ESPN's Dianna Russini

ESPN's Dianna Russini

The wife of Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan has apologized for "unfounded" comments on her Twitter account that ESPN reporter Dianna Russini traded oral sex to win scoops.

ESPN later called the tweets "vulgar."

The Redskins issued a statement on behalf of Jessica McCloughan on Wednesday night in which she acknowledged making the remarks.

Jessica McCloughan's statement begins: "I deeply apologize for the disparaging remarks about an ESPN reporter on my personal Twitter account. The comment was unfounded and inappropriate, and I have the utmost respect for both the reporter and ESPN."

That apology never mentions Russini by name. But a statement from ESPN confirmed she was the target. It said, in part: "Dianna is an excellent reporter who should never have to be subjected to such vulgar comments."

Scot McCloughan is entering his first season as Washington's GM.

The New York Daily News reports that McCloughan's wife apparently was upset about Russini's recent report stating there were disagreements within the organization over the future of quarterback Robert Griffin III.

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HBO Reminds You That HBO Now Works Better

As promised, HBO has rolled out HBO Now, its $15-a-month streaming service, in time for the new season of “Game of Thrones,” which debuts Sunday.

But if you use HBO Now to stream “Game of Thrones” on Sunday, just remember that you — and lots of other people — are going to be watching TV on the Internet.

And watching TV on the Internet can be a problem when lots of people are watching TV on the Internet.

We were reminded of that this weekend, when Sling TV struggled to stream the March Madness college basketball semifinals. And HBO is already anticipating scenarios where people have issues streaming its stuff at certain times. Like when a lot of people are streaming its stuff.

An entry in the “help center” of HBO Now’s site suggests that HBO thinks some users could encounter problems when they stream its stuff at night and other times when service is in high demand. Here’s the title of the page: “Why does HBO Now frequently pause to buffer during video playback at night, but not during the day?”

HBO’s answers:

    Your broadband connection might not be fast enough.
    Your broadband provider might not be good enough.
    There might be too many people trying to watch HBO Now.

Here’s the full response: “Frequent buffering is usually a sign of insufficient download speed from your broadband connection. HBO Now requires a reliable, high-speed Internet connection (3 Mbps or faster) while streaming video. The video player may need to buffer data if your connection speed is interrupted or dramatically slowed, even momentarily.

“If you notice consistently different playback performance at different times of day, it may be a sign of the usage patterns of other people connected to your broadband provider or to HBO Now. Some times of day and days of the week are more popular than others for watching video on HBO Now and other streaming video services. Contact your broadband provider if you continue to experience frequent issues at certain times of day. If you have consistent problems with particular HBO Now videos, please contact HBO’s customer support.”

In other words: It’s the Internet. Sometimes you’re gonna have problems when you want to watch something.

Last year, HBO had a couple high-profile outages with HBO Go, the streaming service it provides to people who get traditional pay-TV subscriptions. (HBO Now offers the same programming as HBO Go, but doesn’t require a pay-TV subscription; HBO Go’s help pages provide similar, but less extensive, answers about buffering issues.)
Executives are hopeful that they’ll have better luck with HBO Now, in large part because they’re using MLB Advanced Media, the company that handles streaming for pro baseball, as well ESPN, Turner Networks and several other video companies, to do the heavy lifting.

But as HBO’s pre-written answer indicates, the company realizes that it can’t promise a flawless stream every time. And the odds of a problem increase as usage goes up. So maybe you might want to watch Khaleesi and company this week.

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Stuart Scott Dead

Stuart Scott Dead at 49

Stuart Scott was in his element, working a Monday Night Football game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation.
Doctors discovered a tumour during surgery and Scott was diagnosed with cancer. But he made a point of continuing to live his life — at work and outside of it.
"You beat cancer by how you live," he would later say. "So live. Live. Fight like hell."
That fight ended Sunday when Scott, the longtime SportsCenter anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died at age 49.
Scott remained dedicated to his craft even as he suffered through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement that Scott was "a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure" and that his "energetic and unwavering devotion to his family and to his work while fighting the battle of his life left us in awe, and he leaves a void that can never be replaced."
Skipper also marvelled at Scott's dedication to keep fighting — literally.
"Who engages in mixed martial arts training in the midst of chemotherapy treatments?" Skipper said. "Who leaves a hospital procedure to return to the set?"


Fans and players at games around the United States on Sunday stopped to observe moments of silence, including at the Bengals-Colts NFL playoff game in Indianapolis, Lions-Cowboys in Arlington, Texas; the Mavericks-Cavaliers NBA game in Cleveland and at several college basketball games.
Some of the world's most famous athletes expressed their grief online. LeBron James wrote on Instagram: "Thank you so much for being u and giving us inner city kids someone we could relate to that wasn't a player but was close enough to them."
"Stuart wasn't covering heroes & champions, it was the other way around," Tiger Woods said on Twitter.
In July, Scott accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYs. During his speech, he told his teenage daughters: "Taelor and Sydni, I love you guys more than I will ever be able to express. You two are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage here tonight because of you."
Scott is also survived by his parents, O. Ray and Jacqueline Scott; siblings Stephen Scott, Synthia Kearney and Susan Scott; his daughters Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15; and girlfriend Kristin Spodobalski.
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