Nerds on Parade

We'll be at Baltimore Comicon this weekend. You can hear all about the FAGLAP in person and see the trophy I "won" for taking the cart path bump.

As for the other "news" today, to quote Nelson ...

HA HA!

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NERD GOLF!

Just awesome. Much more at a later time.

And, for the Cat Suit, you already have plenty of these, here are some more



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TK returns

Yes, Tony is back. from vacation, not "vacation."

-- TK played golf with Hootie again. Despite playing "the best golf of his life," TK and George Burger got smoked.

-- What was up with the 4-letter skipping DC on their "50 states in 50 days" tour? TK explains how some dope wanted to come on and talk about it, but he didn't post.

-- Wilbon talked about what TK missed while he was on vacation. Also, whether Celine Dion is his favorite vocalist.

-- TK also talked about a copy-editor from the Post who passed away in a kayaking accident.

GOLF COUNTDOWN: 6 days.

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TK RETURNS TOMORROW

No more ANDY POLLEY!

NO MORE STALE JUNIOR SEGMENTS!

8 days until NERD GOLF!

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Wacko Jacko

TK begins with the Michael Jackson verdict and all that follows.

Abbie Lowell -- Jackon reaction
Lenny Shapiro -- US Open Preview and Sabbtini reaction
Sam Smith -- Finals talk and MORE about Larry Brown

briefly mentioned was the return of Keith Olbermann to ESPN (for an hour each week on the radio with Dan Patrick) and more on the saga of the Old Guy Radio Gear on the sportstalk980.com website.

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breaking news

Discussion of the Jacko verdict and justice for celebrities. We all know how Andy loves to see rich people punished.

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DC Sports weekend

Nats, golf, Tyson. TK discusses it all today.

-- Scott Van Pelt -- Booz recap and talk about Rory Sabbitini's jerk move
-- DA -- NBA Game 2 recap
-- Wilbon -- Tyson and basketball


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Professor Tony?

Tk again talks about the Shirley Povich chair being endowed at U/MD. Andy thinks TK would be a horrible grader, but great lecturer. Lavarro has done some teaching at American, so Thom shared some of his thoughts on the matter.

Of more import, TK will have AC tomorrow at the Booz Allen remote at Congressional.

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Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson

TK starts the show by talking about his trip to Congressional with Seinfeld co-creator Peter Melman. Also, some schmoozing with Nick Price.

-- Bob Ryan -- NBA playoff talk
-- Junior
-- Old Guy Radio -- Mrs. Robinson, in honor of Anne Bancroft's death yesterday.

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A win for the Camp Counselor

The main topic today was the Pistons' win over the Heat last night.

-- Barry Svrluga on the First Place Nats
-- Sam Smith on NBA playoffs and other league news
-- Old Guy Radio - Happy Birthday TOM JONES

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more on Sean Taylor

We start (with Andy, Steve and Lavarro at Morton's) with TK ranting about Bobby Bonilla, who is at the dinner tonight and his bad experience with him. Lavarro said that Bonilla was thebest person he ever covered.

And more talk about Sean Taylor. TK doesn't see the need to get rid of him NOW, since many times athletes beat raps all the time. And we finally hear the Tre Johnson comments that were mentioned on th show this morning.

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Trouble for the boys from the U

Brief sports talk about the Nats (first place) and Sean Taylor (more later). TK talked about his watching TV last night, including the Tony Awards and the premieres of "The Comeback" and "Entourage" on HBO.

-- Wilbon -- on Sean Taylor and the NBA playoffs (MW in Miami)
-- Bill Livingston -- commenting on Kellen Winslow Sr's comments
-- Jason LaConfora -- more Sean Taylor

TK also talked about watching the Memorial on CBS yesterday.

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Yes, more Deep Throat talk

Tk talks about how Woodward/Bernstein made the Post it is today.

Also, talk about George Solomon's becoming ESPN's in-house ombudsman. Yeah, right. ESPN is to criticism what Junior is to fashion: they just don't mix.

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Deep Thoughts about Deep Throat

Of course, the big story is Deep Throat being revealed. many stories today about Woodward and Bernstein and TK's beloved Washington Post.

-- bob Ryan -- NBA talk in the only sports segment
-- Howard Feinman (Newsweek) on DT
-- Junior on DT and working with Bob Woodward

TK also talked about his dinner with Don Graham last night (scheduled before all this broke) and how Graham read them his editorial in Today's Post.

