Hawk Harrelson goes ballistic after blown call

Written by Joe Lucia on .

Say what you want about Hawk Harrelson's homerism with the White Sox, but in some cases, his bluntness is completely justified. That was the case on Friday night in Chicago, when first base umpire Angel Hernandez blew yet another call. This one wasn't nearly as dreadful as his ignorance of the replay rule in Cleveland a couple of weeks ago, but it was pretty awful.

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Viewing Picks for May 25, 2013

Written by Ken Fang on .

All Times Eastern

Australian Rules Football
St. Kilda Saints vs. Western Bulldogs -- Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m.

Arena Football
Philadelphia Soul at Tampa Bay Storm -- CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.

College Baseball
ACC Tournament, Durham, NC
Pool Play
Florida State vs. Virginia -- Fox Sports Net-regional, 11 a.m.
Miami vs. Clemson -- Fox Sports Net-regional, 3 p.m.
North Carolina vs. North Carolina State -- Fox Sports Net-regional, 7 p.m.

Big Ten Tournament, Minneapolis, MN
Semifinals
Nebraska vs. Ohio State -- Big Ten Network, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana vs. Nebraska/Ohio State winner -- Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma City, OK
Pool Play
Baylor vs. Texas Tech -- Fox College Sports Central, 10 a.m.
Oklahoma vs. Kansas State -- Fox College Sports Central, 1:30 p.m.
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma State -- Fox College Sports Central, 5 p.m.
Kansas vs. TCU -- Fox College Sports Central, 8:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley Championship, Normal IL
Illinois State vs. Wichita State -- Fox College Sports Atlantic, 8 p.m.

SEC Tournament, Hoover, AL
Semifinals
LSU vs. Arkansas -- ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State -- ESPNews, 5 p.m.

West Coast Conference Championship, Stockton, CA
San Francisco vs. San Diego -- ESPNU, 10 p.m.

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SportsCenter Catches Reporter Doing His Makeup

Written by Ben Koo on .

This may come as shock to many of you, but a lot of the sexy mugs you see while watching sports are aided by makeup. For those not fortunate enough to have the luxury of being in studio where there is often help for things like makeup, wardrobe, and coffee preparation, sadly you are left to your own devices.

Below is a video from Today's 6pm ET SportsCenter where  one television personality (unknown at this time) was caught in the background freshening up his face for an upcoming live shot. We'd love to know who this is in the comments and you work in the business, we'd love to know how the knowledge of doing your own makeup is passed on for male personalities. Is it part of training? Do you ask your girlfriend? Youtube? I am told layers is the key.

 

H/T @jmorris_np

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Jeff Goodman heading to ESPN and other media movements

Written by Joe Lucia on .

Today was a very busy day in the world of sports media in terms of personalities changing affilations. The most noteworthy of the bunch was CBS college basketball writer Jeff Goodman, who will be heading to ESPN. Goodman leaves CBS for a more enhanced role on television with ESPN. Last year, ESPN shrewdly hired Brett McMurphy away from CBS on the college football front. McMurphy's hiring immediately paid dividends with the chaos surrounding realignment and the Big East split.

In other media news, USA Today NFL columnist Mike Garafolo is heading to Fox Sports 1. I'd assume he'd be a part of the Curt Menefee/Jay Glazer Fox Football Daily program, but his hiring is another coup for Fox, who is clearly going all-in and attempting to knock ESPN from their pedestal. 

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Video: Indy Lights produces the most incredible finish at Indianapolis

Written by Matt Yoder on .

Today the Indy Lights series (IndyCar's developmental series) held their biggest race of the year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Freedom 100 on NBC Sports Network.  The series has only been racing at the speedway since 2003 and today produced the closest, most incredible finish in Indy's storied history.  Watch as Peter Dempsey goes 4 wide down the final straightaway, passes 3 drivers, and wins by just .0026 seconds in a finish that no Hollywood movie could ever dream of staging.

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CJ Spiller has some deep thoughts on SpongeBob SquarePants

Written by Matt Yoder on .

