“Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” will be profiling Deadspin, along with steroid guru Victor Conte, Mike Tyson, and NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson, in an upcoming episode. I wonder if they’ll talk about that 17-year-old girl that Mark Sanchez kept texting.

*Deadspin. The gossip column in the daily newspaper used to be the most dreaded place for major sports figures to see their names in bold – until Deadspin.com emerged with the motto “Without access, discretion, or favor.” [sic]

By adhering to its mission, the site has carved out a unique niche in the digital media landscape. Enormously popular, Deadspin has become a significant newsmaker by demonstrating a willingness to post the most personal material about sports headliners.

–All Headline News, via Blogs With Balls.

Some people are bent out of shape about the style of news that A.J. Daulerio and Co. are publishing these days, even going as far to call it “non-news.” Obviously, I’m biased, and obviously I disagree. It can’t be any worse than Mary Carillo getting Twitter lessons from Peter King. That was like watching paint dry.

Long-time sports announcer Bryant Gumbel has told the world that he’s battling lung cancer. I guess “battling” sounds better than “trying really hard to not die from.” Gumbel made the announcement while guest hosting an episode of “Live! With Regis and Kelly.” And since we are talking about cancer, I should point out that that’s “Live!” with a long I, and not a short I.

After re-introducing Gumbel as her temporary co-host, Kelly Ripa said Gumbel had revealed something backstage that made her “almost faint.”

Ripa had been discussing her excitement about working out on the show with guest Julianne Hough of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” when Gumbel said he could not participate, explaining he had a note from his doctor. –ABCNews

Gumbel hasn’t done play-by-play for games on the NFL Network since 2007, so in the event his health takes a turn for the worse, you’ll actually be able to see it.