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Satchmo vs Hootie

TK spent most of the opening segment talking about his golf outing with Hootie, one of the other blowfish and George Berger at RTJ. Hootie shot 37 on the back nine and Tk believes they were probably hustled.

-- Wilbon on NBA playoffs and his holiday activities
-- Mike Massano on Indy and Dannica Patrick

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Best of

Friday -- Best of (with one TK call-in from RTJ)

Monday -- Best of

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Idol-atry

Tony starts the crow by eating some crow about Dwayne Wade, who had 40 last night in Miami's win over Detroit. After that, American Idol talk (more later with Lisa de Moraes).

-- David Dupree -- playoff talk -- love for Wade, the Camp Counselor and the Spurs
-- Lisa De Moraes -- Idol talk
-- Joe Barber -- movie talk -- Madagascar & The Longest Yard

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New Queen in town

Topic A (since it just happened) is the new owner of the Mystics, Dr Sheila Johnson, former wife of Bobcats owner and BET founder Bob Johnson. Tk gives us some backstory between Abe and Bob Johnson. Tk also equates the Mystics' "attendance banners" with Cub Scout badges. And the WNBA is a loss leader for the league, so who really cares.

More about the "friction" between TK and Mike Wise, talking about Mike bringing a Darth Vader mask to Full Court Press last week.

And tonight is the Lottery. For once, it flew under the radar in DC.

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revenge of the Chimps

Even though it came late in the show, today's top story was the long piece in the Post about everyone's favorite chimp, Moe, his dopey "parents" and how they were mauled by Ollie and Mollie a couple months ago.

-- Rachel Nichols -- from Miami -- NBA talk and fashion tips
-- Josh Peters from NO Times-Picayune -- pimping his book on the rodeo circuit
-- Sam Smith -- from Phoenix -- NBA talk and Wilbon's distain for dry heat
-- Old Guy Radio -- Robert Zimmerman from Hibbing MN

Also talk about the (bogus?) Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes relationship and the infamous "1/2 +" rules for dating younger men/women.
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guys from the U

The segment starts with discussion about TK's column today, about nominally all the NFL players from Miami and their behavior.

Jim O'Brien out in Philly. Mo Cheeks finally comes home.

they will the Post's sports editor on tomorrow to talk about O's coverage in the Post. TK again doesn't get the venom from the Anti-O's (anti-Angelos) factions.

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MR Tony and his 3 Assistants

TK finally went to see Ricky Jay's show in DC over the weekend. Having seen it opening night, it's as good as he described it.

-- Greg Code, Herald -- previewing Heat/Pistons
-- Andy Beyer -- Prekness recap and how Afleet Alex avoided disaster
-- Wilbon -- Suns/Spurs and other hijinx
-- Old Guy Radio -- Isley Brothers
-- Where was TK on Friday? Playing Baltusrol in Jersey.

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Best of

Tk was off playing golf in Jersey, so no show today.

Best of Segements include....

-- Ollie and Molly
-- TK's Bracket and Junior hording Pizzas
-- Fundraising differences between PENN and BINGHAMTON
-- TK's Kitchen remodeling


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playing the race card

Andy trumpets taking the metro to the Nats game this afternoon.

We veer off sports to talk about Larry King's testimony being disallowed in the michael jackson trail. write your own jokes.

Back to sports, Billy Hunter playing the race card in the NBA negotiations. Wilbon doesn't like Hunter, since he apparently called Wilbon "an Uncle Tom" in reference to an 'anti-player' column a few years ago.

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Nats Notes

Tk spends segment one discussing the Nats game last night, which he gleefully pointed he wanted on his cable system while andy polley could not.

-- Andy Beyer -- Preakness picks -- Greeley's Galaxy is Andy's choice.

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Tony Gloats, Andy Weeps

TK was shocked to come home last night to find out that RCN (formerly STAR*POWER), his cable provider, had come to a deal with the Nats and games would be on his cable, starting LSAT NIGHT. This led to a show-long debate about eh monopolies of local cable companies and the like.

-- Bob Ryan -- NBA talk -- more complaining about timeslots for good games
-- Stephen Hunter -- Thumbs up for STAR WARS, for the action not the acting
-- Junior -- tennis talk and we learn Junior is sort of a Trekkie

TK also went to a Smithsonian event last night, (put on by childhood friend Brent Glass) honoring Salsa Music and Celia Cruz.

