Steve Rodrick nails it

Unpardonable Interruptions
How television killed the newspaper sports column

For the Stephen A. Smiths of the world, sports television turns their columns into shrill, non-reported versions of their televised rants.

He also takes down Tony Kornheiser

Kornheiser plugged his life-inspired sitcom, Listen Up, on Sept. 14 but hasn't quoted an actual person since Sept. 1.

I really hate Kornheiser but was beginning to think that that was a character flaw on my part.


UPDATE: This is also very good:

Pardon the Quite Frankly
America's sports columnists are mutating into shouting-head pundits--and it's ESPN's fault.