Earvin “Magic” Johnson has joined ESPN as an NBA studio analyst and will mainly work with Stuart Scott, Mike Wilbon and Jon Barry on ABC’s GMC NBA Countdown.
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Former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who joined ESPN during the 2007 NBA Playoffs and provided game analysis for the entire 2007-08 season, has agreed to an exclusive multi-year agreement with the network.A Van Gundy will continue to provide analysis alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Breen and analyst Mark Jackson as the lead commentary team for games on ESPN and ABC a?” the home of the NBA Finals. “It was a very difficult decision to forego coaching for the next five years, butA I enjoyed myself so much last year working withA Mike (Breen)A andA Mark (Jackson), thatA I decided to make this long-term commitment to broadcasting with ESPN,” said Jeff Van Gundy.
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ESPN and Jeff Van Gundy Reach Multi-Year Agreement
In an effort to patch up their thin blueline, the Flyers acquired defenseman Andrew Alberts from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Ned Lukacevic and a 4th round pick in the 2009 draft.
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The Tampa Bay Rays, in their first-ever postseason bid, have embraced a new team tradition: The Rayhawk. In a show of team unity, many of the players have shaved, moussed, or otherwise acquired the iconic strip of hair down the middle of their heads most know as a Mohawk. Fans have followed suit, and there’s even talk of Rayhawk bikini waxes
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VP hopeful Sarah Palin dropped the first puck at the Flyers game and if the crowd’s reaction to her introduction is any indication, she can forget about the McCain/Palin ticket winning Pennsylvania this year. Son, they’re not booing, they’re saying “moooooooooooosehunter.” (See the video after the jump.)
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Sarah Palin boo’ed at Flyers game
PHILADELPHIA, PAa?”The Philadelphia Flyers season-opener against New York made a few extra headlines than usual, thanks to the appearance of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, a self-described “hockey mom”, who ceremoniously dropped the puck. A fight broke out a few minutes into the game between the Flyers Riley Cote and the Rangers Colton Orr, and another
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Hockey players fight over politics with Palin in attendance
Philly Fan, doing what they best…
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Well, that was unexpected
Well, that’s not the best way to start a season. The 2008/2009 campaign started off a little rough for the Flyers, what with Sarah Palin receiving a mountain of boos and the Flyers falling behind by 4 goals in the first period, but the Flyers were able to fight back to makes things interesting before they fell to the Rangers, 4-3
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Flyers lose season opener, Randy Jones
Looks like Obama might win Pennsylvania.
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Flyers fans boo Sarah Palin
The Golden State Warriors suspended guard Monta Ellis 30 games without pay on Saturday, seven weeks after he sustained an ankle injury in a moped accident.
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