Football Extra Points: BREAKING: CHIP KELLY TO COACH EAGLES
Football Extra Points: BREAKING: CHIP KELLY TO COACH EAGLES: Breaking news from ESPN's Chris Mortenson - Chip Kelly to leave Oregon and coach the Philadelpia Eagles.
Is Lance Armstrong a Hero or Hypocrite?
Dallas,TX - In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, scheduled to air in two parts on her OWN network starting tomorrow, Lance Armstrong continues his fall from grace by admitting to doping. The cycling community in Texas, his home base, have known for years how cutthroat Lance can be when he feels the need to defend himself. Armstrong has used his unprecedented feats of physical power to fuel his LiveStrong foundation which is based in the Austin area. There is no question that LiveStrong has done more than enough good for the fight against cancer with funding, research, and hope. Once the Cycling Federation decided to strip Lance of all records, titles, and ban him for life from cycling the foundation took a huge hit in donations while he continued to scream "innocent" from every media mountain top.Now he is asking for your forgiveness for lying. Forgiveness for making
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What do Darren Collision and Vince Carter think about the Mavs back-to-back wins
We recently caught up with Darren Collison and Vince Carter of the Dallas Mavericks for a few fan questions relating to this up-and-down season and trade rumors. The Dallas Mavericks have been able to put together back-to-back wins and have 3 more home games against contending teams.
Darren Collison
RFSR: Tell us a little about the morale of the team after putting together back-to-back wins?
Darren Collison: It felt good. It really feels good right now. We just got to keep moving forward in the right direction, stay committed on the defensive end and I think we should be fine.
RFSR: Coach Carlisle talked a lot about how he wants you guys to be more fluid with ball, not to many set plays. Do you feel like you guys are getting into that mode of basketball?
Darren Collison: Yeah. I think we are understanding what he expects from us. We understand what we expect from each other. It's real hard to score in this league. A lot of teams are so good on the defensive end, you can't keep running to many set plays. You just gotta go and play basketball.
Vince Carter
RFSR: Coach Carlisle talked a lot about how you guys need to be more fluid with the ball, not to many set plays, because that is what wins in the playoffs. Are you guys getting to that point now?
Darren Collison
RFSR: Tell us a little about the morale of the team after putting together back-to-back wins?
Darren Collison: It felt good. It really feels good right now. We just got to keep moving forward in the right direction, stay committed on the defensive end and I think we should be fine.
RFSR: Coach Carlisle talked a lot about how he wants you guys to be more fluid with ball, not to many set plays. Do you feel like you guys are getting into that mode of basketball?
Darren Collison: Yeah. I think we are understanding what he expects from us. We understand what we expect from each other. It's real hard to score in this league. A lot of teams are so good on the defensive end, you can't keep running to many set plays. You just gotta go and play basketball.
Vince Carter
RFSR: Coach Carlisle talked a lot about how you guys need to be more fluid with the ball, not to many set plays, because that is what wins in the playoffs. Are you guys getting to that point now?
NFL Weekend Recap: AFC and NFC Championship is set
Falcons 30 Seahawks 28
The Atlanta Falcons and Matt Ryan finally exercise their playoff demons by defeating the hottest team in the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks in heart attack fashion. The jumped out to an early dominate lead over Seattle 20-0 at halftime. Russell Wilson finally got the offense going in the third quarter connecting with Golden Tate for a 29 yard touchdown. After the third quarter, the Seahawks went on a 21 point run to take the lead for the first time with only :31 seconds left in the game. With the weight of Atlanta on his shoulders, Matt Ryan lead a 2 play scoring drive with the help of Roddy White and Tony Gonzales capped with a 49 yard field goal from Matt Bryant.Coach Smith said in his post game comments, "Our quarterback is a special player. They call him Matty Ice, but I feel like we've got two Matty Ices. There's Matty Ice Ryan and Matty Ice Bryant."
This Falcon win was not easy, but again beating Seattle is easy at all. They played their way into the number one spot in the NFC and today they earned. This is Matt Ryan first playoff win in 4 attempts.
49ers 45 Packers 31
"I didn't know how fast he was. Coming in I never really paid attention to it. But he is fast", says Green Bay Packer Charles Woodson.
Kaepernick rushed for 181 yards breaking a postseason NFL record for quarterbacks set twice ironically by Michael Vick when he played with the Atlanta Falcons. In his first playoff game, he ran for 2 touchdowns and threw for 2 touchdowns.
Colin Kaepernick's comments after the win, "Our receivers our tight ends, blocked great outside, and our running backs were running hard, so it made it easier on me."
