"NFL Player Found Dead"

"New techniques of communication bring a transformation of thinking, which then transfroms culture."
-Neil Postman

ESPN is a major network known for its constant attempts to update its technology and how they communicate with their fans; always trying to keep them entertained.  SportCenter's fancy design of showing the sports topics of the day on the side of the screen surprised me quite a bit recently.  It was after a Monday Night Football game when SportsCenter did it's usual recap of the game.  Since it's the only NFL game of the day, ESPN devotes quite a bit of their time recapping the game.  Anyways, on the side of the screen the next topic was "NFL Player Found Dead" and I assumed they would immediately cut to that segment because, ya know, somebody DIED!  However, the anchor continued to talk about the game that had already been over for some time.  I was more and more shocked as time went on and wondered why the hell they weren't saying anything about it yet.  Granted, maybe the anchor wasn't informed yet, but somebody a the studio must have known or else they wouldn't have put it on the screen.  The only reason I'm writing about this is because it ended up taking 10+ minutes before they even said something about it.  10 minutes! 10 minutes of showing the same highlights over and over and talking about the teams' upcoming schedules and who's going to be hurt or what not; entertainment for the fans.  Turns out that player committed suicide.  What a shame.