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Night Moves....Third And Long

The 11:00pm ET editions of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and FS1’s “Fox Sports Live” featured similar opening lineups. ESPN led with Angels-Nationals highlights featuring Albert Pujols' 500th home run, followed by Pacers-Hawks and Stanley Cup Playoff games. FS1 led with Pujols' 500th home run followed by NBA playoff highlights and the NHL playoffs.

ESPN’s Keith Olbermann called out his “world’s worst” persons in sports: Redskins owner Dan Snyder for trying to “buy off critics” with his Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation. Snyder again was chastised for trying to “promote and profit off of a dictionary defined racial slur,” according to Oneida Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter. Lastly, Snyder was attacked for his idea of presenting an award to a local high school instead of putting money into his charity, completing the “trifecta.”

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