OH yeah, Listen Up was also cancelled. Don't cry too much for TK. He'll finally be able to wear his staff jacket.


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Mr Dixon goes to Congress

Talk about Juan Dixon being one of the NBA players called to testify before Congress. It must be because he's local. Why else?

Speaking of steroids, what about Bud's claim to go along with the 2-year steroid ban? TK says that Fehr and Orza (who hi-jacked baseball) are fighting a losing battle on this one.

and the Ollympics? Plenty of cheating....

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Journalism 101

TK begins by talking about how Cheryl Ladd was a potential guest (pimping her new golf book) and how TK only wanted her on if she would talk about famous people with whom she had slept. Then, a radical topic change to discuss the Newsweek stuff and their apology/retraction of the Guantanamo Bay/Koran story.
Howard Kurtz -- Newsweek flap and more on Mitch Albom
Leonard Shapiro -- Jack, Tiger and Annika
Sam Smith -- NBA's stupid scheduling
Darius Rucker -- Satchmo and Hootie set a golfing date

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Journalism 101

TK begins by talking about how Cheryl Ladd was a potential guest (pimping her new golf book) and how TK only wanted her on if she would talk about famous people with whom she had slept. Then, a radical topic change to discuss the Newsweek stuff and their apology/retraction of the Guantanamo Bay/Koran story.

Howard Kurtz -- Newsweek flap and more on Mitch Albom

Leonard Shapiro -- Jack, Tiger and Annika

Sam Smith -- NBA's stupid scheduling
Darius Rucker -- Satchmo and Hootie set a golfing date

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au revior, les boulez

Topic #1 of the day was the Wizards' exit from the playoffs. TK wondered (in print and here) if they are the road to success or a one-hit wonder, like the Capitals when they went to the Stanley Cup finals.

** Ron Sirek, Golf World -- Tiger streak and Sean O'Hare
** Wilbon on Wizards and NBA playoffs

Other topics -- Dave Chappelle, Tony's HD set and other wackiness...

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Wizards -- progress or 1-hit wonder?

TK again talks about his column today. La Sooz was not happy with his pessimistic projection for the team.

Brief talk on Nicklaus' "latest" final retirement from tournament golf after St Andrews. TK thinks he's still the greatest and Tiger won't be unless he eclipses Jack's win total.

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Game 3 at MCI -- TK Sighting?

Will TK make an apperance at MCI tonight? Maybe, since TK has other plans before the game. That would be the Cornell Football something or other. Like other people say, "who would have expected the Wizards to still be playing?"

Still a great season, that most people didn't expect to happen.

Tk thinks the Wiz will win tonight, shockingly.

However, the Curse of Les Boulez is not over. It's not over until Tk says it's over.




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more basketball talk

-- David Aldridge
-- Randy Galloway
-- Jeremy Schapp (plugging his new book)


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Betting stories

TK tells a story (based on an email about some guy betting on Giacomo) about getting in a big bet at Belmont done by Andy Beyer.

Wilbon willfully killed hmself on PTI about his Kwame flip flop. TK still thinks that Wizards mgt should have to answer questions about the situation.

Brief talk about Shamiqua and her return to DC.

And, finally, the Whizzinator.

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Kwame, Kwame, Kwame Khameleon

More talk about whether or not the Wiz should reactivate Kwame for the rest of the playoff series vs the Heat.

-- Ryan -- around the NBA
-- Scott Jackson WTEM -- In Miami, Wiz talk
-- Junior

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Coach Joe

Talk about Coach Gibbs, who was just on the show with Andy and Steve before TK's appearance.

Discussion about which old Skins were good quotes when TK was in the locker room.

TK lobbies again for FredEx at Fed Ex.

Also, brief talk of L/Affair Van Gundy.

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Hoops Galore

-- Sam Smith, Trib
-- Bob Kravitz, Indy Star

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MVP Race

Talk about LeBatard's MVP discussion. Dan Patrick ran with it all day, including having Wilbon on to talk about it.

TK kills Dan for his "just asking a question" statement and needs to back it up or just shut up.

This expands out to a discussion about sports writing and column writing in general.

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fearsome threesome

Today's top story was not the Derby or Playoffs, but Tk playing golf over the weekend with MD Gov Bob Ehrlich and Gary Williams. Wilbon was the missing fourth, in Miami for the playoffs.

