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Summerhays Holds On To 1-Shot Lead at Stadion Athens Classic
Sat May 1, 2010 5:14 PM EDT
Daniel Summerhays, pictured acknowledging the gallery after completing his round, survived a bogey on the 18th hole of the Nationwide Tour's Stadion Athens Classic at UGA to take a one shot lead over Martin Piller and a two hot lead over New Zealander Bradley Iles.
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Did Georgia, LSU Give CBS Sports Heartache Last Saturday?
Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:07 PM EDT
There are always risks in signing long term contracts. An underlying theme of long deals is whether or not the value will be there as the contract goes on.
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Caddie Confidential: Sometimes Caddies Do Give A Shart
Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:38 AM EDT
I was caddying for Mark Rhode at the Greater Milwaukee Open back in the early 1980's, and we had a very, very early tee time. The "luxury" hotel that I was staying in for about $18 a night did not have an alarm clock. I had no car and no ride to the golf course in the morning.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sports Reassignments Defy Common Sense
Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:55 AM EDT
There was never any doubt that big changes were afoot at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution when they offered buyouts to members of the sports department.
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PGA Tour Player Beats Kazillion to One Odds with Two Aces
Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
Athens, GA (Apr 17, 2009) - PGA Tour Player Brendon Todd never had a hole-in-one in competitive competition until yesterday. In the first round of the Nationwide Tour's Athens Regional Foundation Classic, he aced the par three 17th hole, and was very happy.
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Nationwide Tour Player Juggles Tee Time with Immigration Interview
Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
Athens, GA (Apr 16, 2009) - "Webb is on the grounds," called out the Nationwide Tour media representative around 11:35 this morning. He was talking about Tour Player Brennan Webb, whose arrival at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic for his 1:00 pm tee time had been in doubt.
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Is The Michigan State Story a Healing Balm for the Country?
Mon Apr 6, 2009 1:04 PM EDT
The eyes of the college basketball world will be on Ford Field in Detroit tonight as "hometown" team Michigan State takes on North Carolina for the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. If you believe the media, the game is an emotional center for the United States.
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DoJ Inspector General Hammers TV Sports Statistician
Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:45 AM EST
Athens, GA (Jan 14, 2009) - The day I went to work for the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Contracting Officer back in 1993, the man who hired me, Tom McEntaggart, asked me to go for a walk with him.
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Book Review: Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs
Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:50 PM EDT
Athens, GA (Oct 20, 2008) - The chill of Autumn has arrived in Georgia. The National and American Leagues have each concluded their championship series.
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Fox Sports Calls Up The Local Guys In A Pinch
Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:15 AM EDT
Athens, GA (Oct 15, 2008) - When preparing last week's NFL broadcasting assignments story, a strange name appeared in the assignment as the sideline reporter for the Bears - Falcons game: Buck Lanford.
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Arkansas SID Has The Best Damn Sports Blog Period!
Thu May 22, 2008 10:12 AM EDT
Athens, GA (May 22, 2008) - Like any vertical market (sports, technology, petroleum, etc), there are a lot of blogs. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just plain bad.
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Book Review: Jim Nantz's "Always By My Side"
Mon May 5, 2008 11:09 PM EDT
Athens, GA (May 5, 2008) - Sitting down watching the Master's over the past few years, we have noticed little change in the way Jim Nantz has called the action from the tower over the 18th green. The steady, calm voice would tell the story unfolding for the audience.
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Opinion: Just Because CBS Sports Can Does Not Mean They Should
Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:23 AM EDT
Athens, GA (Apr 30, 2008) - The press release from CBS College Sports Network had me scratching my head. Even though it was dated April 10, 2008, I was certain it had to be a belated April Fool's Day joke. No, the CBS Press representative assured me, it was not.
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The "Father of Television Golf" To be Honored at 29th Sports Emmys Tonight
Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:37 AM EDT
Athens, GA (Apr 28, 2008) - Tonight is a very special night in New York City.
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An Interview With Bill Chuck, Publisher of Billy-Ball.com (Part I)
Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:49 PM EDT
Athens, GA (Mar 27, 2008) - One of the best baseball web sites on the internet is Billy-Ball. Laced with humour, detail, and the pure love of the game, site publisher (and Boston-area resident) Bill Chuck is passionate about the site and about the game.
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Southeastern Conference Media Staff Learns Important Lessons From Atlanta Tornado
Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:27 AM EDT
Pueblo, CO (Mar 18, 2008) - "If I had one lesson to take from this," says Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Media Relations Director DeWayne Peevy, "is to never underestimate who will step up with ability to help when facing trying circumstances." Peevy, of course, is refe …
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Commentary: The Battle Between Sports Writers and Blogs
Wed Feb 6, 2008 11:25 AM EST
A few years ago, when reading the news site of a global network, I was stunned to find out that a family member had not been killed in a Middle East bomb blast, "as had been reported earlier." If I had indeed seen the earlier article, you can bet your britches that phone calls wo …
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Bob Costas Falling Flat at Technical Conference
Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 AM EST
Orlando, FL (Jan 21, 2008) - Bob Costas is the surprise guest speaker at Lotusphere 2008 in Orlando this morning. I will not hear his presentation until later, and he is not giving interviews.
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Lotusphere 2008: An International Gathering for a BALD Event
Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:33 AM EST
Orlando, FL (Jan 19, 2008) - Tomorrow, thousands of business executives, technology professionals, vendors and media will be gathering in Orlando, FL (USA) for Lotusphere 2008.
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Have I Used That Cliche Yet? Let Me Check...
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:33 AM EST
Athens, GA (Jan 19, 2008) - One of the biggest complaints people have about radio and television talent is when they use, or overuse, cliches.
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Jim Nantz: Cameramen Are The Real Heroes In a Broadcast of a Cold Game
Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:20 PM EST
Athens, GA (Jan 16, 2008) - The coldest game I have ever been to and worked was a December Eagles game in Philadelphia some years ago.
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UNC Students Get Real World Experience On ESPNU Broadcast
Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:10 PM EST
"There are so few jobs in television it's ridiculous. You can go through communications college, or you can come to me.
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Commentary: Fox Sports Employee Put Network At Risk
Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:19 PM EST
Athens, GA (Jan 6, 2008) - In January of 2007, through a posting on a colleague's blog, I found out that InfoWorld Magazine had published one of my copyrighted photographs from Flickr. They had never come to me for permission, and did not credit me for the photograph.
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Does NBC Sports Winning 2007 Eclipse Award Have Any Real Meaning?
Fri Jan 4, 2008 9:45 AM EST
Athens, GA (Jan 4, 2008) - NBC Sports as been awarded the 2007 Media Eclipse Award for their coverage of the 2007 Kentucky Derby. This is the 7th consecutive year they have won the award. This is the headline you may be reading in the newspapers yesterday and today.
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College Basketball Without Dick Vitale Is So...So Wrong
Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:02 AM EST
Athens, GA (Dec 19, 2007) - "All I need for the game is a couple of lemons cut in eighths," Dick Vitale said before a University of Kentucky-University of Georgia (UGA) game some years ago at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA.
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Christopher Byrne is the editor/publisher of "The Business Controls Caddy" and "Eye on Sports Media".
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