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 NBC's final primetime Beijing ratings overview; highest average since 1976 for any non-U.S. Games
NBC's final primetime Beijing ratings overview; highest average since 1976 for any non-U.S. Games
(from SportsBusinessDaily) The 27.7 million average viewers are the most for a non-U.S. Olympics since the 1976 Montreal Games. --- Also, USA averaged a 0.70 household rating and 491,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo; MSNBC, a 0.46 household rating and 267,000 (adults 18-49)...

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Republicans Should Fear Eli Manning and Jason Campbell
The Republican convention will end next Thursday night with John McCain’s acceptance speech. Next Thursday night also marks the beginning of the NFL season as the Redskins face the Giants. Although the NFL & NBC moved the game to 7:00, the Republican Party should be worried about a 3+ hour game.

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[NFL] Expanded NFL Season Coming In 2010 - GridironFans.com
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell visited on Thursday with Dan Patrick, and Goodell talked about the possible expansion of the regular season and, in turn, the potential shrinkage of the preseason. Goodell said that a change would come in 2010 at the earliest, and that it would be tied to the ...
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Phelps to host SNL season premiere -
LOS ANGELES - Butterfly, freestyle, relay -- monologue? Michael Phelps is trading the pool for the " Saturday Night Live " stage. The recording-breaking swimmer, who took home eight gold medals at the Bejing Olympics, will host the 34th season ...
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Romo's dad says Jessica Simpson 'is a wonderful person'
NBC 5 full-time sports anchor/part-time society reporter Newy Scruggs traveled to Burlington, Wisc., to see what Ramiro Romo thought of his son's celebrity girlfriend. "Jessica Simpson is a wonderful person," Mr. Romo said. Tony Romo talked ...
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 Create The Caption #268
Create The Caption #268
(Usually) Everyday I'll throw out a photo from the AP or one of the bigger sites and you provide the caption. Hilarity ensues. I'm also adding a handful of links at the bottom of the page that you should check out each day. Last Thurday's ...
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 Your Move, NFL Network
Your Move, NFL Network
From Reuters: The Big Ten Network and Time Warner Cable have reached an agreement for the channel to be carried on TWC lineups in the eight states in which the college athletic conference schools operate. The agreement in principle, announced Monday, follows the year-old channel’s distribution deal with Comcast, which was inked in June. It will ensure...
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 Australian 10m Diving Gold Medalist Matthew Mitcham Is Gay, Which NBC Decides To Completely Ignore
Australian 10m Diving Gold Medalist Matthew Mitcham Is Gay, Which NBC Decides To Completely Ignore
I'm not sure how many of you saw the men's 10m diving finals the other night, but it was pretty awesome. Chinese diver Zhou Luxin held what appeared to be an insurmountable lead even after botching his final dive. It didn't look good for ...

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 Aussie Diver Matthew Mitcham is Gay, It's No Big Deal, and We're Confused
Aussie Diver Matthew Mitcham is Gay, It's No Big Deal, and We're Confused
A parting shot, or at least questions regarding NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. First note: The U.S. men's volleyball team won gold on Sunday, the team coached by Hugh McCutcheon, whose father-in-law was stabbed to death by a deranged Chinese ...

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 Bill Livingston Refuses to Accept “Today”
Bill Livingston Refuses to Accept “Today”
Waiting For Next Year's take on Cleveland columnist, Bill Livingston's latest.
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 Redeemed!
Redeemed!
Let them shut me down for posting this one. 118-107 is your final and Team USA Basketball has been officially redeemed.... I have to admit that I got a bit teary eyed when all of the players went over and shook Doug Collins hand after the ...
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 Watch USA-Argentina Replay Online, Lithuania-Spain
Watch USA-Argentina Replay Online, Lithuania-Spain
Watch the Olympic Basketball Semifinals online, including replays for USA vs. Argentina and Lithuania vs. Spain

