ESPN Radio Host in Albany Apologies For Calling WNBA Teams the “Los Angeles Lesbians” and “Phoenix Dyke-ury”

All, Media Gossip/Musings, Where's the WNBA tag? Jason McIntyre December 22nd. 2011, 10:55am

Happy holidays, WNBA!

Bruce Jacobs of WTMM (104.5 FM) called two WNBA teams the “Los Angeles Lesbians” and the “Phoenix Dyke-ury” during Tuesday’s broadcast.

Jacobs apologized for 10 minutes on air – “My comments yesterday were ridiculous, stupid and amateurish” – but the damage was done. Someone created a Facebook page: “Get ESPN Radio’s Bruce Jacobs OFF of the Air for Gay Slurs.” When the Times-Union asked Jacobs if he should be fired, he said no. Obviously.

Will ESPN see it differently? It does televise WNBA games. As part of his punishment, Jacobs should be forced to attend WNBA games for the rest of the season. [Times Union via Paul Pabst]

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49 Responses to “ESPN Radio Host in Albany Apologies For Calling WNBA Teams the “Los Angeles Lesbians” and “Phoenix Dyke-ury””

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VladimirCrouton Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:58 AM
At least someone working for ESPN has a bit of creativity. That’s a move in the right direction.
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TexansFan Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Stern is the worst. Torpedo this thing already
Did anyone hear his interview with Cowherd yesterday? Screw that guy.
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TexansFan Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:02 AM
I’m not going to blind you with facts
/then says no facts and talks in circles
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Hef Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:05 AM
At least no one will accuse him of being a hack comedian.
/why don’t they make the whole league out of the black box?
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arkbadger Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Did anyone hear his interview with Cowherd yesterday?
I didn’t, but I assume he was as smug as ever?
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VladimirCrouton Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Why are we not getting a video of LeBitch flopping and getting pushed around by Q Richardson? Oh hey! Let’s post another mediocre dunk that happens every night!
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volduck Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Must be having an “Office Space” moment – he HAD to be trying to get fired.
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TexansFan Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Did anyone hear his interview with Cowherd yesterday?
I didn’t, but I assume he was as smug as ever?
The local guys were playing bits of it and just laughing at him. Cowherd was asking him about contraction and Stern was just talking in circles. He kept saying he didnt want to blind Cowherd with facts but he wasnt giving any facts! He’s a fool
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cleet Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Dude should be fired just for the lame attempt at the joke.
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Tim Ryan (TheSportsHernia) Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:14 AM
As part of his punishment, Jacobs should be forced to attend WNBA games for the rest of the season.
This is wonderful.
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spencer096 Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:14 AM
im going to play devil’s advocate here for a second…if anything, he was doing a service to the WNBA since nobody would’ve have noticed them if he didn’t say this shit.
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Breesus Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Dude should be fired just for the lame attempt at the joke.
ESPN was going to punish him, but then they discovered that he was already in Albany.
/even lamer joke
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MP Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM
As part of his punishment, Jacobs should be forced to attend WNBA games for the rest of the season.
Well played, Jason.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM
im going to play devil’s advocate here for a second
Wait your turn. I’m going for the high score.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM
He’s a fool
Agreed that Cowherd is a fool.
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José Ovechkin Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:16 AM
When the Times-Union asked Jacobs if he should be fired, he said no. Obviously.
Good question.
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St. Bear Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Dude should be fired just for the lame attempt at the joke.
ESPN was going to punish him, but then they discovered that he was already in Albany.
/even lamer joke
Then ESPN decided to punish him even further, but Cowherd said he wouldn’t work with a co-host.
/lamest joke
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mizerle06 asks for the autoplay to be turned off Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:20 AM
im going to play devil’s advocate here for a second
so you’re saying Bruce Jacobs is the devil then? agreed. he’s an extra “s” away from having two first names.
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MP III Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:21 AM
of course espn will can him- he said something funny that wasnt sterile and vanilla.
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angry Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:23 AM
As part of his punishment, Jacobs should be forced to attend WNBA games for the rest of the season.
I believe that would qualify as cruel and unusual punishment.
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Hope Solo Mio Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Pair him up with Pam Ward to do play by play for WEEENNNBA games for the rest of the season.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Did anyone hear his interview with Cowherd yesterday?
i heard his interview with Mad Dog yesterday, and i can’t listen to him for very long, he always sounds too well stated for questions and talks around difficult answers with such a low key voice it’s annoying.
