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Lombardi’s Life May Soon Be on a Broadway Stage

The life of Vince Lombardi one of the Seven Blocks of Granite at Fordham, the coaching saint, the mahatma of Green Bay is the subject of a new play, and its producers plan to bring it to Broadway late next year. Vince Lombardi did just about all that ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vince Lombardi,  New York Giants,  New York Jets,  Eric Simonson,  New York University

TV Sports: Yankees’ 27th Title Proves a Big Draw

In the 13 years since the Yankees started to play regularly in the World Series again, their viewership has never exceeded the 25.2 million average in 1996, when they beat the Atlanta Braves. Pick your reasons: the novelty of the Yankees playing in the ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Atlanta Braves,  George Steinbrenner,  New York Mets

TV Sports: In a Sign of Garden Glasnost, D’Antoni Gets His Own Show

Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni had just broken down a video of a pick-and-roll featuring David Lee and Chris Duhon on Tuesday, but the explanation was too detailed on the first take. “If I figure the fans can’t figure it out, our players can’t,” he said ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, International Herald Tribune,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Knicks,  David Lee,  Chris Duhon,  Isiah Thomas,  LeBron James

Questions Lacking in the Postgame Q. and A.

Fox needs a question coach for Mark Grace. One of the failings of many sideline/stadium reporters is that they do not jot down good, solid, clear questions to ask the stars of a game. There usually isn’t much time to prepare, but coming up with three ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mark Grace,  Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Jack in the Box

TV Sports: Some Fans See Enemies Behind Every Microphone

If Facebook, blogs and other inventions of the Internet age had existed in the 1950s, would someone have created an IHateVinScully.com Web site to grouse about his bias as a Dodgers announcer during the Yankees-Brooklyn World Series that he called? Or ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Facebook Inc.,  Tim McCarver,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Joe Buck

TV Sports: Relaxing at Home, Ron Darling Riffs on Game 2 of World Series

Ron Darling was in his Manhattan apartment analyzing Game 2 of the World Series, but it wasn’t the formal sort of commentary he does for the Mets on SNY or on the postseason for TBS. For one, his long-haired Chihuahua, Delilah, was relaxing on a seat ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  New York Yankees,  Keith Hernandez,  Ron Darling,  Sid Fernandez

New Owner to Improve Wrigley, and Maybe the Cubs

The Ricketts family, the new owner of the Chicago Cubs, faces an ancient problem. Keep up with the latest news on The Timess baseball blog. The team has not won the World Series since 1908, when Charles Murphy owned the team. “We have to put that talk ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tribune Company,  Tom Ricketts,  Chicago Cubs,  Charles Murphy,  TD Ameritrade

Injury Could Cost the Jets’ Washington a Big Payday

Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L on the Timess pro football blog. Washington, 27, is in the last year of a rookie contract he was a fourth-round draft pick in 2006 that is paying him $535,000 this season. He was anticipating ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Jets,  NFL,  New York Giants,  Darren Sproles,  Maurice Jones-Drew

Jets Discounting Season Tickets

Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L on the Timess pro football blog. But the team maintained the personal seat license fees that fans must buy for the right to purchase club seats. The $400 mezzanine club corner tickets were ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Matt Higgins

Yankees Trounce Giants in Local TV Ratings

The deciding game of the American League Championship Series and prime-time football squared off Sunday night in New York and the Yankees’ win over the Los Angeles Angels routed the Giants-Arizona broadcast in local ratings. Keep up with the latest ...

From RICHARD SANDOMIR, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Los Angeles Angels,  Philadelphia Phillies

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