Quote of the Day
"We're sitting here in a state where the state school is 800 miles from its closest road game. It's ridiculous. Don't tell me that people care about the student athletes."-– Univ. of Cincinnati men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin, on the seven basketball-only schools leaving the Big East. (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 12/16)
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'Boys Will Be 'Boys
CBS topped all NFL telecasts yesterday with the net’s best overnight rating this season. Fueled by the Cowboys' 27-24 OT win over the Steelers in the late window (90% of markets), CBS earned a 17.2 overnight Nielsen rating. That figure is down from a 19.5 overnight for the Week 15 late window last year, which featured Patriots-Broncos. CBS’ national window peaked at a 20.8 rating from 7:30-8:00pm ET as the game was in OT. With the runover into primetime, CBS will likely get a win for the night in primetime. The net’s early window regional coverage also earned a 10.8 overnight, up 50% from last year. Meanwhile, NBC earned a 15.2 overnight for the 49ers win over the Patriots on “SNF” last night, up 35% from ...
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Manic Monday
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Making A Charge
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Yellow Card
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