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Henry and Globe: Dean Starkman at CJR.org examines some of the pitfalls of John Henry buying the Boston Globe.

Henry and Globe, part 2: Gethin Coolbaugh, writing for Boston Sports Media Watch, says Henry’s ownership taints the Globe’s coverage of the Red Sox.

The Canadian guys: Steve Lepore of SB Nation has a Q/A with Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, the two guys from Canada who will be key players in the Fox Sports 1’s version of SportsCenter.

ARod coverage: Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News thought the YES came up short in its coverage of ARod’s return.

Gary Danielson: He addresses the criticism he receives as CBS’ analyst for SEC. Richard Deitsch at SI.com.

Nate Silver: Didn’t know he was a Detroit Tigers fan. And other stuff about ESPN’s big hire in a piece in FT Magazine.

Fox Sports 1: John Ourand of Sports Business Daily suggests some shows he would like to see on the new network. “Watching Games with David Hill.”

U.S. Open: Fang’s bites has some thoughts on Fox Sports acquiring the U.S. Open.

Bob Ryan: A 2012 book featuring the best of Bob Ryan’s Boston Globe columns. Sports Book Review Center has the rundown.

“The Best of Bob Ryan” catches that feeling nicely, as it goes by almost too quickly – like a conversation with a friend. You don’t even have to be from New England to like it.

Writers on TV: Jeff Pearlman has an amusing post about realizing he enjoys appearing on TV.

PGA TV coverage: Always love when Classic Sports TV and Media reviews the coverage history for a big event. The tournament has been on CBS since 1991. Pat Summerall and Ken Venturi were in the 18th tower.

Frank Deford: On his NPR commentary, Deford recalls the last Ivy League player to win the Heisman Trophy.

Bill Veeck: Grantland revisits Thomas Boswell’s 1981 profile of Bill Veeck as he is about to leave baseball for the last time. Recommended reading.

Podcasts:

Awful Announcing: The one and only Mike Tirico.

Sports-Casters: Two of them this week. Rich Eisen and SI’s Stewart Mandel are in one, and the other features Adam Lazarus (Freelance Journalist, Author), and Patrick Burns (Deadspin).

Sports Media Weekly: Brian Berger, Sports Business Radio.

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John Sterling: The Yankees play-by-play voice says the team’s lack of the power is affecting his act. Daniel Barbarisi writes in Wall Street Journal.

“The Yankees have been a home-run team since Babe Ruth, about 90 years ago,” Sterling said. “Babe, all the way on up, they’ve had home-run hitters, and especially lefty home-run hitters. And sadly, that’s just not part of the Yankees this year.

Ernie Johnson: One of the good guys (above) is enjoying life after beating cancer. Jim Mandelaro of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has the write-up in advance of Johnson working the PGA Championship next week for TNT.

Trey Wingo: At his site, Jeff Pearlman does a Q/A with ESPN’s Trey Wingo. Wingo’s father was the bureau chief for Life Magazine during the Vietnam war.

Pac 12 Network: Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News writes about the new network problems getting carried on DirecTV.

Battle watch: Eric Deegans, writing at the National Sports Journalism Center site, looks forward to the upcoming battle between ESPN and the new Fox Sports 1.

ESPN is doomed: Ken Fang at Awful Announcing has an amusing piece on how Sports Illustrated wrote off ESPN in the early ’80s. To be fair, the network was struggling back then.

A la carte cable: Will consumers be better off with an a la carte option for cable sports? Clay Travis ponders the question at Outkick the Coverage.

Fox’ SportsCenter: Joe Delessio at Sports on Earth examines Fox Sports 1’s version of SportsCenter.

Kevin Burkhardt: Richard Deitsch at MMQB tells the story of how Burkhardt went from selling cars to calling NFL games on Fox this fall.

Hall of Famer: Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News gets his big day in Cooperstown as the 2013 recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. Congratulations, Paul.

Leaving: Inside Hoops reports NBA writer Chris Palmer is leaving ESPN.com.

Memorable: Richard Deitsch checks in on the inspiring story of the former ESPN producer and her connection to two former Cleveland high school athletes.

New award: The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at Maryland has created the Lacey-Smith Award. It will honor “a sports journalist or broadcaster who has made significant contributions to racial and gender equality in sports.” It is named after legendary African-American writers Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith.

APSE: Association announces this year’s scholarship winners: Alexa Ard of the University of Nevada and Sarah Barshop of Marquette University.

