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Why Mayor Bloomberg Declared January 24 Joe Torre Day

Judy Shapiro | Posted 04.08.2013 | New York
Judy Shapiro

Joe's own difficult childhood exposure to family violence made him acutely sensitive of the fact that if kids at risk can find a safe place of support, it would be enough to break the cycle.

WATCH: Bob Costas Speaks On Gun Culture And The NFL With Jon Stewart

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 01.29.2013 | Sports

Two months after advocating for gun control legislation in the wake of Kansas City Chiefs Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas ...

WATCH: Bob Costas Delivers Emotional Eulogy For Stan Musial

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM | Posted 01.27.2013 | Sports

ST. LOUIS -- Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embrac...

Bob Costas, MLB Network To Revisit Classic Baseball Films On New Show

www.hollywoodreporter.com | Posted 03.12.2013 | Media

Bob Costas is poised to take Hollywood out to the ballgame....

WATCH: Bob Costas Meets Ryan On 'Go On'

Posted 01.03.2013 | TV

There's no doubt it's been a tough year for sportscaster Ryan (Matthew Perry), but Bob Costas is ready to make his day on Tuesday's episode of "Go On....

9 Celebrities Who Behaved Badly In 2012

Pat Gallagher | Posted 02.18.2013 | Fifty
Pat Gallagher

These post 50 celebrities show wisdom doesn't necessary come with age. Sometimes midlife can present some situations that stir up the pot, leading to lapses in judgment that would make even Lindsay Lohan (on a good day) gasp.

Friday Talking Points -- Merry Cliffmas!

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Here is our 238th installment of valiantly attempting to get Democrats to occasionally speak with one voice, and not get lost in the weeds of rhetoric.

Shame on Us, America: Take a Stand and #BanGuns Now

Rana Florida | Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics
Rana Florida

Twenty-seven dead, 20 of them children, 10 days before Christmas. Two dead in an Oregon mall earlier this week. How many times does this have to happen before we realize that an unrestricted right to bear arms is ludicrous?

NFL Players Turning In Guns Following Belcher Tragedy

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 12.11.2012 | Sports

In the wake of the tragic Jovan Belcher murder-suicide that occurred earlier this month, several NFL players have reportedly come forward to turn in t...

Jon To Fox Pundit: 'Shut Up And Shut Up'

Posted 12.11.2012 | Comedy

It would seem that the gun lobby's main talking point has become, "Let's not talk about it." Whenever there's a shooting that makes national news, you...

NRA CEO: Kasandra Perkins Needed A Gun

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.06.2012 | Sports

The murder of Kasandra Perkins by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who committed suicide a short time later, has reinvigorated the ongoing...

Social Media Fuels Hyper-patriotism

Gregory G. Allen | Posted 02.05.2013 | Media
Gregory G. Allen

When can we just go back to being Americans and not have to continue to label ourselves so we can instantly pick a fight? I long for that day to arrive.

Bravo, Bob Costas

Michael Woods | Posted 02.04.2013 | Sports
Michael Woods

I'm proud to say I stand with Bob Costas, proudly, and to publicly proclaim my belief that guns make it too easy to kill people, and that it is time to address, meaningfully and resolutely, our sick national addiction to firearms.

When Domestic Violence Grabs the Headlines

Kate McGuinness | Posted 02.03.2013 | Crime
Kate McGuinness

Our country is suffering from a plague of domestic violence. Kasandra Perkins is one victim too many. Her death should represent more than yesterday's news.

Football and Guns

Dan Treadway | Posted 02.03.2013 | Sports
Dan Treadway

They can shatter bones and end lives, but their importance to our culture makes any critical conversation about the obvious dangers they pose taboo.

Bob Costas Learns the Right Time to Talk About Guns in America: Never

Will Bunch | Posted 02.03.2013 | Media
Will Bunch

So if Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were afraid to talk about guns (and they were), no wonder America was so shocked when Bob Costas spoke Sunday night, shocked that a man in his position didn't know the right time to talk about guns in this great nation.

WATCH: Bob Costas' Controversial Gun Control Remarks

AP | Posted 12.03.2012 | Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas -- NBC broadcaster Bob Costas used his halftime segment on "Sunday Night Football" to advocate for gun control following this weekend...

WATCH: NBC Host Rips Network's Olympics Coverage

Posted 09.13.2012 | Media

Even NBC's own Bob Costas is blasting the network over the Olympics. The network was hit with wave after wave of criticism for various gaffes and ...

Chloe Sevigny Is On Her Way To 'Portlandia'

Posted 08.23.2012 | TV

Watch out, Fred and Carrie: A new hipster is moving to town. According to Entertainment Weekly, former "Big Love" star Chloe Sevigny is headed to t...

WATCH: Local Anchor FREAKS OUT At Bob Costas

Posted 10.07.2012 | Media

Looks like Bob Costas won't be swinging through Jacksonville anytime soon. A video of a local NBC anchor flipping out at the Olympics host went vir...

Friday Talking Points -- 'A Tax' On Romney?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.03.2012 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Because of Mitt's refusal to release his tax returns, Democrats (and the media) are free to speculate all they wish on what Mitt is hiding. Harry Reid's was merely the most notable of such speculation, to date.

Olympic Sports That Ought to Be

Tony Phillips | Posted 10.02.2012 | Comedy
Tony Phillips

I've long believed that if the Olympics ever return to America's shores we should include horseshoes, monster truck racing and the 100-meter mosey and what's good for the colonist is good for the colonizer. So where are the English sports?

Bob Costas To Right IOC Wrong

Posted 07.21.2012 | Sports

By Matt Yoder, Awful Announcing The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is one of the most watched events around the world. People from all over...

Jerry Sandusky Lawyers May Use NBC Error In Appeal

Reuters | Posted 08.25.2012 | Media

* Judge rejected mistrial call after jury given accurate transcript * Defence attorneys also sought to resign over trial scheduling ...

My Hall of Fame Ballot for 2037

Jeff Polman | Posted 03.07.2012 | Sports
Jeff Polman

Nothing gets the baseball blogosphere more riled up than a good old annual debate over players' Hall of Fame credentials, so to save time down the road, I thought I would jump ahead 25 years.