These are 23 (more) facts, tried and true, about the widening world of sports television:
1. One day -- and something tells me this won't happen in my lifetime -- the breakup of ESPN will rival the breakup of the Soviet Union.
| _____ Monday Morning_____
A look back at the weekend and a look ahead at the coming week's action with a fresh new edge.
• Norman Chad's Couch Slouch
• Starting Lineup
• The Chat: 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold
• Two-Minute Drill
• 7 Days
_____ The Quote _____
"Not to call my ex-wives the 'Axis of Evil.' "
-- Terry Bradshaw, on whether he has any New Year's resolutions. _____ The Monday Morning Poll _____
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2. T-Mobile has a new cell-phone promotion: "Couples Talk Free." To be honest, this doesn't sound like such a good idea.
3. Even though it's a medical improbability, I get a canker sore every time I watch "I, Max."
4. You know that look Tony Soprano has when he emerges from bed after a night of bad dreams? I wake up that way every week after "Big Monday."
5. The moment someone starts the Bowling Network, I'm a 24-7 shut-in.
6. If he gets any more irritating, Dr. Phil is going to wind up on "Crossfire" or "Around the Horn."
7. I recently stumbled across the wedding video from my first marriage and had completely forgotten that Charlie Jones did the play-by-play.
8. Who knew that the "P" in ESPN stood for poker?
(Radio Days I: Nothing's better than when you're on Interstate 70 driving through Pennsylvania or Ohio and the truckers are bearing down on you and there's an SUV posse every which way and you're, oh, maybe, one bad lane change away from road rage and, suddenly, a basketball or baseball game comes across your AM dial, and, static and all, soothes the soul for the next hour or so.)
9. I will jump into Lake Michigan with a DVD player on my back before I watch a single nanosecond of "the Amazing Race" or Aaron Brown.
10. Today: "Nanny 911" on Fox. Tomorrow: "Vitale 911" on ESPN.
11. Whenever he retires from sportscasting, you've got to figure Craig Sager can parcel off his wardrobe on eBay.
12. Lately, I fancy Red Vines and Slim Jims, aka "the Dark Side of Atkins Diet."
