Posts Tagged ‘ESPN’
The World’s Fastest Interview
Today, I set up possibly the coolest interview I will do this year. It takes place on August 17, in Beijing, about an hour before the final race of the men’s 100-meters. The 100 meters is, without a doubt, my favorite single event in sports. It is definitely my favorite 10 seconds. There is nothing…
Read MoreThe Real Fireworks
Fourth of July weekend is meant to be spent licking barbecue off your fingertips, lying on the beach lost in a good book or stuffing yourself with homemade goodies until you burst like a Roman candle. But it rained in New York City this weekend. And I didn’t feel like going far from home. Thank…
Read MoreEric’s Eats: Step Away From the Shack
In this, the second installment of Eric Adelson’s wildly popular column, our favorite foodie offers his devoted readers a heartfelt warning. Eric’s so selfless. He’s always looking out for his fans … Sometimes it falls upon us at the Alyssa blog (TAB, for short) to give a negative review. And alas, it is my duty…
Read MoreGoooo … Gators!
Disclaimer: The following is a Facebook-inspired blog entry … In 1994, the year I was applying to college, the University of Florida was voted the number-one party school in the country. I had my mind pretty well set on UF, so I only applied to a few other schools (Penn State, because I was a…
Read MoreCheat Sheet: Gymnastics Trials
It’s Olympic Trials time. So for all you gymnastics fans who will be glued to the tube this weekend, here’s a preview of some of the top men and women to watch. The story’s up now on ESPN.com, but since it won’t be for long, check out the women’s preview HERE and the men’s HERE.…
Read MoreIt Ain’t Over and Over and …
I spent last weekend in South Lake Tahoe reporting a story on Jamie Anderson, a 17-year-old professional snowboarder who’s just about unbeatable in a slopestyle contest. She is number five in a family of eight children and invited me out to spend a few days experiencing what it’s like to grow up in such a…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Eric’s Eats!
In what just may become your new favorite feature (It’s mine already!), my friend Eric Adelson fills in this blog’s most glaring, gaping, Dunkin Donut-sized hole: the lack of discussion of great food. Here, in his first installment, EA Sports satiates his sweet tooth … [Fellow guest blogger’s note: “Eric is the size of a…
Read More34th and Madison
If you check my blog regularly, you may have noticed that those SportsCenter commercials have nothing on what really goes on in our mag offices during a given week. (Sorry, Wieden+Kennedy. It’s true.) On Wednesday, surf god Laird Hamilton dropped by the office to pimp his new clothing line for Steve & Barry’s (Hawaiian shirts…
Read MoreFollow The Leader
This week, I spent my first night in a hotel room since moving to NYC nine years ago. ESPN held its first-ever, and seemingly first-annual, women’s leadership conference at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. For a day and a half, I sat with appproximately 400 women (four of whom were my co-workers at The…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Inline Lindsay
This past weekend, my favorite guest blogger, Lindsay Berra, was in Vegas for U.S. wrestling nationals. (Anything to get ya to Sin City, right?) In her downtime, she stopped by Love, the newest Cirque du Soleil show, which is playing at The Mirage. The show blends two things I absolutely heart: The Beatles and circus…
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