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Mike Tirico Survives Mosquito Attack

I'm not a Redskins or Eagles fan, but I watched the Monday Night Football telecast because, like most people, I wanted to see how a guy who was calling bingo games a month ago might do as a play-caller. Turns out, better than you might think. But as ESPN's Ron Jaworski reminded us every 15 seconds: IT'S MORE ABOUT THE...

ESPN on MNF: Fans Want Football

BRISTOL, Conn. -- Everyone here at ESPN headquarters is taking pains to say that replacing Tony Kornheiser with Jon Gruden in the Monday Night Football booth is not an indictment of Kornheiser's work as an announcer. But in the next breath, everyone then talks about how great they expect Monday Night Football to be now...

Admit it: You'll Miss Kornheiser on MNF

Tony Kornheiser gets very mad when I sit in his chair, pick up his personalized bobblehead from the studio set and shake the doll. In fact, even when I don't have the privilege of sometimes subbing for him on ESPN's Pardon The Interruption, he seems to dislike me -- maybe because I have a full head of hair or, more likely,...

Aaron Curry Bringing Leukemia Survivor With Him to NFL Draft

Aaron Curry is considered the "safest pick" in this year's NFL Draft. It's for several reasons: he started all but one game in his three-year, redshirt career at Wake Forest, he plays a position that doesn't scream "NFL downside" like, say, quarterback, and perhaps most importantly, everyone is aware that he's just a good...

ESPN's Mike Tirico Discusses His Preparation and Working With Jaws and Tony

At an ESPN event today in Chicago, I pulled Monday Night Football play-by-play man Mike Tirico aside to ask him a few questions about his preparation for the games, Ron Jaworski's film study, and whether Tony Kornheiser talks too much about Brett Favre:Tirico, Jaworski and Kornheiser conclude their season with tonight's...

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05/21/12 Lions QB Stafford donates a trip for Mott patient Source: ABC - WFAA 8 - Dallas TX Stafford bid on a package donated by ESPN announcer and Ann Arbor resident Mike Tirico.