I've always been a fan of ESPN's Linda Cohn, so I was eager to read her new book, Cohn-Head. Let's give her credit for how open she has been about herself in the book -- about growing up with a volatile mother and passive father, about her stumbles in her career, about what turned out to be the break-up of her marriage. However, Cohn ends up sounding whiny, and a lot of the ESPN material just isn't that compelling.

She does pass along one anecdote -- on herself -- that I found amusing. A memo came down from ESPN management about dressing professionally in the office, and it mentioned not wearing thongs. Cohn was annoyed at that in particular and asked how anyone would even know. It was then pointed out to her that the thongs in question were the footwear otherwise known as flip-flops.

Meanwhile, as part of the publicity for the book, Cohn agreed to meet with Deadspin.com's A.J. Daulerio. He chronicles their "date" here. Before you click: raw language warning and I suggest you stop reading after he and Cohn bid goodbye and before a tale of gastrointestinal distress.