Wilbon -- actually thought the Wiz could steal game one (ha ha). Just as foolish was his claims that he was going to stay off South Beath.

Pat Forte -- Derby recap

LeBatard -- Heat/Wiz talk. Also, Dan floats the "question" that Nash won the MVP (or at least people voted for him) because he is white.

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Runaway Bride again

According to a wire story, the Runaway Bride may have fled due to her husband's celibacy pledge. Well, that paints her in a whole new light now, doesn't it?

-- Andy Beyer on the Deerby
-- Stephen Hunter on Kingdom of heaven

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TK jumps the gun

TK was so amazed that RFK hired a "field consultant" to work on the problems with the field for the Nats and United that he jumped in on Kevin's update, even before teh show started. Classic.

More on the stolen Mailbag jingle in Chicago.

The sports portion of the show will, of course, the Wiz's last-second win in Chicago last night. MW may be on later (depending on his travel plans).

And then, the Dr Phil/Pat O'Brien show last night. feh.

David Dupree -- NBA playoff talk. David believes that Van Gundy is telling the truth about what a ref told him. And it's all Stern's fault, David says, for putting the refs on a pedestal. Also, Kwame talk.

Lisa DeMoreas -- talk about American Idol "scandal" and the Dr.Phil/Pat O'Brien schlockfest last night.

Bill Livingston -- Kellen Winslow's motorcycle accident and what the Browns will do.

Old Gal Radio -- Linda Ronstadt -- in honor of Cinco De Mayo

Wilbon -- on Bulls/Wizards

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A B C-Ya, Kwame

Topic # 1 is the suspension of Kwame Brown. TK spins it slightly differently than both Mike Wise and Wilbon did in the paper today.

Bob Ryan - backtracks to the Nomar story last week and the Stern/Van Gundy dust-up (who is Deep Whistle?)

Tommy Smyth - Freddy Adu and Derby talk

Sam Smith - NBA playoff stuff




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Kwane's been Keyshowned

React about Kwame's suspension and furor over American Idol.


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Live from the Studio

What a day, WILBON and JUNIOR!

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Coming to the Chuckle Hut... Laura Bush?

Tk starts the show with the White House Correspondent's Dinner and the surprise hit of the evening, Laura Bush. TK also mistook Maureen Dowd for Maureen Orth (Tim Russert's Wife).

-- David Aldridge -- NBA playoff breakdown
-- Dave Shenin -- the Nats and the proposed MLB steroid policy
-- Wilbon -- talks about the playoff game Saturday in the MCI Center. Not many celebrities apart from the political types (russert, carville, etc). MW has no divided loyalties here, even though he likes the people with the Boulez. Mw also talks about the differences between pro and college hoops.
-- Leslie gore -- Old Gal Radio -- 59 today
-- Tk rips the Runaway Bridge

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more on the toads

-- More on the exploding toads today.

** Tim Kirkjian on baseball
** Stephen Hunter on movies
** Bob Kravitz on Reggie Miller and the Pacers

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more Idol fallout

we learn that TK is not a fan of the Girl Scout Cookies. Can't argue with that.

Andy talks about an Inside Edition story today about the brouhaha with American Idol. Aunt Be agrees with Steve that it would be a bigger deal if Simon was sleeping with a female contestant.




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Where the Buffalo Roam

TK discusses the wild buffalo in suburban MD and exploding Toads in Germany.

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scandal on Idol?

The show began with discussion of Springsteen on the Today Show and again how TK would like to be Bruce's Roadie.

-- Abbie Lowell -- MASN lawsuit
-- Sam Smith -- NBA playoffs

Also, talk about the potential "21" type scandal involving american idol that will be on ABC's Prime Time Live next week.

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what is the deal...

Tk begins by talking about the geese in the WTEM/CC parking lot and its environs?. Why are they there? Inquiring minds want to know. AND TK worries that one of them might come after him one day. This segues into Czabe talks about how a swan hissed at him one time on the golf course.

The draft got a 4.3 rating. What can the four letter do to replicate those numbers?

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More draft recap

Tk's column was written yesterday morning, since it was too cold for golf.

Topic A is of course the drafting of the Auburn QB and what it means for Ramsey. talk of past QB incidents including the Brad Johnson/Jeff george circumstance.

Brief talk about the Bulls/Boulez playoff series.

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draft recap

TK begins with Skins' recap.