Podcasts:

Awful Announcing: A chat with Fox Sports’ Rob Stone.

Sports Media Weekly: Peter King and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe.

Sports-Casters: Want to note last week’s podcast which featured old pal Damon Hack of the Golf Channel. This week’s guests feature Jenny Vrentas (Sports Illustrated, theMMQB.Com), Elizabeth Merrill (ESPN.Com) and Ron Matejko (MVP Magazines).

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Ray Lewis: On the new MMQB.SI.com site, Richard Deitsch talks to Ray Lewis about his new duties at ESPN.

Other MMQB: Chris Strauss of USA Today has an amusing post on the person who owns the domain to MMQB.

Keith Olbermann: Tim Goodman of Hollywood Reporter on why networks keep giving Keith Olbermann another chance.

Nate Silver: Now that he is back at ESPN, Josh Levin of Slate asks him to fix eight problems with sports.

Women sportswriters: In the wake of the ESPN documentary, Gail Shister writes about her experience as a women sportswriter back in the 1970s. She says she met with considerable resistance from the men in the newsroom.

Braun coverage: Steve Lepore of SB Nation examines MLB Network and ESPN’s coverage of the Ryan Braun suspension.

British Open coverage: Peter Richmond of Sports on Earth enjoyed ESPN’s coverage of the British Open.

BTN: Joe Lucia of Awlful Announcing talks about the significance of BTN2GO being able to all major cable providers.

The Odd Couple: Classic Sports TV and Media has a fun retrospective on The Odd Couple.

David Haugh: Paul Banks of Chicago Sports Media Watch has a Q/A with the Chicago Tribune columnist.

Podcasts

Awful Announcing: Steve Lepore of SB Nation is the guest.

Sports Media Weekly: John Ourand of Sports Business Daily and Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times.

Steve Lepore…http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/july/aa-podcast-53-steve-lepore-sb-nation.html

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Tracking Keith Olbermann: Fang’s Bites posts a timeline of Keith Olbermann’s career, beginning in 1980. It’s been quite an interesting run.

First producer: Norby Williamson, OIbermann’s first producer for SportsCenter, reflects on his return to ESPN at Front Row.

Return of Big Show: Prior to the debut of his new show, Jason McIntyre of Big Lead says Olbermann will host a week of SportsCenter. It will coincide with the launch of the new Fox Sports 1.

Most viewed: Sports Media Watch has the top 50 most viewed sports telecasts of the year thus far. Surprise, surprise, the top 10 are all NFL.

Star power: Richard Deitsch of SI.com says ESPN’s College GameDay hopes to have President Obama and Tiger Woods among its guest forecasters this year.

Selena: John Koblin of Deadspin catches up with Selena Roberts. He writes about Roberts’ new website and her unexpected seven-figure windfall from her late mother.

Missed opportunity: Bob Pool in the Los Angeles Times has the incredible story of the man who collects autographed covers of Sports Illustrated, and the one he didn’t get.

British history: Classic Sports TV and Media has a comprehensive history of TV coverage of the British Open. It started in 1962 with taped coverage on ABC’s Wide World of Sports.

Strategy: Michael Bradley at the National Sports Journalism Center discusses a plan for the new Fox Sport 1 to differentiate itself from ESPN.

Reflections: Jennifer Overman posts comments from attendees of the recent Association for Women in Sports Media convention.

Ohio State connection: Kyle Rowland of Eleven Warriors writes how Ohio State has produced numerous former athletes turned TV analysts: Kirk Herbstreit, Clark Kellogg, Chris Spielman, Eddie George, Jim Jackson and more.

The Swirsk: An interview with Chicago Bulls radio announcer Chuck Swirsky, conducted by Paul Banks of Chicago Sports Media Watch.

LaTroy: Jeff Pearlman writes the backstory about his interview with the Mets’ LaTroy Hawkins for the Wall Street Journal.

New addition: JimRomenesko.com has details of Ben Cohen being named a full-time sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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Podcasts:

Jason McIntyre Show: Interviews Peter King about his new football site at Sports Illustrated. Note: I will have a Q/A with King on Monday.

Sports Media Weekly: Steve Lepore of SB Nation examines Olbermann and more with Keith and Ken.

