BRIEFLY.NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. trades for Michaels For a few rounds of golf, more Olympic TV highlights and a cartoon rabbit that looks a lot like Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, with longer ears, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network traded Al Michaels Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Currently employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977 – 2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent and respected members of his profession. on Thursday to NBC. The deal was consummated after Michaels asked ESPN to cancel out the contract he signed last summer to continue with ``Monday Night Football'' as it shifted from ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. after 36 years to Disney's all-sports cable giant. ESPN agreed, but only after NBC gave the network first shot at cable rights to the next four Ryder Cups, extended the amount of video from the Olympics through 2012 and relinquished one of Walt Disney's original cartoons, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, whose rights, unknown to many in the business, were somehow held by Universal, the parent company of NBC. -Tom Hoffarth --The Raiders can cross off one more candidate from their list of prospective successors to coach Norv Turner. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt informed the Raiders that he's staying put, as did Louisville coach Bobby Petrino. This latest development comes on the heels of offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye leaving the Raiders for a job with the New York Jets --The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association will give college football coaches at least one replay challenge per game next season and require conferences to use a universal review format if the recommended changes by the rules committee are approved. BASEBALL:Bengie Molina is angry at the Angels. ``The way they let me go without a notice, without calling me, that said a lot,'' the catcher said, three days after agreeing to a $5 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. . ``That's what really hurts me.'' The 31-year-old Molina hit a career-best .295 last season with 15 homers and 69 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . He won Gold Gloves in 2002 and 2003. BASKETBALL: The Sparks and former player Latasha Byears have settled a lawsuit in which she claimed she was unfairly cut from the team. Announcement of the resolution came in a statement released by Byears' lawyer, Scott Ames. Details of the settlement were not announced. Sparks attorney Jeffrey Lenkov said he could only confirm the lawsuit had been resolved, citing a confidentiality agreement. She was cut from the team five days after a June 2003 party at which she and three men were said to have assaulted a woman, a former teammate. GOLF: Luke Donald of England matched the course record at tough Spyglass Hill, making birdie on his last hole for a 10-under 62 on a warm, windless day to take the early lead in the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach. -Daily News Wire Services CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Longtime ABC Sports commentator Al Michaels, left, was traded from ESPN to NBC for, among other things, the rights to one of Walt Disney's original cartoons. Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images |
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