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Mike Leach Sues ESPN, PR Firm

November 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Nearly one year after he was fired from his job as head football coach at Texas Tech University, Mike Leach is suing ESPN and Dallas-based Spaeth Communications for slander and libel, according to an Associated Press report.  Now, it appears the predictions I made Dec. 31 are coming true. In my first post about Leach’s [...]

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Rumors Swirl Around Texas Tech Coaching Scandal (Update)

January 6th, 2010 · 15 Comments

Rumors are spreading fast and furiously among supporters of recently-fired Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach.  But are they true?  I investigate. Perhaps the most-volatile rumor floating about is that Leach was ousted in a fashion similar to the one that cost John Kerry the presidency in 2004. Albeit in a much-abbreviated fashion, they [...]

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Texas Tech Fires Mike Leach, PR Battle Ensues (Update 4)

December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Texas Tech University’s firing of head football coach Mike Leach has launched what I predict will be a heated public relations battle involving YouTube videos and aggressive personal injury lawyers. Within hours of news breaking about Leach’s firing, a 16-second video (below) which purports to show the electrical closet where receiver Adam James, son of [...]

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Tiger Woods Seriously Injured in Car Wreck – NOT!

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments

UPDATE 11/27/09 at 4:13 p.m. Central: Incredibly, it appears members of the mainstream media either jumped to conclusions or just plain got it wrong.  Tiger is, according to the latest report from his publicist via ESPN, in good condition and has been released from the hospital: Breaking News: Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in [...]

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Stephen A. Smith Strikes Again – This Time on CNN

October 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Twenty-four days ago, I was pleased with what I learned during Mark Levin’s interview of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.  Today, the sportswriter and commentator solidified his place in my heart when he appeared with host Christine Romans and author Joe Queenan during the “Ticker” segment of the CNN program, Your $$$$$, yesterday. The topic of the [...]

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‘WOW!’ Mark Levin’s Interview of Stephen A. Smith

September 18th, 2009 · No Comments

If you’re a fan of ESPN, you know the sports network’s personalities largely abstain from sharing their political views on the air.  Thanks to radio talk show host and best-selling author Mark Levin (a.k.a., “The Great One”), I had the opportunity to hear Stephen A. Smith shares his thoughts on what’s happening in America in [...]

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Paulson Among Buyers of Failed IndyMac Bank

January 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The FDIC issued a news release Friday to let the world know the agency’s board had approved a letter of intent to sell IndyMac Bank to a thrift holding company controlled by IMB Management Holdings LP.  Though one of the men involved in purchasing the bank shares the same last name as Treasury Secretary Henry [...]

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