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"Sports, like everything else, is about the human beings involved. By now we've heard that so many times, it's cliche.  But it wasn't at that time." - Jim McKay, Sports Announcer 

Sports describes Programs offering coverage of spectator games and events, and related topics.

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A B O S T W
  • A
  • ABC’s Wide World of Sports
  • B
  • Battle of the Network Stars
  • O
  • Olympics
  • S
  • Super Bowl
  • T
  • Thrilla from Manila
  • W
  • Wide World of Sports
  • World Series

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  • Western Series
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Highlights

  • Al Michaels on how he came up with "Do you believe in miracles?" when covering the 1980 Olympics (04m 41s)Al Michaels on how he came up with "Do you believe in miracles?" when covering the 1980 Olympics (04m 41s)
  • Bob Costas on the 1986 Red Sox World Series loss (04m 52s)Bob Costas on the 1986 Red Sox World Series loss (04m 52s)
  • Edgar Scherick on the creation of <i>ABC's Wide World of Sports</i> (03m 49s)Edgar Scherick on the creation of ABC's Wide World of Sports (03m 49s)
  • Dick Ebersol on how Muhammed Ali came to be involved with the Atlanta Olympics (05m 22s)Dick Ebersol on how Muhammed Ali came to be involved with the Atlanta Olympics (05m 22s)
  • Jim McKay on the first time TV was used to decide an event; the 1968 Olympics<i/> (02m 46s)Jim McKay on the first time TV was used to decide an event; the 1968 Olympics (02m 46s)
  • Bob Costas on covering the Olympics (06m 25s)Bob Costas on covering the Olympics (06m 25s)
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Olympics

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2011-12-13 13:21.

I still can't believe that the Olympics still do not cover golf courses. How is this really possible which such a big sport?

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