What They’re Saying…February 29, 2008

February 29, 2008 | by Keith | Categories Internet, Newspapers |

Happy Leap Day! Here’s what’s on the minds of some of the sports media columnists across the country this day…

Over at USA Today Micheal Hiestand has the lead story about the hiring of Bobby Knight by ESPN…at least for the NCAA hoops post-season.

Teddy Greenstein at the Chicago Tribune add his thoughts on Knight…

So does Richard Deitsch at SI…

Richard Sandomir of the NY Times also has the Knight news…

Elsewhere in Gotham, Neil Best at Newsday begins his column by talking with Will Ferrell about his propensity to make sports comedies…

Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News responds to the latest news that Yankee broadcaster Bobby Murcer is facing another health battle…

In Boston, David Scott speculates about how the next round of cuts at the Boston Globe will impact the sports section…

Speaking of the Globe, Nancy Marrapese-Burrell has the story of NESN already in mid-season form in its coverage of the Red Sox…

Donna Goodison at the Boston Herald talks about how the Patriots are expanding their empire to include more than football…

At the Oklahoman, Mel Bracht has news about ESPN’s contract extension to cover Big 12 football…

Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has some Bracketology talk with ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

At the L.A. Daily News, Tom Hoffarth has the last in his survey of the best of L.A. sports personalities. Today, best play-by-play.

Dave Darling at the Orlando Sentinel has a Q&A with ESPN’s Erin Andrews.

Jim Carlilse at the Ventura County Star talks about how Black History Month is being treated in the sports media world…

Mike Tankersley at the Montgomery Advertiser has local NASCAR radio news…

John Maffei at the North County Times look at the weekend’s best TV bets…

Ray Frager at the Baltimore Sun has his thoughts on the departure of Sean Salisbury, among other things…

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