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Billy Packer packs CBS bag, makes way for Kellogg
WatchdogHere is my Tuesday newspaper column on Billy Packer. The guy had a heck of a run, is a unique character and remains a valued trove of college basketball history who no doubt will resurface soon with other hoops-related ventures.......Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Basketball, NCAA Tournaments, History
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Bob Wolff of News 12 LI honored by hoops HOF
WatchdogA laurel and hearty handshake to News 12's own Bob Wolff for being honored with the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame. Wolff and long-time USA Today hoops scribe David DuPree will be recognized during the......Tags: Bill Campbell, Satellite and Cable Service, Basketball, National Government, Boston Celtics
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Mike Francesa responds to all the Russo coverage
WatchdogYes, I heard Mike Francesa's monologue this afternoon regarding the "Mike and the Mad Dog" saga, and yes I plan to blog about it. Give me some time. Our blog system has been very shaky all day. One of Mike's......Tags: Miami Dolphins, Football, Baseball, Joe Torre, Tampa Bay Rays
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Vin Scully named best sportscaster ever
WatchdogYou are reading the 4,000th post in WatchDog's 20-month history. Thanks as always for your loyalty, support and contributions. To mark the occasion we link to Tom Hoffarth's post on the top 50 sports broadcasters of all time, as per......Tags: John Madden, Joe Morgan (baseball), Chick Hearn, Harry Caray, James Brown
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WatchDog's No. 1 is everyone's No. 1: Vin Scully
WatchdogSpeaking of Al Michaels (see post below), the post earlier this week about the American Sportscasters' Association list of the top 50 sportscasters ever created so much interest I thought I would share my top 15 to promote further discussion......Tags: John Madden, Marty Glickman, Howard Cosell, Vin Scully
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Indiana State vs. Michigan State top-rated game ever
WatchdogThe highest-rated basketball game ever - college or pro - was played 30 years ago next Thursday. The Michigan State-Indiana State NCAA final on NBC attracted 24.1 percent of U.S. households, almost double what last year's Kansas-Memphis game averaged........Tags: Georgetown, Billy Packer, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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WFUV to honor Dick Enberg at May fundraising gala
WatchdogOn May 6, Dick Enberg will be honored - along with non-sports people Paul Simon and Jim Lehrer - at WFUV's spring gala at the Puck Building. Enberg will receive the second annual Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in sports......Tags: Paul Simon, Vin Scully
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Fordham's WFUV honors Enberg with Scully Award
WatchdogEven when you're Dick Enberg, hearing Vin Scully on the other end of the phone is an attention-getter. "It was a month ago," Enberg said. "I was driving into my garage, and I hear that mellifluous voice: 'Dick, this is......Tags: John Madden, Paul Simon, National Football League, Merlin Olsen, New York Giants
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Don Chargin recalls glory days of boxing at Olympic Auditorium
Boxing keeps turning up the volume on the hype. Apparently, if you sell it loudly, fewer will notice if it is lousy. Oscar De La Hoya, never lousy in the ring, was presenting a card of boxers at a media gathering the other day for a Saturday night show...
Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Boxing, Bantamweight, George Foreman, Staples Center
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History to absorb
Kids aren't into history these days. Too many old guys. Too many dead guys. Wars and issues and causes that chip your nails and get in the way of updating your Facebook page. Stuff that happened long ago, like, waaaay back in the last century.
Pity. It's...Tags: Arts and Culture, Detroit Red Wings, Health, Jim Furyk, Roger Federer
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Battle on the Midway: Syracuse vs. SDSU on FOX Sports Networks
Channel Guide MagazineBattle on the Midway college basketball game with Syracuse vs. San Diego State airs Nov. 11 on FOX Sports Networks from the USS Midway in San Diego Harbor. RELATED: Armed Forces Classic college hoops from Germany on ESPN After the success of the inaugural... -
JoePa wins an award
Nittany LinesJoe Paterno will be posthumously honored as the recipient of the 2012 Dick Enberg Award, presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America, in June at the organization's annual convention in St. Louis. "The award was established to...
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Nov 8, 2012
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