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At Winter Classic, Cablecam Makes Its Outdoor Hockey Debut for NBC

PITTSBURGH -- If Sam Flood has his way, NBC's Cablecam will stay stride-for-stride with Sidney Crosby on a rink-length rush during the 2011 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day. Or Alexander Ovechkin, if the opportunity presents itself. "There's a faceoff deep in the Capitals' defensive zone," imagines Flood, a former...

Reporting on College Realignment Scenarios Fails to Pass

The latest development in the ongoing contest between getting a story first and getting it right got staged in the recent reporting over the prospects of college realignment, and the winner, once again, was speed and apparently greed over accuracy. It would have been naïve, of course, to expect media outlets to wait until...

Cushing Revote Sparks Live Wire Issue

The Associated Press wasn't attempting to make a statement about the ethics of rewarding bad behavior by sending the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award back to a panel for a revote after the original and eventual winner, Houston linebacker Brian Cushing, was suspended by the league. Instead, the wire service was...

What, No Howie Mandel at the Winter Classic?

The hype machine for the Beverage Sponsorship Money of Which I Do Not Receive a Cut AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic continues to hum. I took part in an informative conference call yesterday in the wake of NBC's announcement that Bob Costas would finally have the opportunity to match the prestige of appearing in "BASEketball"...

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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Auctions Himself to Help Pakistan Flood Victims

Socially conscious singer-songwriter Sam Duckworth -- better know as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly -- has put himself up for auction on eBay in an attempt to raise money for those affected by the floods in Pakistan.

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05/31/12 Hines Ward signs on with NBC Sports Source: USA Today After a public audition on NBC 's Super Bowl pregame last season, Hines Ward will join NBC to be a football analyst and bring star power to its fledgling cable sports channel.
05/31/12 NBC Hires Ward, With Numerous Roles in Mind Source: The Fifth Down - The New York Times Hines Ward evidently made a strong impression as a guest analyst on NBC's Super Bowl pregame show.