In the National Football League, the TV apple cart is about to be turned over. Whoever picks up the apples—and they are quite expensive—could determine how viewers get the NFL for years to come. In an increasingly complex and dizzying sports television universe, the NFL has been an oasis of stability …
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But in defeat, the Giants might have won a couple of postgame battles: they made sure that some TV and radio sports directors and newspaper sports editors will at least think twice before sending women into their locker room again and that one local radio reporter knew where he stood the next time …
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He reported that running back Joe Cribbs would return to the Buffalo Bills. Cribbs denied it. He reported that the FBI was investigating the major league umpires union’s handling of its money. The umpires denied it. He reported that the Sullivan family was interested in selling the New England …
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In the latest episode of “Rich Man, Richer Man,” one group of wealthy sports folks the NFL, NBA PGA, NCAA, “Hey, we no longer can foot all of your bills, in other words, stop feeding those pampered athletes gourmet TV dinners at our expense.” For the past 18 months, CBS executive …
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When Jim Lampley preceded a live interview with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle by telling us about the recent charity work award Rozelle received, you knew we were in trouble. And when a camera zoomed in for a closeup of the silver medallion President Reagan had just flipped can you imagine the …
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