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David Halberstam, 1934-2007
David Halberstam, 1934-2007

spud2222 spud2222 posted 4/24/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

One of the great authors of his time ...

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ESPN blows Vick 'scoop'
ESPN blows Vick 'scoop'

spud2222 spud2222 posted 8/24/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

That was some scoop ESPN had on Michael Vick Thursday night. The report dominated the network's "SportsCenter" show and ESPNEWS channel well into the early morning hours and was picked up by news organizations around the world within minutes.

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Jags face Game 1 blackout
Jags face Game 1 blackout

spud2222 spud2222 posted 8/30/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

It's disheartening to see that the Jacksonville Jaguars are in jeopardy of not selling out their Sept. 9 home opener against Vince Young and the Tennessee Titans and having the game blacked out in the Jacksonville area.

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The Incredible Shrinking Newspaper
The Incredible Shrinking Newspaper

The Zoner The Zoner posted 11/1/2008 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Sports Couch Potato joins the lament.

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The Incredible Shrinking Newspaper

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Shannon deals with Hancock tragedy
Shannon deals with Hancock tragedy

spud2222 spud2222 posted 6/7/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Reverberations from the death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock in an April auto accident continue to be felt throughout baseball, but perhaps no one in the game has had more to contemplate since the tragedy than Mike Shannon.

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Tell the truth about Steinbrenner
Tell the truth about Steinbrenner

spud2222 spud2222 posted 7/18/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

It's time for the New York Yankees to address head on the condition of owner George Steinbrenner and put in context who's running the operation.

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Worst halftime in the world
Worst halftime in the world

Zoner Sports found this 9/7/2007 on sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

The Spud has already professed his admiration of Keith Olbermann's work over the years, but after watching Thursday's "Football Night in America" halftime on NBC we again have to wonder what the hell he's doing on that show. Back in April we ...

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Why didn't Olbermann punt?

spud2222 spud2222 posted 4/17/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

More interesting sports media commentary from The Sports Couch Potato (sportscouchpotato.com).

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The first lady
The first lady

Empty the Bench found this 5/25/2007 on sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

The career of CBS Sports' Lesley Visser has been a series of firsts. The trendsetting sportscaster/writer, now 53, was the first female NFL beat writer in the mid-1970s while at The Boston Globe. She also was the first female NFL color analyst for ...

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Ladies, racers, saviors
Ladies, racers, saviors

spud2222 spud2222 posted 5/28/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

It's the ladies alone that can save open-wheel racing in the U.S. ...

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Bill France, 1933-2007
Bill France, 1933-2007

spud2222 spud2222 posted 6/5/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

A retrospective on the man who made NASCAR the powerhouse it is today.

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Hughes Immortalizes Golden Voices
Hughes Immortalizes Golden Voices

The Zoner The Zoner posted 8/29/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Cubs play by play man Pat Hughes is the producer, writer and narrator of a series of CDs that pay homage to some of the sport's Hall of Fame broadcasters. Now available are the first three CDs, which are devoted to Buck, Caray and the Cincinnati Reds' Marty Brennaman.

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The first annual Spuddie noms: Baseball
The first annual Spuddie noms: Baseball

spud2222 spud2222 posted 9/4/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Thanks to the wonders of satellite technology, the Sports Couch Potato has seen and heard a lot of ball this summer. With the regular season in its final weeks, we're proud to announce the finalists in the Major League Baseball category for the first annual Spuddies, our awards for the best local television announcing teams.

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Joe Nuxhall, 1928-2007
Joe Nuxhall, 1928-2007

I Dislike Your Favorite Team found this 11/18/2007 on sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

This past August we lost Phil Rizzuto at age 89. "The Scooter," as he was affectionately known, is as synonymous with the New York Yankees organization as any of the iconic superstars who came before or after him. Joe Nuxhall is to the ...

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Delay of game
Delay of game

spud2222 spud2222 posted 4/30/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Have you gotten over your NFL Draft hangover yet? Read on ...

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Rockin' on in the Octagon
Rockin' on in the Octagon

spud2222 spud2222 posted 5/26/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Is the UFC now bigger than boxing?
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Wired from the outside

One More Dying Quail found this 5/30/2007 on sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

If Game 1 is any indication, the Stanley Cup finals between the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators will be chock-full of action and drama. On Monday night the Ducks came back in clutch fashion to erase a one-goal deficit and win 3-2 on Travis ...

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Cuban closes UFL credibility gap
Cuban closes UFL credibility gap

spud2222 spud2222 posted 5/31/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

Another league to challenge the NFL? Mark Cuban's involvement should make skeptics take pause.

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Golden voices of the Reds
Golden voices of the Reds

spud2222 spud2222 posted 6/11/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

If you add up all the years Waite Hoyt, Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall were behind the microphone calling Cincinnati Reds games, you'd come up just one year shy of the century mark.

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Blogs in a fog
Blogs in a fog

spud2222 spud2222 posted 6/12/2007 from sportscouchpotato.typepad.com

The question of whether news that's disseminated in a live blog constitutes an infringement of copyright is at the heart of what could potentially be a far-reaching dispute between a Kentucky newspaper and the NCAA.
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