Weekend wrap: Ray Lewis, Olbermann, Silver, and the other MMQB site

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