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Cable TV and the home field advantage

22/06/09 | 0 Comments

I received an email today from Scott Rosner, who recently had his op-ed article published in the Union Tribune.  With permission, I am re-posting his article here, titled “Cable TV and the Home Field Advantage”.  A pretty interesting article considering I have AT&T and don’t get access to those sports channels.  (Not that I watch [...]

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