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"Highway 18" Quick Nine: Finding The Keys

September 24, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan 1. It’s a monster! The three remaining teams — Peach and Jay, Rob and Charlotte, and the Ashleys — start the day at the Blue Monster at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. So why is the monster blue? Is it sad? Is it Cookie Monster? This question haunts me throughout the episode. I’m also a little confused as to why they have to start the day with what is essentially a clubhouse challenge that they usually save for the end. I guess they felt a simple pitch ‘n’ putt challenge wasn’t going to eat up enough […]

"Highway 18" Quick Nine: Air Boats To Extravagance

September 17, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan 1. Elimination lurks everywhere! I love the ominous intro from Keri Murphy. Elimination is waiting in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment! None shall be spared! Well, none except for Rob and Charlotte, who have no strikes against them. The remaining teams all have one strike, and it could be the end of the road for Raul and Jameica, Peach and Jay and the Ashleys. 2. Air boats are noisier than I thought. I’ve never been on one of those air boats that cruise through swampland, but they must make some serious racket. Teams have […]

Versus Stirs The Pot With "Sports Soup"

September 15, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB One of the consistently funnier shows on cable is E!’s The Soup, wherein host Joel McHale gives viewers the weirdest and funniest moments from reality and talk shows and skewers them with witty commentary. I always thought this format would work well for a sports comedy show, and Versus thought so, too. On Oct. 14, Versus will debut Sports Soup with host Matt Iseman. This biweekly half-hour series will air Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10pm ET. “This will be the Chad Johnson of sports shows — a little obnoxious, usually hilarious and so fascinating that you […]

"E:60": Parkersburg, Iowa; A South Bronx Tale; And Turf 2 Surf

September 15, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Features on the Sept. 16 (7pm ET) edition of ESPN’s sports newsmagazine series E:60: Touchdowns and Tornadoes — Parkersburg, Iowa, is a small rural town of 1,900 residents where high-school football is king. Despite its size, under the stewardship of head coach Ed Thomas, the football program has produced four current NFL players (Jacksonville Jaguar Brad Meester, Detroit Lion Jared Devries, Denver Bronco Casey Weigmann and Green Bay Packer Aaron Kampman). When the town was hit by a tornado on May 25, the community rallied around its coach to get the Aplington-Parkersburg High School football field ready to host the […]

The Most Exhaustively Researched Definitive Sexiest Sportscaster Poll

September 12, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB Yet another Sexiest Sportcaster Poll is out, and this one from Co-Ed Magazine looks to be about the most extensively researched and provocatively presented ranking of its type that we’ve seen yet. They’re not just sticking to the obvious U.S. broadcast and cable networks — these guys have sought out sideline babes from the far end of the dial across the world. There are also some good picks from local affiliates and from the regional cable sports nets like the Mtn, Big Ten Network and NESN, that often get overlooked because they don’t have the full […]

"Highway 18" Quick Nine: Long Drives

September 10, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan 1. Someone’s going home today (we mean it this time). We’re getting down to the wire on Highway 18, and still no team has been eliminated. And thanks to last week’s superleg, there are only three teams that can possibly go home: Andy and Parker, Peach and Jay, and the Ashleys. Raul and Jameica won a ride in the Passing Lane and get to kick back and chillax through the day, and Rob and Charlotte still don’t have any strikes against them, thanks to getting bailed out on two non-elimination occasions. But they’ll be assessed a 10-minute […]

"E:60": Cindy McCain, Muhammad Abdulqaadir And Steve MacDonald

September 9, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB Features on the Sept. 9 (7pm ET) edition of ESPN’s sports newsmagazine series E:60: An E:60 report on how Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has become an avid pro car racing fan and has recently taking up drifting — a swerving style of street racing. The story of St. Louis native Muhammad Abdulqaadir, who claims the implication of his father as a potential material witness by federal prosecutors following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has derailed his opportunities at a pro career in the NFL. A look into the life of […]

Enroll In GOLF CHANNEL&#39s "School Of Golf: Hilton Head Island"

September 4, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan GOLF CHANNEL’s latest reality series takes an inside look at life at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., as the students at the world’s top junior golf school prepare themselves athletically and academically for a shot at a college golf scholarship. In School of Golf: Hilton Head Island, airing Tuesdays at 11pm ET, we get meet renowned instructor Hank Haney, Tiger Woods’ swing coach, and the young golfers he’ll try to mold into pro-tour hopefuls during the 2007-08 school year. These kids aren’t beginners when they step into Haney’s school. They’re already […]

ESPN's MNF Campaign: Tatum Bell Strikes Again?

September 4, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB What’s with all the sports thievery lately? First Floyd Mayweather has $7 million in bling stolen from him, then Tatum Bell allegedly steals Rudi Johnson’s luggage. But not so surprising is the theft of turf-like mat postings installed in bus shelters for ESPN’s Monday Night Football promotional campaign. They’re practically begging to be stolen. According to ESPN, in just seven days, 20 of the planned 195 mats installed in New York City were stolen. In Los Angeles, 13 of the planned 205 mats were stolen. Similar problems occurred in Chicago (six), San Francisco (two) and Washington, […]

"Highway 18" Quick Nine: Golf History

September 3, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan 1. OK, someone’s going home today. So there’s only one team that can’t go home today, and it’s Rob and Charlotte. Odds are good we’re going to get our first elimination at the end of this episode. I’m really surprised we’ve come this far without someone getting booted. I’m not sure if this is indicative of the quality of the teams or just the randomness of the game. 2. Andy and Parker drop some knowledge. Facing a trivia challenge on the beach at Treasure Island in Tampa, Andy and Parker display some memory skills I wouldn’t have […]