By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer
Thursday, February 24, 2011
He said it
"This guy is a gas bag. And he erupts every so often. He's not his father. He's one of those sons who inherited everything and accomplished very little on his own but thinks he can talk the talk the way his father, who made something of himself, used to do." Tony Kornheiser, on his ESPN show Pardon the Interruption, talking about Yankees part-owner Hank Steinbrenner, son of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
The ratings game
NBC drew 1.9-million viewers for Sunday's Penguins-Blackhawks game, the most watched non-Winter Classic NHL regular-season game since 2006. That night's Canadiens-Flames outdoor game drew 608,000, the fifth most-watched regular-season game ever on Versus. Monday's Pens-Caps game drew 681,000, the third most-viewed regular-season game on Versus.