@ amp316: Would you like some Banana Splits to go with those Sour Grapes? Tra-la-la La-la-la-la/ Tra-la-la La-la-la-la...
In all seriousness, they just report the news, they don't just make it up. What sportscaster that anyone has any memory of doesn't use catchphrases? As far as the "SportsCenter moment" goes, I think any motivation for an athlete to elevate their game is good for sports in general. As for the reports on rants, flagrant fouls, roughing, and the like, it's all for the purpose of appreciating what complete jackasses certain athletes can be. I'm not about to support the coverage of "Favre-Watch 2010" or "Indecision: LeBron James" (to borrow from Comedy Central), but they are both stories that have to be followed for the sake of public curiosity. Finally, the NHL has a very limited demographic in these United States of America, which, for better or worse, is dwarfed by the demographic for NASCAR (but hey, I'm no fan of NASCAR either; what person with an IQ greater than 90 could possibly enjoy watching cars turn left for 3 hours straight?). So don't blame ESPN for the way they do business, blame the tastes of their target demographic, the average sports fan in the USA.
Just to be clear, though, I love this country that I live in, this USA, but greedy people have been taking advantage of a population that has become too comfortably stupid to defend their own interests. Personally, I think the popularity of NASCAR is merely a symptom of a disease I like to call "Ineptus Americana", a disease that should have been quarantined to its origin, the Great State of Texas, a hell of a long time ago (yeah, everything's bigger in Texas, including the morons; yeah, I totally went there, what are they going to do about it?).
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