Ravens 38 Broncos 35
It took 2 overtime periods to decide a winner in a NFL battle that will be apart of two Hall of Fame career summaries, Ray Lewis and Peyton Manning. The story of this game starts with what is now being called the "Flacco Fling" as Joe Flacco hit Jacoby Jones for a 70 yard touchdown on 3rd and 30 with :31 seconds left to play.
"At that point you have to start taking shots." said Flacco. "You have to get a little lucky."
HBCUSportsCenter.com: Former Eagle Dominique Sutton Wins 2013 NBA D-Leag...
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Football Extra Points: With the loss, Tim Tebow has more playoff wins for...: Joe Flacco has outplayed Peyton Manning and led the Ravens past the Broncos. This was one of the best playoff games I've seen in awhile. ...
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Sports Fan Poll: Which NFL teams will win this weekend?
We need you to weigh-in for NFL divisional playoff weekend. Who is going to make it to the conference championship?
- Patriots
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- Falcons
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- Broncos
- Ravens
Results will be read on tomorrow morning's radio show...
Well...it happened...No players selected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Clemens gets more votes than Bonds
Craig Biggio came the closest with 388 votes, only 68.8%. Players need 75% of the vote to be inducted.
Ironically, Roger Clemens received more votes than Barry Bonds. Clemens received 214 votes, 37.6%, and Barry Bonds got 206 votes, 36.2%.
If the best player and best pitcher are not in the Hall is it really the Hall-of-Fame???
This is the first of many years that PEDs will play a major factor. Sammy Sosa, Rafeal Palmeiro, and Mark McGwire were denied also.
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- Dallas Cowboys fire Rob Ryan
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Dallas Cowboys fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan; "I'll be out of work for like five minutes."
Dallas, TX - Jerry Jones promised big changes during the offseason and it seems the first shoe has dropped. Cowboys release defensive coordinator Rob Ryan after two years on a three year deal.
Ryan was quoted on ESPNDallas.com, "I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better. I f***ing made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like 5 minutes."
The Dallas defense was the injured list for most of this season. Ryan rarely had the chance to coach his starters at all. Most of the time is was collection of players literally off the street.
Jones has also decided to part ways with the running back coach also, but fans want to know when will he hold the players accountable for another 8-8 season. Mainly, they want to know if he will finally replace Tony Romo.
Ryan was quoted on ESPNDallas.com, "I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better. I f***ing made them a hell of a lot better. I'll be out of work for like 5 minutes."The Dallas defense was the injured list for most of this season. Ryan rarely had the chance to coach his starters at all. Most of the time is was collection of players literally off the street.
Jones has also decided to part ways with the running back coach also, but fans want to know when will he hold the players accountable for another 8-8 season. Mainly, they want to know if he will finally replace Tony Romo.
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MAVERICKS SIGN FREE AGENT MIKE JAMES TO 10-DAY CONTRACT
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed free agent guard Mike James to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
James (6-2, 188) is a 10-year veteran and has played in 539 games (263 starts) with Miami, Boston, Detroit,Milwaukee, Houston, Toronto, Minnesota, New Orleans, Washington and Chicago. He holds career averages of 10.4 points, 3.6 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 24.9 minutes per game.
James spent his most successful season as a professional with the Toronto Raptors where, in 2005-06, he averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 assists while starting 79 games. In 2011-12, James played in 11 games for the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 4.8 points, 2.6 assists and 10.9 minutes while helping to carry the load at point guard for an injured Derrick Rose.
Most recently, James played in two games with the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League. He averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in 34.0 minutes per contest.
The Copiague, N.Y., native played collegiately at Duquesne where he was All-Atlantic 10 as a senior before going undrafted in the 1998 NBA Draft.
The Mavericks roster now stands at 15.
© 2013 Dallas Mavericks
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- Alabama BCS National Champions
- Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol out for the Lakers
- Carmelo Anthony vs Kevin Garnett
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- Andy Reid coaching the Chiefs
- Mavericks lose again...
Tide rolls over Notre Dame to win BCS Championship 42-14
Everyone that picked Notre Dame to win, including myself, felt it would be a low scoring contest due the Irish defense led by Manti Te'o. The most decorated linebacker in recent history looked more like a bull fighter than a brick wall as the ESPN broadcast made sure to highlight is missed tackles.
The Alabama offense, led by quarterback A.J. McCarron with running backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, had a total of 529 yards; 265 rushing and 264 passing. Talk about a balance attack.
The Irish offense could not overcome the Tidal Wave defense of Alabama rushing for only 32 total yards. 20 of those yards coming from one long run by Riddick.
