary Campbell Had a Baby (Before Kickoff!)
Top 10 WaPo Sports Stories: Racial Tension
Top 10 WaPo Sports Stories: Racial Tension
During my haste to argue that nothing could unseat the Redskins’s dominance of this weekly list of our Web site’s most-viewed sports stories and columns, I forgot some basic lessons about the Internet. Anything that allows for commenters to trade racially charged language? A 213-word brief buried deep inside [...]
A Visit to Smoot’s House
A Visit to Smoot’s House
Unfortunately, you’re gonna have to wait a couple weeks to see the full version of my tour of Fred Smoot’s house on Comcast SportsyNet. There will, of course, be words and video posted here when the time is right.
In the meantime, to whet your appetite, here’s what happened when we went [...]
Morning Look: Jim Zorn Stays Medium
Morning Look: Jim Zorn Stays Medium
Today’s Top Five: It Could Be Worse
Today’s Top Five: It Could Be Worse
1) So maybe you’ve heard about yesterday’s incident involving Post beat writer Jason La Canfora, Redskins bigshot Vinny Cerrato and various accusations and thought, wow, that’s pretty bad. You’re right. However, it could always be worse. Exhibit A: The San Jose Mercury News vs. the Oakland Raiders. (Awful Announcing)
2. [...]
Larry Michael Sides With Vinny Cerrato
Larry Michael Sides With Vinny Cerrato
When I heard that Larry Michael would be discussing Vinny Cerrato’s allegation that Jason La Canfora made some sort of allegation to an NFL PR person, I was trying to figure out what Michael would say. Would the host of Redskins Nation–a program that airs on the same Comcast SportsyNet [...]
Gil Updates Blog, Aiming for Xmas-ish Return
Gil Updates Blog, Aiming for Xmas-ish Return
Ovechkin’s New Ad Campaign
Ovechkin’s New Ad Campaign
Gilbert’s Knee: A History of Misplaced Optimism
Gilbert’s Knee: A History of Misplaced Optimism
Morning Look: Cooley Unfiltered
Morning Look: Cooley Unfiltered
Passing judgment on how the famously unfiltered editors at Redskins.com handled Chris Cooley’s first public news gathering concerning his private parts:
Negative: As pictured above, in a screen grab taken this morning, Redskins.com sort of misidentified the player in question. The day Jason Campbell holds a press conference to discuss his private [...]