On NBC's "Saturday Night Live," cast member DARRELL
HAMMOND portrayed CBS' DAN RATHER in a skit that mocked the
networks' call of Tuesday's Presidential election. Hammond,
as Rather: "Good evening folks. Let's get right to the NBA.
... In Phoenix, the SUNS lead the HEAT from Miami by the
score of 64-57 in the third quarter. CBS News now projects
that the PHOENIX SUNS have won this game. When all the
results are in, the SUNS will take this game and the HEAT
will take it where the sun don't shine, and buddy, they're
going to take it hard. In Portland, where the men catch
fish and the fish catch herpes, the HOUSTON ROCKETS lead the
TRAIL BLAZERS 31-28 nearing the end of the first quarter.
At this moment, CBS News holds this game is too close to
call. Too close at the moment. ... When CBS News calls this
game you can bet your mothers maxi-pad that we've called the
winner." Hammond also projects an outcome for the NBA
season: "CBS News is projecting that the UTAH JAZZ, based on
our information, are the NBA Champions for this season. A
big night in the Mormon state" ("SNL," NBC, 11/11).
