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Junior Seau and The Perception of Professional Athletes

POPSspotted — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:27 +0000

Great post @dkwilsonisland on the gap between athletes and those of us who write about them. An excerpt below:

“Junior Seau is why most sports writers and sports opinion-makers know little of the sports they purport to “know.” They can never, ever know the soul of an athlete; what makes them breach their fears and turn [...]

Jay-Z & Phil Mushnick: Why Does It Take The N-Word to Diagnose Media Racism?

C. Modiano — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:55:55 +0000

“For crying out loud — and likely for the better, and despite all the mainstreaming — I’m still not allowed to spell out the n-word out in print.” – NY Post’s Phil Mushnick on Jay-Z

This statement on Jay-Z’s unfair privileges came from Mushnick way back in 2011 before he decided to rebel against his [...]

Will it Take Lebron for Kenneth Chamberlain to National Attention?

C. Modiano — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:43:23 +0000

It was wonderful that at least 25 sports stars spoke out in support of Trayvon Martin and the arrest of George Zimmerman? But what if they don’t for the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., the 68- year-old ex-marine? The officer who shot and killed him in his own apartment was cleared of all [...]

Simon Borg: Sit DOWN And Shut UP

West Stand Girl — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:58:50 +0000

MOOD: Pissed…

STATE of MIND: Are we really still in this place? In this day and age?…

LOCATION: Certainly not reading one of the many football blogs I follow or writing my own…

The twitterverse and blogosphere exploded today after comments made by MLSsoccer.com writer and contributor to the Extra Time Radio podcast Simon Borg sparked [...]

Sexism, Kiss-Cams, NBA Hate, and The N-Word

POPSspotted — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:08:24 +0000

POPSspot is playing some catch-up, but before we get to five recent articles, there is some tremendous play to acknowledge. Congratulations on an incredible triple overtime win by the Rangers last night, a ridiculous 27-point comeback by The Clippers this week, and a great Yankee win last week after being nine runs down to the [...]

Redskins, Sambos, and Whities: Racism in Sports Mascots

J. Utt — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:28:38 +0000

I don’t particularly follow sports at all. Well, that’s a lie. I do pay pretty close attention to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and I follow soccer internationally to some degree. That’s about it, though, and I definitely pay no attention to American football. However, the other day I was around a TV with ESPN’s [...]

Sara Ganim – Breaker of Penn State Scandal – Wins Pulitzer Prize, Forces Questions on Gender Reform in Media

C. Modiano — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:43:43 +0000

She is only 24.

She works for a small local paper called The Patriot News.

Their budget is tighter than the lips of Penn State’s leadership.

Yet, Sara Ganim, a 2008 Penn State graduate, still broke the biggest scandal in NCAA sports history a full seven months before the grand jury report was released in [...]

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay… Who Are They to Say?

POTLUCK — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:33:19 +0000

For my second entry into POPSspot, I contemplate the question that many of us are contemplating right now as the NFL Draft approaches: Is it RG3 or Andrew Luck?

Most importantly, why does ESPN continue to rely on and/or value the picks of Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay. And as I keep [...]

Breaking: Legendary Pat Summitt Steps Down as Tennessee Basketball Coach

POPSspotted — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:09:39 +0000

From The Washington Post:

Eight months after disclosing her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Pat Summitt announced Wednesday that she will step aside as the Tennessee women’s basketball coach, making way for longtime assistant Holly Warlick take over the Lady Vols.

The university made the news official via a [...]

25 Sports Stars Speak Out Prior to Arrest of George Zimmerman

POPSspotted — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:42:02 +0000

On March 20th, former NBA All-Star Chris Webber declared: “I Don’t Give A Damn About Sports” before dedicating nearly his entire radio show to the case of Trayvon Martin. Webber’s retired voice barely caused a ripple in sports media, but when a few days later, Lebron James organized the Miami Heat in a team hoodie [...]