June 19, 2013

Lisa Salters Becomes ESPN’s Lone ‘MNF’ Sideline Reporter

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*A year ago, ESPN used a rotation of sideline reporters for its Monday Night Football games. This fall, the cable channel will use just one. Lisa Salters, among the lead reporters for ESPN on ABC’s NBA coverage, has been named the new lone sideline reporter for MNF, the network announced this morning.  She’ll join play-by-play [...]




(Jokey Joke) Betty White Opens for Monday Night Football (Video)

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*Betty White is working hard in her older years. She’s been tackled for Snicker’s,  she’s been a guest on SNL, she’s in more films than ever before, and she’s back on TV with the show Hot in Cleveland. Now, she’s revisiting her football roots with doing the opener for Monday Night Football last night. (more…) [...]




Monday Night Football Has a New Voice: Barry Sanders

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*After the Monday Night Football guy – Hank Williams Jr. -  got fired, who could we expect to perform the nation’s favorite weeknight event? CBSSports.com’s Will Brinson listed 10 acts that might replace Williams, although it appears that ESPN will be going in a different, less musical direction, at least for the rest of the [...]




Video: Bill Maher Defends Hank Williams Jr.’s Hitler Comment

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*The not so politically correct Bill Maher took a stand against ESPN for the firing of country singer Hank Williams Jr., who compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler. Just for a little background, Maher was fired by the same corporation owns ESPN, ABC, after the controversial talk show host made some offensive 9/11 comments. So [...]




‘Monday Night Football’ Punts Hank Williams Jr. For Good

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*Hank Williams Jr. and his iconic theme song “All My Rowdy Friends” will no longer be used to open ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” the network announced today. The parting of ways follows an analogy Williams used involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point on the Fox News Channel. “We have [...]




Hank Williams Jr. Apologizes Again for Obama/Hitler Quip

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*Hank Williams Jr. issued an official apology on his website and Facebook page Tuesday, one day after ESPN pulled his introductory song for Monday Night Football after the singer used an analogy involving Adolf Hitler and President Barack Obama to make a political point. In an interview Monday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Williams, [...]




Hank Williams Jr. Says His Obama – Hitler Comment was Misunderstood

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*Now that he’s “out there” … exposed as it were …  Hank Williams Jr. is saying his controversial comments on Fox News, comparing President Obama to Hitler, were taken out of context. Here’s what Williams is saying now: “Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme – but it [...]




Video: ‘Monday Night Football’ Singer Yanked for Comparing Obama to Hitler

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*You know the country singer, Hank Williams Jr., who belts out “Are you ready for some football?!” at the beginning of “Monday Night Football” on ESPN? Well, don’t be surprised when you don’t hear him tonight because he’s been canned for comparing President Obama to Hitler. Williams went in on the prez because … (are [...]




Photos: Will Smith and Marc Anthony in Miami; Bey-Jay at US Open

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*Jay-Z and Beyonce took in Monday’s big Novak Djokovic/Rafael Nadal match at the Men’s Final of the US Open in New York. Several hours later, Will Smith and Marc Anthony were busy trying to downplay the intertwined rumors surrounding their respective relationships with Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Lopez respectively. Jay-Z and Beyonce have been [...]




NFL Vet and Original ‘MNF’ Voice Don Meredith Dies

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*Don Meredith, one of the most recognizable figures of the early Dallas Cowboys and an original member of ABC’s Monday Night Football broadcast team, died Sunday in Santa Fe, N.M., after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. He was 72. Meredith’s wife, Susan, told The Associated Press on Monday that she and [...]




Vick & Eagles Deliver 59-28 Shellacking to McNabb & Redskins

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*Hmmm, so what did Michael Vick eat or drink or smoke before Monday night’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. That’s the question. All we can say is good grief Charlie Brown! Bruhman took his game to a whole ‘nother level. If you didn’t see it, on the very first play of [...]




ESPN: McNabb Signs 5-Yr Extension with Redskins

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*So much for the quarterback controversy in Washington. Two weeks after Donovan McNabb  was benched during the final 2 minutes of a game, the veteran QB has agreed to a five-year, $78 million extension with the Redskins that could be worth up to $88 million with incentives, a source with knowledge of the agreement told [...]