-- Wilbon -- talking about Wizards/Bulls


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Curse of Les Boulez

AP asks Tony about the origin of "Les Boulez." TK doesn't remmember when it started and there's no great story about the name, other than "it sounded good."

Talk shifts to the current team. same old kwame bashing.

Brief talk with Dave Feldman about the Comcast/MASN lawsuit. Feld y has no more answers than TK did this morning.

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Draft hate

In his column today, Willy Buns says he hates the draft and all it stands for. TK says MW used to love the draft. h'll be on later to discuss it.

-- Larry Wiseman on the draft
-- MW on aforenmentioned draft talk and NBA playoff preview
-- Stephen Hunter on the Interrogator and the boxing documentary on USA Network.
-- Molly and Ollie update (based on story done on Dateline or PrimeTime Live)
-- more Nerd Golf solicitations. Morton's? DING WHOO!
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A Bearcat in waiting?

It turns out that young Samantha Pollin is considering going to Binghamton. When the recruiter found out her dad works with "their most famous alum," it seems that she has a safety school all locked up.

Other sports talk, but not nearly as interesting as that.

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Post-al Enclave

Tk starts the show talking about a meeting/dinner with the Post's Sports Editor and all the columnists. it was a brainstorming get together on how to raise circulation/hits on post.com. sally annoyed TK by constantly mentioning how much money TK is making from ESPN. Wilbon was also dissing his boyfriend. TK just drank a lot of wine.

-- David Dupree -- NBA Playoff preview
-- Jason Laconfora -- Mess with the Redskins
-- Ian O'Connor -- plugging his book about Sebestian Telfair

(more later)

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Meeting W

Thom Lavarro talks about his trip to the white house last week to interview the President. (Dave Shenin from the Post talked about this last week on TK's show.)

Thom actually left him a copy of his book (something even JUNIOR would do).

Topic 2 -- Kwame, who thinks that Eddie Jordan is being effected by the crowds and not playing him at home. TK says he'll have the opportunity to play plenty on the road next season.

Topic 3 -- Redskins' trades and not trades.


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If it's Wed, it must be Junior

TK saw the Interruptor last night and thought it was okay not great. Didn't think Sean Penn was a leading man.

-- bob ryan -- Sox stuff and basketball
-- Junior -- assorted nonsense and Dean Smith Stories

TK also talked about internet nerds golf tournament that will hopefully happen this summer and put out the call to local courses who wanted to sponsor it.
(note: not open to the general public. please don't email about it. thanks.)



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Redskins deniability

Talk about the Post report regarding the Skins' possibly trading their pick on Saturday.

Dan Patrick apparently threw out the idea of TK being on MNF when it comes to ESPN. Tk thinks it would cost more money than the Mouse would pay him. and DA contends that TK has had a better career on TV than Dennis Miller since they were both up for MNF.

TK continues to say that the Water Buffalo will end up in the ESPN booth. The horror.

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MNF, NBC and ESPN

Tk talks about how the MNF deal and how wrong he was on PTI yesterday, according to his friend David ISrael.

-- Richard Sandomir, NYT -- TV deal talk
-- Bill Livingston -- what's up with the Cavs and LaBron
-- Sam Smith -- playoff talk and what's wrong with big market teams

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MNF react

The big news, just breaking is the new MNF football deal.

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TK's trip to RFK

This show begins with TK talking about going to the Nats games Thursday and Saturday.

Shaughnessey -- Pimping his new Sawks book

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Day after Opening Day

Talk first about whether th Nats game should have been on TV instead of Yanks/Sawks. TK thinks that's crazy talk, since NY/Boston is TV gold.

Also, thoughts about Opening Night and TK helping out Andy, who couldn't get his media credential.

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more on opening day

TK talks about his trip to the Stadium (with stat boy), various people he met and the pomp & Circumstannces.

-- Dave Shenin -- Got to interview the Prez about baseball yesterday before the game. Also talked about how national Opening Day was and gave a rundown of who was at the game (Richie Justice, Jayson Stark, etc).

-- Joe Barber -- movie talk

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opening day

TK is getting ready for Opening Day at RFK. TK talks about his visiting the Senators back before they moved, when he wrote for Newsday.

plenty of other kinds of Nats Notes (as the 5:45 segment is now called).

quick talk about Les Boulez

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Help Save Listen UP!

