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Bob Wolff of News 12 LI honored by hoops HOF
WatchdogA laurel and hearty handshake to News 12's own Bob Wolff for being honored with the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame. Wolff and long-time USA Today hoops scribe David DuPree will be recognized during the......Tags: Career and Workplace, Awards and Prizes, Television, Primetime Emmy Awards, Dick Enberg
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Vin Scully named best sportscaster ever
WatchdogYou are reading the 4,000th post in WatchDog's 20-month history. Thanks as always for your loyalty, support and contributions. To mark the occasion we link to Tom Hoffarth's post on the top 50 sports broadcasters of all time, as per......Tags: John Madden, Frank Gifford, Ernie Harwell, Howard Cosell, Softball
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Tim Leiweke: L.A. muscle man
How significant was Tim Leiweke to the deal between Anschutz Entertainment Group and Los Angeles for a football stadium? This is how significant: There is an escape clause in the agreement that makes the deal's closing contingent on either Leiweke's still...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky, Entertainment, Media Industry
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The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday
The hours before Selection Sunday are what Lakers announcer Chick Hearn used to call "nervous time." Defending national champion Kentucky might want to chew on some of Jerry Tarkanian's old towels after probably blowing its bubble bid with an early...
Tags: Florida International Golden Panthers, Southeastern Conference, UCLA Bruins, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Minnesota Golden Gophers
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Lou Gehrig, Mike Brown (basketball), Magic Johnson, Ollie Mack, Phil Jackson
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Jerry Buss' everlasting purple and bold effect
Jerry Buss may be gone, but Jerry Buss hasn't gone anywhere. Jerry Buss may have died on Feb. 18 at age 80, but Jerry Buss lives. When watching the Lakers makes you howl, when watching the NBA makes you smile, when watching anything in professional...
Tags: Celine Dion, Awards and Prizes, Grammy Awards, Staples Center, David Stern
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What's wrong with the media? Just ask Dwight Howard
I have some things on my mind. — The NFL combine is not one of them. I'd rather watch the wife's reality TV shows all night long and have her tell me about her day during the commercials. — I'm big on "Skyfall," but the fact it's not one...
Tags: Josh Beckett, Periodicals, Hanley Ramirez, Awards and Prizes, Staples Center
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Sports, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways
Cupid's juiced. Lance Armstrong's head is corked. Is there anything left to love about modern sports, the apparent bastion of liars, cheats and psychopaths? Well, here are 100 Valentines dedicated to all that's still good about sports. "There are really...
Tags: Sandy Koufax, Spring Training, Muhammad Ali, Andrew McCutchen, Bob Uecker
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Jack Disney has lived, breathed and written of SoCal's sports icons
An athlete plays 15 or 20 years, retires and there is great fanfare upon his departure. Maybe tears, maybe gifts given, maybe his number hung in honor. Los Angeles' very own Jack Disney calls it a day and he's just gone. Disney is good people. There...
Tags: Vince Lombardi, Barbra Streisand, Muhammad Ali, T.J. Simers, Newspaper and Magazine
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Vin Scully, pitch perfect for the Dodgers
Oh, that voice! It comes out of the TV, it comes out of the radio, it comes out of the man sitting across from me in the cafe behind the press box at Dodger Stadium. Courtly and indefatigable, Vin Scully has been calling Dodger games since Harry Truman...
Tags: George Allen, Matt Kemp, Philosophy, Baseball, Football
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L.A. officials sign Farmers Field agreement
L.A. NOWLos Angeles' NFL proposal: A ceremonial signing of agreements moves L.A. closer to landing an NFL team.... -
Roads around downtown L.A. closed for half marathon
L.A. NOWStreets and some freeway off-ramps will be closed Sunday for the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon. More than 12,000 runners are expected for the event, which will run mostly though the downtown L.A. area. Here is a list......
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