weblogs.newsday.com - 12/27/2008
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I enjoy compiling mindless lists as much as any burned-out journalist in late December.
Alas, Sunday editor Chicago Norm never has been big on looking-back pieces, so the best I can do for a Sports Media Year in Review is to blog it, then sneak it into my weekly roundup in the Sunday paper. ...
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... with CBS' Boomer Esiason about the Jets' season finale against Miami. And Justin has five questions for Fox NFL Sunday's Howie Long. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News says while the media rips the Yankees for spending in a down economy, history shows that the spending doesn't always lead to a championship. Newsday's Neil Best says the NFL is the 800 lbs. ratings gorilla. Neil has some numbers in his blog to back his column. Neil reviews the year in sports media. Neil also reviews the year's most watched sporting events. ...
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