ESPN: Total Schills

I'm really not breaking any new ground with my latest rail against ESPN but just want to continue to point out that most of their live, non-sports related content (ie: Sportscenter, First Take, PTI, etc.) are really no more then commercials for ESPN and ABC Sports.

What had set me off this morning is the whole UConn women's basketball team. Yes, good for them that they won 71 games in a row and they do deserve the media attention that they are getting...BUT what gets me is that ESPN has literally gushed over women's basketball, a sport with virtually no television ratings and have breakdowns, analysis and discussion regarding this feat...but then won't even show many, if any, NHL highlights... which will most certainly be placed towards the end of a 3 hour Sportscenter marathon...couple of highlights from one game then run down the scores from the rest of the league. And then, to add to my dislike, I tune into Mike & Mike this morning and Greenberg couldn't stop babbling about how great this UConn team is, how they have people actually watching their games, etc, etc, etc... essentially trying to get people to start watching women's basketball...and why? Of course, it's on ESPN. I don't recall anytime this past year I have heard the Mikes talk NHL at all (of course I don't listen to them for that long or that frequently because the repetition is too overbearing) but here, they spent a good 15 minutes raving up the UConn women, live interviews, the whole ball of wax.

Sure, when ESPN had hockey they would push the NHL to the deuce over virtually any college basketball game ... but at least ESPN put the minimal amount of effort into covering the NHL when they did indeed have it on their station. But what really irks me is that ESPN calls themselves the "Worldwide Leader In Sports" yet piratically ignores hockey altogether. ESPN doesn't even mention one college hockey game all year long until the national tournament and why? Oh that's right, the Frozen Four is on ESPN....they only care when it's on their station(s), just like every other sport.