NFL ANNOUNCERS BACK TO MISUSING NUMBERS

September 5, 2008 - SO LET'S presume that as the 2008 NFL season begins, it's of some concern to the league, the media, sports fans and society as a whole that NFL rosters increasingly include criminals...more >

OVER-THE-TOP CALLS ARE INSULTING

September 2, 2008 - IT'S no longer just those Giuseppe Franco ads. Lately, even if you ignore the commercials on Yankee and Met telecasts, you'll still be treated like don't-know-any-better dopes. I'll...more >

BELOW THE BORSCHT BELT

August 31, 2008 - If you want to gauge the state of TV, the state of comedy and the state of the American entertainment industry, may I suggest watching one of Comedy Central's celebrity roasts. Last week the...more >

RAYS SKIPPER RUNS TEAM THE RIGHT WAY

August 29, 2008 - DICK Young, who packed more into a paragraph than some sportswriters could pack into a three-part series, died 21 years ago this Monday. Geez, 21 years. Funny, how those who loved him and those who...more >

August 25, 2008 - IN the 27 years I've written this column, I've never once sat down to watch a game as a TV/radio critic. I've watched and listened as a sports fan, one happy who's to tune to any game...more >

MLB SHAFTS METS FANS WITH LATE SWITCH

August 24, 2008 - CAN'T Make This Stuff Up, Contin ued: Too bad if you bought tickets months in advance. Too bad if you were going to take the kids. Too bad if the kids are crushed and you have wasted a couple...more >

NBC NEWS CARRIES ON WITHOUT OLYMPICS

August 24, 2008 - Tomorrow is a biggie at NBC. It's Moving Day, when NBC's news departments, national and local, revert to serving American audiences as the gatherers and delivers of news, as opposed to...more >

August 22, 2008 - TALK is cheap until it starts to cost you your sanity or hearing. Reader John Cox of Woodside, N.Y., was watching Sunday's Yankees game when Michael Kay asked Al Leiter about MLB adding replay...more >

August 18, 2008 - WELCOME to another NFL season of habit-formed bad TV. Saturday, Brett Favre, on his first play as a Jet - the first play from scrimmage - took the snap, made a quick drop then zinged one through a...more >

NFL'S CONDUCT MANIFESTO TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

August 17, 2008 - SOMETIMES, better late than never is still way too late. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week revealed the league's first Fan Code of Conduct. Designed to reduce the drunken incivility that...more >