ESPN Cancels Quite Frankly

[Brandwin]

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Sports Reporters is pretty good still

[oakfan162]

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Sports Reporters is pretty good still

I truly enjoy waking up on Sunday mornings and eating breakfast while watching the Sports Reporters!

[pk500]

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Sports Reporters is pretty good still

Yes and no. It's still a good forum for hot sports topics to be discussed, but more and more it's an exercise of clashing egos fighting for limited air time.

"Sports Reporters" was good when it started, before ESPN turned print reporters into celebrities.

Back in the day, a print sports reporter's primary goal was to cover a major beat and maybe win a journalism award. Now most print sports reporters yearn for an easy, high-paying gig on ESPN or ESPN Radio instead of slogging a beat or writing a good column.

My, how the sports journalism biz has changed -- for the worse.

Take care,
PK

[MizzouBravesFan]

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Sports Reporters would be a lot better if Mike Lupica wasn't on every episode, hogging up all the oxygen and time from the others.

Man, that guy is annoying.

[pk500]

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Sports Reporters would be a lot better if Mike Lupica wasn't on every episode, hogging up all the oxygen and time from the others.

Man, that guy is annoying.

Agreed. The largest of some very big egos on that show.

I wish Lupica would just stick to print, as he's a very good writer. His column in the Daily News has been a good read for 25 years.

Take care,
PK

[Pratt75]

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I always seemed to enjoy his show when I watched it... I guess I'm in the minority. He had some pretty good guests, and provided an interesting interview.

I agree, I always enjoyed him and his show. I think you guys take his schtick a little to seriously. To me his whole personality is funny which makes him and the show entertaining.

[TarHeelMan]

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Steven A's schtick was destined to have a short shelf-life, I guess he'll still be hanging around the network though. His radio show is okay too, but I can't listen for too long.

Is B.T. still on with him at 1050? They would have some pretty interesting give and take on occasion.

[SPTO]

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Hey PK I think you'd like the Canadian Sports Reporters much better. It's much more low key and while a couple of the regular panelists have huge egos it doesn't come out very much.

The only problem is, it's way too hockey-centric for my tastes. I guess that's the price to pay for living in Canada.

[JayBee74]

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Sports Reporters is pretty good still

Definitely-what ever happened to the fat guy from Philly, and does John Saunders have a slight speech problem? (For the record I think John Saunders is great, and a classy replacement for Dick Schapp)

[SPTO]

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Definitely-what ever happened to the fat guy from Philly, and does John Saunders have a slight speech problem? (For the record I think John Saunders is great, and a classy replacement for Dick Schapp)

He's Canadian, maybe you're just noticing our accent eh?

[pk500]

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Definitely-what ever happened to the fat guy from Philly, and does John Saunders have a slight speech problem? (For the record I think John Saunders is great, and a classy replacement for Dick Schapp)

Agree on Saunders. But Schaap kept the egos in check because he was a GREAT sportswriter whom pricks like Lupica, Bill Conlin (fat guy) and Bob Ryan respected.

I think the current panelists respect Saunders as a TV host, but they don't respect him as a journalist and writer anywhere near the way they rightfully held Schaap aloft. So their egos go unchecked more than when Schaap ran the show.

Take care,
PK

[pk500]

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The only problem is, it's way too hockey-centric for my tastes. I guess that's the price to pay for living in Canada.

There is NO such thing as being too hockey-centric.

Take care,
PK

[JayBee74]

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He's Canadian, maybe you're just noticing our accent eh?

I knew he was Canadian, but I just notice a "thick tongueyness" to his voice.

[lionsfan49]

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The less I see (and hear) of Steven A. Smiff the better!

[DirrtySouth78]

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I still Remember the Episode of Up Close where Rome was on & he kept call Jim Everett Chris..Chris dared him to do it again & when he did went after him...Classic Stuff there.