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Naked athletes: Will Leitch of Sports on Earth writes ESPN Magazine’s Body issue reveals much about why elite athletes are able to do what they do. He writes:

I mean, look at them! That is the human body in its purest form, all the fat and gristle scrubbed off — youth, power, speed and dedication wrapped up in a perfect physical package. This is what human beings can look like. This is why humanity was fascinated by athletics in the first place, to push the limits of the body, to see what it was capable of.

Bubble bursting: Patrick Hruby in Sports on Earth on the sports cable bubble. It’s the unseen economic engine that powers the sports and TV industries alike. Judging by all the piles of money involved, it seems unlikely to pop anytime soon … but that, of course, is what makes it a bubble. A comprehensive report.

New Fox hire: Clay Travis will be part of Fox Sports’ revamped college football pregame show, according to Jason McIntyre of the Big Lead.

Overrated?: The Big Lead reports on a series of tweets from MLB Network’s Brian Kenny, saying no-hitters are overrated. Can’t agree with you there, Brian. Still think bid for a no-hitter might be the most exciting thing in sports.

Trending down: Why are MLB’s ratings declining? Steve Lepore of Puck the Media offers some theories.

Clone him: SI.com’s Richard Deitsch is very high on Rece Davis.

New horizons: Ken Fang at Awful Announcing has a post on two newspaper sports sections and their new online plans.

Favorites: As only he can, Norman Chad lists his favorite announcers. A big yes for Marv Albert.

Teflon: Off-season transgressions won’t affect the NFL’s huge ratings, says Michael Bradley at the National Sports Journalism Center.

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Ed Sullivan?: Classic Sports TV and Media has a history of U.S. Open TV coverage. Yes, Ed Sullivan was part of NBC’s team for the 1959 Open. He was a member of Winged Foot. A big moment for this site in running its first Ed Sullivan picture. Won’t be the last.

Ed Sullivan, part 2: Can you believe he once was on the cover of SI as a golfer? Nice white socks.

Year 2: Ty Duffy of Big Lead does an assessment of Grantland on its second year anniversary.

Ads: Darren Rovell of ESPN.com has a story of how the NBA will allow limited advertising on the court next year. Here’s betting it won’t be limited in a few years.

What gives: Like everyone else, Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News wonders why ESPN is cutting staff.

Endorsers: Richard Deitsch of SI.com examines the issues of TV sports play-by-play and announcers taking on endorsements and the possible implications.

Baseball: Sports Media Watch shows how baseball beats the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals in some markets.

A title please: SI.com asked its writers to file a list of the most worthy players who finally need to win a title in their sport. Athletes include Tony Gonzalez, Jim Thome, Steve Nash, and Vince Carter.

Too many?: ESPN.com’s Kristi Dosh wonders if the NHL risks blowing a good thing by doing too many outdoor games.

Recommended reading: At his site, Jeff Pearlman is very high on a new book, Super Agent, written by Dr. Jerry Argovitz. Writes Pearlman: “It’s the best insight I’ve ever seen into owner-agent and athlete-agent relations, as well as into the multiple ways professional and college sports screw the jocks for all they’re worth.”

Trachs: Pearlman also has an amusing interview with Steve Trachsel, the former Cub pitcher who gave up Mark McGuire’s 62d homer in 1998.

Advice: Michael Bradley of the National Sports Journalism Center offers this sage advice to journalism students: Work! Nothing beats hands-on experience in this profession.

Enterprise: Here is what Bradley is talking about. Students at Columbiasportsjournalism.com profiled former NFL players who are suing the league because of head trauma issues related to their playing careers.

More from future journalists: The class of 2013 has filed the Sports Journalism Institute report. It includes stories on Dan Jenkins and his daughter, Sally. The Institute is sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors Association. Here’s hoping all of them find jobs.

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Sports media podcasts

Sports-Casters: Sean McIndoe (Grantland, Down Goes Brown) and Michael Fabiano (NFL Network, NFL.COM).

Sports Media Weekly: Paulsen of Sports Media Watch.

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Hard Knocked: At Awful Announcing, Ben Koo wonders why we haven’t learned which team will be the subject of this year’s Hard Knocks on HBO. It is getting closer to training camp and still no team has been announced.

Future analyst: Given Tortorella’s edgy nature, Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News believes he will pop up as an analyst if he isn’t coaching next year.

KO: Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites believes Keith Olbermann will do a fine job as host of TBS’ postseason baseball coverage.

