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By Swasted, June 3, 2010 6:55 pm

NASCAR reporter Marty Smith just posted a great article about Brian Vickers on ESPN.com. It gives some good insight to Vickers’ medical situation and the events leading up to his hospitalization last month. Vickers has a unique perspective on the whole situation which seems to be influenced by his experiences with the deaths of close friends Adam Petty and Ricky Hendrick. Doctors haven’t diagnosed what caused his blood clots to form so although Vickers’ said he be back by the 2011 Daytona 500, no timetable has been set…no mention of Erin Bates either.

Vickers can’t fully move on. His doctors still don’t know what caused the blood clots, which began in his legs and moved to his lungs. They’ve analyzed and reanalyzed the activities that led up to the clotting — the fire at Texas Motor Speedway after the blown tire, running two races at Talladega in one day, long flights.

“It’s funny, I go to the hospital in Washington and it’s all business,” Vickers said. “They ask every question they have to ask, every procedure, doesn’t matter whether they think they know the answer to it. They’re like, ‘Were you in a car accident? Have you been around smoke? Have you been in a car for a long period of time? Have you been on long flights?’ I was like, ‘Yes!’ They were like, ‘To which one?’ I said, ‘All of them.’ “

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By Steve, February 24, 2010 8:03 am

Tony Kornheiser, host of ESPN’s weekday show Pardon The Interruption, has been suspended from the network for two weeks starting Monday, after bad-mouthing Hannah Storm’s choice of clothing, according to USA Today. On Friday, Kornheiser called what the ESPN anchor wore a “horrifying outfit” with “red go-go boots” and a skirt that was “way too short for somebody her age.” He added: “She’s what I would call a Holden Caulfield fantasy at this point.” Kornheiser made the comments Friday on ESPN’s Washington, D.C., affiliate. ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said in a statement that the comments were “entirely inappropriate. Hurtful and personal comments such as these are not acceptable and have significant consequences.” Since the incident, Kornheiser has both apologize on-air as well as to Storm personally and said that he wouldn’t be talking about the mishap in interviews.

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By Steve, January 7, 2010 8:34 am

Sports broadcasting will enter a new dimension in 2010 … the third dimension, as ESPN will unveil the industry’s first 3-D network.

ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match, featuring South Africa versus Mexico, ESPN and ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer announced.

Other events to be produced in 3-D include the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, college basketball and football contests, up to 25 World Cup matches and the Summer X Games. Additional events will be announced at a later date.
“ESPN’s commitment to 3-D is a win for fans and our business partners,” Bodenheimer said in a statement. “ESPN 3D marries great content with new technology to enhance the fan’s viewing experience and puts ESPN at the forefront of the next big advance for TV viewing.”

ESPN has been testing ESPN 3D for more than two years, even showing a USC-Ohio State college football game in select theaters and to 6,000 fans at the Galen Center on USC’s campus.

“This is a turning point for 3-D,” Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro told USA Today.