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Jemele Hill=John Garfield in ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’

As you splendid readers undoubtedly know, ESPN lightning rod Jemele Hill has been handed a two-week suspension by the cable sports network for, yes, reckless tweeting. Via CNN Money: ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over NFL tweets ESPN has suspended host … Continue reading

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The Colin Kaepernick ‘Blacklist’ Is – Seriously – His Own Fault

So the hardlistening staff caught this piece on Weekend All Things Considered the other day. How Much Are Colin Kaepernick’s Political Views Impacting His Unsigned Status? We’re going to take a few minutes now to talk about sports. Now, even … Continue reading

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New York Times Gets Yahoodwinked by Toyota Ad Exec

Fact #1: This Sunday, Yahoo will live-stream from London an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars. Fact #2: Yahoo has sold ads during the game to over 30 advertisers. Fact #3: A Toyota advertising executive apparently (we don’t … Continue reading

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Why the WSJ Is a Cool Newspaper

In the runup to Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Jersey’s unroofed Meadowlands Stadium (Good Morning, Jimmy Hoffa!), the Wall Street Journal commissioned an ice sculpture of the NFL commish Roger Goodell. Caption: Why rely on a meteorologist to predict the … Continue reading

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Ask Dr. Ads: How Pretentious Is This iPad Air Spot?

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was just sitting there on Sunday watching the New England Patriots get shredded by the Denver Broncos when this iPad Air spot popped up:     … Continue reading

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