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| March 12, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

* What happened when you weren't watching the XFL: Entertainment Weekly accused NBC/XFL of "going after that much-coveted demo--single men who can't afford to leave the house Saturday night;" the No. 1 play-by-play announcer was demoted after one week; No. 2 analyst Jerry Lawler quit because the WWF fired his wife; Honda pulled its ads; West Coast affiliates fumed when games pre-empted local news; East Coast affiliates smoldered when a game went long, delaying Jennifer Lopez on Saturday Night Live;, offense all but disappeared; bump-and-run defenses were outlawed; Jesse Ventura begat an on- ...

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