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 NBC To Show Gold Medal Game Live Across The Country
NBC To Show Gold Medal Game Live Across The Country
So the payback to all of you not living in east coast standard time is a live gold medal basketball game tonight that isn't starting at 2:30 in the morning (the start time for us East Coasters). NBC, for once, plans on airing the USA-Spain game ...
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 Listen Up, NBC - We Need More Bela Karolyi...
Listen Up, NBC - We Need More Bela Karolyi...
With NBC turning the page on another Olympic season, it's time for the powers that be to begin looking into alternative forms of promotion for their network. Most of their premier series - The Office, Heroes, 30 Rock - will be making triumphant ...

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 Video:  USA v BRAZIL  (NBC recaps Gold Medal match)
Video: USA v BRAZIL (NBC recaps Gold Medal match)
(08:49) NBCOlympics.com: Brandi Chastaine and others discuss the USA's 1-0 win over Brazil in Thursday night's Women's Soccer Final. --- Extensive highlights and analysis shown here. --- Julie Foudy interviews USA players after the match, including GK Hope Solo. --- Other Olympic soccer highlights and full match videos from both the men and women's tournaments are linked from here, too...
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 Knicks Kicks-Vol. 1
Knicks Kicks-Vol. 1
Over the last seven seasons, mixed in with one pathetic playoff appearance in '04 Knick fans have stopped rooting typically by the time the month of March rolls around. Usually during the time, the playoff brackets begin to unfold, we as Knick fans are already pondering off season trades, and coaching personnel firings and executions. Where do we get our arrogance? I often find myself ...
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 Tape Delay Does Wonders for West Coast Fans
Tape Delay Does Wonders for West Coast Fans
I'm probably not the first person to say this, but tape delay has ruined Olympic hoops for those of us on the West Coast. I know, I could watch it on my laptop. Or go into a self-imposed media blackout until the game actually airs, which creates such ...

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 Tiki Barber, The C Word, And You [Beijing Olympics]
Tiki Barber, The C Word, And You [Beijing Olympics]
My favorite Tiki Barber moment will always be that time he appeared on the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab. When asked what Steinbeck novel included a character named Tom Joad, Tiki answered, "Lonesome Dove." Your favorite moment my vary. ...
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 MSNBC Comes To Tiki's Defense In Regards To His Use Of The C-Word
MSNBC Comes To Tiki's Defense In Regards To His Use Of The C-Word
Late Thursday night, Tiki Barber (through an MSNBC spokesperson) denied uttering the "See You Next Tuesday" word during an Olympic Update segment last week. The two parties combined to give Neil Best and Newsday a few interesting "turns of phrase" ...
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 While His Son Won 8 Golds, Michael Phelps' Father Watched From Home
While His Son Won 8 Golds, Michael Phelps' Father Watched From Home
As Michael Phelps won eight gold medals and accomplished the greatest Olympic performance ever , his mother and his two older sisters got almost as much face time on NBC as Bob Costas. We saw features about Phelps' mom, Debbie, we heard her screaming ...
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 NBC Scores With Olympics; ABC, CBS, Fox Get Lowest Ratings in History
NBC Scores With Olympics; ABC, CBS, Fox Get Lowest Ratings in History
The Olympics have been huge for NBC, with giant ratings and giant profits . Meanwhile, the other networks are looking like Angola taking on the Dream Team. From The Hollywood Reporter : Little noticed in all the fanfare is that NBC's competitors are ...
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ReviewJournal.com - News - NORM: Blog ID'd wrong Nevada governor
We found the blog site's mascot adorable: a cartoon figure in the shape of Nevada, complete with an eye patch. However, a quick telephone call to the Bucket of Blood revealed that someone got his wires crossed: Yes, a governor and first lady were ...

