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	     	<title><![CDATA[HBO on the Russian hockey plane crash]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[On the Feb. 21 episode of HBO's &quot;Real Sports,&quot; there's a segment on the plane crash that killed a Russian hockey team in the KHL last September. Here's a snippet from that segment.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Jeremy Lin and 'Saturday Night Live']]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/jeremy-lin-and-saturday-night-live-1.3541685</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Linsanity has taken over everywhere, including NBC's &quot;Saturday Night Live.&quot; The show's &quot;cold open&quot; last night featured a variety of uses for Jeremy Lin's last name.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Gary Carter, RIP]]></title>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Shaq, Kerr weigh in on Linsanity]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Turner Sports had a conference call Tuesday to discuss its coverage of the upcoming NBA All-Star Game, and to discuss other NBA matters.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Nets land in dollar bin]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Team Marketing Report is out with its annual survey of NBA ticket costs, which shows that – no surprise – the two most expensive teams are the Knicks and Lakers, who average $117.47 and $99.25 for their non-premium seats.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Bob Costas chats with Bobby Valentine]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[On Monday night's episode of &quot;Studio 42 with Bob Costas&quot; on the MLB Network, Commack's own sits down with new Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Patriots strategy was not 'sound']]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Since Chiefs coach Hank Stram famously agreed to be miked XLII years ago, no Super Bowl experience truly has been complete until we hear the NFL Films audio to learn what really went on.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Super Bowl spins its Web]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/super-bowl-spins-its-web-1.3519787</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Lost amid the boffo television ratings news out of Super Bowl XLVI was a milestone in live sports on the Internet.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Rangers are buzz beaters]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[My level of anticipation for Nielsen’s annual Year in Sports roundup is a sign I have been on the business / media beat way too long. But check out some of the highlights:]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA['Moneyball' faces long Oscar odds]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/moneyball-faces-long-oscar-odds-1.3519744</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[“Moneyball’’ is an extreme longshot to join “Rocky,” “Chariots of Fire’’ and “Million Dollar Baby’’ as the only sports films to win a Best Picture Oscar. It also would be the first baseball film so honored.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dungy regrets kicking to Hester]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[While I was busy watching Rex Ryan's movie acting debut Thursday night, NBC Sports Network was televising &quot;Costas Tonight: Live from the Super Bowl,&quot; including a panel discussion involving assorted movers and shakers.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA['Mad Dog' Chris Russo vs. Craig Carton]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/mad-dog-chris-russo-vs-craig-carton-1.3499465</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[A few minutes before 9 a.m., I pulled into the parking lot at the Newsday office and the old &quot;Mike and the Mad Dog&quot; jingle came on the radio.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Will Super Bowl XLVI pass 111 million viewers?]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/will-super-bowl-xlvi-pass-111-million-viewers-1.3497128</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl XLV smashed all previous records when an average of 111 million viewers made it the most-watched program in American television history.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:39:39 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Is Bob Costas clairvoyant?]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Way back on Nov. 6, Commack’s own Bob Costas said this during his Sunday night halftime essay, hours after the Giants’ victory over the Patriots.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:37:04 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Catch 42, revisited]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Among NBC’s planned pregame wrinkles will be a live on-set reunion of the two principals in the most famous catch in Super Bowl history.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:35:10 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Al Michaels is a Super Bowl original]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[When former Newsday paper boy Al Michaels speaks about the growth of the Super Bowl, he knows firsthand of what he speaks. He was in the stands at the L.A. Coliseum for the very first edition in January of 1967.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:33:16 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Cris Collinsworth always talked a good game]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl media days have come a long way in the past 30 years, but some things never change.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:30:27 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison prefers Eli Manning to Tom Brady]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Rodney Harrison readily admits he is rooting for the Patriots, with whom he won two Super Bowls, to defeat the Giants, even though he now is an NBC analyst.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Tony Dungy proud as a peacock of Indy]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/tony-dungy-proud-as-a-peacock-of-indy-1.3497130</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[It did not take long for Tony Dungy to do the math when NBC hired him as an analyst before the 2009 season. He quickly realized Super Bowl XLVI would be the network’s turn in the rotation.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[WFAN's Joe Benigno picks Patriots over Giants]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/media/watchdog-1.812020/wfan-s-joe-benigno-picks-patriots-over-giants-1.3496990</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Longtime suffering Jets fan and WFAN host Joe Benigno had no problem picking the Patriots to win the Super Bowl over the Giants. He joins former WFAN colleague Chris &quot;Mad Dog&quot; Russo on the Patriots bandwagon while Mike Francesa stands firmly behind the Giants. Bengino thinks the final score will be 27-24.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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