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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

ESPN's dishonest tap-dance

The network refuses to play it straight with Euro 2008 viewers about its announcers not being at the stadium.

By King Kaufman June 25, 2008

MLB draft: Entertaining the wonks

It's baseball nerd time on ESPN2, and this column's favorite amateur player now belongs to its favorite pro team.

By King Kaufman June 5, 2008

Mixed martial arts on CBS: Truth gets KO'd

For all the hand-wringing about the Tiffany Network dirtying its hands on a blood sport, it was the Eye that acted sleazy.

By King Kaufman June 2, 2008

NBC gets serious for the Preakness

A sometimes-heated 30-minute discussion of the death of Eight Belles replaces the celeb fluffery that preceded the Kentucky Derby.

By King Kaufman May 19, 2008

NBA coach caught coaching

Mike those guys up long enough, they just might say something interesting.

By King Kaufman May 7, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Buzz Bissinger launches a profane, boneheaded attack on the Internet for being profane and boneheaded.

By King Kaufman May 1, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

The NBA blew the call by not suspending Jason Kidd. Plus: Shoot before :24 or it's a turnover! And: Chris Webber still taking Steve Fisher's heat.

By King Kaufman April 29, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Behold the dazzling strategic wisdom of NBA coaches, as captured by TV microphones: "Keep rebounding!"

By King Kaufman April 28, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

NCAA's Big Lie exposed -- by the NCAA. Funny new TV ads drive home a point the association probably didn't intend. Plus: Sweet 16 preview. And: Disclaimeritis.

By King Kaufman March 27, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Billy Packer's mad about terrible treatment of the poor ACC. It must be Tournament time.

By King Kaufman March 17, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

ESPN documentary on black-college basketball dribbles aimlessly at times, but scores.

By King Kaufman March 14, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Chemistry Experiment 3: The Giants are happy and loose without Barry. Will that mean anything? Plus: ESPN's soap opera.

By King Kaufman March 7, 2008

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Rename Wrigley Field? The horror! Ah, go ahead. Plus: Bob Knight, longtime admirer of TV analysts, becomes one.

By King Kaufman February 29, 2008