ESPN Statement on Rob Parker’s Comments From First Take
Earlier today, ESPN2′s First Take was in the midst of one of its usual contrived debates when Rob Parker asked one of the most head-scratching questions whether DC NFL Team quarterback Robert Griffin...
View ArticleESPN Suspends Rob Parker Indefinitely
In the wake of yesterday’s incendiary comments by Rob Parker on ESPN2′s First Take on Robert Griffin III, the network has taken disciplinary action and suspended him indefinitely. ESPN spokesman Mike...
View ArticleRob Parker Suspended For 30 Days For RGIII First Take Comments
This just in from ESPN, Rob Parker, the man who made incendiary comments about DC NFL Team quarterback Robert Griffin III on First Take, has been suspended by the network. After the racebaiting...
View ArticleThursday Sports Media Notebook
As the linkage has been lacking, I’m going to try a new feature. In addition to an occasional sports media thoughts post, I’m going to attempt to make this a regular feature. This will incorporate some...
View ArticleThe Big Dozen Sports Media Stories of 2012
Time for the look back at the Year in Sports Media in 2012. Lots of great stuff. The year has been very interesting and we have seen a lot of things. Just doing a Top Ten is never enough for the Year...
View ArticleOh My! It’s The Return of The Linkage!
It’s been way too long since you’ve seen linkage on this site. This has been the main mission of Fang’s Bites since the beginning, but too often, I get roped into doing family stuff and it prevents me...
View ArticleESPN Apologizes For Brent Musburger’s Oogling of Miss Alabama During BCS...
It didn’t last long, but it certainly made an impression. It made so much of an impression that it led to a parody Brent Musburger twitter account, “Creepy Brent”. Musburger’s harping on the girlfriend...
View ArticleSome Quick Midweek Links
I keep getting bogged down with family stuff. I’m going to try and provide some linkage now. Deadspin’s Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey have the story of the day exposing the inspirational Manti Te’o’s...
View ArticleJeremy Schaap Explains The Manti Te’o Mess
If you’re still confused over the entire Manti Te’o story, ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap explains the entire situation complete with past interviews with the Notre Dame defensive star. Now, Schaap was...
View ArticleWringing Out Some Thursday Linkage
This has been a rather bizarre 24 hour period trying to follow this Manti Te’o story. I’m going to provide some linkage for you. Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey at Deadspin provide some information on...
View ArticleManti Te’o Speaks With ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap
ESPN has just announced that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o has conducted an off-camera interview with Jeremy Schaap that will be posted on ESPN.com and be made public on SportsCenter after midnght...
View ArticleTwo Interviews and Lots of Questions Still Remain
This week has been Bizarro World in sports. First, there was word that Oprah Winfrey had interviewed disgraced cyclist and admitted PED user Lance Armstrong, a two and a half hour interview that would...
View ArticleKatie Couric Gets The First On-Camera Interview With Manti Te’o
On the surface, this seems a bit strange that Manti Te’o would have his first on-camera interview with a person who doesn’t have a sports background. But when you look underneath the surface, you...
View ArticleVideo Clips of Manti Te’o Talking with Katie Couric
ABC and Disney Television have released clips of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o talking with Katie Couric for her nationally syndicated show. The interview airs Thursday daytime. As they say, check...
View ArticleAnother Manti Te’o Clip From Katie Couric
We have another preview clip of the Manti Te’o interview that will air on Katie Couric’s nationally syndicated program. It airs today. Check your local listings for time and channel. In this clip,...
View ArticleSome Quick Tuesday Linkage
On my way to New York for the Fox Sports 1 unveiling and I’m going to try to do some links with the limited wifi that Amtrak has provided. It’s not the best, but it’ll do for what I need today. Let’s...
View ArticleAtlanta Radio Station Fires Hosts Over Tasteless Steve Gleason Bit
Earlier today, an Atlanta sports radio station, 790 The Zone, thought it would be funny to make fun of former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason who suffers from the debilitating ALS. In this bit,...
View ArticleSome Tuesday Linkage
Let’s do some links today. Brian Steinberg of Variety reports that Fox Sports is bundling Fox Sports 1 to potential Super Bowl XLVIII advertisers. That’s one way to get ads on the new network. Brian...
View ArticleFang’s Bites on ABC6
Yesterday, I was interviewed for a story that appeared on WLNE (ABC6) in Providence. This was regarding a business scam that has permeated small businesses in Rhode Island. Now, before we go any...
View ArticleWay To Be Sexist, NewsTalk 1010
In the latest example of “How Not to Use Social Media,” NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto sent out a tweet that has managed to piss off half of the population. This is coming from a news/talk station in Canada!...
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