This makes Alabama, under Nick Saban, a 3-time BCS Champion in only 4 years. Nick Saban also earns a reported $310,000 bonus on top of his $5.3 million dollar salary for the appearance and win.
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Texans over Bengals 19-13
Matt Schaub gets his first post-season win, but let's be honest...the Texans don't look that good. Yes, they won the game, but I don't think the Patriots have anything to worry about.
Packers over Vikings 24-10
Am I the only sports fan that didn't want to watch the game after hearing Christian Ponder was not going to play. Watching Joe Webb throws balls in the dirt was the total opposite of watching Aaron Rodgers play. I can only imagine what Minnesota people are thinking...maybe, "How hurt was Ponder?"
Ravens over Colts 24-9
Andrew Luck will be a great quarterback in the NFL for a long time, but like most QBs he needs that loss in the playoffs on his record that drives him to seek revenge against the league. This was that lost. It was almost tearful watching Ray Lewis do his last introduction dance in front of the home crowd. Unfortuantely, I think their road ends in Denver next week.
Seahawks over Redskins 24-14
Falcon be very afraid of your bird cousin from the great northwest. The Seahawks look like the toughest team in the NFC after coming from 14 down and dominating 3 solid quarters of football. RG III looked hurt right after the his second TD throw. Makes you wonder what would have happened if Kirk Cousins came in earlier in the game. I also wonder if Russell Wilson told Griffin after the game if, "this game means nothing"
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Dirk talks about overtime loss to the Heat and getting back into form
We caught up with Dirk after the overtime loss to the Miami Heat...
Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat - Live Blog
MIAMI--
First Quarter Mavericks 30 Heat 22:
Mavericks come out aggressive taking a 13-5 lead at 7:26 mark of the first quarter. Darren Collison pushed the lead to 11, 18-7, with a good and one on a drive to the basket at 6:23 mark. Dirk entered the game after the timeout called by Heat and LeBron quickly hit the next two field goals, one an alley-pop backwards dunk and the other a hard drive to basket taking advantage of slow Nowitzki. Heat cut the lead to 3 at 4:11 mark, 18-15. Chris Kaman has done his job in the first quarter with 6 point and 6 assists. Darren Collison leads all scorers with 7 points. Mavericks lead 30-22.
First Quarter Mavericks 30 Heat 22:
Mavericks come out aggressive taking a 13-5 lead at 7:26 mark of the first quarter. Darren Collison pushed the lead to 11, 18-7, with a good and one on a drive to the basket at 6:23 mark. Dirk entered the game after the timeout called by Heat and LeBron quickly hit the next two field goals, one an alley-pop backwards dunk and the other a hard drive to basket taking advantage of slow Nowitzki. Heat cut the lead to 3 at 4:11 mark, 18-15. Chris Kaman has done his job in the first quarter with 6 point and 6 assists. Darren Collison leads all scorers with 7 points. Mavericks lead 30-22.
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48,313 in attendance - Largest ever in the bowl's young 3 year history
Ray Lewis announces his retirement from football after this season
Ray Lewis, "One of the hardest things to do is leave my teammates."
Larry Fitzgerald speaks out about this past season
AZ Cardinal, Larry Fitzgerald, posted a message on his website www.larryfitzgerald11.com expressing his thoughts on this past season.
The Cardinals starting the season 4-1 only to hit the brakes on the road to the playoffs...
The Cardinals starting the season 4-1 only to hit the brakes on the road to the playoffs...
Rice Shocks Falcons as They Come Out On Top In The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.
After being down at halftime by 7, the Rice Owls started to find their rhythm in the second half as they outscored Air Force 26-0.
Wade back not enough for Heat; Lose 2nd straight on the road to Bucks 104-85
The reigning NBA champions, Miami Heat, drop to 6-6 on the road after losing second straight game. The Milwaukee Bucks beat Miami 104-85 and led the most of the game.
Dwayne Wade returned from his one game suspension hitting 24 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists in a losing effort.
Bucks guard Brandon Jennings played well contributing 25 points and 7 assists.
The Heat stay on the road for one more game, but in their home state to take on Orlando on the New Years Eve. They return home on Janurary 2nd to take on the Dallas Mavericks.
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Dwayne Wade returned from his one game suspension hitting 24 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists in a losing effort.
Bucks guard Brandon Jennings played well contributing 25 points and 7 assists.
The Heat stay on the road for one more game, but in their home state to take on Orlando on the New Years Eve. They return home on Janurary 2nd to take on the Dallas Mavericks.
