Guest sith lord Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Here we have Floyd Landis having a news conference denying doping allegations, which is the biggest sports news story as of right now and ESPN is the only network not covering it? I mean, if it's covered by CNN, MSNBC, FOXNEWS and even Headline News, shouldn't ESPN be covering it, considering they claim to be a sports network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Because it's a sport that has "France" in the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's probably on ESPNnews You should give ESPN a break. Scandal isn't important enough to cut into the 12th airing of sportscenter, or darts, or dominoes, or soapbox racing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofMcboof Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 You should edit the title to "ESPN is a bad joke" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's probably on ESPNnewsYou should give ESPN a break. Scandal isn't important enough to cut into the 12th airing of sportscenter, or darts, or dominoes, or soapbox racing...... The reason I made this post was because it wasn't being carried by ESPNnews. Don't forget poker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 The French say this every time an American wins the "Tour De France". Think about how many times Lance Armstrong was accused of doping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I was gonna start a thread about this. Anyone else pissed off how much spanish we had to put up with. Im not against spanish speaking people or anything like that. But half of the press conference was spanish and then we had to wait for the translation. Talk about a waste of time. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's probably on ESPNnewsYou should give ESPN a break. Scandal isn't important enough to cut into the 12th airing of sportscenter, or darts, or dominoes, or soapbox racing...... Hey - i'm enjoying the darts. Though the coverage is *uh* lacking. They tend to show one of every 25 shots or so. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hey - i'm enjoying the darts. Though the coverage is *uh* lacking. They tend to show one of every 25 shots or so. :doh: I watched the darts last night myself. The worst part is the horrible nicknames all the players have. Hawaii 501 would be the worst if it wasn't for "last rights" Depriest..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I watched the darts last night myself. The worst part is the horrible nicknames all the players have. Hawaii 501 would be the worst if it wasn't for "last rights" Depriest..... That English announcer gets all sorts of excited. :laugh: Yeah - the nicknames suck, but those guys have some serious skill. On topic - I agree, this DEFINITELY should have been covered by ESPN. This could be one of the biggest stories of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I started to get into the darts (I was a friggin champion in college, we used to play all the time :cool: )... but my wife wasn't having any part of it. I think I ended up watching Design to Sell or something :doh: That said, ESPN is losing focus in a big way. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I started to get into the darts (I was a friggin champion in college, we used to play all the time :cool: )... but my wife wasn't having any part of it. I think I ended up watching Design to Sell or something :doh:.. :whip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1fanofno21 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 are you kidding me its on sportscenter, cold pizza, and at leat 10 of the 30 minute espn news shows, he cheated everyone knows it im tired of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydevil Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Uh, no. It's all over ESPN ( on espn radio, it was on the frontpage of espn.com, sportscenter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 So what, exactly, happened at the news conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Lloyd Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 They're too busy covering TO:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I bet if it was Barry Bonds...........:munchout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I bet if it was Barry Bonds...........:munchout: it would be all over the news, yes. Mainly because baseball is 8,000 times more important in the american sports spectrum than bicycle racing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 are you kidding me its on sportscenter, cold pizza, and at leat 10 of the 30 minute espn news shows, he cheated everyone knows it im tired of it. Today's news conference where he denied the allegations WAS NOT covered live by any ESPN network and it should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Cyclist gets accused of using an illegal substance (wow, there's a shock). Cyclist disputes the claim (wow, there's another shock). Time to move on in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's not a sports network anymore, its an entertainment network. You can see the evolution, much like MTV's a decade ago. More entertainment "reality" shows (like the god-awful Contender), more shows that don't have to do with sports (dominoes, darts, etc.), and stories that will bring in higher ratings and not necessarily focusing on covering actual sports (Make a Wish whatnot, endless pre-draft hype and speculation, TO nonsense, A-Rod nonsense, Chris Berman's schtick, Stuart Scott's schtick, etc. etc.). Why is it that Outside the Lines is only shown at 3:30 in the morning? Why doesn't ESPN classic actually show classic games? Where is the investigative journalism? Why can't we get ESPNnews on basic cable? Can we please get actual highlights on the highlight show of Sportscenter? I really look forward to the day when another major national sports network is created (OLN doesn't count) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's not a sports network anymore, its an entertainment network. You can see the evolution, much like MTV's a decade ago.More entertainment "reality" shows (like the god-awful Contender), more shows that don't have to do with sports (dominoes, darts, etc.), and stories that will bring in higher ratings and not necessarily focusing on covering actual sports (Make a Wish whatnot, endless pre-draft hype and speculation, TO nonsense, A-Rod nonsense, Chris Berman's schtick, Stuart Scott's schtick, etc. etc.). Why is it that Outside the Lines is only shown at 3:30 in the morning? Why doesn't ESPN classic actually show classic games? Where is the investigative journalism? Why can't we get ESPNnews on basic cable? Can we please get actual highlights on the highlight show of Sportscenter? I really look forward to the day when another major national sports network is created (OLN doesn't count) Outside the Lines is on at 330 in the afternoon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTillIDie Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Outside the Lines is on at 330 in the afternoon too Is it really. hmm Well then, they should show it at a time when people can actually watch it, and not when people are at work. Do we really need to see another TO segment, or do we really need to see Cold Pizza, Around the Horn, and PTI - all of which discuss the same exact issues each day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fight_on_til_you_have_won Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It's not a sports network anymore, its an entertainment network. You can see the evolution, much like MTV's a decade ago. I see your point, but consider that the E in ESPN stands for Entertainment, whereas MTV is completely disconnected from the M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 ESPN is horrible. During their Sunday Conversation with Ortiz one of the questions was, "There was a debate on the Internet over who is more clutch, you are or Larry Bird." There was no debate. ESPN writer Bill Simmons wrote an article... comparing the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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