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Mel Allen, legendary Yankees voice, dies at 83
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Army during World War II, he signed an exclusive deal with the Yankees in 1946, later adding television to his radio duties. His trademark phrases were "How about that!" and "Ballantine Blast," the latter combining...
Page | ConversationSugar Ray was ring artist
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com"He had to change his whole life to be Sugar Ray Leonard. And still today, down inside, it's Ray Leonard. But Sugar Ray Leonard won't let him out," sa...
Page | ConversationRifleman is first to shatter an NBA backboard
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comNov. 5, 1946 Before Chuck Connors made his mark as "The Rifleman" on television, he already played a starring role on the basketball court. Tonight, before the first home game of...
Page | ConversationSilent Sunday: No NFL for first time in history
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...owners of the league's 28 teams say they lost $29 million in revenues - $18 million in television money and $11 million in gate receipts. The 1,500 striking players - who are paid an average...
Page | ConversationABC's Monday Night Football debuts in Cleveland
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Broadway Joe Namath visiting the Cleveland Browns. Arledge has a vision of pro football being prime-time television entertainment -- more cameras, new angles, better graphics and information, and dramatic halftime highlights. He wants to show...
Page | ConversationSosa matches Big Mac with 62 homers
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Sosa gives his signature gesture, kissing the tips of his first two fingers and pointing toward the television cameras. No. 61 comes in the fifth inning, No. 62 in the ninth. The largest Wrigley crowd...
Page | ConversationESPN on the air to five million nationwide
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Conn., and beams the message back to earth and into the homes of about five million cable television viewers across the United States. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) hits the air. Sportscasters George...
Page | ConversationFischer becomes world's youngest grandmaster
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...he became the world's youngest grandmaster at 15. During his match with Spassky, Fischer squabbled over television cameras, the chessboard, noise in the audience and late arrivals. The New York Times describes Fischer as...
Page | ConversationFirst MLB game broadcast on RCA-NBC
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comAug. 26, 1939 Television and major league baseball are joined for the first time. Ebbets Field is the site and Red...
Page | ConversationTaiwan begins dominance in LLWS
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...first of 10 titles in 13 years for Taiwan. Mickey Mantle is the color man on ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" broadcast of the game
Page | ConversationJenner true to his word in world record style
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...year-old Jenner was true to his word. The man who wanted to be a movie or television star was the matinee idol in Montreal for winning the Olympic gold medal. In breaking his own...
Page | ConversationWatson's miracle slice shot leads to Open title
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comJune 20, 1982 Having finished his round, Jack Nicklaus watches on television as Tom Watson, whom he's tied for the lead with, hits his two-iron tee shot...
Page | ConversationJordan leads Chicago to first NBA title
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...at 93. "(This championship) means so much," says Jordan, in tears as he talks to a national television audience. "Not just for me, but for this team and this city. It was a seven-year...
Page | ConversationNFL and AFL merge into single league
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...1970. The unified schedule won't take place until 1970 because of the separate multi-million dollar television contracts. The AFL's five-year, $36-million contract with NBC will expire at the end of...
Page | ConversationCampanella paralyzed, won't walk again
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...hour-and-15-minute operation to repair two fractured vertebrae in his neck. Returning alone from a TV appearance in New York, Campanella's rented car skids on the icy road, turns over on its...
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NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "tv" make the list?
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