Tag: ESPN

  • Thin Air: Two Worlds, One Cup

    Boy, is this place dusty.  I haven’t put anything up since the huge half hour of PK Subban and Shea Weber swapping teams, Stamkos staying, and Taylor Hall being deported to New Jersey back in June. But there is hockey, and it’s more fun than I anticipated, so let’s do this thing. – I was…

  • Tebow Time: The Clock is Ticking

    Last night, as I left the Pepsi Center after the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals, the chant went up.  It wasn’t “Let’s go, Avalanche,” which follows just about every victory.  It’s wasn’t “Capitals suck!” No, it’s something that we tend to hear every weekend in Colorado these days. “Tebow! Tebow! Tebow!” They were dressed…

  • ESPN Reports on Self, Melrose

    ESPN just loves to talk about itself. If the worldwide leader isn’t doing it, it isn’t news. What could possibly be more entertaining than one of it’s own analysts in the news, this time in a positive way: Former Los Angeles Kings coach Barry Melrose brushed aside a rumor he is in line to become…

  • Dear ESPN, Check your Logos

    Alanah over at Canucks and Beyond pointed out an ESPN the Magazine fan ranking article that pitted 122 against each other to be judged in several categories related to fan satisfaction. The Avalanche ranked 11th in the NHL, and 32nd in the wide world of sports teams. I wanted to see if there was any…