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Don King turns 80: Boxing promoter downplays celebration; too busy working
Business & Pleasure of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsHere???s a hair-raising revelation: Don King turned 80 on Saturday. The UK???s Daily Mail commemorated it with an expansive feature on King???s career. The British tabloid reported that King, based in Deerfield Beach, is keeping the celebration low key...Tags: Deerfield Beach, Sugar Ray Leonard, International Boxing Federation, Sugar Ray Robinson, New York
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Yogi, Whitey and others to visit ESPN booth Sunday
WatchdogIdeally, I should rewrite ESPN's news release about its plans for the final game at Yankee Stadium in my own words. But after all that Mike Francesa transcription and answering 113 questions in my live chat, I don't feel like......Tags: Radio, Boston Red Sox, Aaron Boone, Arts and Culture, Scott Brosius
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Team hotel, other tidbits as FAU prepares for trip north
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsJust chatted with the FAU folks and the team hotel is the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center. I have stayed there before, and it is a nice pad. Goes up like 80 floors and is right on the river and......Tags: Virginia Tech, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Michigan, Hurricanes
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Jonas Brothers Coming to Detroit Auto Show
KickingTiresAt a time when automakers are trying to scale back on auto show spending, the folks behind the Detroit auto show are making a big play to attract show-goers. The co-chairman of the 2009 show announced that the popular teen......Tags: Services and Shopping, Automotive Equipment, Auto Shows, Vehicles, Tickets
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Dan Marino, Earl Campbell, Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Joe Gibbs
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MSG plans 'Summer Block Party' of programming
WatchdogReaders often ask me on my live chats this time of year what MSG's plans are for summer programming. Let's get that out of the way right now, before my 11 a.m. chat Wednesday. Click below for the network's entire......Tags: Baseball, Arts and Culture, MGM Inc., Sports, Wanted (movie)
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Stanley Cup must be observed privately in Detroit
WatchdogRed Wings fans will not be allowed to watch and celebrate together at Joe Louis Arena if their squad wins the Cup Tuesday night. Unfortunate.......Tags: Detroit Red Wings
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Joe Louis Walker, the blues and beyond
As a teenager in ‘60s San Francisco, Joe Louis Walker lived just blocks away from Sly Stone, roomed with Mike Bloomfield, and played shows with B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk. Walker was the 16-year-old house guitarist at the Matrix,...
Tags: Evanston, Concerts, Grant Park, Susan Tedeschi, Arts and Culture
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Album review: Joe Louis Walker, 'Hellfire'
3 stars (out of 4)
Veteran blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker has been recording steadily since the mid’-80s, but “Hellfire” is his first album for Chicago-based Alligator Records. It is also his most rock-oriented release, with...Tags: Buddy Guy, Entertainment, Susan Tedeschi, Jimi Hendrix, Music
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Alligator's Bruce Iglauer among Chicagoans of the Year
Each year the Tribune recognizes a handful of Chicagoans as its artists of the year. This year, Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer is among them. Here's why:
The Chicago Blues Festival reserved its final night last June for a birthday party:...Tags: Mavis Staples, Grant Park, Arts and Culture, Chicago Blues Fest, Lonnie Brooks
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‘Man of Steel’ at Comic-Con: Can Superman still soar?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comIt seems strange to ask — rude even — given Superman’s long history as a bulletproof champion of American pop ...... -
It's a done deal: Darryl Sutter to coach Kings
The Fabulous ForumDarryl Sutter has agreed to become the Kings’ next coach and will take over on Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Times Saturday....
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