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09/11/2006: "Mini Sports Rant"

Spent the weekend on the water, so I didn't take in much sports. Doesn't mean I don't have an opinion, though ...

- Congrats to Maria Sharapova for taking the US Open title. Her second major is a real nail in the coffin of the comparisons to Anna K. If only she could turn down the volume - damn!

- Congrats also to the NFL, which has finally achieved it's apparent goal of putting the interests of the sponsors and networks ahead of the fans. I could live with the stupid umpire uni's, the crappy Superbowl-style pregames featurings has beens and never will be's, and even giving that ass Chris Colinsworth another shot at TV. But their agreement with NBC gave them "exclusive rights to extended highlights" - lawyer-speak for "noboby but Bob Costas can show any meaningful clips of NFL games on Sunday". The result - no more ESPN NFL Primetime. Sure, it technically exists, but it's on Monday and worse, it's without Chris Berman and Tom Jackson! Fellas, that's an offense I can't forgive. Bring on the XFL!