Spanning the globe to give you the constant variety of sports media that I didn’t to this week….
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