ESPN Who's Now

[ACCBiggz]

Throughout July, "SportsCenter" will air "Who's Now," a daily series in which viewers will help ESPN determine the ultimate sports star by considering both on-field success and off-field buzz. Based on fan nominations, ESPN Research selected 32 finalists to square off in a single-elimination bracket. The winner of each matchup will advance based upon fan voting (70 percent) and ESPN's three-person panel (30 percent). In the first round, the panel consists of Michael Wilbon, Kirk Herbstreit and Keyshawn Johnson.

[Maxx]

Lets see, the right side will fair horribly, I only see Chuck and Vince Young possibly winning their match up

[ROC]

I'd vote Amanda Beard over Manning...her body looks awesome in Playboy.

Edited July 3, 2007 by Mr. Vince McMahon

[ACCBiggz]

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

July 1: (1) Tiger Woods vs (8) Matt Leinart

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade vs (5) Shaun White

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (7) David Beckham

July 4: (3) Steve Nash vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

July 5: (1) Peyton Manning vs (8) Amanda Beard

July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell

July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens

July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater

July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds

July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby

July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET

July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz

July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young

July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker

July 16: (3) Shaquille O'Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods vs (4) Dwyane Wade

(7) David Beckham vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(1) Peyton Manning vs (5) Chuck Liddell

(2) Alex Rodriguez vs (3) Kobe Bryant

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(1) LeBron James vs (5) Barry Bonds

(2) Derek Jeter vs (3) Reggie Bush

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (4) Maria Sharapova

(2) Roger Federer vs (3) Shaquille O'Neal

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods vs (7) David Beckham

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(5) Chuck Liddell vs (2) Alex Rodriguez

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(5) Barry Bonds vs (2) Derek Jeter

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (3) Shaquille O'Neal

Semi-Finals (Re-Seeded)

(1) Tiger Woods vs (5) Barry Bonds

(1) Tom Brady vs (2) Alex Rodriguez

Finals

(1) Tiger Woods vs (2) Alex Rodriguez

These are my predictions. I know I have Barry Bonds going a lot deeper than most expect, but the reason for that is 70% fan voting and later this month he will break the most hallowed record in baseball. I think that being plastered all over ESPN will sway the voters. Same with having ARod and Jeter going deep. Obviously ARod was going to go deep anyway, but considering he is all over tabloids with him and his wife and such I think that will help him get votes in this tournament.

If Chuck Liddell gets past Junior in the first round I havea good feeling about him beating Peyton. Yes he is the Super Bowl winning QB and so forth, but it's the offseason, we rarely hear anything about Peyton off the field, and Chuck is current with the fastest rising sport with a huge internet following. I think Chuck could pull off that upset.

[Evil Chase K]

In my opinion this idea is ridiculously stupid and unnecessary and is part of the reason why I can't stand to watch ESPN.

That said, Tiger Woods should win.

Sidney Crosby should come in second.

Edited July 3, 2007 by Evil Chase K

[ACCBiggz]

In my opinion this idea is ridiculously stupid and unnecessary and is part of the reason why I can't stand to watch ESPN.

That said, Tiger Woods should win.

Sidney Crosby should come in second.

[Damian WayLNKe]

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

July 1: (1) Tiger Woods vs (8) Matt Leinart

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade vs (5) Shaun White

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (7) David Beckham

July 4: (3) Steve Nash vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

July 5: (1) Peyton Manning vs (8) Amanda Beard

July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell

July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens

July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater

July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds

July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby

July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET

July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz

July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young

July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker

July 16: (3) Shaquille O'Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

(1) Tiger Woods vs. Shaun White

(7) David Beckham vs (6) Serena Williams

(1) Tiger Woods vs. (7) David Beckham

(1) Peyton Manning vs. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr

(2) Alex Rodriguez vs vs (3) Kobe Bryant

(1) Peyton Manning vs. (2) Alex Rodriquez

(1) LeBron James vs. (5) Barry Bonds

(2) Derek Jeter vs (3) Reggie Bush

(1) LeBron James vs (2) Derek Jeter

(1) Tom Brady vs. (4) Maria Sharapova

(2) Roger Federervs (6) Michael Phelps

(2) Roger Federer vs (1) Tom Brady

Tiger Woods vs. Peyton Manning

LeBron James vs. Roger Federer

Tiger Woods vs. Roger Federer - Tie

Edited July 3, 2007 by LNK

[Evil Chase K]

In my opinion this idea is ridiculously stupid and unnecessary and is part of the reason why I can't stand to watch ESPN.