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Donald Trump Jr. Talks Affliction's Future Plans
MMARated Radio was rolling with the big dogs today as we welcomed Donald Trump Jr. (left) to the program to talk, what else, Affliction. Some of the topics we touched on included: * His role with Affliction * Why did the Trumps decided to get involved ...
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 FOX Sports on MSN -  - This revolution won't be televised either
FOX Sports on MSN - - This revolution won't be televised either
The birth of the Internet means you can no longer dictate what is news, when news happens and what is appropriate for viewers. We get to make all those decisions for ourselves, thank you. So, to be quite honest, I'm not all that upset with NBC's ...
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 The List: Top Five Television Sports Theme Songs
The List: Top Five Television Sports Theme Songs
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 MSNBC's "Olympic Update" Continues To Disrespect The Beijing Games
MSNBC's "Olympic Update" Continues To Disrespect The Beijing Games
Everyone saw the goofy clip of Tiki Barber getting lifted off the set by Rulon Gardner right (if not, click here )? Well, Barber has been getting hammered by multiple outlets for his "juvenile and nasty" segments with co-host Jenna Wolfe on MSNBC's ...
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 Reports: Gene Upshaw Dies at 63
Reports: Gene Upshaw Dies at 63
Multiple news outlets are reporting that Gene Upshaw, the Oakland Raiders Hall of Famer who has ruled the NFL players' union for the last quarter century, has died at the age of 63. Upshaw's death was first reported by Jim Riggio of Clear Channel , ...
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Charles Barkley to have televised colonoscopy
SportsByBrooks sets up this inside scoop-poop perfectly: "If you have always wanted to know the inner things living deep inside Charles Barkley to make him the man he really is, you're about to get a treat." Yes, via Sports Media Watch , ...
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 Usain Bolt's World Record 200 Meter Run
Usain Bolt's World Record 200 Meter Run
It's only a spoiler if you buy into NBC's ridiculous and draconian and consumer-unfriendly policies of waiting on a 12-hour story before showing it on video. Here is a video (via Daily Motion), but it will likely only be up for minutes more, if that. ...
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 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games | Free Online Videos, Olympic Event | Athlete Interviews
2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games | Free Online Videos, Olympic Event | Athlete Interviews
SkipNavigation Video Search Video By Sport Go By Country Go By Athlete (last name) Go Go By Type By Relevance Go WATCH LIVE: Men's 10k WATCH LIVE: Men's 10k Women's Quarterfinals - Hungary vs. Romania Women's Quarterfinals - Hungary vs. Romania ...

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Barkley to have televised colonoscopy.
Been there. Done that.
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 ESPN To Bring Back "Primetime" To Counter NBC's Sunday Night Football (Kind Of)
ESPN To Bring Back "Primetime" To Counter NBC's Sunday Night Football (Kind Of)
One of the best shows ever on ESPN was Chris Berman and Tom Jackson's highlight show, "NFL Primetime". It was a simple, no frills, highlight show and a throwback to how Sports of television used to be. Sure Berman was obnoxious at times, but there ...
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 Things You Already Knew: Bears Dumb, Bengals Dumber, Pats Fans Annoying
Things You Already Knew: Bears Dumb, Bengals Dumber, Pats Fans Annoying
In news you already know: Kyle Orton has won out over the Sex Cannon for the Bears starting job. Judging from the above pic, he’s as shocked as you are. In news you already know but still can only scarcely believe: The Bengals have ...
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 Leryn Franco Finishes Next To Last In The Javelin At Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Leryn Franco Finishes Next To Last In The Javelin At Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
I'm sure some of you remember the lovely Leryn Franco. She was the attractive Paraguayan picked up by NBC cameras during the Beijing Opening ceremonies. It took people a little while to figure out that she competes in the javelin, but it took ...
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 Another Reason To Hate NBC’s Olympic Soccer Coverage
Another Reason To Hate NBC’s Olympic Soccer Coverage
Watching Brazil against Argentina in the semi-final of the Olympic games this morning, I felt like I was in a timewarp back to t