Awful Announcing
Proceeds from Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer with My Young Heroes will benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
O'Connor's book is available for pre-order and will be out on Aug. 13. 2024.
"We've replaced one smug club with another smug club. It's just this smug club are the nerds."
"According to a Vikings source, Jim Stapleton is not and never has been a minority owner in the Minnesota Vikings franchise."
"It was like, 'These two people actually get along.' It's like the class nerd and the quarterback."
“Whoever determined this is a complete idiot. And frankly, whoever determined this is a danger."
"Music videos portray women as booty-shaking sex-kittens or materialistic gold-diggers."
Reporter Bryan Hoch's look at the history-making 2022 season of Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.
Fleming makes a compelling case for the historical importance of the oft-overlooked Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.
"I did get sick of not being able to turn on ESPN without people arguing about it. I’m trying to watch a baseball game and get on my exercise machine and Joe Morgan was saying rude things about my life. That was fun for a little while, but like two years in I was just tired of it."
"Nostalgia is allowed in baseball fandom -- in fact, it’s encouraged."
"Readers will hear my story and understand why I’m so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world."
"In what I now know to be his typical generosity with his time, he wrote very long, very detailed, very valuable answers to all our questions. He was hugely helpful."
"As a close reader of sports journalism for many years, Richard is well equipped to continue the tradition of this premier sports writing collection."
'There is a ton of room for growth (in women's sports) and it’s been undervalued'
"The modern prism binoculars were really only introduced in Germany in 1894, and five years later, they're over here and a team's using them to steal signs."
"ESPN can be a difficult environment for anybody, as it simultaneously breeds competitiveness and ruthlessness."
'The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson' examines one of America's greatest athletes, and the many stories about him.
The History of the NBA in Twelve Games will be available Nov. 1.
"Drama could be annoying. But that’s what people see and people like to talk about."
"Due to my fixation on privacy pertaining to my personal life, it took a lot of time, and a lot of prodding by loved ones, to finally get me to do this."
A fortunate set of circumstances led author Chris Herring to a big break.
"One guy is a known felon. He was convicted of murder at a very young age. I jokingly said to the next (caller) 'Don’t tell me you served time in prison too.' He said 'Absolutely.'"
"I'm going to detail the medical mismanagement that I received during my time in Washington. I'm going to open your eyes to the sexual harassment that permeated the walls of that building."
