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weblogs.newsday.com - 12/26/2008

Christmas basketball games attract many viewers

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Usually I wait until after the first day of spring to watch my first non-Knicks NBA action, but Thursday I did catch the ends of both the Spurs-Suns and Celtics-Lakers tilts. Good stuff. The Finals rematch was the highest-rated NBA regular-season game in four years, averaging 5.3 percent ...

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blog.cleveland.com - 1/3/2009

No More JPG Mag

— blog.cleveland.com — A collection of bball pictures from the soon to be defunct JPG Mag.... (more) No More JPG Mag

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masnsports.com - 1/3/2009

Roberts to the "other" Chicago?

— masnsports.com — Brian Roberts always seems to be linked to the Chicago Cubs in trade rumors, but White Sox... general manager Kenny Williams loves the guy and is trying to acquire him. The two sides have discussed former Mount St. Joe pitcher Gavin Floyd as a starting ... (more) Roberts to the "other" Chicago?

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totalprosports.com - 12/27/2008

College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 5

— totalprosports.com — Ending ( Dec 21st) Total Pro Sports - North Carolina are #1 in our College Basketball Power... Rankings for week 5. The Pittsburgh Panthers had a solid win at Florida State. How will this team handle the future Big East play? College Basketball Power ... (more) College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 5

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Celtics/Lakers second highest rated regular season game of decade.
Sports Media Watch — An NBA Finals rematch featuring the two most prominent teams in the sport led to high ratings on ABC Christmas Day. The Lakers' win over the Celtics on Thursday evening drew a 5.3 rating and 9.96 million viewers on ABC, up 51% and 66% respectively from a 3.5 with 5.98 million for last year's comparable Suns/Lakers game. The 5.3 rating is the best for an NBA regular season game since Heat/Lakers on Christmas Day 2004, which drew a 7.3 rating. That game featured the first head-to-head meeting between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant . Additionally, the 5.3 is the ...