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ESPN lineup not exactly must-see TV.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)

| July 22, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Seattle Times. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Kelley

Are we really ready for Charles Durning as Bob Knight in the made-for-TV adaptation of John Feinstein's bestseller "A Season on the Brink?"

Are we truly aching to discover who is sexier, Alex Rodriguez or Kobe Bryant? Do we really need a camera on Davis Love III 24 hours a day?

Apparently ESPN thinks this is precisely the kind of programming the American sports fan demands.

Nielsen ratings are dropping at your favorite cable sports station. Falling like Pat Burrell's batting average; tumbling like George Bush's approval ratings.

Having discovered that neither truck races, big guys pulling buses or first-round coverage of the Jamie Farr Classic is a Nielsen bonanza, ESPN is making changes.

The Bob Knight movie is no …

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