This was produced by ESPN two years ago. Written by Tom Rinaldi and narrated by actor Edwards Burns. It’s one of the best pieces ESPN has ever aired. It’s about Welles Crowther who helped save a number of people in...
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Category: 9/11
You may remember 12 years ago after 9/11 occurred, sports took a back seat and many games were canceled in the week following. Baseball was the first professional sport to return. When sports returned, people were ready and the late...
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11Sep
9/11 Countdown to Ground Zero — H2, 11 a.m. 9/11 State of Emergency — H2, noon 9/11: The Towers and the Pentagon — Discovery, 1 p.m. Two Weeks in Hell — Discovery, 2 p.m. The Days the Towers Fell —...
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11Sep
Let’s do some Friday megalinks. You’ve been owed some and I haven’t been able to do links for most of the week. Of course, you have the Weekend Viewing Picks which provide plenty of college sports, soccer, baseball and the...
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Because I was a jobsite for most of the morning and into the early afternoon, I wasn’t able to supply links today. I’ll get to them now. Austin Karp leads the Sports Business Daily team in looking at the overnight...
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Time for some links. I expect press releases galore today announcing NFL ratings news so before they come fast and furious, I’ll do some linkage. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the NFL and its TV partners handled their 9/11 tributes...
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11Sep
I wasn’t able to link yesterday due to some personal commitments. I’ll be doing some today. Mike McCarthy of USA Today says ESPN yanked teams with anti-Semitic names from its fantasy football leagues. Daniel Riley of GQ speaks with the...
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11Sep
I was in between offices yesterday and could not do the links as I had wanted. Let’s provide some now while I can. Nate Davis at USA Today writes about ESPN extending the rights to air Monday Night Football and...
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Most TV networks are planning programming around the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and ESPN is no exception. Each outlet is hoping not be exploitative while being understated at the same time. On Sunday, ESPN plans to take part in the...
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The first Sunday of the the NFL regular season is also the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America. On 9/11/2011, the NFL plans to commemorate the day with special pregame tributes in locations that were near the attacks....
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Later this month, National Geographic Channel will present a week of programming dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington. To anchor the programming, NatGeo will present a one-hour special featuring former President George...
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11Sep
From the Boston Globe, here’s a remembrance of 9/11 done last year. Pictures tell a thousand words. Images in this post are very powerful. Thanks to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch for the link. Never forget 9/11 and the thousands of...
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