A Defense of Hope Solo
What do you call it when there’s a double double standard?… Read More A Defense of Hope Solo
Tag: Sports Media
Guest Column: Sigmund Freud Analyzes Dreams From Your Favorite Sports Figures
Dreams are not meaningless, nor are they as some would say “absurd.”… Read More Guest Column: Sigmund Freud Analyzes Dreams From Your Favorite Sports Figures
Point-Counterpoint: Why ESPN Ditched Mike Ditka
There’s two sides to every story, and ESPN’s ditching of Mike Ditka is no exception.… Read More Point-Counterpoint: Why ESPN Ditched Mike Ditka
Radio J-Dub, Volume 17 – “Story Time”
Find out why AFC Bournemouth, Baseball, and Buffalo play into “Story Time” with Uncle J-Dub.… Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 17 – “Story Time”
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
Radio J-Dub, Volume 16 – The Sports “Jumped The Shark” Edition
The sports world is full of things which “jumped the shark” a long time ago, and the end becomes an improptu tribute to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.… Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 16 – The Sports “Jumped The Shark” Edition
Guest Column: Why Does ESPN Refuse To Call Out The “Mort Is Full Of Crap Report?”
How did Deflate-Gate get to this point? There’s enough blame to go around.… Read More Guest Column: Why Does ESPN Refuse To Call Out The “Mort Is Full Of Crap Report?”
The Dubsism Breakdown of the Colin Cowherd Firing
At last, our long national nightmare is over. The glorified windbag known as Colin Cowherd is finally off the American airwaves. This past Friday, ESPN announced Cowherd’s days at the World Wide Bottom Feeder were over after he finally crossed the “bigot” line with his exceptionally obtuse comments about Dominicans he made on Thursday. This… Read More The Dubsism Breakdown of the Colin Cowherd Firing
Radio J-Dub, Volume 15 – What’s Wrong With ESPN?
With all the changes happening at ESPN, why not let a couple of hard-core sports fans offer a few suggestions. … Read More Radio J-Dub, Volume 15 – What’s Wrong With ESPN?
Bob Costas and “Faux Outrage”
The Costas situation is just more proof we have too many people who create problems where there are none.… Read More Bob Costas and “Faux Outrage”
What We Learned: The 2015 NBA Draft
Moving past wrong predictions, we now need to save Frank Kaminsky from the NBA graveyard known as Charlotte.… Read More What We Learned: The 2015 NBA Draft
On The Matter Of Ray Lewis…
How did Ray Lewis make the transition from “thug” to “respected?”… Read More On The Matter Of Ray Lewis…
The Blogger’s Roast of J-Dub
As part of marking the 1,000th post on Dubsism, a few fellow bloggers thought to honor the man behind Dubsism with an old-fashioned roast. … Read More The Blogger’s Roast of J-Dub
Tonight, J-Dub Becomes 1K-Dub
The 1,000th post on Dubsism. Why the hell has this thing lasted this long?… Read More Tonight, J-Dub Becomes 1K-Dub
Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 77: Hawkeye Olbermann?
Pretty sure he’s not as much of a douchebag as Olbermann.… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 77: Hawkeye Olbermann?
J-Dub and SportsChump Dissect “ESPN: The Movie”
The question isn’t IF it will be bad. The question is HOW bad?… Read More J-Dub and SportsChump Dissect “ESPN: The Movie”
Cardale Jones’ Name Is Now Synonymous With The Media Creating A Story Where There Was None
Four days ago, Cardale Jones was a third-string quarterback thrust on to the big stage; suiting up for a football game to determine college football’s champion. Since then, he’s become a National Championship-winning quarterback, which led to his becoming a media sensation because his performance in that game and the two before it watered the… Read More Cardale Jones’ Name Is Now Synonymous With The Media Creating A Story Where There Was None
The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2014
15) The College Football Play-off and the ESPN-ization of Bowl Games There are two words to describe how we got this four-team playoff to determine the college football national champion. Television Money Don’t even try to deny that. Sure, you can point out that we really aren’t adding any games with this play-off, which is… Read More The Dubsism Top Fifteen Sports Stories of 2014
The Sixth Annual Dubsy Awards
It’s become a tradition here at Dubsism to bring in the New Year by taking a look back the old one. Every January since this blog was created, we here at Dubsism have given an award for achievements during the previous year in some under-recognized categories in the world of sports. In prior years, the… Read More The Sixth Annual Dubsy Awards
Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: CBS News Uses Ferguson Riots to Inject Race Into Little League Baseball
This post may sound like it belongs on Turtle Boy Sports (which is an awesome read, by the way…), but what I saw on my television this morning literally made me spew coffee across my living room. I’m watching my local morning news during which CBS News does a two-minute cut-in with a “headlines of… Read More Signs We Are Near The End Of Civilization: CBS News Uses Ferguson Riots to Inject Race Into Little League Baseball
