Elizabeth Newman

General Editor, Director of Rhoden Fellows - Andscape at ESPN. School of The NYT Instructor, Former Editor at Sports Illustrated, Co-Host of @TLSLiveShow

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@Bostonbenny64 @GQMagazine Peyton’s sexual misconduct accusation (which he denied) occurred while he was at Tennessee and is well documented. His accuser later sued him for defamation after he mocked her in his book, for which he settled out of court.

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@Bostonbenny64 @GQMagazine They certainly didn’t do it with Peyton Manning who, like Zverev, denied all allegations but later settled out of court.

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@GQMagazine @bySLPrice The same thing we did about Peyton Manning’s. He was accused of sexual misconduct, denied it, was sued for defamation by the accuser and then settled with her out of court. Now Peyton is a media darling, embraced by fans and the NFL. Soooo …

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@jon_wertheim Consistently denied. He was later sued by his accuser for defamation regarding comments he made about her in 2001 book. He later settled out of court. Rarely is this brought up when discussing or reporting on Manning, his legacy, his commercials or his media presence.

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@jon_wertheim At this point, this constant focus on this topic after it has been settled legally is, are we tennis journalists/sports reporters or Zverev watchdogs. Think about Peyton Manning. Accused of sexual misconduct in 1996 by a female athletic trainer at Tennessee, an allegation …

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@BenRothenberg The same Mary Carillo who so tastelessly compared Serena’s reaction to her sister’s murder to James Blake’s reaction to his father’s death from cancer: “Why can’t Serena be more like James?” Pffft.

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@JessLakei @KaspaTommy @jon_wertheim Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex, was suspended ban for
for verbally abusing officials, and now another for testing positive for coke. Yet, he is still a ATP and media darling to networks and stays on their payroll.

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@JessLakei @KaspaTommy @jon_wertheim Not the media, at least not like this. The fact that he settled out of court and both parties agreed to NDAs was accepted while he still played.

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@Damianm410s @TennisSteph No he is not. SMH.

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@BenRothenberg And that is my entire point about your intentions as a journalist. Exactly what @jon_wertheim just tweeted about. When did stop reporting the unbiased facts as a journalist?

And yes, there may have been a typo in my previous Tweet, but I am now legally blind soooo, apologies.

[Jon Wertheim @jon_wertheim]

Conflicts fully disclosed here….but you have a player trying to become the first American man to win a major in nearly a quarter century. You have that previous winner on your roster. If you are the broadcaster, wouldn’t this be a great time to lean on his considerable talent and relevant insight, and have him in the three- person booth for the final?

[Elizabeth Newman @ENewman74]

@BenRothenberg Self-explanatory. Leave you feeling about Sascha out of your reporting. When he won Roland Garros, you were in your feelings. Now, here we are again. You are at your best as a reporter when you leave your personal issues at the door.

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@MarkHut92343683 @NFTC_News @NationalHarbor Everyone called them the Washington Capitals and the Washington Bullets when they both played in the Capital Centre which was in Maryland. No different from the NY Giants and the NY Jets actually playing in Jersey.