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CBS Finishes With Flourish

If Monday's men's NCAA championship game marked the end of CBS' 29-year run with the tournament, let it be said that the network gave viewers one shining moment of a broadcast. Of course, it didn't hurt that Duke and Butler played a game for the ages, the ball in the air at the horn with the title on the line, but CBS...

Passing on Harrison a Black Eye for CBS

CBS is understandably crowing about its big Super Bowl pregame "get," a sit-down between Bill Cowher and Plaxico Burress, his former wide receiver when the two were in Pittsburgh. Burress, of course, is serving a jail sentence on gun possession charges, and Cowher chatted with him at the New York State prison for a story...

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...

Jim Nantz Must Pay $1 Million a Year in Alimony, Child Support

CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz has been ordered to pay alimony and child support totaling nearly $1 million a year in a divorce case that the judge ruled was the fault of neither Nantz nor his wife of 26 years, Lorrie.Nantz, who makes about $7 million a year, was ordered to pay Lorrie $72,000 a month in alimony until either he...

Zach Johnson Repeats at Valero Open

It would be easy to blame Zach Johnson's recent Sunday struggles on nerves, but that would conveniently overlook the fact that he owns a green jacket, and that he won the Sony Open in January. After a rough final round at Quail Hollow two weeks ago (one that CBS's Jim Nantz suggested might have been due to migraines,...

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02/22/12 NCAA Tournament Announcing Teams...Announced Source: Card Chronicle The tournament tips off on Tuesday, March 13 and Wednesday, March 14 with the NCAA FIRST FOURÂ® on truTV.