Move over, Jaws. There's a new breakdown team in town. YouTube Film Session features the finest in amateur film parsing this side of the internet. Mindful of both X's and O's, and Jimmies and Joes.
Brandon Marshall's 51-yard touchdown grab was filthy. That's why you've seen it a million times between SportsCenter, NFL Live and the 17 blogs in your bookmark bar.
But after the jump, Back Porch goes inside the play that had Chris Berman howling, "Whaaaat? Whaaat?"
This past Sunday, as has been the case every single NFL Sunday since ESPN changed its programming, I felt a void from the time the last afternoon game ended until the Sunday night game began. I still fondly look back on my teenage years to early Sunday evening, when I'd tune to ESPN for NFL Primetime.
Sure, the NFL Network has highlights and NBC has Football Night in America. But the other shows just feel like knock-offs, and frankly, are quite inferior. I don't want to hear 25 different analysts tell me about what happened and what's going to happen. Just show me what happened. Primetime did that.
BRISTOL, Conn. -- When a father-and-son team here in Bristol got the bright idea 30 years ago to start a cable TV channel that showed nothing but sports, most people thought it was ridiculous.
"People did laugh at us," recalls ESPN President George Bodenheimer. "We were a joke in 1979 and 1980."
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN is just days away from celebrating its 30th anniversary, and it goes without saying that the once-derided idea of a 24-hour cable channel devoted exclusively to sports has been a success.
But does ESPN's greatest success come from its ability to entertain, or to enlighten? Chris Berman and Bob Ley, two broadcasters who have been with ESPN from the beginning, had slightly different takes on that. And surprisingly, it was the jovial Berman who stressed the importance of journalism to ESPN's success, while the evenhanded Ley insisted that ESPN needs to entertain.
The State Farm Home Run Derby is tonight, and hometown favorite Albert Pujols looks to be the front runner for longball glory. But don't forget about dark horse candidates like Detroit Tigers slugger Brandon Inge, who has hit 21 dingers already this season and has played every position including "coach." Personally, I think Inge could sneak in and ... wait, the Home Run Derby happened last night? What happened, who won? Did... oh.
This afternoon's Dugout is after the jump. Ughhh, look at that guy.
Erin Andrews. Google her name and you'll get about 771,000 results, many of which are blogs that obsess over the ESPN sportscaster's every word. But meet her in person and you'll find a woman who may seem like you or I, stunning good looks aside. She loves sports, remembers old Nintendo games, and yes, does get her feelings hurt from time to time.
FanHouse recently had a chance to chat with the most popular female sports reporter at the NCAA Football 10 premiere party to find out what drives her, what gets under her skin, and whether she'd drop her career to be a backup dancer for Britney Spears. Our full interview with Andrews is below.
Seriously, do you want to attend ESPN High School? If you live in New York City and you are approaching high-school age, then you'll have that chance. ESPN is teaming up with the NYC Department of Education to open a sports-themed high school. Now, that's not as absurd as it sounds on the surface.
The school will focus on the business side of sports, and will include internships with companies involved in sports like VitaminWater. Let's face it, the sports industry is one of the most lucrative in the country right now, so this has the chance to be a great idea.
Barack came out hot talking about humility and then was asked a "If you could change one thing about sports, what would it be?" by Berman ... and he came with "KILL THE BCS!" Actually, he said we need a playoff, but he might have just pulled by swing vote with that statement right there.
Boomer naturally asked him about the Bears ... oh no. Wait. He only asked two questions. Then he said "Go Bears!". It was, however, a nice touch for Barack to tell everyone to vote regardless of who you vote for; I don't actually believe him, but whatever.
Unlike most weeks, there hasn't been much jibber-jabbering between the Steelers and Redskins in anticipation of Monday Night's get-together (complete with halftime horse-and-pony show featuring Chris Berman, with guest appearances by Barack Obama and John McCain).
In fact, Washington players have been downright complimentary, even when talking about the scourge of the NFL, that cheap-shot artist, Hines Ward.
ESPN has announced that both Obama and McCain will be interviewed during halftime of the Monday Night Football game between the Redskins and Steelers.
Chris Berman will interview both candidates separately. The interviews will be taped during the day on Monday and will air at halftime.
Who better than Chris Berman to do these interviews? What we need to hear from these candidates are their favorite 1970s rock songs and nicknames for their VP picks (Sarah "Lunch" Palin?). I don't need to hear Arizona senator John McCain chatting about the Arizona Cardinals.
I understand the significance of the Monday nighter in Washington. It is Election Day Eve and that city will be sitting on pins and needles as many of those people are gearing up for the biggest day of their professional lives.
Move over, Jaws. There's a new breakdown team in town. YouTube Film Session features the finest in amateur film parsing this side of the internet. Mindful of both X's and O's, and Jimmies and Joes.
This past Sunday, as has been the case every single NFL Sunday since ESPN changed its programming, I felt a void from the time the last afternoon game ended until the Sunday night game began. I still fondly look back on my teenage years to early Sunday evening, when I'd tune to ESPN for NFL Primetime. 
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN is just days away from celebrating its 30th anniversary, and it goes without saying that the once-derided idea of a 24-hour cable channel devoted exclusively to sports has been a success.
The State Farm Home Run Derby is tonight, and hometown favorite Albert Pujols looks to be the front runner for longball glory. But don't forget about dark horse candidates like Detroit Tigers slugger Brandon Inge, who has hit 21 dingers already this season and has played every position including "coach." Personally, I think Inge could sneak in and ... wait, the Home Run Derby happened last night? What happened, who won? Did... oh.
Erin Andrews. Google her name and you'll get about 771,000 results, many of which are blogs that obsess over the ESPN sportscaster's every word. But meet her in person and you'll find a woman who may seem like you or I, stunning good looks aside. She loves sports, remembers old Nintendo games, and yes, does get her feelings hurt from time to time.
Seriously, do you want to attend ESPN High School? If you live in New York City and you are approaching high-school age, then you'll have that chance. ESPN is teaming up with the NYC Department of Education to open a sports-themed high school. Now, that's not as absurd as it sounds on the surface. 
Unlike most weeks, there hasn't been much jibber-jabbering between the Steelers and Redskins in anticipation of Monday Night's get-together (complete with halftime horse-and-pony show featuring Chris Berman, with guest appearances by Barack Obama and John McCain). 
I'm sure everyone was happy about Barak Obama's infomercial prior to part two of Game 5 of the World Series. Now he, along with John McCain, will have their final words during halftime of the Steelers-Redskins game on Monday Night Football (via PFT). 
