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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Joe Montana, Joe Sakic, Earl Campbell, Rich Gannon, Major League Baseball
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Joe Namath, Keith Hernandez, Yogi made TV cameos
WatchdogThe other day I did the last of my annoying "My Boys" posts for the year - in which I discuss the appearances by two current Cubs and mention past athlete cameos on shows about fictional sportswriters, such as Deacon......Tags: Everybody Loves Raymond (tv program), Sports, Baseball, The Brady Bunch (tv program), All Stars
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Conan O'Brien, LeBron James, Jeanie Buss in news
WatchdogIn addition to my main story on SNY, Citi Field and home run replays, my Friday column includes items on Conan O'Brien's effect on the Stanley Cup schedule, LeBron's and Kobe's effects on NBA ratings and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jeanie......Tags: National Basketball Association, LeBron James, Twitter, Inc., Conan O'Brien
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Cubs players make guest appearances on 'My Boys'
WatchdogIt wasn't as cool as Deacon Jones appearing as himself on "The Odd Couple" or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on "Everybody Loves Raymond," but Tuesday the Cubs' Mike Fontenot and Micah Hoffpauir joined the pantheon of athletes playing themselves on shows about......Tags: Chicago Cubs, Spring Training, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Deacon Jones
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NBA Store features Abdul-Jabbar, vintage cards
WatchdogKareem Abdul-Jabbar is scheduled to appear at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue Thursday, where he will be interviewed on Sirius Satellite Radio at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday also marks the debut at the store of what sounds like a......Tags: Kevin Garnett, Newsday Inc., Kobe Bryant, Sports, Bill Russell
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A closer look at teams the Orlando Magic could emulate to get back to NBA playoffs
Obviously, Magic fans have known for some time — say, since January — that the club was not going to receive a postseason invitation. (Thanks again, Dwight.) Still, it's weird after six consecutive seasons of playoff appearances not to see...Tags: Klay Thompson, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Serge Ibaka, Nerlens Noel
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Interview: Pam Grier takes trip down memory lane, with fans' help
Pam Grier plans on taking a break from fan conventions and autograph signings for a while following her many movie theater and autograph show appearances in the Chicago area this weekend. It's not that the blaxploitation movie legend doesn't enjoy meeting...
Tags: Freddie Prinze, Movies, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Mike Tyson coming to Chicago area, Andy Richter sticking with 'Conan,' Haley Reinhart returning to 'American Idol'
This weekend’s Sports Collectibles Convention in Rosemont didn’t just book some of the biggest names in sports, but also some of the most controversial.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and baseball’s all-...Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment Events, Andy Richter, Sports, Baseball
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Jerry Buss' legacy is creating a team all of Los Angeles could love
Jerry Buss was one of the greatest owners in the history of professional sports, the creator of the most entertaining championship teams ever, a fearless pioneer who bonded a giant and disparate city under a brilliant blanket of purple and gold. Yet...Tags: Festive Events, National Basketball Association, Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss, Jerry West
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Thirty years ago, the 76ers had championship spirit, talent, chemistry
By the time I made it to the Spectrum for the first time in 1978, Philadelphia's first modern indoor sports arena was anything but. Gum and dried food stuck under and on the seats, floors were tacky and it had an ambience more fitting for a vampire...Tags: Orlando Magic, Sports, Pat Riley, Bill Walton, Philadelphia Phillies
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LeBron taking place in history
Not one. Not two. Not three. Not … "You know you're about to get your fourth MVP?" Dwyane Wade said to LeBron James the other day as they sat in the Heat's training room. "And it's your fourth in five years?" "I'm still a kid from Akron,''...
Tags: Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, Robert McAdoo, Sports, Magic Johnson
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Bill Walton never takes a timeout from talking
In a week when you thought you might have heard it all, I present to you Bill Walton speaking to USC students and bashing UCLA basketball. "I never knew they had pretty girls here at USC," began Walton, one of UCLA's all-time greats, after being...
Tags: Pau Gasol, Pacific-12 Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Stanford Cardinal, Los Angeles Lakers
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