Monthly Archives: June 2007

The NHL Needs Some New Thinking

June 7, 2007 – 10:12 am

The Anaheim Ducks are the Stanley Cup Champions. I watched most of last night’s final game; and even though it was a rout, I found it interesting because I was able to focus on the way NBC televised the game. They did a very good job. Sadly, ratings – even on NBC – for the [...]

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Barry Bonds And The Hall Of Fame

June 6, 2007 – 9:10 am

A couple of weeks ago, there was a flurry of discussion about whether or not Barry Bonds would or would not – and should or should not – put some of his memorabilia in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fortunately, that noise has died down because, quite frankly, it really doesn’t matter all that much. [...]

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Big Doings For The New Stadium In Big D…

June 5, 2007 – 9:09 am

Several weeks ago as the NFL was considering the Dallas bid to host the Super Bowl in the Cowboys’ new playpen, I mentioned that there were rumors that Jerry Jones wanted to bring the Cotton Bowl to his new stadium and to restore the Cotton Bowl to it historically prominent place in the college football [...]

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Whither Billy Donovan…?

June 4, 2007 – 7:59 am

CBSportsline.com reports that Billy Donovan has not actually signed his contract with the Orlando Magic and that he may be thinking about going back to the University of Florida. I understand the lure of an NBA job in terms of a guaranteed contract worth somewhere north of $25M, but it isn’t as if Donovan was [...]

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