Bill Simmons, a.k.a “The Sports Guy” to ESPN’s Page 2 readers, now has a slot on ESPN’s new show E:60.
The following is the segment that aired on Tuesday’s debut.
Appeals court upholds fantasy stats ruling (Biz Of Baseball)
Biz of Baseball’s Murray Brown reports that the CBC Marketing vs MLB Advanced Media court case in which MLB sought financial payment for use of player’s statistics without a license. The complete ruling can be found here.
According to a broadcast report on ESPN News, former Nebraska head football coach and Congressman Tom Osborne will take over the reigns of the school’s athletic department to clean things up.
More in a bit…
***UPDATED at 3:46 PM ET***
HuskerExtra.com has a more in-depth report on the return of Tom Osborne to the school’s athletic program.
***UPDATED at 4:25 PM ET***
Osborne will return to school as the interim AD
Your college football announcing schedule: week eight (AwfulAnnouncing)
Awful Announcing comes through with their weekly update on what announcers will be broadcasting games for your favorite college football program.
FYI: ESPN dispatched Pam Ward to Purdue, so we won’t be watching that game.
Chargers get receiver Chambers from Fins (ESPN News Services)
The San Diego Chargers, looking for more offensive firepower, acquired wide receiver Chris Chambers from the Miami Dolphins, sources told ESPN.com’s John Clayton.
Callahan: No one asking him to quit (AP/ESPNU)
Despite the fact that the athletic director that hired him was fired on Monday, Nebraska coach Bill Callahan stated in his weekly press conference that he hasn’t been asked to resign nor will he quit his position.
Nebraska is having a tough go of it in ‘07. After back-to-back blowout losses to Missouri and Oklahoma State, the program has a 4-3 record.
News and notes while Notre Dame selects yet another quarterback to start Saturday…
O’Dowd quiets critics with NL pennant (SI.com) Jon Heyman writes that the long criticized Rockies GM gets his due with historic streak, NL pennant. Other notes are included within this notebook, including: Jorge Posada’s future in pinstripes; Atlanta president John Schuerholz desire to step aside; and Aaron Cook may be activated for World Series duty.
Stoneman’s ‘demotion’ part of shell game? (SPORTSbyBROOKS) Did Angels GM Bill Stoneman really step aside or is he mentoring his “replacement” Tony Reagins?
Chelios isn’t surprised by latest union saga (TSN.ca) The Detroit Red Wings d-man is not the least bit shocked after news leaked over the weekend that former NHLPA Executive Director Ted Saskin got help from the league in his fight against Chelios and other members of the group that eventually toppled him.
Cablecam snafu ‘won’t happen again’ (USA Today) USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that the rolling TV camera that fell to the turf after zipping above the New Orleans road win at Seattle Sunday night will fly again — without incident.
Versus leaves door open for NHL on ESPN (Newsday) Buried within the Newsday media column, Versus Senior VP of Programming didn’t dismiss the possibility (Tip o’the cap to The FanHouse for the information).
The Quickie: 10/16/07 (danshanoff.com) All the news that’s fit to bullet point, courtesy of DanShanoff.com.
Girls of the Big X: we read it for the articles (DC Scrap/Epic Carnival) We are in the same boat. Very much so…aren’t we?
I think FOX is trying to sell something, but what could it be? (Awful Announcing)
Awful Announcing reports; you decide.
NLL cancels 2008 season (CP/TSN.ca)
The underrated National Lacrosse League canceled its upcoming 2008 season due to the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.
According to a short excerpt provided by the Canadian Press, the NLLPA might need a change of leadership.
Friend: Mattingly says it’s not time (NJ.com)
As Joe Torre’s future as Yankees manager hangs in the balance, his bench coach reportedly has told the Bronx Bombers that he’s not ready to replace Torre in the hot seat.
A friend of Don Mattingly told the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., that the Yankees bench coach has informed the Yankees that he’s not ready to manage and is uncomfortable with replacing Torre as manager.
More after the jump »
Reds owner inclined to pick up Dunn option (The Enquirer)
John Fay of the Cincinnati Inquirer writes that Reds club owner Bob Castellini wants burly slugger Adam Dunn back in the fold, declaring they’ll look into picking up $13 million option for 2008.
The morning after the NFL chose a stinker of a match-up to compete against MLB…
With apologies to some who may be reading that are fans of both clubs, this match-up sucked. Due to that, there’s really not much to mention other than to state that the Giants whomped up on the woeful Falcons, 31-10.
If you’re interested in arguably the most entertaining part of the game, there’s video of Jimmy Kimmel’s third quarter appearance in the MNF booth taking shots at former analyst Joe Theismann and others. If not, we can’t blame ya.
The morning after the Colorado Rockies become the third expansion team from the 1990s to enter baseball’s biggest stage: the World Series…
We don’t really get tired of typing this: the Colorado Rockies won their 21st contest out of their last 22 games, sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks on their way to the World Series and the NL pennant, 6-4.
The Rockies are the first team since the 1935 Chicago Cubs to win at least 21 of 22 after Sept. 1, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
The morning after Daisuke Matsuzaka couldn’t get the job done…
Daisuke Matsuzaka failed to make it beyond the fifth inning for his second consecutive start, giving up four earned runs — including a second inning two-run home run by wily veteran Kenny Lofton — and putting his team in a hole they couldn’t climb out of late, as the Cleveland Indians took Game 3 at Jacobs Field, 2-1.
The morning after yet another wildcard team makes the World Series, giving further evidence to the notion that the post season is a “crapshoot”…
Report: Angels’ Stoneman to leave GM position (AP/ESPN.com) After eight years of piloting the Los Angeles Angels as GM — and not pulling the trigger on a key trade seemingly every deal at the deadline for a bat they desperately needed — Bill Stoneman is abandoning the GM’s chair. Tony Reagins, the Angels’ director of player development, is expected to become the new GM.
A-Rod, Boras rendezvous in California (AP/SI.com) The pair will be talking contract options — literally — over the next week.
‘Big Papi’ almost quit the ALCS (ESPNdeportes.com) Slugger David Ortiz claimed injured knee swelled up after Game 2, causing him to stay in bed and take medications.
McCain: Another steroids hearing possible in wake of Mitchell findings (AP/SI.com) Baseball investigator George Mitchell has received an extensive paper trail documenting performance-enhancing drugs sent to players by former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, a person familiar with the probe said Monday.
Goodell: Super Bowl could be in London (Santa Barbara News-Press/AP) Via SPORTSbyBROOKS, the NFL is eyeing a possible Super Bowl in London. Hear those cash registers going off?
It’s official: Stephen A. Smith done at the Philly Inquirer (The Big Lead) He’s hired a LAWYER after the paper WROTE A STORY about the demotion of the columnist.
Holmes eligible to practice with Chiefs this week; Bennett dealt to Bucs (KC Star)
With a glut of running backs on the horizon, the Kansas City Chiefs traded Michael Bennett to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The club has yet to confirm the move, but Bennett told The Kansas City Star that he to pack his bags.
“It was a shock to me,” Bennett said. “It really caught me off-guard. I heard the speculation for the past few days, but nobody from the Chiefs said anything to me, so I guessed it wasn’t going to happen. I was wrong. It’s a business. It’s just one of those things that happen.”
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