ESPN: The Entertainment Sellout for Profit Network

It was bad enough that on July 8th, ESPN facilitated one of the most ridiculous, self-centered events any professional athlete ever perpetuated on the sports public by airing LeBron James’ prime time special, all in the name of ratings and money. That was tough enough for New York Knicks fans to take (although not nearly [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 07/24/10

Yes, I used to think a Ron Guidry slider was a pure thing of beauty, that is, until I saw a picture of actress/model Carmen Electra the other day–decked out in a skin-tight, blue dress at a hotel in Las Vegas.  My goodness………TRIVIA QUESTION:  Who is the only member of the Florida Marlins to be named [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 7/16/10

Ah, yes, the “jockocracy”–a phenomena that Howard Cosell spoke so critically about–rears it ugly head once again as former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce retires from the game and immediately joins ESPN as an analyst.  If you recall, Pierce was with gun-toting teammate Plaxico Burress back in 2008 when an unlicensed firearm went off in a nightclub; Pierce then drove [...]

MLB Needs an All-Star Overhaul

Major League Baseball prepares to showcase the 81st version of its mid-summer classic from Anaheim, California on Tuesday night, and while there is still much that’s good with the MLB all-star game and its accompanying festivities, the current setup also leaves a lot of room for improvement. Thus, in the dream world of a writer [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 07/12/10

*Great cause:  Team Hole in the Wall is a terrific attempt/approach to generate funds in support of the mission of Hole in the Wall Camps–the world’s largest family of camps for children with life-threatening diseases.  Athletes can participate in bike races, marathons, 10K runs, triathlons, and various other events.  Participants are given the necessary online tools in [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 07/06/10

ITEM:  Three incoming UCLA football players–Joshua Shirley, Shaquille Richardson, and Paul Richardson–are arrested for allegedly stealing another student’s purse during the school’s summer session.  I’ll go out on a limb and say THIS:  The chances of just one of these “gentlemen” having been the valedictorian of his high school class are about the same as yours truly dating Jenny [...]

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