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Post by VAisforRacers on Aug 30, 2014 11:16:18 GMT -5
Heard it on the Rush Limbaugh radio show.
Something about slapping his wife before they were married.
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Aug 30, 2014 11:20:12 GMT -5
Heard it on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Something about slapping his wife before they were married. how long ago was this? Did they just get married?
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Aug 30, 2014 11:24:59 GMT -5
this is what I found. Sounds like it is because ESPN didn't want anybody talking about the Ray Rice situation. not because he slapped a girlfriend 20+ years ago.
Political BS.
ESPN on-air personality Max Kellerman was suspended by the network last week for speaking about a domestic violence incident in his past, the New York Daily News reports.Kellerman’s comments came in light of the two-game suspension the NFL handed down to Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens running back charged with hitting his wife back in February. On ESPN Radio’s “Mason & Ireland “ show, Kellerman admitted to hitting his girlfriend, now his wife, at a college party. From the Daily News:
Kellerman said they both had to much too drink. He said when he tried getting things under control his then-girlfriend slapped him. Kellerman said he slapped her back. He was quick to tell listeners that the woman is now is his wife and they have been happily married for 20 years.
Kellerman must have known he was entering dangerous territory with his story. But ESPN didn’t suspend the radio and television host for what he said, according to the report. According to the Post’s industry sources, Kellerman was suspended for not following an edict handed down by management at ESPN to avoid discussing Rice entirely. ESPN hosts have clearly had issues with the topic.
ESPN’s stance on Rice strikes me as the anti-Tim Tebow approach. Everything Tebow did was met with huge ratings, so the network piled on. Rice has also been a big story, but given that the NFL is such a vital partner for ESPN, it behooves them to steer clear of a story that could cast the league in a negative light. It also suggests that sideline reporter Sal Paolantonio’s softball question to Rice before a preseason game last week was dictated by the network in an attempt to make Rice more sympathetic.
ESPN has yet to confirm that Kellerman was actually suspended, saying only that he returns to ESPN radio and to “Sportsnation” Thursday.
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Post by chuck on Aug 30, 2014 12:44:58 GMT -5
I put Kellerman on HBO and forget he does anything with ESPN. In any case it is PC crap.
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Post by VAisforRacers on Aug 30, 2014 15:37:32 GMT -5
I miss Emanuel Steward. Always enjoyed his comments and insight. Max is Ok but does not hold a candle to Steward.
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Post by searchers on Aug 30, 2014 15:45:28 GMT -5
With Emanuel working a fight you really had someone who knew what to look for and who could see weaknesses of the boxers. Lots of times I never noticed something till he pointed it out.
With Kellerman he is just a typical sports announcer who talks pretty loud. I like his show but it is nothing like what Emanuel Steward contributed. RIP Mr. Steward.
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Aug 30, 2014 16:07:32 GMT -5
Max is my favorite at his position. you have to understand Emanuel had a different job than max when they announce fights.
In the Steward spot of announcers the guy I cant stand is Roy Jones.
I think Andre Ward does a good job. but Roy is flat out horrible.
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Post by VAisforRacers on Aug 30, 2014 18:00:17 GMT -5
Max is my favorite at his position. you have to understand Emanuel had a different job than max when they announce fights. In the Steward spot of announcers the guy I cant stand is Roy Jones. I think Andre Ward does a good job. but Roy is flat out horrible. Yeah I was kind of comparing apples and oranges.
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