Quote of the Day
"I have no indication whatever that we will be censored in any way. The mandate we have been given is: Just be fair. Be balanced."-- NFL Network correspondent Andrea Kremer, on her role at the net covering health and safety issues that begins tonight with a four-part series. (SI.com, 11/12)
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Six The Hard Way
Pac-12 officials pushed for a seventh access bowl for the college football playoffs
The BCS commissioners and Presidential Oversight Committee "settled on a rotation of six bowls for the semifinals of the upcoming college football playoff system," according to Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com. In addition, the highest-rated champion from the "Group of Five" conferences -- the Big East, Conference USA, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Mid-American -- "will receive an automatic berth in one of the six access bowls." The six games will "include three 'contract bowls' and three 'host bowls.'" The spots in the contract bowls "are reserved for teams that have deals with those bowls." The contract bowls are the Rose, Sugar and Orange. Sources said that the remaining three access or "host" bowls "still must be determined, but the leading can ...
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Tomorrow Is Today
Jim Bell will become full-time producer of NBC's Olympic coverage.
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I Shall Return
Carrier Classic pressing ahead with plans to hold the event next year.
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A Clearer Picture
Unsealed e-mails offer new details on NCAA’s communications in EA deal.
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Who's Watching Now?
ESPN offers on-air apology for "'Drink and Drunk’” as latest ombudsman signs off.
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Welcome To The Rotation
The NCAA taps renovated MSG to host NCAA tournament games for the first time in a half-century.
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Sharp Curve Ahead
WSJ's take: NASCAR's "losing streak is looking more serious."
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International Appeal
How EPL is cashing in on its global media rights.
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Taking A Hard Hit
Why Sunday was a "terrible day" for Roger Goodell.
