Is an ESPN Columnist Scamming People on the Internet?

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The strange saga of Sarah Phillips, who went from message board commenter to ESPN gambling columnist and hid her identity from editors, scamming many of the people she met along the way.

| | May 2012

Koblin on sports: incredible, as expected.

The best part is the description Phillips gave her new website: “Think of South Park meets sports betting meets Celebrity Rehab meets Jerry Spring [sic].” What a compelling combination of random things.

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    This whole story is insane, and just keeps getting bigger!
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    Man…the Internet world, of which I am a willing participant, is scary.
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    She ended up losing her job with ESPN over this story, and wrote a series of tweets apologizing on Twitter. “I made poor...
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    The best part is the description Phillips gave her new website: “Think of South Park meets sports betting meets...
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    on sports: incredible, as expected.
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