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TV

Show us the damn dead people!

Academy Awards viewers get a little taste of the kind of coverage sports fans loathe.

By King Kaufman February 23, 2009

"Sunday Night Baseball" loves Chachi

ESPN bringing Steve Phillips into the booth with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan is the oldest trick in TV land, and one of the worst.

By King Kaufman January 23, 2009

Don Larsen: The readers write

Comparing the players of 1956 to those of today gets a lively debate going.

By King Kaufman January 8, 2009

Outdoor hockey, MLB Network, NFL predictions

A great day for sports on TV -- even without college football -- gives way to a couple more as the playoffs get under way.

By King Kaufman January 2, 2009

BCS goes to "pay TV"

Long-feared apocalypse for sports fans, a major championship on cable, is just a routine business deal.

By King Kaufman November 18, 2008

If roadies ran the ... ...

... ... worl ... d. Planes would not take off on ... time.

By King Kaufman November 3, 2008

Tim McCarver's flying start

In Game 1, the Fox analyst reassigns a catcher's nationality and ducks a good question. Plus: Arguments, logos.

By King Kaufman October 23, 2008

TBS: The anti-Fox

Turner returns to postseason baseball coverage with its trademark sober, respectful approach to the game.

By King Kaufman October 2, 2008

Joe Morgan, stathead

For just a moment, the old-school baseball man wanders over to the sabermetric side to talk about clutch hitting.

By King Kaufman September 22, 2008

Historic Yankee futility

Barely alive, New York is on the verge of elimination for the first straight year. Also: Stadium closing.

By King Kaufman September 22, 2008

Shocking press releases of our times

It seems ESPN will be paying a little bit of attention to the closing of Yankee Stadium.

By King Kaufman September 18, 2008

Rays-Red Sox: The day after

Pondering Tampa's momentum-changing (ha!), pennant race-affecting (ha!) win. Plus: ESPN's Gammons and Co. confidently err on the rules.

By King Kaufman September 11, 2008

Watching like it's 1985

ESPN Classic is rolling out old USC-Ohio State games, and it's great to see the -- hey, where's the damn score bug?!

By King Kaufman September 11, 2008

ESPN just shows the game

The new, football-focused "Monday Night Football" delivers a delightfully sideline-reporter-free evening. And the hideous Raiders.

By King Kaufman September 9, 2008

Really, honestly ...

Enough with the diving, NBC.

By King Kaufman August 22, 2008

Hench items

The U.S. track and field debacle and NBC's shabby treatment of the games' glamour event. Plus: Keri Walsh. And: Teddy Atlas.

By King Kaufman August 22, 2008

Babe Ruth and the Nippon Ham Fighters

NBC's baseball announcers make stuff up about both. And insult West Virginia for good measure.

By King Kaufman August 20, 2008

Mom favored for Sap-o-Meter gold

Slate has a scientific method for measuring the mawkishness of NBC's coverage.

By King Kaufman August 19, 2008

Get the names right

NBC's lazy approach to pronunciation isn't limited to non-American athletes. The Peacock even butchers "Beijing."

By King Kaufman August 15, 2008

Clear the beach!

Volleyball in sand. Skimpy outfits. Americans good. We get it. Can we have a little basketball on TV please?

By King Kaufman August 14, 2008