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Neil Best leaves no stone unturned in the world of sports media.

Networks have eyes for NFL

The most popular show on television returns for another season in September, but not before the usual wish-list-making and lobbying from the networks desperate for their pieces of the NFL pie.

As usual, the league did its best. As usual, not everyone can be entirely happy.

For example: After Fox saw both Giants-Cowboys games handed to NBC last season, the NFL chose to open the 2012 season...

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Eva Longoria meets D'Brickashaw Ferguson

@EvaLongoria My heart is sad that my favorite

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The Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson was busy earlier this month working as the sound man on a video crew as part of the NFL's inaugural "Hollywood Boot Camp" at Universal Studios in California when his group received unexpected visitors:

Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," which is recorded at the studios.

Longoria initially interrupted...

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Big Blue DVD is vanilla

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and

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Far be it from me to deny Giants fans an opportunity to relive the glories of the 2011 season by enjoying the new DVD, “Super Bowl XLVI Champions: New York Giants.’’

But be advised: The approach is as vanilla as the title. This is a strictly highlights-driven offering, full of cool NFL Films angles and slo-mo shots of balls spiraling through the air – including Tom Brady’s season-ending Hail...

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