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High Hopes for Comcast-NBC Merger

While the prospective merger of Comcast and NBC-Universal is causing consternation in some circles, sports fans, potentially, have a lot to look forward to, assuming the deal passes regulatory muster.If Richard Sandomir of the New York Times is right, the merger could lead to a serious contender to ESPN as a national cable...

How the Greatest Announcing Call Ever (Onions, by Bill Raftery) Was Born

Once upon a time at a now defunct fantasy Web site, I penned a piece that more or less proclaimed Bill Raftery the greatest announcer of all time (he had just won the 2006 Curt Gowdy Media Award) due to his proclivity for generating or reviving amazing catch phrases like: "Man-to-man!", "Send it in!", and, of course,...