Sports Commentary and Viewpoints

OMBUDSMAN

Trust is a must

For ESPN, a little transparency could go a long way in reinforcing viewers' faith. Column »

TALK IS FREE

Colin Cowherd explains why he's still not sold on Vince Young being a franchise quarterback and talks with Keith Law and Jaguars QB David Garrard.

Extra Point: 11/24

Dan Davis discusses the impact of the poor economy on college athletics.

ESPNU CFB: 11/23

Ivan Maisel and Gene Wojciechowski wonder if it's time to invite more than three finalists to the Heisman Trophy presentation and what Notre Dame should do with Charlie Weis.

OVERHEARD

“
[Jimmy Clausen] is a student representing the university in a classy way, hanging out with friends and family, enjoying the night. But I guess it is a metaphor for the Irish season: a black eye.
” -- Doug030787

“
There are alot of bad things to say about Notre Dame this year. Clausen, [Golden] Tate, [Michael] Floyd, [Kyle] Rudolph aren't in that discussion. They've all had a nice year and all are pro prospects.
” -- irishpat183

RICK REILLY

It's Not Easy Being Green

Reilly vows not to use a single unnecessary ounce of the earth's resources. Ride bike to cover a Kansas-Colorado football game? Check. Use old golf pencil? Check. Recycle jokes? Check. Column »

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ESPN COLUMNISTS ON TWITTER

@jemelehill @OGOchoCinco Let's just say 1 of ur fellow fball brethren "misrembered" how to say something correctly. Wanted 2 see if ppl knew who. 38 minutes ago
@jemelehill We have a winner, and it's not @OGOchoCinco, Artest or T.O. Not gonna say who it is. 46 minutes ago
@jemelehill ...so far no one has guessed correctly 49 minutes ago
@jemelehill Whoever can guess what pro athlete said that last quote, u'll get a gift from @Crystal_ESPN. For real. 53 minutes ago
@jemelehill A pro athlete said this, can u guess who RT @amina510 "Please quit taking me outta text!" Lmao @crystal_espn 54 minutes ago
@ESPNCommentary Stories from Abe Pollin's life. TrueHoop. http://bit.ly/8AWfO6 about 2 hours ago
@MattFriedrichs The better a football player, the more attractive he is, concludes a research team at the University of Bristol, UK. http://bit.ly/sQ8SV about 2 hours ago
@ESPNCommentary What will it take for Jim Tressel to win Big 10 COY? Adam Rittenberg, @ESPN_Big10, video: http://bit.ly/4piLGR about 3 hours ago
@ESPNCommentary Measure Albert Pujols by all the MVP awards he's almost won. Jayson Stark's Three Strikes (Insider) http://bit.ly/73Ju2L about 4 hours ago
@MattFriedrichs RT @rjalonzo So I guess there wasn't much to the Either & Kemp having a shot at the NL MVP. Pujols got it unanimous. about 4 hours ago
@jemelehill RT @bstrand3: @jemelehill Let's not forget about the flea flicker in your playbook, worked 90% of the time, even if Wade Wilson was your QB. about 4 hours ago
@espn4d Just got an email from a website touting weather forecasts for football games. Hyping the possible snow in Detroit. Um, they play indoors about 4 hours ago
@jemelehill RT @woaytan: @jemelehill we weren't allowed to use Bo Jackson in my neighborhood. He was banned from our Tecmo Bowl games. about 4 hours ago
@espn4d Translation: we ain't talkin' about anybody's black eye or our dead-man-walking coach. about 4 hours ago
@espn4d ND issues release saying players and assistant coaches not available to media this week. says it is "somewhat" out of the ordinary. about 4 hours ago
@espn4d BCS has released pool of 20 teams still under consideration for BCS bowl games. Most surprising on the list: BYU, USC, VTech. about 4 hours ago
@jemelehill My power rankings of the Tecmo Bowl greats: 1. Bo Jackson 2. Lawrence Taylor 3. Randall C (or QB Eagles) 4. Jerry Rice 5. Christian Okoye about 5 hours ago
@jemelehill Word RT @pjones20009: @jemelehill And the best duo was Montana to Rice in Tecmo. It was God throwing to Jesus, couldn't be stopped! about 5 hours ago
@jemelehill RT @PasqualWisdom: nobody could catch Bo in the open field, unless u held the A button down while chasing, then any DL could run him down about 5 hours ago
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