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Warriors set to kick off season against Lakers

By: Staff report 07/19/11 9:45 PM

The Warriors are scheduled to open their season Nov. 2 in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena. Read More

Man pushes stolen TV past police station

By: 12/29/10 12:10 AM

Prosecutors in Washington state say a man was arrested after being caught wheeling a 50-inch television in a shopping cart right past a police station. Seattlepi.com reported that a bystander called 911 after seeing a man grab the TV out of the back of a delivery truck, load it in the cart and start pushing it away. A police officer heard the call, then saw the man walking by with the cart. Charging documents say that when the officer asked Johnathon D. Read More

Democrats make big TV ad buy in hope to save majorities

By: Matthew Sheffield 07/21/10 12:00 AM

When it really counts, Democrats, like Republicans, are tuning to mass television advertising buys in the hopes of keeping their seats. The New York Times reports: Read More

Airwaves: ESPN’s Berman earns star on Walk of Fame

By: Artie Gigantino 05/23/10 12:00 AM

Running around the airwaves: - ESPN personality Chris Berman, or “Boomer” as his close friends call him, will become a member of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. It is amazing the face time this guy gets, not saying he doesn’t deserve it, because he does. He is bigger than life. Congratulations Boomer! Read More

Airwaves: Organizers make right move with SF bowl game

By: Artie Gigantino 04/25/10 12:00 AM

A little bit from all over the airwaves ... - I got an e-mail from Sacramento’s finest, Doug Kelly, last week, informing me and the world of a smart move by the San Francisco Bowl Game Association. Kelly, the communications director of the bowl game, announced that executive director Gary Cavalli has signed a three-year deal with Kraft Foods as the title sponsor of the game for the next three years. Read More

Airwaves: Tiger’s return will be ratings gold for CBS

By: Artie Gigantino 03/20/10 11:00 PM

Call it what you want: great TV, great theater, a soap opera, true confessions, a great golf tournament, whatever! The return of Tiger Woods at the Masters will be huge news and it will be heavily watched. Sean McManus, the head man at CBS, ordered Champagne for everyone in the building when he was informed Tiger will come out of hibernation on CBS. Read More

'Jersey Shore' star Snooki implicated in 2004 drunk driving death of teen classmate Michael Truncali

By: Sudha Krishna 03/17/10 11:00 PM

NowPublic News - Snooki from MTV's Jersey Shore may be a reality TV breakout star now, but in 2004 RadarOnline has learned that she was one of three teenagers criminally charged for selling alcohol to minors after a party at her house turned deadly when classmate Michael Truncali drove home drunk, crashed his car, and died. Read More

Airwaves: NHL missing out on shot to reel in fans

By: Staff report 03/07/10 2:00 AM

The National Hockey League needs to wake up, and wake up real fast. This past week was one the league did not take advantage of. We are all aware of the great game Sunday when Team USA played its guts out only to lose in overtime to the Canadians in the gold medal round of the Olympics. Read More

Airwaves: KNBR shake-up will benefit all involved

By: Staff report 02/28/10 2:00 AM

Some changes in the air this week at the sports leader, the giant flamethrower: KNBR (680 AM). Boss man Lee Hammer announced this week that talented radio host Damon Bruce is moving from his evening perch to daytime radio. In the move, Bruce will now be heard on sister station 1050 AM from noon to 4 p.m. F.P. Santangelo, who we praised earlier this month on these pages, will take over the “Sportsphone 680” slot in the evening from 7 to 10 p.m. Read More

Walcoff: NBC Olympic coverage doesn’t measure up

By: Staff report 02/24/10 2:00 AM

Since when does prime time mean past many people’s bedtime? What a ridiculous decision by NBC to present the most captivating and compelling event of the Winter Olympics, the ladies figure skating competition, tape-delayed again tonight before finally showing us the crowning of the champion around midnight. Read More

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