600 ESPN EL PASO » Andy Lee http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Interviewer Makes up Fake NFL Draft Prospects, Fools NFL 'Fanatics' [Video] http://krod.com/fake-draft-prospects/ http://krod.com/fake-draft-prospects/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:38:31 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=118647 Newsrooms across the country have been indoctrinated to believe that we need the opinion of the 'man on the street' when it comes to big stories. After all, viewers at home better relate to the common man or woman than some stuffy 'official' or 'expert.'

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]]> http://krod.com/fake-draft-prospects/feed/ 0 Twymond Howard Transferring From UTEP After One Season http://krod.com/twymond-howard-transfer/ http://krod.com/twymond-howard-transfer/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:45 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=118205 Evan Daniels, a national recruiting analyst from Scout.com, has tweeted that UTEP freshman forward Twymond Howard will transfer from UTEP. Daniels is sourcing Howard's high school coach in Pearl, Mississippi.

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]]> http://krod.com/twymond-howard-transfer/feed/ 0 (Twitter.com/@UTEPAthletics) Kevin Harlan Can't Contain Himself after Chris 'Birdman' Andersen's Dunk [Video] http://krod.com/kevin-harlan-dunk/ http://krod.com/kevin-harlan-dunk/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:22:38 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=117843 Longtime TNT and CBS announcer Kevin Harlan is a favorite among Team 600. His style, voice, and enthusiasm is almost unparalleled in the industry (Gus Johnson gives him a pretty good run for his money). He's also every bit as nice and gracious as he is talented (very rare in the industry).

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]]> http://krod.com/kevin-harlan-dunk/feed/ 0 David Ortiz Fires Up Fenway Crowd Before the Royals/Red Sox Game http://krod.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb/ http://krod.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:56:18 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=117684 To say it's been a traumatic week for the city of Boston would be the understatement of a lifetime. Sports has given Bostonians that sense of normalcy they've been craving since Monday's bombing.

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]]> http://krod.com/david-ortiz-f-bomb/feed/ 0 Boston Fans Belt Out National Anthem at the Bruins Game http://krod.com/boston-national-anthem/ http://krod.com/boston-national-anthem/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:11:47 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=117123 The city of Boston is still very much in recovery mode after Monday's bombings rocked the Boston Marathon. After 9/11, sports helped both New Yorkers and Americans attempt to carry on with their daily lives.

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]]> http://krod.com/boston-national-anthem/feed/ 0 Pat Summerall Dies at 82 http://krod.com/pat-summerall-dead/ http://krod.com/pat-summerall-dead/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:12:29 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=116909 For years, he was the voice of the NFL on CBS and then Fox. Pat Summerall died today at the age of 82. Summerall passed away at a Dallas hospital of an apparent cardiac arrest. He was recovering from a hip surgery.

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]]> http://krod.com/pat-summerall-dead/feed/ 0 (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) Rickie Fowler's Biggest Fan Follows Him to the Masters http://krod.com/rickie-fowler-fa/ http://krod.com/rickie-fowler-fa/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:46:05 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=116168 The fifteen and under golf fans have picked their guy, and his name is Rickie Fowler. Fowler's wardrobe, style, and game have made him the favorite of budding young golfers.

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]]> http://krod.com/rickie-fowler-fa/feed/ 0 (twitter.com/@WillBrinson) Denard Robinson Throws a Terrible First Pitch at a Tigers Game http://krod.com/denard-robinson-first-pitc/ http://krod.com/denard-robinson-first-pitc/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:20:23 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=115528 Our national pastime has a long standing tradition of embarrassing ceremonial first pitches. I usually give entertainers and politicians a pass. However, former President George W. Bush threw the best first pitch at Yankee Stadium during the 2001 World Series.

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]]> http://krod.com/denard-robinson-first-pitc/feed/ 0 Seven Year Old Cancer Patient, Jack Hoffman, Scores a Touchdown at Nebraska's Spring Game [Video] http://krod.com/nebraska-football-jack-hoffman/ http://krod.com/nebraska-football-jack-hoffman/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:15:40 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=115043 Football is serious business at the University of Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have a proud tradition, and Bo Pelini is looking to bring a title to Lincoln for the first time since 1997.

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]]> http://krod.com/nebraska-football-jack-hoffman/feed/ 0 Bob Costas Drops Some Ludacris on the MLB Network http://krod.com/bob-costas-mlb-network/ http://krod.com/bob-costas-mlb-network/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:29:09 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=114800 Bob Costas has been around a long, long time. He's called just about every sport and once had his only late night talk show (look it up kids). However, his heart will always belong to baseball.

