No contemporary sportswriter is more decorated (or better paid) than Denver's Rick Reilly, and so no sportswriter is more regularly critiqued. Since leaping wallet first from the sinking Sports Illustrated to ESPN last year -- a move he outlined in the January Message column "Rick Reilly, Loving Limbo" -- he's been among sports bloggers' favorite things to hate, right up there with the BCS, women's sports and everything.The piling on continues this week on Slate (via Deadspin), where Josh Levin
Pat Bowlen.Pat Bowlen is frequently referred to as one of the best owners in professional sports -- at least in these parts. But in a recent item (dubbed "too short for a column:), he's slapped around plenty by someone who's observed the Broncos closely over the years: ESPN's Rick Reilly, a Westword profile subject last year, who still spends a considerable amount of his time in Denver. Reilly notes that the 65-year-old Bowlen recently admitted to "short-term memory loss," then points out
Photo by Mark MangerRick Reilly.Back in April, no one expected the Colorado Rockies to make the playoffs -- least of all ESPN columnist Rick Reilly, who declared on KOA radio that he would "tongue bathe the Capitol dome if the Rockies make the playoffs."
Yes, Reilly promised to lick the Colorado state capitol dome. A golden dome, in fact. And while we have no idea if Reilly has any experience licking golden domes, he's about to become an expert. This morning, several days after the Rocki
Rick Reilly laps it up.On Monday, we told ou about ESPN columnist Rick Reilly's April promise to "tongue-bathe the Capitol dome if the Rockies make the playoffs" -- and his subsequent vow to make good on this lost bet. He proved as good as his (second) word yesterday, gamely lapping the golden cap in the presence of Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, who knows a good photo opportunity when he sees one. Granted, Reilly could have lingered longer: Here's hoping that when he's licking other dome
