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Finally, Monday Night Football is about the game
You'll find lots of faces in new places when the NFL season begins later this week. By now, you're probably well aware that Michael Strahan is on the Fox pregame set and Dan Patrick is rejoining Democratic Party spokesperson ... oops, I mean MSNBC talk...Tags: Sarah Palin, NBC, Alex Karras, Bob Griese, Service Electric Inc.
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Phelps' gold pursuit pushes ratings to new heights
NBC press releases blare the news that the Beijing Olympics were the most-viewed event in U.S. television history with 211 million viewers through Saturday eclipsing the 209 million who viewed the 1996 Atlanta Games. But the truth is the blockbuster...Tags: NBC, Satellite and Cable Service, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Warren Sapp, Cris Carter
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U.S. delivers punch-junk effort
BEIJING — Oh, how Howard Cosell would mock this. Having followed the halcyon days of Cassius and Smokin' Joe and Big George and the young Sugar Ray, how it would have pained the perspicacious Howard to watch these pusillanimous pugilists of our...Tags: Popular Music, Lennox Lewis, Welterweight, Heavyweight, Boxing
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Two runners, once united with Olympic gesture, are now divided
Special to The TimesUnited they stood, two men with black-gloved fists thrust into the night. In solidarity, they bowed their heads as the national anthem played. Together, in harmonious synchronicity, they defied history. On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos...Tags: Mass Media, Sociology, University of Minnesota, International Olympic Committee, Jackie Robinson
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Lakers have long odds to overcome against Celtics in NBA Finals
With the Boston Celtics playing iceberg to the Lakers' cruise ship Sunday at the TD Banknorth Garden, ABC cameras showed Lakers fan LeonardoDiCaprio looking on anxiously while analyst Mark Jackson exclaimed, "If you're DiCaprio, you're thinking, 'This...Tags: Isiah Thomas, Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Mike Piazza, Magic Johnson
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Bronx scenes: lots of green
Associated PressLadies and gentlemen, the Bronx is blooming! Despite its urban image, the Bronx has 7,000 acres of park land, about 25 percent of its total area. In addition to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, the borough's green spaces include the New York Botanical...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Golf, Epidemics and Plagues, Gardens and Parks, Nature
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They're not-so-artful Dodgers when it comes to a deal
You might want to hold your nose.
Angel Berroa. Mark Sweeney. Scott Proctor. Thomas Perez. Brady Clark. Marlon Anderson. Julio Lugo. Greg Maddux. Wilson Betemit. Elmer Dessens. B.J. LaMura. Mark Hendrickson. Toby Hall. Ben Kozlowski. Danys Baez. Jae Sao....Tags: Marlon Anderson, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Joe Torre, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Celebs star in CBS' 'Secret Talents of the Stars'
Special to NewsdayAnd you thought you'd seen celebrities do everything. Dance, sing, skate. Live together, lose weight. Get arrested, go to jail, go to rehab. All dressed up, dressed down, dressed in (and out of) their underwear. But now TV has come up with a new way...Tags: Emmitt Smith, Popular Music, NBC, Kristy Swanson, Dance
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Costas is the modern-day McKay
When I was growing up, Howard Cosell, Jim McKay and Jack Whitaker defined what sports broadcasting was all about. They had the ability to take an athletic contest and provide context, relevance, the reason why you should care -- all in less than two...Tags: Popular Music, Kentucky Derby, NBC, Detroit Red Wings, Lehigh Valley IronPigs
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Colleagues mourn Philly's Marzano
For the Philadelphia area sports fan, this week may be -- to steal from the old Andy Williams Christmas song -- the most wonderful time of the year. Flyers and 76ers in the playoffs, Phillies playing some big early-season series -- and the Eagles...Tags: NBC, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, CBS Corp., Television Industry, Philadelphia 76ers
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Jaws: Favre won't be in the booth
Since he was so popular with every NFL analyst -- sometimes to the point of nausea with all of the gushing that went on-- Brett Favre would figure to have the pick of the litter when it comes to NFL analyst gigs. But Ron Jaworski isn't sure you'll see...Tags: Coca-Cola Company, Radio, ESPN, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Movies
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Bill Murray vs. Billy Crystal
Return to RedEye's "Best SNL Cast Member Ever" home page to cast another vote. -------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++ || See all the 32 finalists || ++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++ || Bill Murray ----------------...Tags: Billy Crystal, Muhammad Ali, Bill Murray, Sammy Davis Jr.
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Jun 25, 2008
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Apr 6, 2008
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