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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

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern aren't gold

The two American gymnasts were bit players in the men's all-around finals. But NBC treated them like Hamlet.

By Gary Kamiya August 14, 2008

Sports vs. schmaltz

The ultimate combat sport of the modern Olympics is action battling features for TV time. Schlock, in retreat for a while, has rallied.

By King Kaufman August 11, 2008

Show the games live

NBC can't keep getting away with delaying the events we want to see for 12 to 15 hours.

By King Kaufman August 9, 2008

Why watching the Olympics is torture for me

As a former top gymnast, I know what it feels like to stand on a 4-inch-wide plank, carrying the world on your 16-year-old shoulders.

By Jennifer Sey August 9, 2008

You control the vertical

With 3,600 hours of coverage planned from Beijing, you get to decide what to watch -- and what to skip.

By Heather Havrilesky August 8, 2008

All-Star dumb stat watch

The Mets have their longest winning streak on a particular date in 17 years! Wow! Plus: Yankee Stadium was el cheapo in '23.

By King Kaufman July 16, 2008

So long, Billy Packer

After three decades calling the Final Four, he's out at CBS. Has anyone in sports TV lasted so long while being loved so little?

By King Kaufman July 15, 2008