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SandraC

Last reply Jul 30, 2010 · posted in The Sports Section

ESPN Yanks Unflattering Lebron James story

ESPN yanks unflattering LeBron James story - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN

ESPN pulled an unflattering LeBron James profile story from its website Wednesday, a controversial move for a network that has come under criticism for giving away part of its airtime to the athlete for a primetime special.

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Will94

Jul 29, 2010

ESPN and LeBron James. Everything wrong with professional athletes and sports "journalism" in a single nutshell.

Though constantly surrounded by an entourage of security, family and longtime friends, he was disappointed when a club offered him a male waiter.
"I wish they'd have one of those girls with no panties do that instead of the guy," he said as a waiter delivered another bottle of vodka.

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

HD MM said:
Yeah, I agree. I guess as long as he was packing fans in the arena and we were winning games, it all got overlooked. Now? The floodgates are open and I expect more stories to unfold in the upcoming days, weeks, years.

And though I would not doubt that some will be true, do not be surprised if some are also fabricated or exaggerated. I assume most will come out from ownership, an ownership that has ALSO shown their true colors and will scare off some future free agents with that jilted love tirade. I am sure alot of players NOW on that team will be thinking, "damn, if I chose another team....will he say all that crap about me?".

EVERYONE understand the fans feelings and everyone feels for the fan of the Cavs....and they deserve better.

HD MM

Jul 30, 2010

salsadancer7 said:
And though I would not doubt that some will be true, do not be surprised if some are also fabricated or exaggerated. I assume most will come out from ownership, an ownership that has ALSO shown their true colors and will scare off some future free agents with that jilted love tirade. I am sure alot of players NOW on that team will be thinking, "damn, if I chose another team....will he say all that crap about me?".

EVERYONE understand the fans feelings and everyone feels for the fan of the Cavs....and they deserve better.

No they won't, because everyone knows it wasn't the "choosing another team" that tainted his image, it was the obnoxious and cruel way he did it.

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

HD MM said:
No they won't, because everyone knows it wasn't the "choosing another team" that tainted his image, it was the obnoxious and cruel way he did it.

OK.....that is your opinion. I think differently and that thought has been stated a couple of times by some that cover the NBA.

HD MM

Jul 30, 2010

salsadancer7 said:
OK.....that is your opinion. I think differently and that thought has been stated a couple of times by some that cover the NBA.

What do you mean "you think differently"? How do you know what Cleveland fans have the most beef with? You're very removed from the eye of the storm to have any sort of idea don't you think?

While I may not represent every fan in this entire city, I do have a pretty good gauge of the way the majority feels and it's a fact, it was the WAY he left that we're most pissed about, not the simple fact that he just left. If he did it honorably, we would have much less of an issue. That I can assure you.

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

HD MM said:
What do you mean "you think differently"? How do you know what Cleveland fans have the most beef with? You're very removed from the eye of the storm to have any sort of idea don't you think?

While I may not represent every fan in this entire city, I do have a pretty good gauge of the way the majority feels and it's a fact, it was the WAY he left that we're most pissed about, not the simple fact that he just left. If he did it honorably, we would have much less of an issue. That I can assure you.

I think differently as so have other reports that Gilbert's crybaby tirade will impact future free agents and has made some players think on that team about IF/WHEN they leave.

That is what I meant by "I think differently".....

SandraC

Jul 30, 2010

salsadancer7 said:
I think differently as so have other reports that Gilbert's crybaby tirade will impact future free agents and has made some players think on that team about IF/WHEN they leave.

That is what I meant by "I think differently".....

That's what people said about George Steinbrenner, after he was convicted of hiring Howie Spira to investigate Dave Winfield, his own player at the time...George will never attract free agents again.

He really struggled to get people to take his money after that.

Money talks. Write that down. In ink.

Sandra

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

SandraC said:
That's what people said about George Steinbrenner, after he was convicted of hiring Howie Spira to investigate Dave Winfield, his own player at the time...George will never attract free agents again.

He really struggled to get people to take his money after that.

Money talks. Write that down. In ink.

Sandra

LMAO!!! And you think Steinbrenner is the ONLY owner that has hired a PI to investigate players??!! Really?

After George has lost a free agent, when was the last time George went full media blitz to put down his prized player for going to another team? Send a letter to the fans, going to ANY reporter that will listen and going into full jilted lover roll?

George didn't give a sh** because he knew good players are a dime a dozen to him...and if he missed on a free agent one year, he would get another one on another year.

And you are comparing playing for the most prized professional team in all of sports....and the Cleveland Cavs......really? LOL!!

Sorry.....not apples and oranges....but apples and cement blocks....

SandraC

Jul 30, 2010

salsadancer7 said:
LMAO!!! And you think Steinbrenner is the ONLY owner that has hired a PI to investigate players??!! Really?

After George has lost a free agent, when was the last time George went full media blitz to put down his prized player for going to another team? Send a letter to the fans, going to ANY reporter that will listen and going into full jilted lover roll?

George didn't give a sh** because he knew good players are a dime a dozen to him...and if he missed on a free agent one year, he would get another one on another year.

And you are comparing playing for the most prized professional team in all of sports....and the Cleveland Cavs......really? LOL!!

Sorry.....not apples and oranges....but apples and cement blocks....

This post is Exhibit A. That is all.

Sandra

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

SandraC said:
This post is Exhibit A. That is all.

Sandra

Just say it chick....don't be scared....no one will bite..LMAO!

