The former Jet QB slammed his alma mater, the University of Maryland, for halting a screening of "American Sniper" — and the university backed down.
School showing ‘American Sniper’ after Boomer Esiason rant
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NHL’s hottest girlfriend talks WAGs, growing up with dad Boomer Esiason
As a sophomore at Boston College in 2012, Sydney Esiason received a tweet from a complete stranger. His name was Matt Martin, he played left wing for the New York Islanders, and he was dining with a teammate who casually knew the co-ed. “It was kind of weird,” says Esiason. “I didn’t know if I...
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Is Johnny Manziel really a drunk? Jets’ Marshall, Esiason differ widely
It seems everyone in the NFL community has an opinion on Johnny Manziel these days. After a video of the 22-year-old’s booze-filled weekend in Austin was published on TMZ earlier this week, the Browns quarterback lost the starting job, potentially putting his tenure with the team in jeopardy. While Browns head coach Mike Pettine has already...
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Hypocrite Boomer Esiason only has scruples on weekend
While awaiting the “Please stay on the line for the next available representative,” we often reach the point when we consider hanging up (or hanging down; “hanging up” is anti-gravitational, no?). That’s when we hear, “Your call is important to us.” Who doesn’t like a recording with a sense of humor? Suffering institutionalized, programmed baloney...
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Four possibilities to replace Mike Francesa
How do you replace a legend? That’s the question WFAN faces over the next two years after Mike Francesa announced he would be leaving the station and afternoon slot he’s occupied since 1987. Here are a few options to take over in 2018: Joe & Evan — This would be the easiest transition for the station, but...
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Boomer Esiason speculates on Peyton’s future: Loss likely ‘last ever’
Sunday’s AFC Championship game could feel more like a funeral than a football game. Peyton Manning will be trying to lead the Broncos to an upset over the Patriots, and make a fourth trip to the Super Bowl. But if he is unable to, the 39-year-old could be playing in his final NFL game. Manning...
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What 5 execs wear to seal a deal
A power suit is always a safe bet, but if you really want to dress to impress, nothing sends a signal of confidence, poise and can-do better than the right watch. Four New York go-getters — from a tech CEO to an NFL quarterback — open up their beautiful collections and talk about why, even...
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Making amends with ridiculous, pandering, cynical state of sport
As long as the world has gone nuts — as long as common sense and common decency have become increasingly devalued — perhaps it’s time to toss in the towel. Maybe it’s time to give the other side a shot, to pander a la “Good Investments” Roger Goodell: bad is good, worse is even better....
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Boomer Esiason adds twist to Francesa-Carton feud
This week was supposed to feature a joyous celebration for local sports radio station WFAN, but with the egos of hosts Mike Francesa and Craig Carton in the spotlight, a little bit of infighting should hardly come as a surprise. The station celebrated its 30th anniversary on Thursday, and Francesa and Carton were right in...
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Boomer Esiason signs on to promote electric grill
Just as pro football camps open up to condition the players for the upcoming season, advertisers are also drafting their pitch persons. Our spies say former NY Jets quarterback and current WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason has been on many Madison Avenue top-pick lists. The sports broadcaster just signed with Johnsonville to help promote the...
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Shaken Boomer Esiason tells listeners of Carton’s arrest on air
Boomer Esiason announced to his listeners Wednesday morning that his co-host has been arrested. Craig Carton was nabbed by the FBI on charges he ripped off investors for millions in a concert-ticket scheme, leaving his WFAN other half to cover for him. Throughout the show, Esiason took jabs at Carton for calling in sick. Toward...
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Boomer opens up on Craig Carton ‘love,’ future of show
WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason professed his “love” for his accused Ponzi-schemer co-host Craig Carton on Thursday morning — and insisted their show would go on in one form or another. “I just want people to know out there that I’ve loved my partner for 10 years and I still love my partner,” Esiason said...
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What Mike Francesa did behind scenes after Carton’s arrest
An unimaginable arrest united two on-air enemies. After Craig Carton was nabbed for an alleged ticket-selling Ponzi scheme, the partner he left behind, Boomer Esiason, saw their longtime target Mike Francesa in the WFAN hallways. What would make for juicy radio fodder other days instead fostered a rare heart-to-heart. “At the end of the day,...
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Six possible replacements for Craig Carton
It appears the show will go on. With Craig Carton facing charges related to his alleged involvement in a concert-ticket Ponzi scheme, WFAN and Boomer Esiason must decide what to do with the popular “Boomer & Carton” morning show. CBS Radio said Wednesday night that it will decide Carton’s future pending an investigation. For now,...
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Boomer Esiason: Craig Carton conversation was really difficult
The most important conversation in a decade of conversations between Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton took place away from WFAN. The co-hosts of the radio morning show talked on the phone Saturday, Esiason shared, for the first time since his sidekick was arrested in an alleged concert-ticket Ponzi scheme. “It was a very somber call;...
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Craig Carton duped Barclays Center ops in Ponzi scheme, feds say
WFAN morning radio host Craig Carton allegedly duped the operator of Barclays Center in Brooklyn into wiring him $2 million that was stolen from a prominent hedge fund, according to federal authorities. Carton — who was arrested last Wednesday on charges that he orchestrated a $5.6 million Ponzi scheme to pay off his personal gambling...
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Craig Carton couldn’t stand to be silent anymore
Benched WFAN host Craig Carton broke his silence Tuesday about his arrest in an alleged $5.6 million Ponzi scheme — predicting that he’ll be vindicated in court and return “stronger than ever.” “As you can imagine, it’s been incredibly hard to be silent while there is an endless stream of vitriol being hurled my way,...
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Craig Carton was ‘a cancer’ at our radio station
Craig Carton’s enemies are coming out, even the one who never met him. Jim Gearhart, a morning host on 101.5 in New Jersey, remembers Carton’s presence at the station as a “cancer” for him and his colleagues. “The man caused all sorts of trouble, there was constant turmoil and trouble,” Gearhart said on his podcast....
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Boomer Esiason says goodbye to Craig Carton
Boomer and Car-done. Boomer Esiason said goodbye to his co-host of a decade on Thursday morning, a day after Craig Carton announced his resignation from WFAN following his arrest. “It’s a sad day, it’s the end of ‘Boomer and Carton,’ and for 10 years I sat next to someone who I think, and I still...
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Carton, Francesa and Esiason egos know no bounds
It’s called gaming the game. And sometimes — as in inevitably — the gamers are left gamed by their own games. In classical TV terms, think of “Leave It To Beaver’s” Eddie Haskell, teenage con man who thought he was conning everyone when he was only gaming himself, much like the adult Mike Francesa, only...
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