" Some movement on ESPN's NFL coverage.
The WWL hired Cris Carter, formerly of HBO's Inside the NFL and dumped Sean Salisbury.
One cocky ex-jock replaces another.
And if you have HBO, check out their new Joe Louis documentary, it's well done and makes you feel bad for how Louis' life went after his boxing career.
YES should be airing some Yankee spring training games in the near future.
Gives you hope with all this snow we have on the ground -- spring is getting closer. "

" you think this blog is slow ... check out the Citizen's Cinema blog. "

" Paul Carpenter of Ithaca WINS the Canadian Motocross championship! WITHOUT steroids or drugs! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!
Citizen, where's the story????
BTW< this blog positively FLIES along----like molasses in the Antarctic! "

" Please note that there is NO steroid abuse or drug usage in motocross-you would die if you were doped up trying to land a 60-foot triple. Another reason to turn off that game and turn on the brappers! "

" The Roger Clemens Congressional hearing is on right now (10:45 a.m.) and this is dramatic as television gets.
If you can't watch it now, I am sure it will re-air on C-SPAN later.
What a way for the 2008 season to start.
Someone's going down, that's for sure and I think it's going to be Clemens
-- Chris Sciria "

" If you have HBO, check out the finale of Inside the NFL this weekend because not only is it the last episode of the season, it's the last -- period.
HBO is canning INFL after 31 years, a surprise because it's as good a sports show as any ever.
The finale shows almost 30 minutes of NFL Films highlights of last week's epic Super Bowl with some great audio.
HBO brought back Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti for the last episode, a classy move.
You can get highlights in a lot of places but only INFL had NFL Films'.
It is a show that will be missed for now.
There is a chance it could come back on another network, we'll see what happens.
Finally, it was nice to see Dick Vitale back on ESPN, some may hate him, but I love the guy's enthusiasm.
Have a good weekend.
-- Chris Sciria "

" Who cares about all this football stuff! James Stewart is out with an injury for the rest of the year, and it looks like Australian Chad Reed will get his first US Supercross championship that he's been chasing for 7 years.
In the meantime, Ithaca native Paul Carpenter is leading the points in the Canadian Motocross Series.
For the next three weeks, you can catch it on Sunday afternoons at 12:00 noon on NBC (CBS?)--one of the prime time channels! "

" The game as great, my team was not in it so I watched hoping to see a great game and I was not disappointed. As for the pre-game show, commercials and half time show. I'm sorry I did not watch. I flipped back to the Sci-Fi channel. So for all the companies who paid Millions for me to see their commercial, save your money next year and lower the price of what your selling. That might get my attention. If not, I won't see you next year either. Just hope the games as good. "

" Any Giants fan with the basic common knowledge of a sports would know that Jeremy Shockey would be down on the sidelines if he could. He is THE heart and soul of this football team and any of the Giants would back that statement up. He plays with injuries, doesn't rip his teammates and/or coaches. He has come a long way since coming into the league in 2002 when he was known for his partying and such. I can not stand ignorant sports fans who think (Keyword: THINK), that they know what they are talking about. This was clearly about how the Giants performed at a legendary level. Not the commercials. Thank GOD that you do not work for some paper, writing about sports. If you did, your columns would make good use for burning material, rather than reading material.

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" The NY Giants played a perfectly executed game. Tom Brady spent the evening admiring the stadium lighting system from the floor just like a young couple would lay themselves in the soft green grass to admire the stars at night--only they weren't forced to lay down by a 6'5" 300lb defensive end. Belichik----now the name is synonomous with the terms--bad winner and poor loser. What a classless act he committed by leaving his team to suffer in the last moments of a dramatic loss. The "fearless leader" flew the coop when the going got tough. IF I ever had any respect for the cheater, it has now been flushed down the preverbial toilet with the perfect season. Maybe he can now spend some time thinking about what respect for the game is. The coach who spent the last minute of a blowout going for it on fourth down to embarrass the other team couldn't hack it in the end. "

" First, what a Super Bowl, this has to rank as No. 1 all time because of the quality of play, the drama and the historical significance.
Congrats to the Giants.
Fox was up to the task, great pictures, replays were stunning, especially Tyree's catch of the ages.
A telling shot was of injured Giants TE Jeremy Shockey in a box drinking and not on the sidelines with his teammates.
The opening was a little hokey with the reciting of the Declaration of Independence by NFL stars past and present.
I could understand if this was the first SB after Sept. 11 or if the game was being played in Philadelphia but for the money Fox pays the NFL, it can air whatever it wanted to.
Incredibly, this win may give Eli Manning more commercial opportunities than Peyton.
Eli, being a NY Giant, will be the toast of Madison Avenue. There's already one with him and Peyton licking Oreos. Yeesh!
And speaking of the commercials, I thought the best was the Coke spot with the Thanksgiving Day parade floats. Nice ending with Charlie Brown at the end.
Did you notice the girl holding the football?
The Bud Light ads were good for a chuckle, not much else.
And what about the ad with the car in a closed centrifuge that says "Do not attempt." Yeah, like we all have a centrifuge at home.
The commercial with the woman's heart popping out was gross and probably scared little children watching.
As a matter of fact, some of Fox's promos for their Terminator spinoff were inappropriate for children.
I hope none of the kiddies had nightmares.
Tide's talking stain was stupid as was Fed Ex's carrier pigeons.
Charles Barkley was humorous for T-Mobile.
I liked the Bud ad with the horse training like Rocky.
Shaq as a jockey was OK for Vitamin Water.
And the talking baby for e-trade, what was that? We've seen those before (Quiznos) and the spitting up was gross.
The Night at the Roxbury ad for Diet Pepsi Max was good.
Some of these companies feel since they're spending so much money, they have to go all out.
Make an ad that stands out but also you remember what the product is and without grossing out your audience.
I can't go into every spot but feel free to comment on what you liked and disliked about the SB broadcast and commercials.
One last thing, I love Reebok's Perfectville.
-- Chris Sciria "