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          ESPN's "Up Close" with O.J. Simpson on January 15 drew
     a 2.1 rating and was seen by 1.5 million households, a
     "record audience" for the program (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 1/23). 
     ...The '98 PBA Tour will debut on ESPN with the Brentwood
     Classic this Sunday from 1:30-3:00pm EST.  Among the new
     additions on ESPN telecasts of the six-event Tour are a new
     broadcast team of Mike Bush and Marshall Holman; a "mini-
     arena" set up for telecasts; and microphones on the players
     and coaches.  Bleachers will also be placed down-lane on
     both sides of the bowlers and closer to the bowlers (The
     Marquee Group)....The ATP Tour announced that Hamburg-based
     Kabel New Media will re-develop and market the Tour's Web
     site, www.atptour.com., set to relaunch on March 1 (ATP). 

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On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

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