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connpost.com - 10/18/2009

play gets tearful in sportscaster's divorce trial

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BRIDGEPORT -- Watching the Jim Nantz divorce trial was like seeing a car crash -- you just couldn't look away. Nantz, the premier sportscaster for CBS television, was embroiled last week in a divorce trial in a small fifth floor Main Street courtroom with his wife of 26 years, Lorrie. And while ...

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thebiglead.com - 10/19/2009

Jim Nantz Tears Up in Court During Divorce Trial, Reveals He Has a 29-year-old Girlfriend

— thebiglead.com — Jim Nantz, the CBS announcer, is getting a divorce from his wife of 26 years, Lorrie. Jim... Nantz cried in front of a judge this week while talking about how their marriage deteriorated due to her “lack of support for his career and excessive ... (more) Jim Nantz Tears Up in Court During Divorce Trial, ...

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bustedcoverage.com - 10/19/2009

Divorce ‘Em: Jim Nantz Gets Some 29-Year-Old Poon, Nasty Divorce

— bustedcoverage.com — Jim Nantz (left with some random female fan) is having his divorce from wife Lorrie splashed across... the newspapers and now public knowledge that he’s been carrying on a relationship with a 29-year-old chick. Jimbo says his marriage died 10 years ... (more) Divorce ‘Em: Jim Nantz Gets Some 29-Year-Old Poon, ...

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sportsbybrooks.com - 10/19/2009

Divorcing, Teary Nantz Admits 29-Yr-Old Girlfriend

— sportsbybrooks.com — The STAMFORD ADVOCATE has the painful details of Jim Nantz’s divorce proceeding last week, Daniel Tepfer’s lede:... Watching the Jim Nantz divorce trial was like seeing a car crash — you just couldn’t look away. Clutching a pair of reading glasses in his hands, the ... (more) Divorcing, Teary Nantz Admits 29-Yr-Old Girlfriend

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Jim Nantz Tears Up in Court During Divorce Trial, Reveals He Has a 29-year-old Girlfriend
The Big Lead — ... given an oil portrait of himself at the dinner, but Lorrie wouldn’t let him hang it in their Westport home. “It ended up in a warehouse,” he lamented. The Nantz’s have a full-time nanny/housekeeper for their 15-year-old daughter. Lorrie Nance is seeking alimony in excess of $1.5 million a year, in addition to their 6-bedroom, 6-bathroom house in Westport, Connecticut. Play-by-play gets tearful in sportscaster’s divorce trial (Connecticut Post)

Monday Morning Dump
Ballin' is a Habit — Jim Nantz is getting divorced; three people die running in the Detroit marathon; criminal charges against balloon dad; mother of the year; man commits suicide, and neighbors think the body is part of a Halooween decoration; bus driver chases man with an ice scraper; not sure why anyone would think this is a good idea; this girl may never get another date; is this real? - Report on Binghamton coming Tuesday. - Midnight Madness recap. How did he miss this at Georgetown? Wanna know what ...

Jim Nantz' Divorce Trial Gets Its Own Sad Play-By-Play [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin — ... At least Connecticut Post writer Daniel Tepfer, who covered the testimony of the divorce trial, says what we're all thinking. We don't really need to know this stuff, but it is "like seeing a car crash — you just couldn't look away." At its heart, this story is the same old song about a couple that used to love each other, but doesn't really have anything in common anymore. Except this time, it's happening to your golfing buddy. ...

Divorce, a Tradition Like No Other
Wei Under Par — ... Here are some highlights from the trial from Post reporter Daniel Tepfer, who immersed himself in the melodrama that played out in a Bridgeport courtroom last week: ...

Doing the Monday Links
Fang's Bites — After not watching any sports on Sunday (visiting the three week old niece in NYC), I'm catching up with what I missed today. Starting with USA Today's Michael Hiestand who looks over what the NFL pregame studio analysts had to say about the league's bottom feeders. Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch writes that ESPN has hired one of the UK's most popular soccer announcers to call its World Cup games in 2010. To the Sports Business Journal where we have a few links today. John Ourand and Michael Smith says the Indy Racing League's move of most of its races to Versus from ESPN/ABC cost it ...

Big names
Sports Media Watch — Bill Walton : The ESPN NBA broadcaster continues to recover from severe back problems. During an appearance in Portland, Walton said that returning to broadcasting was his "goal," and spoke in-depth about his recent health issues -- including a major setback in early September. ESPN, in a statement: "We support Bill as he continues his comeback from back surgery and we hope that recovery will enable him to resume his NBA duties." ( Blazersedge ...