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How do you spell ‘failure’?

I'm not smarter than a fifth grader. I'm embarrassed to admit I just took the Scripps National Spelling Bee sample test and failed miserably. (But I did just spell "embarrassed" right!) Not exactly a badge of honor for a professional newspaper copy editor. Thank god our reporters don't use words [...]

By | May 28th, 2009|0 Comments

Comcast customers: Ready for some football?

Here's some good news for football fans -- Comcast and the NFL Network finally resolved their three-year-long squabble Tuesday, settling on a deal to show the network to an additional 8 million viewers nationwide by Aug. 1. For years, the NFL Network has been available to Comcast subscribers only on [...]

By | May 20th, 2009|0 Comments

Bonehead play by MLB Network (video)

Ouch. OK, so maybe MLB Network isn't quite ready for prime time.In the midst of a scary moment last night in Colorado -- Rockies baserunner Brad Hawpe was hit in the head by a throw and had to be carted off the field with a concussion -- "MLB Tonight" anchor [...]

By | April 28th, 2009|0 Comments

I’ve found sports heaven

I'm drooling right now. I've found sports fan nirvana.MLB Network, in business for only a few months, has already become THE essential viewing for baseball fans. Forget ESPN's "Baseball Tonight," this is where it's at. Six nights a week, from around 3 p.m. to 10-ish, the network's "MLB Tonight" is [...]

By | April 27th, 2009|0 Comments