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Pam Oliver Went Through A 3-Year Dry-Spell At ESPN

JamieD — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:11:49 +0000

While several excerpts from the book “ESPN: Those Guys Have All The Fun” has made it seem as though just about everyone at the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” was “getting some,” that was clearly not the case for Pam Oliver during her time with the network.

During an interview with one of the authors of the book, Oliver had the following to say:

“I had gotten into that creepy area where you’re single and working nonstop around athletes on television. That’s a double whammy for some insecure men who I didn’t really want to be messing with anyway. It was definitely a long dry spell. I don’t think I even had a boyfriend when I was at ESPN. It was a 3-year-drought.”

Not only is this a shame for Pam, but it is also a shame for mankind. To think that such a sexy woman with a high sports IQ couldn’t find a suitable man to satisfy her is enough to bring a tear to my eye. Thankfully, Oliver is no longer with the network, which means she can now satisfy all of her womanly needs. And we couldn’t be happier for her.

Hat Tip – [The Big Lead]

Andre Agassi Admits He Used Crystal Meth in New Book

Stormin Norman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:06 +0000

Total Pro Sports- The name Andre Agassi has a special place in the hearts of many sports fans who grew up in the 1980s and 1990′s. One of the most talented tennis players to ever play the game was known as much for his on-court play as he was for his off-court drama. In his new book,”Open”, he lets the readers in to his sordid personal life. From his troubled relationship with Brooke Shields to finally finding love with Steffi Graf, the book sounds like an interesting tale.

The most interesting part of the book however, appears to be an admission that Agassi had problems with drug use. He was not only using light drugs, but apparently serious ones like crystal meth. Not that all drugs aren’t serious, but the use of crystal meth was shocking. For a person like Agassi, baring his soul in this book is no surprise. Agassi didn’t seem to worried about how it would affect his fans either:

“I was worried for a moment, but not for long. … I wore my heart on my sleeve and my emotions were always written on my face. I was actually excited about telling the world the whole story.”

I don’t judge Agassi for this and neither should you. It can be very difficult to handle all the pressure and stress of being the best in your sport and Agassi always came across as a class act. It’s not like he was using drugs to cheat or anything, like a lot of baseball players did in the 1990s and 2000s. Although his fans may not be as obsessive as Marat Safin‘s seem to be, Agassi is still respected in the tennis world. We can only hope that now, in his later years, he has found some peace and happiness.

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi: I Used Crystal Meth – [People.com]

Alyssa Milano Writes A Tell-All Baseball Book

JamieD — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:10:51 +0000

Total Pro Sports- Mark March 24th on your calenders. That’s the day releases her book, “Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic” (Cover displayed below).

After stating late last year that she was done dating baseball players, it appears as though she is still writing about them. Dating players like Barry Zito, Brad Penny, Carl Pavano and Russell Martin, its likely she been the topic of conversation on more than a couple pitching mounds. Now its her turn to do the talking. It will be interesting to hear what kind of news she spills and from what we’ve been finding out about baseball players, that could be just about anything.

As for the forward for her book. That will be written by none other than Joe Torre himself. That just leaves one more question. Is the title, “Safe at Home”, based on how most baseball players described their time with her?

Yes, Even Alyssa Milano Is Writing An MLB Book – [FirstCuts]