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It has taken the time slot of Survivor: Tampa Bay

Sporting News, The,  July 1, 2005  

Have you checked out that CBS show Fire me ... Please!? Basically, contestants try to do outlandish things so they will get fired from their jobs. Last week's episode featured folks in various workplace settings, such as a barbecue restaurant, a clothing boutique and the Devil Rays' manager's office.

If only Schilling would lip-sync his interviews

A Red Sox official says 90 percent of those who perform the national anthem at Fenway actually lip-sync the words. Then on the road, it is the players who go through the motions.

STARRING ... PHIL AND KOBE!

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By the end of June, people in Singapore will be able to watch condensed episodes of the popular Chinese soap opera PS I Luv U on their mobile phones. It is hoped that this technology will be available in the States by the fall so Lakers fans can keep up with the sequel to their favorite soap, PS I H8 U 2.

DUBYA WASN'T SHORT FOR WIN

Little League teams from Newark, N.J., and Chicago will play a game of T-ball on the White House lawn this Sunday in front of George Bush. According to the rules established for the game, no score will be kept. Hey, shouldn't Dubya have thought of that when he owned the Rangers?

And right there--BOOM!--is when you're supposed to laugh

NBC has announced that John Madden will be the analyst for its Sunday night NFL package in 2006. And there's buzz that the network plans to use him in venues other than football. For instance, in the fall, Madden will use his telestrator to point out the jokes on Joey.

Hey, didn't you used to be Jack McKeon's magic touch?

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