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Buffalo Bills running back CJ Spiller was being interviewed by WGRZ in Buffalo and offered some deep, personal thoughts on a topic surely on the minds of all Bills fans.

SpongeBob SquarePants.

Spiller compliments SpongeBob as a hard worker and a team player while decrying Mr. Krabs stealing people's money.  He also asks the tough questions, like how Patrick sleeps under a rock without suffocating himself?  These are the existential philosophical dilemmas that concern all mammal and amphibian life, and I suppose professional athletes who still watch cartoons...

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Screengrab Snafu: The 49ers receivers are really old

Written by Matt Yoder on .

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ESPN aired this graphic yesterday on the 49ers receivers with Michael Crabtree suffering an achilles injury in OTAs.  It's an interesting display on the youth and experience of the 49ers receiving corps.  And what experience they have!  What with Anquan Boldin playing 50 years in the league and catching passes from John Brodie back in the day.  Michael Crabtree and Mario Manningham are very experienced too, spending a mere 16 and 12 years in the league respectively.

Of course, the top header is supposed to be "Catches" and not "Games" but it's worth pondering how effective a 69 year old Anquan Boldin would be in the league.

H/T Ross Jacobson

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The Gordon Bombay Mighty Ducks 30 for 30

Written by Matt Yoder on .

One of the indellible and iconic elements of 30 for 30 are the commercials with the piano music and "What if I told you..." introduction.  I'm pretty sure anything set to a fake 30 for 30 introduction would be classified as a work of art.  If so, this spoof for Mighty Ducks coach Gordon Bombay is a Rembrandt.  It really makes you think the original Mighty Ducks movie could have been shot as an emotional documentary instead of a hockey movie for kids.  I smell a D4 on its way...

[H/T Puck Drunk Love]

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Tennessee Tech gets in on the canoe videobombing act

Written by Matt Yoder on .

The University of Cincinnati baseball team swept the internet Thursday after a collection of their interview videobombs went viral.  It was a brilliant mashup of a team clearly having a lot of fun and taking the art of photo/video bombs to a higher level.  It wouldn't be long until teams started paying tribute to their work.  Tennessee Tech is up first with the classic canoe bomb.

I'll give it an 8.  The base of the canoe could be a little straighter, but the paddling form is terrific.

Now that these crazy videobombs are officially becoming a thing, hopefully we'll see them in the majors very soon.

H/T Paul Pabst

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AA Podcast #49 - Will Buxton, NBC Sports

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On today's podcast we venture into the world of Formula 1 to chat with globetrotting NBC Sports pit reporter Will Buxton. Will covers every F1 race on the calendar live on-site for NBC and is in Monaco this week for the world's most glamorous race, the Monaco Grand Prix. NBC will be airing live coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix on broadcast network television this weekend. We chatted with Will from Monaco after Thursday's practice session about his work for NBC, the F1 season, and the magic of Monaco. Topics include...

-How he went from paying the way himself and camping at all the European grand prixs to working in television. 
-How Monaco is different than any other Formula 1 circuit and the magic of Monaco. 
-How Monaco compares to Indianapolis and Daytona. 
-Working with a broadcast crew that's often a continent away. 
-Growing F1 in the USA and why Formula One needs an American audience moreso than America needs F1. 
-The tire debate swirling around F1 at the moment. 
-How 3 time champ Sebastian Vettel compares to another multi-time German champion, Michael Schumacher, and more all-time greats. 
-The question surrounding Vettel's young legacy and who really is the most talented driver in F1. 
-The favorites this week in Monaco.

In case you've missed any of our podcasts, check out all of our interviews by subscribing to the AA Podcast on iTunes or our AA Podcast RSS Page.  For more from Will, follow him on Twitter @willbuxton and bookmark his blog.

Recent Podcasts:

AA Podcast 48: Ed Olczyk on the Stanley Cup Playoffs

AA Podcast 47: Tom Verducci on MLB

AA Podcast 46: Dan Levy on sports media

AA Podcast 45: John Koblin on Jason Collins and Chris Broussard

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