Tag: ESPN

Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 87: The “Bobbleheads and Perverts” Edition

This one is actually rather unfortunate, because Neil Everett is one of the few things about the World Wide Bottom Feeder which isn’t completely crap-tacular.  But, we wouldn’t be doing our job here at Dubsism if we didn’t note the resemblance between the Neil Everett bobblehead made by the minor-league baseball  Hillsboro Hops and Jared… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 87: The “Bobbleheads and Perverts” Edition

J-DubLeave a comment

Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Can You Imagine What Would Happen If Tony Stewart Had Killed A Black Teenager?

At first glance, the title of this piece seems ludicrous, but the events of this past week in upstate New York and suburban St. Louis share one overarching theme. In both cases, there is a world full of people who not only want me to jump to conclusions based on what they want to believe,… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: Can You Imagine What Would Happen If Tony Stewart Had Killed A Black Teenager?

J-Dub1 Comment

What We Learned From Week One of the 2013 NFL Season

By J-Dub and Ryan Meehan Without any further fanfare, let’s just get to the stuff week one of the NFL season showed us. 1) Peyton Manning’s performance hid the fact the Broncos’ defense sucks. If Thursday night taught us anything, it’s that the Broncos are indeed going to struggle on the defensive side of the ball.  By “struggle,” we’re talking… Read More What We Learned From Week One of the 2013 NFL Season

J-DubLeave a comment

The Riley Cooper Situation: Yet Another Exercise in the Exploitation of Racism for Profit

Last week, steroids were the worst thing to ever happen in the history of the sports world.  Trust me, there was absolutely no hyperbole spewing from the mouths of the sports media gasbags when they were saying this. Never mind there were sandwiching the steroid conversation with talk about a guy who may have killed… Read More The Riley Cooper Situation: Yet Another Exercise in the Exploitation of Racism for Profit

J-Dub15 Comments

Three Crucial Facts About The Aaron Hernandez Situation ESPN Is Conveniently Ignoring

If you are a sports fan, you likely watch a lot of ESPN. Unless you spent the last three weeks at your time share on the dark side of the moon, you are nauseatingly aware of the situation embroiling former New England Patriot and current murder suspect Aaron Hernandez. But in the avalanche of the… Read More Three Crucial Facts About The Aaron Hernandez Situation ESPN Is Conveniently Ignoring

J-Dub4 Comments

Before We Get Carried Away…The Miami Heat Are Not The NBA’s Newest Dynasty

I know you are going to be shocked by this, but here comes another Dubsism rant that flies in the face of popular opinion and the bilge being pumped out by ESPN. First, let’s be magnanimous. The Heat won their second straight NBA Championship last night, and for that, I only have one word. Congratulations.… Read More Before We Get Carried Away…The Miami Heat Are Not The NBA’s Newest Dynasty

J-Dub6 Comments

NBC Sports Network Is Moving In The Right Direction – Here’s Some Suggestions To Keep That Going

I’m all in favor of anything that chips away at the dominance the World Wide Bottom-Feeding Four-Letter Network has over the sports world. That’s why I found this press release from the NBC Sports Network so refreshing. Buoyed by seven of the 10 most-watched NHL games in the network’s history, NBC Sports Network viewership rose… Read More NBC Sports Network Is Moving In The Right Direction – Here’s Some Suggestions To Keep That Going

J-Dub6 Comments

A High-School Hockey Shout-Out For All My North Dakota Peeps

ICYMI…that’s “in case you missed it” for those of you less hip to internet slang than a 45-year old blogger… This goal by NHL propsect Alec Rauhauser of Bismarck Century High School was not only a classic “What the fuck was that?” moment, it actually made #2 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Wednesday. For… Read More A High-School Hockey Shout-Out For All My North Dakota Peeps

J-Dub3 Comments

Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: When Tragedy Gets Sports Used As A Pulpit For Failed Politics

Obviously, this piece is being written in the aftermath of the horrific event at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Before I go anywhere with this, I’m going to quote fellow Sports Blog Movement member Patrick Young who really encapsulated this terrible tragedy in relevance to a sports blog as well as I think it can be… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: When Tragedy Gets Sports Used As A Pulpit For Failed Politics

J-Dub12 Comments