Stephen A. Smith agrees to stunning new ESPN deal and gets a massive pay raise
The 56-year-old is already a popular podcaster and ESPN host, working on such programs as First Take and the network's NBA ...
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The Last Sportswriters of New York
Along with 75-year-old Steve Serby and 74-year-old Larry Brooks, Mushnick is part of a holy trinity of snowy-haired ...
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It’s happening! It’s happening! The nostalgic return of Jim Lampley
More than six years after Lampley called his last HBO fight, the Hall of Fame broadcaster will return for the May 2 show ...
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Tom Mayenknecht: September 5 the most important sports movie of the year
The 1995 Oscar winner starring Tom Hanks, the late Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Ed Harris was a critical success as Best ...
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Inside Lorne Michaels’s Archive of ‘S.N.L’ History
Originally, the show was just called “Saturday Night” — a rival, prime-time offering on ABC, hosted by Howard Cosell, had already taken “Saturday Night Live.” (That show was canceled ...
Dan Endy Sr., co-founder of NFL Films and Twin Cities sports fixture, has died
He hired John Facenda to be the voice of NFL Films and made Bob Lurtsema a star in the Twin Cities with commercials for TCF.
Stephen A. Smith taking on massive new role
Stephen A. Smith’s new deal at ESPN will earn him $100 million. But it isn’t just about the paycheck — it’s about Smith ...
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Tom Mayenknecht: September 5 the most important sports movie of the year
Cases in point are Jim McKay’s sad farewell to the Israelis killed in gunfire and the stylistic reporting of the icon that was Howard Cosell. Reporting from the boxing venue, Cosell’s audio ...
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The Song Bob Dylan Wrote as a Lullaby to His Children
In 2008, illustrator Paul Rogers turned Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” into a picture book. It’s a vivid portrait of Dylan’s anthem. But it also highlights the intended audience for his song: children.