The Baltimore Ravens lost the AFC Championship game on Sunday in heartbreaking fashion to the New England Patriots. Down by just three points, Lee Evans dropped a game-winning TD pass and then kicker Billy Cundiff blew a 32-yard field goal. So, one could imagine that guys like Terrell Suggs might not be in the best [...]
By now, you’ve all heard about Hank Williams, Jr. going on Fox and Friends in order to…wait, why was he on there again? He talked about Monday Night Football, but was that the real reason he was on there? We aren’t saying one way or another, just curious why Fox would have a guy on [...]
We’ve all heard this story before: Reporters get into a Twitter battle and then get into a fist fight at the Eagles NovaCare Complex. It’s an old and tired story, but one that played out today at the Eagles’ facility. It started with Jeff McLane’s report on Tuesday that two team sources told him that [...]
Anyone who watches football knows that Rush Limbaugh has a bit of a history with Washington Redskins QB Donovan McNabb. Back in 2003 when McNabb got off to a rough start, Rush made comments on ESPN’s NFL Countdown that essentially said that he never thought Donovan was that good and that the media had been [...]
Remember when Jay Mariotti was on television with ESPN? Remember how he used to be holier than thou and talk down to everyone else? Remember when he used to write and talk about what losers these professional athletes were that hit their wives? Yeah, he’s officially been charged with three felonies relating to spats with [...]
Let us first say that we – like just about everyone – are huge fans of Mike Mayock. He knows his stuff better than most of the other talking head stiffs on the various NFL shows, and he doesn’t act like an arrogant ass like some others. He also doesn’t Gruden it up by saying [...]
With many claiming that the awful shooting in Tucson, AZ was due to the vitriolic political rhetoric that currently engulfs the airwaves, it’s really time to take stock of a lot of things in life. Specifically, let’s look at the harmful, caustic rhetoric that is used in sports. Sports are very popular, thus, very influential. [...]
I thought the most-likely retirement and the $50,000 paid to Jenn Sterger was it. I thought Brett Favre was starting to slip out of our lives. Guess what? He’s back. Two former New York Jets massage therapists filed a lawsuit against Favre, the New York Jets, and Lisa Ripi (she hired the massage therapists for [...]
In case you haven’t noticed – and judging by the ratings you haven’t – Cincinnati Bengals WR’s Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco have a television show. It’s called the T. Ocho Show and it airs on Versus network or something. But anyway, apparently last week T.O. said something about the Big Ben suspension vs. the [...]
Tonight on “G. Cobb in the House” on the Voice America internet radio network, we’ll be talking some Philadelphia Eagles with former Eagles great Mike Quick. He’s one of the best wide receivers in Eagles history and he’ll be joining us in the first hour of the show (it’s only an hour long, so…). You [...]
Nationally, Angelo Cataldi of 610 WIP in Philadelphia might be best known for leading “The Dirty 30,” a group of “passionate” Philadelphia Eagles fans, up to the 1999 NFL Draft to show their support for Texas RB Ricky Williams. But, locally, those who know him and his radio show know that he’s a rabble rouser [...]
Remember Jay Mariotti? The uppity, holier-than-thou curmudgeon who does little for the sports landscape in America other than piss off just about every single fan? Remember when he got arrested on domestic violence charges? Well, according to the LA Times, Mariotti pleaded no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. In exchange for [...]
New Miami Heat superstar LeBron James and Maverick Carter were interviewed recently on CNN about their relationship and their business, among other things. Soledad O’Brien brought up the whole “The Decision” fiasco and introduced race in the discussion. She asked them if they thought race played a factor in all of the negative press that [...]
This is great. We’re very excited. If you love HBO’s Hard Knocks (and let’s be honest, how can you not?), then you’ll probably like this too. HBO Sports is going to follow around the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins in December as they approach the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Apparently, the topic of “salty [...]
Hey there, gang. Just FYI, OTR will be a little sluggish for the next few days? Why? Well, it seems that Micah Warren (me) is getting married on Saturday. Yeah, we know. That will mean that 100% of OTR will be married. That is, unless you consider Tiger Woods part of OTR, which he’s not. [...]
You may or may not have heard about Inez Sainz from Azteca TV. Apparently, she went to do a story at the Jets’ facility and she got cat calls and other noises from some of the players. Well, it has re-raised the issue about the presence of women in locker rooms and Washington Redskins RB [...]
It’s going to sound like we are kissing up to the boss of GCobb.com (which I write for), but we do agree with G. in this video on Philly.com. He’s talking with Sheil Kapadia of Philly.com Sports and they are talking about who should play Thursday night. You can see the video here. We’re already [...]
We had a good time getting lambasted today on Michael Irvin’s WQAM radio show in Miami. Michael was actually very understanding and normal about it. His co-host Kevin Kiley was not. The full interview is right here. Photo Caption: Steve Young tells Irvin what he read on OTR that morning. Kevin tried to liken my [...]
Ever wanted to hear OTR get ripped and degraded? Now is your chance! Micah will be joining Michael Irvin on his WQAM radio show in Miami at 1 PM EDT today! While we don’t really know the level of his ire, we have deduced that he didn’t love our post on Paris Hilton’s cocaine arrest. [...]
You may or may not have heard by now that Mike Wise of the Washington Post sent out a fake tweet today regarding Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension. He tweeted, “Roethlisberger will get five games, I’m told.” Coming from someone like Wise who works at the Post, it’s safe to say that he’s a credible source who [...]
This is pretty funny. Thanks to Fooks for tipping us off on this one. We don’t know how in the hell this guy gets press credentials or if he will continue to get a media pass, but the 1920′s guy does a great job imitating the old reporters from the Depression era. Calling the interviewee [...]
It must be noted that we never truly know the people that we watch on television. Guys who come across as stand-up dudes are often exposed as awful frauds. And some times, there are people that seem like arrogant dicks, but it’s just their schtick and they actually aren’t bad guys. But, didn’t you always [...]
At OTR, we usually congratulate ourselves for doing a great job. It happens a lot. We aren’t in the business of congratulating others unless, 1. we somehow benefit, or 2. they did something like threaten their family with a golf club or shove their girlfriend down a flight of stairs. But today, we are willing [...]
We mentioned earlier that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (aka “A-Rod,” or “Dickhead”) got whacked by a Lance Berkman screamer in batting practice today before the team’s game with the Boston Red Sox. He was chatting with Joe Buck on the side of the field when this happened. He got taken out of [...]
Terrell Owens is currently without an NFL team. He has played with the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills since 1996. So right there you can probably scratch off four teams from the list of potential landing spots.