I'm okay, she's okay...but we're still getting a divorce

We know how most sports blogs out there in the ether of the Net feel about ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd. The nickname Shrutebag usually doesn't mean warm and fuzzy things. But we'll go ahead and admit it, we're a fan. We think he's insensitive, takes things too far, and has a general hatred for sports bloggers that shines through spectacularly. And we still like him. Why? He speaks his mind, doesn't seem to be in ESPN's back pocket entirely, and refuses to acknowledge the NHL's existence. He also openly admits how unwatchable the NBA has become in the post-Jordan era.

Yesterday, though, Cowherd shared a moment of honesty and sadness that, well, it humbled us a bit. We sometimes tend to forget that ESPN employees and other sports personalities are human, just like the rest of us. Cowherd announced on air that he and his wife of 11 years, Kim, are divorcing. This pains us because, from what we gathered in the 18 months we've been listening to his show, Cowherd's marriage was one of the good ones. He joked about her, he talked about how great she was, and it didn't take a giant leap of faith to assume they were on good terms. They weren't.

It's also hard to hear because he has two children, both of whom are under five years of age. We know how hard divorce can be on kids (we lived it through it), but we can't fathom how much it sucks to have it play out in the public eye. That, and it's difficult to imagine Cowherd's wife sticking around in Bristol just to collect alimony. Cowherd is likely a long-distance-dad in waiting, and there's no joy in that for anybody. We feel for you Colin. But we hope this doesn't mean you'll stop hanging up on Penn State fans.

Shrutebag's sincere apology [The Big Lead]

This hurts us more than it hurts you, Colin [Deadspin]