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Many commentators see the general decline in sports behavior as consistent with falling standards in society as a whole. What do we expect of sports fans in a nation where episodes of humiliation, greed and win-at-all-costs behavior (from Survivor to My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss) pass for...
Sykes worked for the National Security Agency and started doing stand-up after entering a Washington talent contest in 1987. She quit her job five years later to move to New York City, where she met Chris Rock, who hired her as a writer for his HBO show. She got...
(2 of 2) If Europe no longer has the prestige that once came from its hefty medal tallies, it can still take delight in outstanding individual performances - smaller stories, perhaps, but precious because of their rarity. Britain, shocked by Paula Radcliffe's twin flameouts in the marathon and 10,000...
10 QUESTIONS: NBC sportscaster Bob Costas on his Greek roots and his favorite Olympic sport 10
His trip to the Olympics for NBC--where he is serving as prime-time co-host (with Katie Couric) of his fourth Summer Games--has special significance for Bob Costas, whose family came from Greece. The Renaissance man of TV sports coverage, and HBO talk-show host, spoke with TIME...