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Kobe Bryant Edging LeBron James as Leading Vote-Getter for 2013 NBA All-Star
2013
NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY
SPRINT
SECOND RETURNS ANNOUNCED
--Kobe
Courtesy of NBA Media
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2012 – Kobe Bryant of
the Los Angeles Lakers, who this season topped the 30,000-point plateau, is the
leading overall vote-getter (977,444), followed closely by the Miami Heat’s
LeBron James with 970,314 votes, after the second returns of the 2013 NBA
All-Star Balloting presenting by Sprint. Bryant is followed in the Western
Conference by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (924,898), while the New
York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony (891,759) sits behind James in the East.
The 62nd NBA All-Star Game
will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston , Tex. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 (8 pm
ET), televised exclusively on TNT and
broadcast exclusively on ESPN Radio in the U.S.
2012 Armed Forces Bowl - Air Force vs Rice; More than a game
In the mix of bowl games that seem to continuously flow from mid-December until after New Year's, one always stands out. It is not so much the game, but what the game stands for. This year the Armed Forces Bowl will make it's way back home in Fort Worth at TCU's new field for good. The last two years the game has been held at SMU Ford Field. It's outside the stadium prior to the game and after that really tells the story.
Outside the stadium is a fair of military power and pride. Drone aircraft, tanks, servicemen and women all adorn the booths with information and activities for all ages. Young men test their strength on the "pull-up" bar and awe at the helicopter perched on the practice field. Most bowl games do not offer the same experience.
Ernesto Marcano, an USAF veteran, will be attending the game for the first time. He learned about the game from his visits to the VA hospital in Dallas. "I'm looking forward to seeing my fellow servicemen the most. I am also taking my brother-in-law and his kids."
This year's game features the Air Force Falcons (6-6) against the Rice Owls (6-6). Rice earned their right to play in the Armed Forces Bowl by defeating UTEP in the Sun Bowl 33-24. Air Force will be playing in it's fourth Armed Forces Bowl, but have only a 1-7 record in Amon G. Carter Stadium.
Since 1998, the Falcons have faced the Owls a total of six previous times with the Falcons winning five of those games. This will be the first time the teams will meet on a neutral field.
Tickets are still available for the game and are as low as $20. Small price to pay to show your support to a bowl that is more than a game.
Get more information here: www.armedforcesbowl.com
Previous Bowl Coverage:
Outside the stadium is a fair of military power and pride. Drone aircraft, tanks, servicemen and women all adorn the booths with information and activities for all ages. Young men test their strength on the "pull-up" bar and awe at the helicopter perched on the practice field. Most bowl games do not offer the same experience.
Ernesto Marcano, an USAF veteran, will be attending the game for the first time. He learned about the game from his visits to the VA hospital in Dallas. "I'm looking forward to seeing my fellow servicemen the most. I am also taking my brother-in-law and his kids."
This year's game features the Air Force Falcons (6-6) against the Rice Owls (6-6). Rice earned their right to play in the Armed Forces Bowl by defeating UTEP in the Sun Bowl 33-24. Air Force will be playing in it's fourth Armed Forces Bowl, but have only a 1-7 record in Amon G. Carter Stadium.
Since 1998, the Falcons have faced the Owls a total of six previous times with the Falcons winning five of those games. This will be the first time the teams will meet on a neutral field.
Tickets are still available for the game and are as low as $20. Small price to pay to show your support to a bowl that is more than a game.
Get more information here: www.armedforcesbowl.com
Previous Bowl Coverage:
MAVERICKS WAIVE GUARD DEREK FISHER
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today they have requested waivers on guard Derek Fisher. Fisher was signed as a free agent by Dallas on Nov. 29, 2012.
Fisher (6-1, 210) averaged 8.6 points, 3.6 assists and 25.4 minutes in nine games (all starts) for Dallas this season.
The Mavericks’ roster now stands at 14 players.
© 2012 Dallas Mavericks
STATE FARM ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT TO FEATURE EAST VS. WEST FORMAT FOR THE FIRST TIME
-- An All-Star from
Each Conference Will Serve as All-Star
Saturday Night Captain
and Lead His Team During the Event --
-- $500,000 to be Donated to Charities Selected by the Event Captains,
the NBA, and State Farm --
As part of the new format,
points earned by each conference throughout the four All-Star Skills
Competitions will determine the conference that earns the title of 2013 State
Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champions. Also,
each conference will have an All-Star Saturday Night captain who will lead his
team during the event.
In addition, NBA Cares and
State Farm will make a joint donation of $500,000 as part of the event, with
$350,000 going to the winning conference’s charities and $150,000 to the runner-up
conference’s charities. All of the
charities will be selected by the conference captains, the NBA, and State Farm.
