Penalty Phase
LAST MONTH ESPN suspended on-air personality Bob Ryan for making disparaging remarks about ESPN NBA analyst Mark Jackson while appearing on Dan Le Batard's ESPN radio show. So how does Ryan's two-week time-out compare with other ESPN disciplinary acts? Match the perp with the crime and the time.
THE LINEUP
1
BILL SIMMONS
2
MAX BRETOS
3
TEDDY ATLAS
4
TONY KORNHEISER
5
KEITH OLBERMANN
6
DAN LE BATARD
THE INFRACTIONS
A.
Two weeks for calling Bristol, Conn., a godforsaken place
B.
Two weeks for commenting on Hannah Storm's wardrobe
C.
One week for arguing with a program director
D.
Thirty days for using "chink in the armor" while discussing Jeremy Lin's game
E.
Two days for renting a billboard to mock LeBron James
F.
Three weeks for criticizing Roger Goodell
ANSWER KEY:
1, F / 2, D / 3, C / 4, B / 5, A / 6, E
THEY SAID IT
"WELL, I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT IT TO BE ME STANDING AT THE $2 WINDOW AT TURFWAY."
Pete Rose
Reds great, who was selected for the team's hall of fame on Jan. 19, when asked how he'd like to be depicted in a statue that will be placed outside Great American Ball Park.
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
While in New York to play the Nets, Thunder forward Steve Novak ordered a room-service latte at the Trump Soho, for which he was charged $20.67.
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FOTOLIA.COM (TV)
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LEON BENNETT/GETTY IMAGES (SIMMONS)
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AMY E. PRICE/GETTY IMAGES FOR SXSW (BRETOS)
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FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP (ATLAS)
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JIM MONE/AP (KORNHEISER)
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TAYLOR HILL/FILMMAGIC (OLBERMANN)
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JOE FARAONI/ESPN IMAGES (LE BATARD)
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MARK LYONS/GETTY IMAGES (ROSE)
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TWITTER.COM (LATTE)