You have to love sports reporting these days. Bob McKenzie posted on his Twitter account earlier today that he had spoke to Brian Burke about a possible Joe Thornton to Toronto rumour and Burke said the story was 'a complete fabrication'.
To me, McKenzie should either report further as to why he gives the story credibility despite Burke's denial; or else admit the story shouldn't carry much weight because it came from Source A, who has a history of making things up.
It's hockey ambulance chasing at its finest.
It's not unlike the 'journalist' who reported Pat Burns had died a number of months ago, despite the fact Burns wasn't dead at all. Did we ever find out who started that real sick rumour? These irresponsible folks need to be held accountable.
And, earlier today, it was reported that Clay Matthews had won the NFL Defensive Player Of The Year, only to find out later in the day that it was, in fact, Troy Polamalu.
Here are a couple of stories about it:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41360135/ns/sports-player_news/
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41360672/sports/player_news
I really love the 'multiple reports' part. When someone breaks a story first, sports reporters are actually very quick to point out who should get credit for first releasing the information to the public. When something false comes out, we get 'multiple reports'.
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