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  1. Not my cup of tea...
  2. Bucks make Lisa Byington first women's full-time TV play-by-play announcer in major men's pro sports The Milwaukee Bucks have named Lisa Byington as the team's new television play-by-play announcer on Bally Sports Wisconsin, making her the first woman to handle full-time TV play-by-play duties for a major men's professional sports team. Byington replaces longtime Bucks announcer Jim Paschke, who retired following the 2020-21 season after serving as the team's television play-by-play announcer for the previous 35 years. Bucks and Fiserv Forum president Peter Feigin announced Byington's hiring Wednesday. In a statement, Byington said she was "absolutely thrilled" at the opportunity "to work with a first-class franchise and a championship organization like the Milwaukee Bucks." "I know that I will be stepping into the role long-held by Jim Paschke, and I appreciate his passion for the team and the memorable moments his voice will always be a part of," Byington said. "I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge his work and commitment to the franchise, and it's my honor to be the one who takes the baton from him. I'm particularly excited to work with such an amazing team of Marques Johnson, Zora Stephenson, Steve Novak and everyone involved with Bucks games at Bally Sports Wisconsin." .@LisaByington becomes the first female full-time TV play-by-play announcer for a major men's professional sports team. Welcome to Milwaukee, Lisa!! pic.twitter.com/HYZXUqshOa — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) September 15, 2021 Byington, who previously did play-by-play for the Women's World Cup on Fox in 2019, became the first woman to call NCAA men's basketball tournament games in March as part of the CBS/Turner Sports coverage. She subsequently was behind the mic for men's and women's soccer games at the Tokyo Olympics for NBC Sports. From 2017 to 2019, Byington worked as a sideline reporter for the NCAA men's basketball tournament on CBS and Turner, and she also has experience calling the play-by-play for various NBA and WNBA games, among other assignments. She became the first women's play-by-play broadcaster for a Big Ten Network college football game in 2017. Byington has broadcast games for Fox Sports, FS1, Big Ten Network, CBS, Turner Sports, Pac-12 Network, ESPN and the SEC Network in both play-by-play and reporter roles. She played basketball and soccer while attending Northwestern University. "We are so excited to welcome Lisa to the Bucks family and to bring such a talented play-by-play announcer to our broadcast team," Feigin said in a statement. "Lisa's extensive television broadcasting background, including her play-by-play work for high-level NCAA basketball on several national networks, makes her the perfect choice to take on this major role. While we appreciate the significance of selecting Lisa, and we celebrate this historic moment, Lisa earned this position based on her extraordinary skills and experience. We look forward to Lisa becoming the voice of the Bucks."
  3. But does it have glutes? HBO's gonna do a docu-series about it. (seriously)
  4. Yeah, but it's such a fun story to follow. It's like a Ryan Murphy show come to life.
  5. Ben-- the third and least significant member of the Platt acting dynasty (behind older brothers Oliver and Ed [who played The Chief on GET SMART])-- is on THE VIEW this morning. Since I couldn't care less, I'm not watching, but I thought I'd alert anyone here who might care.
  6. I'd post this in the political forum, but it would probably earn me another 'time-out' 😎
  7. Boston parking spot costs $375K, as expensive as an American home At least it’s heated. This $375,000 parking spot in Boston is as expensive as most US houses — and is more than 10 times more expensive per square foot. The heated spot is in Boston’s Columbus neighborhood near the Prudential Center. It sits under the Residences at 201 West Brookline, built as a church in 1900 and converted into a luxury condominium building in 2018. US houses typically list for slightly more than what this spot is asking, about $380,000 in August, according to Realtor.com monthly housing data. And assuming the spot is a standard 9-by-18 size, that makes it $2,314.81 per square foot — 11.5 times the $184.28 median listing price per square foot in the nation in August, according to Realtor.com. Boston real estate is more expensive than the national average — but even for Boston prices, this spot is pricey. Median home listings in Boston typically cost $659,000 in August — or $398.93 per square foot, according to Realtor.com. Listing agent Tracy Campion did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The heated spot is in Boston’s Columbus neighborhood near the Prudential Center.
  8. if @WilliamM ever disappears for a month, it'll be because he's visiting his brother (& Yogi Bear) in Jellystone National Park. 😁🤣😇😎
  9. THE CHAIR (with Sandra Oh, Bob Balaban, David Morse, and Holland Taylor-Paulson) was 6 short episodes. Lightweight, but fairly entertaining. I guess Ms. Oh needed a change of pace with the upcoming season of KILLING EVE being its last.
  10. It has been saved! (sort of) The creator's original vision was for a six-season story. However, NBC & Netflix have agreed to a 20 episode 4th season that will wrap everything up.
  11. LIVE season premiere next week.
  12. Loved it. It was sad that the last episode was dedicated to her hubby, who died earlier this year. BTW, she met him when he played Annie Potts' boyfriend on DESIGNING WOMEN.
  13. He just signed a new deal for $1 million per episode.
  14. FROM HIS FACEBOOK PAGE: FROM HIS MYSPACE(!) PAGE: (must be really recent)
  15. I WAS ON A 'TIME-OUT'.
  16. WHY ARE UNSALTED CRACKERS STILL CALLED SALTINES?
  17. Is it tacky to use my Stop&Shop reusable bag in ShopRite?
  18. If you want to see him 20 years later with no hair... http:// https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/79196-bald-is-beautiful/page/2/ He's a Mormon, same wife for 20 years, 4 energetic sons, owns a few car dealerships.
  19. I've had 25+ MRIs... I lost track of the actual count around 20.
  20. For some (many?) of the men on this site, I'm guessing the answer would be opening their wallets.
  21. THIS IS THE SOUND OF A WOMAN I WANT TO BEAT TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT: I actually like this ad: Well, they made a cute version for airing during Yankee games:
  22. Did y'all notice how often the word LEGENDARY was used in regard to Giannis' playoff (and especially finals) performance?
  23. REALLY?!?!? No posts about last week's earth-shattering news that 2 songs had grown to 5 and now to A WHOLE NEW ALBUM OF 10 SONGS, out in early Nov?!?!?!
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