Deadspin, ESPN Exchange Barbs

The war of words between Deadspin and ESPN over the sports blog’s coverage of alleged sexual escapades at the sports cable network heated up following ESPN’s dismissal of Major League Baseball analyst and former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips, who admitted to an affair with 22-year-old production assistant Brooke Hundley.

Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio told The New York Times he called ESPN Sept. 9 to investigate a rumor that Phillips was about to be fired, and the rumor was denied.

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