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• Showtime June 2013

  One of the wonders of visual art is that the artist can create myriad layers of meaning, as many as s/he desires in fact. On the upper end of this range are the images created by East End artist John Alexander. You may have chuckled at his satirical portra   Read more »

• Alexander and Peterson highlight Showtime card

  wrong place at the wrong time. I'm ready to fight. I've been ready to fightThis fight will lead to bigger and better things with SHOWTIME."As for Peterson (31-1), its been a rough year and a half. He didnt receive a lot of credit for his win over Amir Khan   Read more »

• 'The Borgias' review: Plots thicken

  SHOW "The Borgias" WHEN | WHERE Third-season premiere Sunday night at 10 on Showtime WHAT IT'S ABOUT The second season ended with a confession -- or two. First: Girolamo Savonarola ( Steven Berkoff ), the Dominican friar and Church reformer who challenged   Read more »

• 'Nurse Jackie' review: Falco's good, show's changed

  or just plain forced. The whole rhythm is off. In one sense, that's to be expected -- Jackie's rebooting her life just as Showtime is rebooting her series -- but some of that old fire has died down. Will it return?There's a real spark when Adam Ferrara joins   Read more »

• Permit still pending for 'Long Islands Number 1 Strip Club'

  Board Members continue to deliberate and discuss the matter, appeals board secretary Richard Regina said in an email.Meanwhile, Showtime club owners Billy Dean and Rori Gordon and their company, Green 2009 Inc., continue another legal fight in the New York   Read more »

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• Watch it or not, you pay for sports on cable TV

  prevent TV providers from releasing an exact breakdown, unlike the upfront fees known for such premium channels as HBO or Showtime. But according to the media research and analysts firm SNL Kagan, basic cable customers paid an average of $5.06 a month for 9:28 PM from KansasCity.com Read more »

• June 8 fight undercards set

  are two big fight cards on June 8. A Showtime tripleheader from the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., will be headlined by the welterweight clash between Marcos Maidana and Josesito Lopez, and also will feature two junior middleweight fights: Erislandy 8:29 PM from ESPN Read more »

• Frank Warren column: Cobra to bite back

  years ago, when the pair locked horns in Denmark as part of Showtime’s Super Six series, the Great Dane scalped Froch by a unanimous decision after a titanic tussle. Home advantage was critical on that occasion and will prove equally decisive when the gladiators 6:39 PM from The Sun Read more »

• Maidana vs Lopez: Showtime Extreme bouts confirmed for June 8

  titlist Johan Perez in the main bout of the June 8 Showtime Extreme broadcast, which will precede the Maidana vs Lopez card on Showtime. Kamegai (22-0-1, 19 KO) is a 30-year-old banger who stole some attention last October with a great fight against Jorge 4:13 PM from Bad Left Hook Read more »

• Mended Russell cleared to train

  Casino/Showtime Gary Russell Jr.'s left hand injury is healed, clearing the way for him to return on July 13. Featherweight Gary Russell Jr., the 2011 ESPN.com prospect of the year, has been cleared to resume training after fracturing his left hand in a March 2:40 PM from ESPN Read more »