Is he coming back soon?

Rumors are swirling that TK could be back soon on Sportstalk 980.

More as actual facts present themselves.

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TK WRITES

TODAY'S COLUMN

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Tony on 980

TK did a couple hits with Andy Polley recently, pimping his charity golf tournament and previewing his upcoming MNF gig.

You can hear their podcasted on Sportstalk 980's website.

http://www.sportstalk980.com/cc-common/podcast.html

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MNF Mailbag

Want to send an email to TK during MNF?

here's the link:


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Bracketville

Yes, we are doing the TK Brackets again this year. (If you heard the show a couple weeks ago, you know that Tony gave us the thumbs up, the only place on the net explicitly sanctioned to do so).

Check Monday at www.tkbracket.com for Tony's picks (likely appearing in the 3/13 Post) and throughout the week as more and more suspects get added.



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It's official

Monday Night Football will have a new broadcast team when it debuts on ESPN in 2006.

Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser will be part of a three-man booth calling the games on Monday nights next season and Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya will be sideline reporters.

Kolber and Tafoya both reported from the sidelines for ABC during Super Bowl XL.

Also, ESPN announced that Mike Breen will be its new lead NBA play-by-play announcer, teaming with analyst Hubie Brown for ABC telecasts beginning Feb. 12 and including the NBA Finals.

"This Monday Night Football team enthusiastically embraces our vision for sports television's signature series. We will propel MNF into a 21st century, all-day, exclusive, multi-media event that will engage fans in entirely new ways. This team will develop great chemistry," ESPN Executive Vice President John Skipper said.

"Mike Breen is widely respected for his depth of NBA knowledge and his consummate play-by-play skill. We are very excited to provide such a spectacular forum as the NBA Finals to showcase his talents."

In addition, Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon will take Pardon The Interruption on the road on Mondays during the football season. The shows will air from the site of ESPN's Monday Night Football games."We look to the future with great enthusiasm and a strong commitment to enhance the presentation of the NFL and the NBA, two of our most important sports properties," ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer said.

Al Michaels, the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football on ABC from 1986 through Sunday's Super Bowl in Detroit, will not return to either broadcast.

raison d'etre

Sorry the blog hasn't been updated in a while. A new schedule has made it incondusive for timely (daily) postings. A return in the future is not out of the realm of possibility.

And, just for you, Nerd King Deutoronomy:



Mr. Pot. Mr. Kettle. They are waiting on Mr. Black.




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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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