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St. Bear Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Today is just awful. Last work day of the year, I don’t have anything pressing to do, and I’m mentally already checked out to do anything minor.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Sue Bird can get it, though.
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squawkbox Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:37 AM
As part of his punishment, Jacobs should be forced to attend WNBA games for the rest of the season.
Awesome.
So… what is the real name of the Phoenix team? I honestly have no idea and am afraid if I google it, I may get a reprimand for surfing nsfw sites while at work.
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:37 AM
What’s a WNBA? And are there, in fact, a large number of lesbians in it?
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Lame joke, lame response. Fire his ass for not being talented.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Today is just awful. Last work day of the year, I don’t have anything pressing to do, and I’m mentally already checked out to do anything minor
i’ve got a team lunch at 12:30-2, work is already trickling to a stop and i have 8 hours tomorrow. might take a long lunch tomorrow and hit up the gym late in the day.
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MP III Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Fire his ass for not being talented.
if espn is using that for a reason of termination, there will hardly be anyone left.
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Vic Colfari Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:40 AM
The WNBA: the only professional sport where you’re allowed to tongue punch your teammate’s fart box in the locker room.
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GreatShatnersGhost still blames Craig James for "Whitney" Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:41 AM
The WNBA is still around? Learn something new every day.
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St. Bear Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:41 AM
So, have we talked about the guy who died after eating coke that was hidden up his brother’s butt?
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MP III Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:41 AM
The WNBA: the only professional sport where you’re allowed to tongue punch your teammate’s fart box in the locker room.
i heard one of the most severe injuries in the wnba is a pulled box.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:41 AM
so you’re saying Bruce Jacobs is the devil then? agreed. he’s an extra “s” away from having two first names.
Maybe the “Jacobs” is just plural for Bruce Jacob Jacob and he actually has three first names…
/superevil
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Lame joke, lame response. Fire his ass for not being talented.
But JoePa shouldn’t of been canned..
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:42 AM
So, have we talked about the guy who died after eating coke that was hidden up his brother’s butt?
didn’t CRM have that as post a couple days ago.
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GreatShatnersGhost still blames Craig James for "Whitney" Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:42 AM
So, have we talked about the guy who died after eating coke that was hidden up his brother’s butt?
A few days ago. What a shitty way to die.
/wokka wokka
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St. Bear Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:43 AM
didn’t CRM have that as post a couple days ago.
Ah, my bad.
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squawkbox Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I’ll be “telecommuting” tomorrow.
And I’m a contractor. Doesn’t get much better.
/Telecommuting = surfing and napping
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mrejr8234 comes for the sports posts but stays to kill the local inhabitants Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:46 AM
THIS GUY IS A SCAPEGOAT! WITCH HUNT!
/darrell
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GreatShatnersGhost still blames Craig James for "Whitney" Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Is it homophobic of me to say the Lesbians joke was decent but the Dyke-ury joke was the hackiest shoe-horn ever?
Well, not decent, but at least there was alliteration.
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arkbadger Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:50 AM
tongue punch your teammate’s fart box in the locker room.
I could really go without seeing this line used anymore, it was kind of funny the first 1,000 times I read it on the interwebs.
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Vic Colfari Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:03 PM
I could really go without seeing this line used anymore, it was kind of funny the first 1,000 times I read it on the interwebs.
I’m just impressed an Arkansas grad can read. And multiple times at that.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:11 PM
THIS GUY IS A SCAPEGOAT! WITCH HUNT!
I’m like a can of Raid, and you’re like a roach. Everytime I scorch your ass up here, you come back a few months later for more. I like your sticktoitiveness
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Do these people drink before going on air? Stupid.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Do these people drink before going on air? Stupid.
yep, right before the meth
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:24 PM
tongue punch your teammate’s fart box in the locker room.
a dude over the age of 13 using the term fart box and thinking its funny. Must be a radio host
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traderjack21 Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Bruce Jacobs was garbage on Sporting News Radio and he’s been garbage on ESPN radio in Albany. Good riddance
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countolaf Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:16 PM
He should get a Bonus for accuracy. But fired for lack of creativity. It’s ESPN’s curse, so…