That said, Tiger Woods should win.

Sidney Crosby should come in second.

Why? It's just something fun that ESPN is doing. It has no real merit and we are in the middle of one of the most boring sports months. All that is really going on is baseball, including the All-Star break, and NBA Free Agency. I like it when ESPN does stuff like this, it's just a fun little thing that fans can interact and share opinions on.

Edited July 3, 2007 by Evil Chase K

[ACCBiggz]

I can't watch anything other than poker on ESPN anymore without rolling my eyes.

[alldaws1]

I'm surprised anyone watches poker at all. It's not even a sport, get it off the sports channels.

Beckham and Tiger will probably be the top two, even if they can't meet in the final. Becks should win it.

[ACCBiggz]

I enjoy poker on ESPN, but I say that I'm sorry for him that he judges ESPN like this. They also provide good game coverage by showing early rounds of majors in both Tennis and Golf, NFL Monday Night Football, NASCAR, MLB Games, NBA Games, etc. They also show many other programs that offer insight and good debates (PTI, ATH, M&M, Baseball Tonight, etc). and they are the Entertainment AND Sports Programming Network. They only covered Dancing with the Stars by showing highlights of people who were in the sports realm anyway. The ESPY's are usually fun to watch even if the fans are morons who won't vote for Federer last year . It's an all-around good network that covers many things, and this is one of the things I like to see them do. There isn't much important going on to waste time on, and while this has no real merit or anything it's something fun and enjoyable for people to discuss and watch for those... 4 minutes they are talking about it on Sportscenter.

[ACCBiggz]

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade def (5) Shaun White

[Typical Phenom]

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

July 1: (1) Tiger Woods def (8) Matt Leinart

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade vs (5) Shaun White- I know he lost, but honestly, I woulda picked him.

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (7) David Beckham

July 4: (3) Steve Nash vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

July 5: (1) Peyton Manning vs (8) Amanda Beard

July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell

July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens

July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater

July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds

July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby

July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET

July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz

July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young

July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker

July 16: (3) Shaquille O'Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods def (5) Shaun White

(6) Serena Williams vs (7) David Beckham

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(1) Peyton Manning vs (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr

(2)Alex Rodriguez vs (3)Kobe Bryant

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(1) LeBron James vs (5) Barry Bonds

(2) Derek Jeter vs (3) Reggie Bush

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (5) Vince Young

(7) Tony Parker vs (3) Shaquille O'Neal

1-Tiger Woods d. 7-David Beckham

3-Kobe Bryant d. 1-Peyton Manning

1-Lebron James d. 2- Derek Jeter

5-Vince Young d. 3-Shaquille O'Neal

1-Tiger Woods d. 3-Kobe Bryant

1-Lebron James d. 5-Vince Young

1-Lebron James d. 1-Tiger Woods

[Guest IRSpecial]

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

July 1: (1) Tiger Woods vs (8) Matt Leinart

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade vs (5) Shaun White

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (7) David Beckham

July 4: (3) Steve Nash vs (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

July 5: (1) Peyton Manning vs (8) Amanda Beard

July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell

July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens

July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater

July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds

July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby

July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET

July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz

July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young

July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker

July 16: (3) Shaquille O'Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

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MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods vs (4) Dwayne Wade

(2) LaDainian Tomlinson vs (3) Steve Nash

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(1) Peyton Manning vs (5) Chuck Liddell

(2) Alex Rodriguez vs (3) Kobe Bryant

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(1) LeBron James vs (5) Barry Bonds

(2) Derek Jeter vs (3) Reggie Bush

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (5) Vince Young

(2) Roger Federer vs (6) Michael Phelps

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MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods vs (2) LaDainian Tomlinson

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(1) Peyton Manning vs (2) Alex Rodriguez

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(3) Reggie Bush vs. (5) Barry Bonds

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (2) Roger Federer

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(1) Tiger Woods vs (1) Tom Brady

(1) Peyton Manning vs (5) Barry Bonds

(1) Tiger Woods vs (5) Barry Bonds

I just think, regardless of the people's opinion, who is on ESPN more often then Barry Bonds? Who attracts more attention in town then Barry Bonds? I think the man breaking one of, if not the, most amazing records in sports should get the nod.