Here's the link TK mentioned this morning, where people can vote in Mcpaper's annual "save our shows" poll.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/save-our-shows.htm

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Road to Nowhere

TK starts the show with his car trip from Hell coming back from Myrtle Beach.
-- Bob Ryan -- Masters and Red Sox's ring ceremony
-- Jon Saraceno -- proposed Tyson fight coming to DC this summer
-- Junior -- Masters react and brief talk about Mitch

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tired and cranky

Tk is still annoyed about the Mitch Albom backlash. He still doesn't think it was a fireable offense.

Brief talk about the Tyson fight coming to DC this summer.

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Best of

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Live from Myrtle Beach

TK is in Myrtle for Hootie's goff tourney.

-- Lenny Shaprio from Augusta -- love for Tiger
-- George Solomon -- fallpout from Mitch Albom's column
-- Wilbon

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Hootie and Hootie (and Lance)

Topics today include the Masters and their rain issues and TK (and crew)'s trip to Myrtle beach for the Hootie tournament on Monday.

-- sally jenkins -- talks about Lance Armstrong allegations and TK's column
-- Joe Barber -- Fever Pitch and Sahara

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HD Nation

Talk amongst the HD owners about how big your set should be.

Inside baseball, PTi did not talk about the Masters, since a)it's inconclusive right now and b) it's on at the same time and they might drive viewers away.

TK has Tiger and Phil in his Masters Pool. He also doesn't any great desire to play augusta, although he wants to play Pine Valley (which Jaws said he can make happen).

SC asks about golf etiquette and taking up people on invitations to play super courses.



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Sportswriters who Say Ni

Of course, we start with Yanks/Sawks and also the Nats (last night's game, not on TV).

** Lenny Shapiro -- from Augusta, lots of rain
** LeBatard -- berating the Hateable One for stealing Tony's bit. Also, they talk about going to see Spamalot on Broadway a few weeks ago.


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Yanks/Sawks

TK talks about the Sox/Yanks game this afternoon. Another blown save for Mariano Rivera.

Also, more talk about becoming Gary's assistant. Knocke has been the recipient of Gary's temper and it's not really fun.

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Amen Corner breakdown

Much of today's show dealt with the Masters, with three of the guests from Augusta.

** Larry Dorman (Callaway) -- golf shots, nothing but golf shots
** Ron Rappaport (Sun Times) -- talks about his book on Bobby Jones
** Junior -- forced to talk about basketball, even though he's in Augusta



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Identity Theft

TK thinks to think Mike Wise is pulling a single white female, taking his spot on the George michael show and his column space.

** Gary Williams -- UNc/ILL talk
** Sam Smith -- NBA news and notes


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Turn Turn Turn

One season ends (college hoops), one begins...

-- Boz on the Nats' exhibition game inRFK Sunday, the TV deal and Opening Day in Philly
-- Wilbon at the Final Four -- MW picks Illinois

Also, more bashing of Junior. Also today, bashing of Dan Lebatard and former Post sports editor George Solomon.

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Nats TV?

More griping about the Nats TV situation. TK is still annoyed about Andy's kvetching regarding the TV deal.

Tk talks about his proudest bit in thePost -- the April Fools story in the Sunday magazine about the Senators returning to DC.

Also, will TK attend the exhibition on Sunday? If the weather allows.

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Return of Stephen Hunter -- Yay

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More Junior

** Barry Svrluga on the Nats
** Pat Forde on Rick Pitino and Louisville

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South of the Border, down Guadalahara way

More on House Gate.

** Bob Ryan -- talks about his anti-three point column in the Globe and other Final Four matters
** Mark Maske -- NFL news and notes, including Carolina steroid story, SF/SD trade and Redskins' moves
** Junior -- much talk about John's wardrobe, not so much about basketball. Brief talk about the Coach K Amex commercial.
** TK rants about some MLB doctor who has a George O'Leary situation about where he went to medical school.

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Our House

Today's big story is TK's renovation at home of his kitchen. Lots of kvetching.

** Lenny Shapiro -- TPC and Fred Funk
** Sam Smith -- Lakers' latest mess and other NBA stuff
** Mitch albom -- Tom Izzo and MSU talk. Also the Camp Counselor.

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Yet more hoops talk

TK has not been watching Golf, as Andy expected. They are ending it today. Local boy Fred Funk is in the lead.

Tk does not think Sparks was fouled, unlike Czaban and Knocke.

And Tk continues to kill Staudamire for coming up small in the game over the weekend.

Tony is also specifically eating during the segment, to annoy the people who have emailed the show complaining about it.

