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E-mail address: george@armchairqb.com

To see a list of George's stories on a particular sport or topic, click on it below. Stories in bold represent those articles of which George is particularly proud.
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(last fully updated Dec. 21)

General news stories

Fox signs Keith Olbermann and Chris Myers - news and analysis. Click here to see a review of Chris Myers first night at Fox Sports Net.

ESPN names Steven Bornstein chairman.

Review of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" - November's show featuring John Daly, ultra-marathoners, academics and college football, and the 1958 NFL Championship.

Review of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" - September's show featuring John Madden, Andrea Jaeger, baseball players ineligible for pension and Randy Moss.

Review of Marv Albert's first night

Top 20 memorable sports television moments from 1978-98 (compiled with Randy) - Our response to TV Guide's list from the summer. Click here to see our all-time top 10.

General Stories

ArmchairQB.com Presents Best, Worst Of 1998 Playoff Coverage

Preview of Fox's World Series coverage, George's Pick On Series

Justice served by Gammons report - A review of the dispute between Cleveland Indians outfielder David Justice and ESPN's Peter Gammons.

Joe Carter Joins ESPN Lineup

Commentary on the dispute between baseball and ESPN - Baseball should give in to ESPN's request to move the Sunday night games to ESPN2. Check out a lame remake of Casey At Bat...

Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa coverage:

Playoff reviews:

General Stories

Primer on the new NFL TV contract - The ABCs, CBSs, ESPNs of the new NFL television contract. It's all you need to know in alphabetical order. (9/1/98)

Review of "Glory For Sale" - Jon Morgan gives an extremely detailed, evenhanded account of the Cleveland Browns move to Baltimore.

ESPN's first-down marker - George previews it (picture); Randy reviews it (9/25)

AllMadden.com - story and review on John Madden's web site with Fox Sports Online. (9/29)

ABC's labor problems and MNF - report on how a one-day strike by a technicians union disrupted ABC's Monday Night Football coverage of Dallas-Philly. (11/3)

CBS' first down line - CBS follows ESPN's lead in first down markers. (11/3)

NFL Films' CD - a review of a compact disc that feature the music, sounds and writings of NFL Films. (12/9)

NFL Telecast Reviews

NFL Pregame Show Reviews

General Stories

Reviews of college football preview magazines - The Sporting News rates as the best, while Athlon ranks as the worst. Click here to see each magazine's preseason top 25 as well as a consensus top 25 from the seven magazines reviewed. (9/1)

CBS' Lou Holtz returns to coaching

Best and worst of the 1998 college football season

AQB revisits the preseason mags and finds Tenn. was ranked No. 11

College Telecast Reviews

College Pregame Show Reviews

9/5: College Gameday 10/31: College Gameday
9/12: College Gameday 11/7: College Gameday
9/26: College Gameday 11/12: Thursday Gamenight
10/8: Thursday Gamenight 11/21: College Gameday
10/24: ESPN notes in compilation 12/4: College Gamday

Saturday Selections

Previews and picks of all the major college football games. Click here to see the latest version or hit a specific week below:

Week 1 (8/29) Week 6 (10/3) Week 11 (11/7)
Week 2 (9/5) Week 7 (10/10) Week 12 (11/14)
Week 3 (9/12) Week 8 (10/17) Week 13 (11/21)
Week 4 (9/19) Week 9 (10/24) Week 14 (11/28)
Week 5 (9/26) Week 10 (10/31) Week 15 (12/4)

ESPN

Aug. 24 - Ken Griffey Jr.

Sports Illustrated

Aug. 31 - NCAA Football
Nov. 2 - Yankees Aug. 24 - Babe Ruth
Oct. 12 - Shane Spencer Aug 10 -Randy Johnson

The Sporting News

  Nov. 9 - Midseason NFL Sept. 28 - David Cone
  Oct. 26 - Deion Sanders Sept 21-McGwire -Hero
Dec. 14 - TSN Power 100 Oct. 19 - A. Katzenmoyer Sept. 14 - McGwire-Wow!
Dec. 7 - John Randle Oct. 12 - Speed Aug. 24 - Bernie Williams
Nov. 23 - Miami Dolphins Oct. 5 - Sosa/McGwire Aug 17 - College Football

"Glory For Sale" - Jon Morgan gives an extremely detailed, evenhanded account of the Cleveland Browns move to Baltimore. (9/8)

HBO's documentary of Sugar Ray Robinson - a review of the look at the boxer many consider the best pound-for-pound pugilist in history. (12/9)

ESPN forms the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in college basketball

ESPN to televise 2000 America's Cup

ESPN, USGA Extend Golf Pact

Primer on the new NHL TV contract - ABC/ESPN won the battle for the NHL television package with a 5-year, $600 million deal. But did Fox win the war? (9/1)


 

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