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Cooley To Be Featured On E:60

Scott Hurrey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:24 +0000

Fan fave Chris Cooley will be featured on ESPN’s E:60 on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 pm ET. The piece done by Rachel Nichols will center around his rise in popularity both on the field and on the internet. Here is the snippet from ESPN:

In a time when NFL stars often seem a world apart from the average fan, Redskins Tight End Chris Cooley is the Pro-Bowler next door. E:60’s Rachel Nichols profiles the rise of this unlikely NFL star, who has become one of the NFL’s most popular players by breaking down the wall between fan and player. Through his personal blog, CooleyZone.com, Cooley has made his life an open book–offering fans a “warts and all” look at the daily life of an NFL star–everything from taking out the trash to dealing with home bee infestations. From his second home in rural Wyoming to his art studio in Virginia, E:60 offers a panoramic look at one of the NFL’s most eclectic personalities.

I enjoyed the profile Nichols did on perhaps Washington’s biggest sports star Alex Ovechkin, and I am looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.

If anyone is interested, here’s a video trailer of the piece:

“I’ll sell it to women.” Priceless.

ESPN Erroneously Reports Brash, Green Suspended

Scott Hurrey — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:52 +0000

I’ve received a lot of inquiries over the course of the day regarding reports on ESPN this morning that Washington Capitals Forward Donald Brashear and Defensman Mike Green were suspended for Game 7 tomorrow night.

This report was patently false, although there is a decent chance that Brash could be suspended for contact with Colton Orr during the pre-game skate and the viscious hit (although clean, IMHO) he put on Blair Betts during Game 6, a hit that resulted in a broken orbital bone for the Blueshirts top penalty killer.

From the NHL.com’s Rangers-Capitals blog:

ESPN erroneously reported that Mike Green and Brashear were suspended this morning. The Brashear news is a possibility, but not official. The Green report was shocking and completely untrue. I’m told that a fan posing as a Washington Post reporter called ESPN and told them Green and Brashear were suspended. ESPN put it on its bottom line ticker and reported it on SportsCenter this morning. It was completely untrue and they retracted it immediately. Green was laughing about it this afternoon.

If Brash can’t go, Captain Chris Clark would likely get the nod, with Michael Nylander an outside possibility.

Ovie On E:60, 4/21

Scott Hurrey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:07:09 +0000

The Washington Capitals’ ultra-megastar Alexander Ovechking will make an appearance on ESPN’s E:60, ESPN’s verson of 60 minutes. Ovie, who will be the first hockey player to make the show, spent multiple hours over the course of two weeks shooting for the piece. Rachel Nichols will do the interview.

If that name sounds familiar to Caps’ fans, its because Rachel was the Caps Beat Writer at the Post before going to work in Bristol.

Here’s a sneak peak:

E:60 Alex Ovechkin Preview from ESPN Communications on Vimeo.