The State Farm All-Star Saturday Night captains and the charities receiving
donations will be selected and announced at a later date.
Lebron James talks new kicks and jerseys for Christmas Day game. Plus Lebron's advice to the Dallas Cowboys
Lebron was is good mood after their win over Dallas. He talked about the new sneakers and jerseys on tap for the Christmas day game. Lebron is an admitted Dallas Cowboy fan and gave his thoughts on their chances on making it to the playoffs and even Dez Bryant's season.
Chris Bosh talks about coming home to play in Dallas
Royce spends some time with fellow Lincoln Tiger Chris Bosh about playing in Dallas.
BYU Comes Out On Top In Poinsettia Bowl.
For the most part, this year's San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was a very boring game to watch for most viewer's. But it was late in the fourth quarter when BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy stripped the ball from the San Diego State quarterback, Adam Dingwell and jumped on it for a BYU touchdown, which put them ahead 10-6.
On the first play of the next drive for San Diego State, Dingwell fumbled the snap which was then recovered by BYU's Jordan Johnson and ended in a BYU touchdown. After the second touchdown in just 17 seconds, BYU's momentum was sky high as there defense forced five San Diego turnovers, and four of them being in the fourth quarter.
With just 6:09 left in the in game, Kyle Van Noy intercepted Dingwell's pass and returned it to the house for Van Noy's second defensive touchdown of the game and put away SDSU for good. Van Noy was named the defensive MVP after the game. The BYU head coach, Bronco Mendenhall said, "Kyle is a fantastic football player, and changed the game for us and was the reason we won the game."
On the first play of the next drive for San Diego State, Dingwell fumbled the snap which was then recovered by BYU's Jordan Johnson and ended in a BYU touchdown. After the second touchdown in just 17 seconds, BYU's momentum was sky high as there defense forced five San Diego turnovers, and four of them being in the fourth quarter.
With just 6:09 left in the in game, Kyle Van Noy intercepted Dingwell's pass and returned it to the house for Van Noy's second defensive touchdown of the game and put away SDSU for good. Van Noy was named the defensive MVP after the game. The BYU head coach, Bronco Mendenhall said, "Kyle is a fantastic football player, and changed the game for us and was the reason we won the game."
Meeting Johnny Heisman
Dallas--Last night I had the chance to meet Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel at the Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat game. First impression was the fact that this kid is small! To watch what he has accomplished this season as the Aggies made their debut in the big bad SEC and know be eye to eye with the young man makes me realize why he is so special.He sat court-side as the Heat burned the Mavericks all game, but there was no big crowd around him for autographs or pictures. Just a few media people telling each other, "isn't that Johnny Football?"
With the success of smaller quarterbacks in the NFL lately, like RGIII and Russell Wilson, Manziel as a legitimate chance of throwing the ball on Sunday. It is going to take someone to overlook his stature and focused instead on his will.
FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST TO TELEVISE NOWITZKI DOCUMENTARY
Wurzburg To Worldwide: How Dirk Became Dirk! Premieres Sunday, Dec. 23
Fox Sports Southwest will televise a documentary on Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki’s rise from a lanky German teenage phenom to an NBA superstar.
Wurzburg To Worldwide: How Dirk Became Dirk! premieres Sunday, Dec. 23 at 9:00 p.m. CT.
The one-hour documentary, shot in Europe during the Mavericks’ preseason trip to Berlin and Barcelona, chronicles Nowitzki’s life and basketball career from his hometown of Wurzburg, Germany to playing in the NBA in Dallas.
Hosted by FOX Sports Southwest Dallas Mavericks announcer Mark Followill, Wurzburg To Worldwide: How Dirk Became Dirk! is told through candid interviews with Nowitzki, friends and family and his mentor Holger Geschwindner.
The documentary tells the story of how Geschwindner discovered Nowitzki as a 16-year-old in a summer youth league game in Wurzburg and trained and developed the awkward teenager into an NBA MVP and 11-time All-Star using a unique philosophy comparing basketball to jazz.
Wurzburg To Worldwide: How Dirk Became Dirk! follows Nowitzki’s NBA career from his rough rookie season in 1999 to his greatest success leading the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA title. Nowitzki shares how he overcame losing to the Miami Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals and being eliminated in the first round in 2007 to lead his team to the NBA championship.
It includes behind-the-scenes footage of the rock star welcome Nowitzki received when he returned home during the preseason with the Mavericks to play in Berlin.
Wurzburg To Worldwide: How Dirk Became Dirk! is presented by American Airlines. Air dates:
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