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]]> http://krod.com/bob-costas-mlb-network/feed/ 0 Basketball Coach Tony Harper to Leave Montwood for Cathedral http://krod.com/tony-harper-cathedral/ http://krod.com/tony-harper-cathedral/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:04:22 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=114446 Tony Harper is a high school basketball institution in El Paso and Texas. The native El Pasoan began his coaching career at Burges in 1968 and has been the head coach at Montwood since the school opened in 1990.

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]]> http://krod.com/tony-harper-cathedral/feed/ 0 (photo courtesy of the El Paso Times) Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Physically and Verbally Abuses Players [Video] http://krod.com/mike-rice-rutgers/ http://krod.com/mike-rice-rutgers/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:01:10 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=114167 Making the lead block of the 6 p.m. "Sportscenter" is usually a good thing. Being featured on "Outside the Lines" is seldom a good thing. Today, Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice's treatment of players in practice was the topic of discussion.

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]]> http://krod.com/mike-rice-rutgers/feed/ 0 J.J. Barea Attemps to Dribble Under Hasheem Thabeet's Legs [Video] http://krod.com/j-j-barea-dribble/ http://krod.com/j-j-barea-dribble/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:44:03 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=113637 Remember when you would play one-on-one or pick up basketball, and that one guy tried to make you look foolish by dribbling the ball between your legs?

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]]> http://krod.com/j-j-barea-dribble/feed/ 0 Doug Gottlieb Offers 'White Man's Perspective' to CBS Set [Video] http://krod.com/doug-gottlieb-white-man-perspective/ http://krod.com/doug-gottlieb-white-man-perspective/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:00:32 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=113410 Doug Gottlieb had the most memorable.....and cringeworthy...starts in the history of any NCAA analyst on CBS. Shortly after Greg Gumbel introduced the panel, Gottlieb attempted to point out the obvious with humor. It went like this.

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]]> http://krod.com/doug-gottlieb-white-man-perspective/feed/ 0 Tim Tebow Gives Wichita State an Inspirational Pep Talk http://krod.com/tim-tebow-wichita-state/ http://krod.com/tim-tebow-wichita-state/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:11:10 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=112699 The Wichita State Shockers basketball team had to be on cloud nine when they returned home from Salt Lake City. After a minor upset over Pittsburgh in the round of 64, they knocked off number one Gonzaga in the round of 32.

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]]> http://krod.com/tim-tebow-wichita-state/feed/ 0 Governor Charlie Takes the Eleventh Running of the Sunland Derby in Record Time http://krod.com/sunland-derby/ http://krod.com/sunland-derby/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:19:55 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=112414 After a windy Saturday, the weather was nearly perfect for Sunday's 11th running of the $800,000 Grade III Sunland Derby. The winner was assured 50 points, all but cinching a spot in May's Kentucky Derby.

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]]> http://krod.com/sunland-derby/feed/ 0 (Facebook.com/sunlandparkhorses) Pacers Fan Won't Give His Girlfriend a Bite of His Ice Cream [Video] http://krod.com/indiana-pacers/ http://krod.com/indiana-pacers/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:46:36 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=112065 When Indiana hosted lowly Orlando on Tuesday night, all of the drama was sucked out of the game by halftime.

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]]> http://krod.com/indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 St. Louis Wins the A-10, Watches the Selection Show From a Best Buy http://krod.com/st-louis-best-buy/ http://krod.com/st-louis-best-buy/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:17:31 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=111152 The St. Louis Billikens were riding high yesterday after defeating VCU to win their first A-10 championship. By the time they left the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, they probably had about an hour to get to the airport in Teterboro, New Jersey and watch the selection show on CBS

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]]> http://krod.com/st-louis-best-buy/feed/ 0 (twitter.com/SaintLouisMBB) NMSU Returns to the NCAA Tournament with 64-55 Win Over UTA http://krod.com/nmsu-aggies-basketball/ http://krod.com/nmsu-aggies-basketball/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:45:28 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=111023 Marvin Menzies inherited a solid team when Reggie Theus bolted Las Cruces for Sacramento in 2007. Under Menzies, the Aggies secured a third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last six seasons with a 64-55 win over UT Arlington.

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]]> http://krod.com/nmsu-aggies-basketball/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) A Rough Day for UTEP Basketball at the C-USA Tournament http://krod.com/utep-miners-basketball-2/ http://krod.com/utep-miners-basketball-2/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:18:15 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=110935 The Ides of March were unkind to UTEP basketball. Both the men and women fell in the semifinals at the C-USA Tournament today.

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