... but he won't.

[ACCBiggz]

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson def (7) David Beckham

50.8 to 49.2.

*sigh* This really should not have been close. Beckham should have ran away with this. He's a bigger world star than LT and the other part of this Who's Now is off the field buzz.. LT has 0 off the field buzz surronding him while everyone talks about the Beckham family.

Edited July 4, 2007 by ACCBiggz

[Guest IRSpecial]

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson def (7) David Beckham

50.8 to 49.2.

*sigh* This really should not have been close. Beckham should have ran away with this. He's a bigger world star than LT and the other part of this Who's Now is off the field buzz.. LT has 0 off the field buzz surronding him while everyone talks about the Beckham family.

[Evil Chase K]

More On Why ESPN, SportsCenter And "Who's Now" Suck.

Just in case anyone wants to discuss and/or debate this.

Edited July 5, 2007 by Evil Chase K

[ACCBiggz]

July 4: (3) Steve Nash def (6) Serena Williams

Ugh.

[BFG]

I know I'm late, but still want to get in predictions for the hell of it, before 1st round ends.

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

July 1: (1) Tiger Woods def (8) Matt Leinart

July 2: (4) Dwyane Wade def (5) Shaun White

July 3: (2) LaDainian Tomlinson def (7) David Beckham

July 4: (3) Steve Nash def (6) Serena Williams

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

July 5: (1) Peyton Manning def (8) Amanda Beard

July 6: (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr vs (5) Chuck Liddell

July 7: (2) Alex Rodriguez vs (7) Terrell Owens

July 8: (3) Kobe Bryant vs (6) Ronaldinho

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

July 9: (1) LeBron James vs (8) Kelly Slater

July 10: (4) Jeff Gordon vs (5) Barry Bonds

July 11: (2) Derek Jeter vs (7) Sidney Crosby

July 12: (3) Reggie Bush vs (6) Danica Patrick

BABE RUTH BRACKET

July 13: (1) Tom Brady vs (8) David Ortiz

July 14: (4) Maria Sharapova vs (5) Vince Young

July 15: (2) Roger Federer vs (7) Tony Parker

July 16: (3) Shaquille O'Neal vs (6) Michael Phelps

MICHAEL JORDAN BRACKET

(1) Tiger Woods vs (4) Dwayne Wade

(2) LaDanian Tomlinson vs (3) Steve Nash

MUHAMMAD ALI BRACKET

(1) Peyton Manning vs (5) Chuck Lidell

(2)Alex Rodriguez vs (3) Kobe Bryant

BILLIE JEAN KING BRACKET

(1) LeBron James vs (5) Barry Bonds

(3) Reggie Bush vs. (7) Sidney Crosby

BABE RUTH BRACKET

(1) Tom Brady vs (5) Vince Young

(2) Roger Federer vs (3) Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq was then, not now)

(1) Tiger Woods vs. (2) LaDanian Tomlinson

(1) Peyton Manning vs. (3) Kobe Bryant

(1) LeBron James vs. (3) Reggie Bush

(1) Tom Brady vs. (2) Roger Federer

(1) Tiger Woods vs. (1) Peyton Manning

(1) LeBron James vs. (2) Roger Federer

(1) Tiger Woods vs. (1) LeBron James

[naiwf]

Anyone who thought Beckham or Serena would win (even thought they SHOULD have) is forgetting the meathead factor of the voters. Federer won't get far either. I wouldn't be shocked if Jeff Gordon beats Bonds in the 1R either. Just pick the chalk until the 2nd round.

2R

Tiger 65-35 over D-Wade

LT 67-33 over Nash

Dale Jr 52-48 over Peyton, NASCAR fans will vote like this means something

Kobe 54-46 over A-Rod in a battle of the A-holes

Gordon 51-49 over King James, again NASCAR fans will vote like this means something

Jeter 78-22 over Bush

Brady 55-45 over Hypeapova

Shaq 62-38 over Federer

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QF

Tiger 77-23 over LT

Dale Jr 56-44 over Kobe

Jeter 71-29 over Gordon

Brady 50.5-49.5 over Shaq

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SF

Tiger 54-46 over Dale Jr

Jeter 51-49 over Brady

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FINAL

Jeter 54-46 over Tiger (ugh)