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Bob Costas takes heat for gun-control commentary on ‘Sunday Night Football’

Source: Entertainment Weekly, Dec 3 2012, 1:31pm CST

One day after NFL player Jovan Belcher murdered the mother of his 3-month-old daughter and took his own life in the parking lot of the team’s practice facility, his Kansas City Chiefs took the field to play the Ca ...

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Bob Costas Apologizes To Mets After Criticizing Celebration; Terry Responds

Source: CBS New York  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:58am CDT

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bob Costas sent a private broadcast to the Mets on Monday: sorry! The veteran broadcaster’s remarks during the U.S. Open irked Mets fans and even some players. He called New York public relations chief Jay Horwitz the next day to ...

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1 day ago

Bob Costas apologizes for mocking Mets

Source: Newsday  |   Jun 17 2013, 7:59pm CDT

Bob Costas reached out to the Mets Monday to express that he meant no harm when he mocked the team's on-field celebration when Kirk Nieuwenhuis' walk-off homer gave the Mets a 4-3 win over the Cubs on Sunday.Costas' critical remarks came du ...

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28 weeks ago


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"emotional reaction ... If Bob Costas wanted to urge gun control during NFL, he should have made his own case, not quoted a columnist."


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End is in Sight for Custody Battle Over Infant Daughter of NFL Linebacker Jovan Belcher

Source: About.com: Wills  |   Jun 17 2013, 7:36pm CDT

Last week a Jackson County probate judge heard testimony in the battle over legal custody of Zoey Belcher, the now nine-month old daughter of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who killed the baby's m ...

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Killjoy Costas : When You Suck As Much As The Mets, You’re Not Allowed To Celebrate

Source: Can't Stop The Bleeding  |   Jun 17 2013, 7:36pm CDT

NBC’s Bob Costas interrupted US Open coverage yesterday to pontificate on the Mets’ overzealous celebration of a win that might ultimately not be enough to stop them from being overtaken by the Marlins, calling the home plate poun ...

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Lucas Duda playing first as team reverses decision to fill in for Ike Davis, Bob Costas "meant no harm,"

Source: New York Daily News  |   Jun 17 2013, 7:36pm CDT

ATLANTA -- The Mets did a complete turnaround on their plans for first base Monday night. After saying that he was the last option at first while struggling first baseman Ike Davis was down in Triple-A working on his ...

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Costas' takedown of MLB team went too far?

Source: AOL News  |   Jun 17 2013, 6:12pm CDT

Early in his career, Bob Costas was known as the baby-faced sports broadcaster whose boyish looks belied his sophisticated, eloquent commentary and baritone voice. Once seemingly ageless, Father Time has caught up to Costas in unflattering ways -- a ...

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Costas 'didn't mean any harm' with Mets rebuke

Source: ESPN  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:35pm CDT

June, 17, 2013 Jun 17 5:53 PM ET Scott Boehm/Associated Press Bob Costas criticized the Mets' walk-off celebration Sunday. ATLANTA -- Broadcaster Bob Costas phoned Mets PR man Jay Horwitz on Monday morning to say he "didn't mean any harm" whe ...

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Bob Costas: Mets Celebration Shows ‘Decline of Western Civilization’

Source: The Epoch Times  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:27pm CDT

Bob Costas ripped the Mets Sunday after New York posted a 4-3 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs. Following the game, Costas spoke of the celebration during NBC’s coverage of the U.S. Open. “And the team 14 games under .500 celebrates as i ...

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Keidel: Bob Costas Blurs Line Between Illuminating And Illuminati

Source: Baseball Think Factory  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:15pm CDT

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