The Wonders of Television

Television: A medium - so called because it is neither rare nor well done.

That's not my quote, but it sounds good. While it may be debatable I don't think there are two many other things that have benefited more from the creation of television than sports. With the advent of television the reach of sporting events expanded exponentially. One may argue that people may not want to go to the park if they can watch a game on TV. Not true. For one, the demand for tickets most places is huge, maybe not for the Royals, but they don't count in this argument. Television also increases the exposure of a team, which can lead to increased merchandise sales among other things. And don't forget all the added revenue a team gets from advertisements and enormous national television contracts.

At NBC Sports, we have 600 hours of programming scheduled for 2007. Next year that number will jump over 700 due to the Olympics. That sounds like a lot of hours to fill, but think, the worldwide leader has 8760 hours to fill every year. When you factor in the deuce, ESPNews, ESPNU & ESPN Classic that is 43800 hours of sports programming. AND I left out ABC Sports. All of these hours lead to a lot of random sports programming hitting the airwaves. One thing that has found its way to TV is the Press Conference. Over the years many athletes have delivered memorable press conferences and for this I am thankful.

So without further ado, some of the most memorable press conferences the Internet has to offer:

We're talkin' bout practice?:


If you want to crown Denny Green's Press Conference, then crown it's ass. But check out this nice compilation of NFL coaches:


Ok, so this may not be a press conference, but this would have never been on TV before the days of ESPN:


Ok so I ditched the Press Conference thing, but I could just go back and change the post, but I don't really feel like it:


See, see I'm back to press conferences:


Mike Tyson ladies and gentlemen:


Mitch Green does not like Michelle Tyson:


You're not allowed to talk to Ryan Leaf:


Urkel wants to date you're daughter Mr. Winslow:


There is such a thing as a stupid question: