Thanks to After Ellen for posting this on its website, here’s one of the funniest Saturday Night Live sketches. Lucy Lawless as Stevie Nicks doing Stevie Nicks’ Fajita Roundup. And here’s the real Stevie doing two of her best songs,...
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
30Jun
I know for a fact that someone from HBO comes and visits this blog from time to time. Just one request. Can I get an advance DVD for “The Ghosts of Flatbush” documentary? I’d love to review it before the...
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30Jun
Saturday, June 30Wimbledon – ESPN2, 8 a.m./NBC, 12 p.m.U.S. Women’s Open, 3rd Round – NBC, 3 p.m.Buick Open, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Mets @ Phillies or Twins at Tigers or Brewers @ Cubs – Fox, 3:55 p.m.Texas @ Red...
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Texas at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.Ninja Warrior – G4, 10:30 p.m.Sin City Diaries 05 – Cinemax, midnight
Here’s some more links for you on this getaway Friday. Some of you have vacation next week as it’ll be the 4th of July. Best wishes to those who are off. Ok, let’s check out news about the Big Ten...
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As unveiled on Mike and the Mad Dog show Thursday, here are WFAN’s Top 20 Sports Moments from the last 20 years. 1. The New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1994 for the first time since 1940.2. Scott...
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29Jun
Nice to have Friday come along. Long week for me, hope it was a good week for you. Plenty of stuff to link to today. Let’s get to it. First, the Boston Globe’s Susan Bickelhaupt has a look at the...
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NBA Draft – ESPN, 7 p.m.Pirate Master – CBS, 8 p.m.Curl Girls – Logo, 8:30 p.m.Burn Notice (series premiere) – USA, 10 p.m.
28Jun
Let’s give you a few more links before bowing out for the day. Earlier this week, I had a link to a very good article by Thomas Hauser on the fractured relationship between HBO and Larry Merchant. Now we have...
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28Jun
Let’s go over a few things today. For a Thursday, there are a lot of links. Let’s head over to the new NBA TV deal first. In an NBA notes report, Michael Hiestand in USA Today reports that the NBA...
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St. Louis at Mets – ESPN, 7 p.m.Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – PBS, 9 p.m.Larry King Live with Paris Hilton – CNN, 9 p.m. and midnightDateline NBC – NBC, 10 p.m.Rescue Me –...
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27Jun
A few links for you late Wednesday afternoon. The New York Times blog called “The Lede” has constructed its own timeline on the murder-suicide of WWE wrestler Chris Benoit. This story becomes more bizarre with each passing day and it...
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27Jun
This morning, the NBA announced a new 8 year TV deal with its current partners, TNT and ESPN/ABC. Here’s ESPN’s announcement. What had been delaying the official deal was the use of NBA games on digital platforms. ESPN will get...
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27Jun
Hello to you all. Sounds like the NBA is going to be announcing an eight year extension of its current agreement with Disney/TNT today. If you click on the link in the last sentence, Neil Best of Newsday says a...
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America’s Got Talent – NBC, 8 p.m.Making the Squad 2006 (on the San Diego Charger Cheerleaders) – NFL Network, 8 p.m.NFL Cheerleader Playoffs, Week 6 – NFL Network, 9 p.m.Red Sox at Seattle – NESN, 10 p.m.
26Jun
Doing some work and also keeping an eye on ESPN2′s Wimbledon coverage online. It’s nice to have live tennis. Also, when you have Dick Enberg, Patrick McEnroe, Cliff Drysdale, Pam Shriver, Mary Carillo, Chris Fowler, Mary Jo Fernandez and Luke...
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26Jun
Tuesdays are never fun as it’s still early in the workweek and the weekend is not in sight. But still, there are links to get to.Sports Media Watch says WWE President Vince McMahon had to “return from the dead” on...
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Thanks to Awful Announcing, we have the clip where Kyle Petty swore on TNT during the Save Mart 350 NASCAR race. As we say on the internet, NSFW. Because my computer is so slow tonight, my plans to give you...
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Mets at St. Louis – ESPN, 7 p.m.Hell’s Kitchen – Fox, 9 p.m.Red Sox at Seattle – NESN, 10 p.m.
25Jun
Time to check out some updates from today. First, I’ve been checking ESPN2′s Wimbledon coverage through it’s broadband service, ESPN360 (only available through participating Internet Service Providers). Like the French Open, the first day has been plagued by rain. Unlike...
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25Jun
It’s never fun to be back at work after a weekend off, but it also means that we get to review the sports weekend. I saw bits and pieces of the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on NBC plus...
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Last night, I was able to listen to both former Red Sox announcer Jerry Trupiano and one of his replacements, Glenn “3 x 5″ Geffner. Thanks to Sirius Satellite Radio, I was able to listen to the College World Series...
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For Saturday, I suggest you watch Giada in Paradise: Capri on the Food Network at 9 p.m. ET/PT. I’m watching Giada in Paradise: Santorini. Just seeing Giada de Laurentiis swimming in a pool is enough for me. I’m enamored with...
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23Jun
Joe Theismann is a bitter man. Who wouldn’t be after being fired by ESPN for really no reason at all. But when you go over the unceremonial firings, I can go back to Fred “The Hammer” Williamson who was fired...
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23Jun
Saturday, June 23America’s Cup – Versus, 8:30 a.m.U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships – NBC, 2 p.m./ESPN2, 7 p.m.Travelers Championship, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Yankees at Giants, Houston at Texas or Detroit at Atlanta – Fox, 3:55 p.m.College World...
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23Jun
I’m watching the NHL Entry Draft, something I forgot to put in the Primetime Viewing Choices for tonight. But, Versus has not done a good job in promoting the NHL and getting carriage so I simply forgot to list it....
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Slim pickings tonight. Red Sox at San Diego – NESN, 10 p.m.Sin City Diaries 04 – Cinemax, midnightNaked and Betrayed – Cinemax, 12:30 a.m. Weekend choices later.
22Jun
I had to leave the office earlier today, but it’s time for one mega dose of links. After last week’s U.S. Open, this week is a bit tamer with Interleague baseball, the NASCAR race which will have a couple of...
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College World Series, Rice vs. UNC – ESPN, 7 p.m.Pirate Master – CBS, 8 p.m.
Just in time for the movie, a new version of the Speed Racer cartoon will be out next year for Nicktoons. Apparently, the new Speed will be Speed Racer’s son and he’ll have a new race car, the Mach 6...
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