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Bing Crosby's Kinescope of 1960 World Series Is Gold for MLB Network

No sport revels in its past more than baseball, sometimes to its detriment, and often to the exclusion of welcoming in a new generation of fans who wonder what the game was like before Cal Ripken. So, it might be tempting to dismiss Wednesday's MLB Network telecast of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series between the...

The Dugout: Bob Uecker's Everlasting Sense of Humor

Leslie Nielsen died today. The entire baseball scene from "The Naked Gun," from Enrico Pallazzo and the National Anthem to the blooper reel where the guy slides into second and gets mauled by a tiger, is the undisputed king of funny baseball movie moments. Number two on that list has to be every word out of Bob Uecker's...

American Sport, World Cup Can Learn From Each Other

I don't know if the 2010 World Cup has caught on in your corner of the pitch, but here in Manhattan we've been following the action zealously. Vuvuzelously. Bar flies stride proudly into saloons at 9:30 a.m. as if they've only just taken up the habit. There's something cool about taking up space at your local watering...

And Sports Emmys Winners Are ...

Two of sports broadcasting's most honored announcers picked up more hardware for their mantles Monday, while NBC's coverage of the NFL received the industry's stamp of approval. That's the overview of Monday's Sports Emmy Awards, where NBC's Bob Costas captured his 15th statuette for Outstanding Studio Host for his work...

NBC Doesn't Quite Step Up to Podium

So, another Winter Olympics are in the books, and the bobsleds, curling stones, skis, skates and rifles (and the athletes who use them) have been stored, to be dug out of the closet in roughly four years, for the next time we care about these sports.Before NBC puts away the cameras and videotape machines to be unloaded in...

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05/22/12 15 Interleague Matchups Featured in MLB Network's... Source: MLB - Philadelphia Phillies Secaucus, N.J., May 22, 2012 â Fifteen Interleague Play matchups will be featured during MLB Network's live game schedule from Monday, June 4 through Saturday, June 30, including games with every division leader in action.
05/21/12 Costas, Edmonds, Pace Named To STL Sports Hall Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2012 is headlined by a former KMOX Radio broadcaster who's went on to big-time success at the national level.
05/19/12 Preakness coverage by NBC shows power of preparation Source: The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD NBC Sports says it had 170 employees in Baltimore this week to cover the Preakness, and from the looks of the TV package it presented, all of them earned their keep.
05/18/12 A total of 170 members of NBC Sports team to cover... Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID Last year, 8.8 million viewers saw NBC's coverage of the Preakness.
05/06/12 Column: 'Maryland, here we come' (and I'll be there,... Source: The Frederick News-Post - Frederick MD There was a time when the three most important sports in the United States of America were baseball, boxing and horse racing.