In the Tweet of the Moment: How Bad is In-Game Twittering, Really?
Has anything gotten more free press in the last year than Twitter? Quick answer: no. And Twitter’s leading PR reps in that time have been professional athletes, which is really weird if you think about it. No one wants to hear what athletes have to say, why the sudden interest in what they have to write tweet?
Week Sauce: Where Golf Fans Ask For So Little
Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, “enough rain to fluff up the leaves a little bit.”
Joe Buck: Real-Life Funny Or Just Sports Funny?
HBO insiders said that the volatility of Artie Lange‘s appearance on the premiere episode of HBO’s “Joe Buck Live” sparked those involved to ditch the comedy portion of the show and retreat to the more vanilla format of the other HBO sports programs from Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas.
It’s an odd decision all around. After all, the show A) airs on HBO, a channel known for not shying away from hot-button conversation from the mouths of controversial people (see: Maher, Bill), B) had only one episode and they’re doing away with the only thing people talked about from it and C) was touted as a forum to display Joe Buck’s long-hidden wit and humor.
Game, Set, Knockout …
Show of Hands: Who Still Thinks Monkey King Is Undeserving
At the beginning of the season, there was little buzz about Sun Yue, the new Laker guard known as the “Chinese Magic Johnson.” By the All-Star break, Sun fell to fourth on L.A.’s point guard depth chart behind Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar and first-year Laker Girl Jessica. Indeed, he’s become a forgotten man on an NBA Champion squad full of superstars and top-shelf role players. Or so most fans think. Sidelines sat down with the Monkey King himself (and M.K.’s translator), amidst all the hubbub of being an NBA champion, for a telling interview in which he discusses Matchbox 20, championship prep and why he’s clearly as deserving of a ring as anyone else.
