Word: espn
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...means ratings. Patriots games have been the four most watched shows on all of broadcast television so far this season. An astounding 34.5 million people watched the Pats' finale against the Giants. A Monday night game between New England and the awful Baltimore Ravens drew 17.5 million viewers to ESPN, making it the most watched program in cable-television history, surpassing the 17.2 million who watched the debut of High School Musical 2 on the Disney Channel last summer...
...that reason, Powell - who like many critics remains skeptical about Northwestern football reform - disagreed with allowing the Bulls to travel to Texas in September to play the nation's No. 2-ranked team, Southlake Carroll High School, in a game televised nationally on ESPN. (Northwestern won, 29-21.) Hankerson insists it was proper to let his kids enjoy a national spotlight, "as long as they prove they're student-athletes with good character. They know now they have to earn the opportunity, and this year's team has. They're good young...
Sources: AP (2); New York Times; New York; AFP; ESPN...
...meanwhile, will be looking to open its tour in Hopkins’ final game.“All we talked about all season is how the perfect way to go out would be to score a touchdown, and the only way we’re going to get on ESPN would be to do this epic air guitar solo, and hopefully not get a penalty,” Breaux said.—Staff writer Brad Hinshelwood can be reached at bhinshel@fas.harvard.edu...
...Given baseball's history of collusion, and some recent comments by pundits as well as executives in the press, you can't blame the union for its aggressive stance. ESPN contributor Stephen A. Smith only half-jokingly suggested a little collusion might be in order considering how much A-Rod was seeking. And when talking about A-Rod's hefty demands, outgoing Atlanta Braves general manager John Schuerholz told a radio interviewer: "I think it's obnoxious. I admire and respect Alex Rodriguez as much as any ballplayer that has played the game. But for someone to suggest that this...