BRIEFLY.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Whoa, Nellie! Jackson quits Keith Jackson, the storied voice of college football, is calling it quits, declining offers from ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network officials to keep him at 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. Sports. "I'm finished with play-by-play forever," Jackson told the New York Times on Wednesday by telephone from his home in Sherman Oaks. "I'm going out to learn to be a senior citizen and find a president I can vote for and believe in." He added, "I'm not angry, I'm just going off like an old man and sitting by the creek." Jackson was one of the last of the stars at ABC Sports from the 1960s and 1970s. Although best known for college football, he was also the voice of "Monday Night Football “MNF” redirects here. For other uses, see MNF (disambiguation). Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. " in its inaugural season in 1970. Jackson said he was feeling his age, had had skin problems and Wednesday had a basal cell carcinoma basal cell carcinoma n. A slow-growing, locally invasive, but rarely metastasizing neoplasm of the skin derived from basal cells of the epidermis or hair follicles. Also called basal cell epithelioma. removed from his forehead. "This is the perfect time," he said. "I don't want to get back into the pressure-cooker of play-by-play and worry about travel. I don't want to die in a stadium parking lot." BASEBALL: JetHawks manager and former Dodgers outfielder Brett Butler, who was hospitalized Monday night after complaining of chest pains, is scheduled to be released from Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster today. Doctors ruled out a heart attack as the cause of his discomfort, which they attribued to an unspecified infection, JetHawks spokesman Jeff Lasky said. JetHawks hitting coach Damon Mashore will manage the team in the interim. Diamondbacks officials said they expect Butler to rest at home and rejoin the team Monday, Lasky said. - Gideon Rubin Former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. baseball coach Rod Dedeaux is part of the inaugural class elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame The College Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a museum operated by the College Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the study of the history of college baseball in the United States. . The 10 inductees were announced Wednesday and also include coaches Bobby Wilkes of Arizona State, Skip Bertman of LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit , Ron Fraser of Miami and Cliff Gustafson of Texas as well as players Bob Horner of Arizona State, Robin Ventura of Oklahoma State, Dave Winfield of Minnesota, Will Clark of Mississippi State and Brooks Kieschnick of Texas. - Heather Gripp BASKETBALL: Fresno State's basketball program was placed on four years' probation by the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association for recruiting violations and former coach Ray Lopes also was punished for the infractions. George Mason coach Jim Larranaga, who led the surprising Patriots to the Final Four, got a contract extension through the 2011-12 season. HOCKEY: Todd Bertuzzi's lawyers are seeking to have the civil lawsuit filed against the Vancouver forward by former Colorado forward Steve Moore heard in a British Columbia court instead of in Ontario. |
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