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Yet more hoops talk

TK has not been watching Golf, as Andy expected. They are ending it today. Local boy Fred Funk is in the lead.

Tk does not think Sparks was fouled, unlike Czaban and Knocke.

And Tk continues to kill Staudamire for coming up small in the game over the weekend.

Tony is also specifically eating during the segment, to annoy the people who have emailed the show complaining about it.

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hoops hoops hoops

TK starts the show with hoops talk of course.

** The Ock -- talks hoops
** Wilbon -- talks hoops

TK also rants about the rained-out TPC and dopey ultra-marathoners.

more later/

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Odessa Steps Magazine

TK's NIT plan

TK described his plan for revamping the NIT. Only mid-major schools would be eligible (no power conferences) and mid-majors that lose in the NCAAs would be allowed into the second round in the NIT.

TK also gripes about the weather (shock) and how this was his last day off during the week for months.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Potpourri

A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT

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Potholes

Andy asks TK about his annual springtime complaining about potholes in town. TK says he really has'nt noticed them yet. This turned into a rant about Al D'Mato and how there used to be great steetlamps in his districts.

Basketball talk is about Bob Knight. Knight apparently likes Around the Horn, but not PTI and given how Wilbon kills him, it's understandable. This turns into a Knight vs Junior story. TK talks about how a great job Knight has done this year, with Texas Tech.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

Who is most unctuous?

The show begins by TK talking about Pat O'Brien, which segued into talk about American Idol.

** Hoops Weiss -- tourney talk
** George Berger -- The man who runs the Presidents' Cup, live from the TPC in Florida. Golf talk, including the fact Michael will be driving George's cart at the Cup this fall.
** Joe Biddle -- talk about Pat Summitt and Steve Spurrier


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Odessa Steps Magazine

more on TK's sleeping issues

More talk this afternoon about TK's sleeping problems.

Also, more Bonds talk and SC tries to foist another conspiracy on TK.

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Odessa Steps Magazine

TK the Night Owl

Today's big story isn't Barry Bonds. It's that TK is having problems sleeping, waking up in the middle of the night and unable to get back to bed. Suggestions can be sent to the show @ thisshowstinks@sportstalk980.com.

Eventually, TK get around to talking about Bonds, which will be on the agenda later with some of the regulars.

** Bob Ryan - NCAA talk. TK plugs today's PTI, with an interview with Bruce Perl that was taped yesterday. Despite going to BC, Ryan had never met him until next week.

** Dave Shenin -- Barry talk.

** Junior -- revelling in the VT and Bucknell victories.

** Old Guy Radio -- The Cars

** TK talks about Pat Summit's new record and how he's long advocated her coaching a men's team. MW called in to say that it's not as outrageous as it could be, since many young, black men come from single parent households and are used to having a woman as authority figure.


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Odessa Steps Magazine

Bonds watch

TK tells the story again about calling in to the Gary Williams radio show lat night. If it wasn't for Gary, TK would have blown his stack about the way he was treated (on hold for 7 minutes after getting a busy signal before that).

Barry Bonds - not playing this year? TK thinks that maybe Barry has been beaten finally. And the timing here, days after the steroid hearings, cannot be coincidental. Tk thinks Barry will come back to break Ruth's record, but not Aaron's record.

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hoops talk

** Pat Forde -- Tourney Talk
** Sam Smith -- Silas firing and LeBron's future
** Pam Ward -- women's hoop talk

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Odessa Steps Magazine

college vs NBA talk

Some early byplay with Mike Wise, who is in the studio with Andy and Steve for the first time. Wise gets some grief about his Auburn column in January.

Tk talks about something that came up with on Sports Reporters, who is hurt more by the high schoolers in the NBA, the LIG or the colleges? TK thinks, in a certain way, the college have benefited from it, since many NBA players are now anonymous and colleges have filled the talent gap with foreign players.


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Odessa Steps Magazine

Love for the Patroit LIG

The show starts with a recap of the weekend games and bracket standings (which you can find at http://www.tkbracket.com. TK thinks that Bucknell's win was bigger than Vermont's win and one of the five biggest in tourney history.

** The Ock -- chided about the Zags, the Ock appears to be on the UNC bandwagon now.

** Tim Kirkjian -- Steroid hearing aftermatch, including the reactions to Mark McGwire. Timmy doubts that Mac will get in the HOF on the first ballot.

** Wilbon

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