Sports on the Air
Remote patrol
By JOHN C. COTEY, Times Staff Writer
Published April 23, 2004
Mayne event
For the second straight year, Kenny Mayne will attempt to report from the site of four major events ESPN is producing: the NFL draft in New York, an NBA game in Boston, the Lightning playoff game in Tampa and a baseball game in Miami.
Last year, Mayne attempted a similar feat but failed. While he was able to finish the fourth leg of his cross-continent task by arriving in Vancouver, it was hours after the Canucks-Wild game had ended.
So this year's attempt is being dubbed Unfinished Business.
This year, the task is much easier as he stays on the East Coast. Last year, he tried New York to Boston to Anaheim to Vancouver.
A wrapup of his adventure will air at 11 p.m. Sunday on SportsCenter.
Double the pleasure?
NBC will broadcast its first Arena Football League doubleheader Sunday. Dallas (6-4) plays Orlando (5-5) at noon, followed by Los Angeles (6-4) at Chicago (7-3).
New York Dragons quarterback Aaron Garcia, the league's all-time leader with 602 touchdown passes, will join AFL on NBC host Al Trautwig and analyst Glenn Parker in the studio for halftime.
The winners are ...
The 25th annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony was Monday in New York, and HBO led the way with eight wins.
ESPN earned seven, NBC four and Fox and ABC each took home three.
This year's studio host Emmy went to Bob Costas for his work on HBO and NBC, while Cris Collinsworth was honored as best studio analyst for his work on HBO.
Fox's Joe Buck was selected outstanding play-by-play announcer for the third time in four years, and Monday Night Football's John Madden won as top event analyst for ABC.
HBO was led by Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which won for sports journalism and a feature on race car driver Alex Zinardi.
HBO also won two Emmys for its documentary on the Boston Red Sox, Curse of the Bambino.
The eight Emmys tied HBO's record set in 1999.
ESPN dominated the weekly and daily series awards. Sunday NFL Countdown won the weekly studio show Emmy and Sunday Night Football won the Emmy in live series. It was Sunday NFL Countdown's sixth Emmy, while Sunday Night Football (the highest-rated series on cable for each of its 17 years) won for the second time in four years.
SportsCenter won three Emmys. The program picked up the network's second straight win for daily studio show. The piece "Picking Up Butch" won for short feature, while the behind-the-scenes This is SportsCenter special was honored in technical team studio.
NBC was the top winner among broadcast networks. Its coverage of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship won three Emmys, the most for a single event - outstanding edited sports special, outstanding camera work and outstanding opens and teases.
Fox's postseason baseball coverage beat ABC's Super Bowl for best live special.
CBS only won one Emmy, for its coverage of the Tour de France, or as many as the NFL Network (in just 58 days on the air) and iN DEMAND.
Fox Sports Net will air a one-hour special, with highlights of the Sports Emmy Awards, at 9 p.m. May 2.
[Last modified April 23, 2004, 01:20:38]
Baseball
AL: Vizquel picks up a timely 2,000th
NL: Marlins deliver the pain
Soreness sidelines Indians' Sabathia
CollegesUSF job gets 34th applicant
GolfSifford is first black in World Golf Hall of Fame
In brief2 wins put Armstrong atop Tour de Georgia
MotorsportsOther Earnhardt gets a make-or-break shot
RCR sweeps front row at Talladega
NBANets go up 3-0, barely
NFLReceivers going deep in draft
Mannings say no to Chargers
NHLFlames burn host Red Wings in OT
Playoff setbacks doom longtime Ottawa coach
OutdoorsDaily fishing report
PrepsAnxiety awaits at photo finish
Chamberlain boys true to their word
Countryside wins first title
Glover leads Pasco past Wesley Chapel
Lasting memory for Citrus
Northeast disciplined by FHSAA
Patriots heat up track for victories
Plan comes together for fast Leopard
Ridgewood district run reaches end
Sickles girls grab a narrow victory
Wharton boys, girls extend streaks
Sports on the AirESPN renews its NFL debate
Remote patrol
TriathlonSt. Anthony's makes room for thousands
RaysMoss latest to irk
Huff rights himself by hitting to left
LightningRebuilding the Wall
Do Canadiens have an edge?
Loooooonging for the winner
