3:30 PM The Chicago Sun-Times reports Ashley Harris, wife of Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris, is on life support after suffering what is believed to be a stroke or a brain aneurysm.
3:15 PM The Seattle Mariners reported to Spring Training Saturday a week earlier than all the other MLB teams. The Mariners open their season on March 28 with a two-game series against the Oakland A's in Tokyo, Japan.
3:00 PM New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck made an appearance Friday at the homecoming of Kevin Brennan, a police officer who was released from the hospital 10 days after being shot in the head.
2:45 PM After Saturday's win against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard said he wants the ball more.
Stern justifiably mocks homer announcers who embarrass themselves (and their teams) every night. He also breaks the news that Greg Oden is actually 11-years-old.
Dan Steinberg of DC SPORTS BOG has an audio-video sync’d up look at Georgetown radio announcer Rich Chvotkin as he straps on the pom-poms in a Hoya victory over Villanova.
Some of you may know that we were a longtime radio PBP guy for baseball, hockey and basketball, so seeing an announcer so blatantly cheer for the team he broadcasts pains us. But since virtually every play-by-play man in the business is now nothing more than a bought-off mouthpiece for the home team, we’re becoming more and more immune to the behavior.
Be aware that cheerleading is now a prerequisite if you plan to try to brave the industry’s climes.