SandraC

Jul 30, 2010

salsadancer7 said:
Just say it chick....don't be scared....no one will bite..LMAO!

Not letting you bait me into another endless debate, for the sake of others I'm just going to disagree and move on. I suggest you do the same.

Sandra

salsadancer7

Jul 30, 2010

SandraC said:
Not letting you bait me into another endless debate, I'm just going to disagree and move on. I suggest you do the same.

Sandra

LMAO! Typical....

atl14dat

Jul 30, 2010

Will94 said:
ESPN and LeBron James. Everything wrong with professional athletes and sports "journalism" in a single nutshell.

+1

The Decision is a huge indictment of 3 Factions in particular

1.NBA This is what happens in Spades when your endlessly promote the Star System over all other facets of the League.

2.LeBron- Hard to imagine anyone that comes off as this clueless even when hiding behind a cadre of sycophants, apologists and (ahem.. advisers)

Unfortunately this nonsense starts at the AAU level and is more prevalent in the hoops game than other sports.

3.ESPN- an absolute travesty that they turned over (whored out) this hour for a primetime infomercial.

Still the most revelant point I've seen in the millions of words written on this came from David Letterman's Head Writer.

With the following spot on take. "Kept my 3 year old daughter up to see "The Decision"

So she could see the exact monent our Sports world hit rock bottom.

SandraC

Jul 30, 2010

atl14dat said:
+1

The Decision is a huge indictment of 3 Factions in particular

1.NBA This is what happens in Spades when your endlessly promote the Star System over all other facets of the League.

2.LeBron- Hard to imagine anyone that comes off as this clueless even when hiding behind a cadre of sycophants, apologists and (ahem.. advisers)

Unfortunately this nonsense starts at the AAU level and is more prevalent in the hoops game than other sports.

3.ESPN- an absolute travesty that they turned over (whored out) this hour for a primetime infomercial.

Still the most revelant point I've seen in the millions of words written on this came from David Letterman's Head Writer.

With the following spot on take. "Kept my 3 year old daughter up to see "The Decision"

So she could see the exact monent our Sports world hit rock bottom.

Well said. :up

Sandra

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Scott Greczkowski

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Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne

Get it?

An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....

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With A Little Luck - Wings

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LITTLE Willy-Sweet

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Therm

Last reply 13 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Am I the only one that hates what Dish did to their mobile app?

I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

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dishdude

Friday at 2:51 PM

I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

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Therm

Friday at 3:39 PM

dishdude said:
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"

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navychop

Friday at 3:53 PM

"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"

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Tampa8

Friday at 4:01 PM

Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.

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scoob83

13 minutes ago

Therm said:
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

I think most are using it on a firestick or other device as an extra receiver, rather than their phone. Just a guess based on how I use it. 99% thru my firestick, 1% phone.

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 7:35 AM · posted in TV Shows

Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed

Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner

The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld

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reubenray

Yesterday at 1:30 PM

I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

osu1991

Yesterday at 2:00 PM

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 3:47 PM

reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

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reubenray

Yesterday at 3:54 PM

long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 8:36 PM

reubenray said:
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

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reubenray

Today at 7:35 AM

long_time_Dish said:
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

Those are the episodes I am looking for. They are referred to a lot in the episodes I just recently watched.

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TFLEV

Today at 7:22 AM · posted in TFLEV

2027 BMW iX5 Walkaround & Review // They Have To Get This One Right!

Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!

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TVHabit

Last reply Today at 6:42 AM · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion

Hybrid Dish setup

Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...

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Brct203

Oct 13, 2026

would probably also work well for NHK on 101W and possibly for PBS on 99W. I used one for a while on 30W. Just keep in mind that because it's undersized for those satellites, it might work fine in clear weather but won't have much margin to account for signal degradation during rain/snow

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one_db_compression

Oct 13, 2026

If you can find one, the Shaw / Star Choice 75e ellipticals are great for use on 97, 99, and 101W. They are really just rebranded ChannelMaster 75 cm reflectors and use linear LNBFs by default out of the box.

Everyone else's mileage may vary.

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TVHabit

Sunday at 10:12 AM

I have read that some have converted this type dish but after giving it a good look, it's the lnb conversion that is the bottleneck. Does anyone have a picture of their attempt to configure the lnb? I watched a video on youtube from the save it for parts guy and he used duct tape! Guess it worked but I'm thinking something a bit more permanent!
Thanks to all for your interest and replies...

Titanium

Sunday at 3:38 PM

Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2

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k4otl

Today at 6:42 AM

To add: 101W Ku seems to be (one of if not the) strongest for me, and if I only had Ku I definitely want 101W for the music mux, it's robust FEC and strong signal help a lot. I've thought about using a used Dish/DirectTV dish at my Dads to supplement his OTA (mainly for my benefit when I visit

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meStevo

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Last reply Yesterday at 11:25 PM · posted in The Sports Section

NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.

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meStevo

Yesterday at 11:40 AM

Hurts done for the season now

View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2112185275862417814

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 6:19 PM

I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.

www.colts.com

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Yesterday at 9:00 PM

Foxbat said:
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.

www.colts.com

Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.

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Mike0616

Yesterday at 9:35 PM

Foxbat said:
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.

www.colts.com

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"

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Yesterday at 11:25 PM

Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…

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Last reply Yesterday at 10:34 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.

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naptime

Sunday at 1:05 AM

I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

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jsmit86

Yesterday at 9:57 AM

naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 3:57 PM

jsmit86 said:
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin

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Almighty1

Yesterday at 4:07 PM

jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.