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NBC to Pay $600 Million Over Four Years to NBA

Players’ Salaries Could Average $1 Million       NBC Sports agreed yesterday on a four-year, $600 million contract to televise NBA games beginning next season, snatching the package from longtime carrier CBS and continuing the recent vast escalation in sports rights fees.       The $150-million-a-year price tag marks about a 340 percent increase over …

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Be It a Single Wing or a Chicken Wing, Theismann Says a Mouthful

     I never have been to any of Joe Theismann’s three restaurants in Virginia, but I would imagine a visit goes something like this:       After you park your car, Theismann greets you and comments on the abundant parking. After you check your coat, Theismann talks about the coat-check area. After you are …

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Broadcast Views: Everyone Sees a Slant

“Kill the ump!” they once shouted at baseball stadiums everywhere. “Kill the announcer!” they now shout in baseball living rooms everywhere.    When it comes to broadcasting the national pastime’s postseason, there’s a lot of anger out there.  Just ask Al Michaels, who begins another journey through the turbulent airwaves Saturday as ABC’s World Series …

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