Quiet Hawk: Awful Announcing has video of my guy, Ken Harrelson, going into stunned silence after a Seattle grand slam tied the game in the 14th inning against the White Sox. Luckily, Sox won the game, or Hawk might not have returned to Chicago.

ESPN soccer: Colin McGowan of Sports on Earth went behind the scenes for an ESPN soccer telecast.

Ratings: Sports Media Watch has the latest on what you’re watching. Nearly 3 million viewers for Boston-Pittsburgh overtime thriller.

Looking ahead: The Courier-Post reports how the Flyers’ Danny Briere is looking ahead to a post-playing career in the media.

Looks: Isobel Markham in the Daily Beast examines the looks issue when it comes to women in sports media.

Signing off: The Sporting News’ Bob Pockrass reviews Fox Sports’ 13-year coverage of NASCAR.

Casey: In an NPR commentary, Frank Deford pays tribute to the 125th anniversary of Casey At The Bat.

EPL: In his National Sports Journalism Center column, Michael Bradley examines the deal between English Premier League and NBC Sports Network.

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Sports Media Podcasts

Awful Announcing: Jim Miller, author of the epic ESPN book.

Sports Media Weekly: Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated on the NBA Finals and more and Jason Kint, Senior Vice President and General Manager of CBS Interactive.

Sports-Casters: Guests include Jeff Passan and Malcolm Kelly.

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Finebaum: Paul Finebaum talks about his move to ESPN with SI.com’s Richard Deitsch. He also is doing a book with ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski.

More Finebaum: ESPN’s Front Row has a video interview with Finebaum.

Even more Finebaum: Tommy Tomlinson in Sports on Earth writes Alabama is going to miss Finebaum.

Make that dermatologist appointment: Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden writes in the New York Times about his battle with skin cancer that required substantial work on his nose. It had me calling my dermatologist.

Ronde to Fox Sports 1: Big Lead reports Ronde Barber is headed to the new sports cable outlet.

New baseball books: Ron Kaplan’s Book Shelf writes about four new books from the Society of American Baseball Research. They focus on great teams: ’47 Dodgers; ’47 Yankees; ’64 Cardinals; and ’70 Orioles.

Connors review: Sports Book Review Center weighs in on Jimmy Connors’ new biography. Three stars.

More time: Awful Announcing looks at five NHL announcers who deserve more air time.

Venturi’s big moment: The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism reprints Povich’s column recalling Ken Venturi beating the heat to win the 1964 U.S. Open.

NFL Draft: Richard Rothschild of SI.com looks at the various dates of the NFL draft during its history. The 1955 draft was in late November.

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Sports media podcasts

Sports-Casters: Thanks to Steve Bennett for having me on this week’s show.

Sports Media Journal: Bob Socci, new voice of the New England Patriots.

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This week’s big news was ESPN eliminating jobs despite making a ton of money. Will Leitch of Sports on Earth writes “it is the cost of doing business.”

Eric Deggans of the National Sports Journalism Center says the ESPN cuts show that despite the big profits and job security don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. On the positive side, they have a new shiny bus for SportsCenter.

An ESPN 30 on 30 on the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys”? SI.com’s Richard Deitsch reports it will air next spring. Wonder if Michael Jordan will weigh in with his view? Wouldn’t count on it. He wouldn’t have anything nice to say.

Awful Announcing examines the unique lexicon of Mike Emrick.

Here’s a story Michael Bamberger did in Sports Illustrated on Ken Venturi’s final telecast in 2002. Very moving piece.

Awful Announcing has an interview with Ed Cunningham, the ESPN football analyst and award-winning filmmaker. Now there’s a unique combination.

Michael Bradley of the National Sports Journalism Center writes that sports talk radio hosts have “usurped the power” of local columnists.

Frank Deford’s weekly NPR commentary is on the retirement of David Beckham.

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes about an ESPN poll to select the best NFL coach. How can it not be Lombardi?

Fang’s Bites has the details of the Tennis Channel’s coverage of the French Open.

Tom Hoffarth in the Los Angeles Daily News writes that Kevin Kennedy can empathize with the pressure on Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.

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Sports Media Podcasts

The Big Lead: Jason McIntyre talks with Jay Williams about the NBA draft.

Awful Announcing: An interview with Eddie Olczyk.

The Sports-Casters chat with Kenny Albert and Sports Illustrated’s Ben Reiter.

Sports Media Weekly: Ian Eagle discusses the French Open.