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THE ZAPPER
John Walters
February 22, 1999
How, we wondered before Sunday's newly expanded one-hour Sports Reporters (ESPN, 10 a.m.), would the show's producers kill the time? With a "Cooking with Lupica" segment? No. While a nearly 14-minute discussion of O.J. Simpson did use tired footage from a previously shown 50 Greatest Athletes program, the rest of the show was debate—straight, informative, lively. In other words, it was Sunday's fastest 60 minutes this side of 60 Minutes.
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February 22, 1999

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How, we wondered before Sunday's newly expanded one-hour Sports Reporters ( ESPN, 10 a.m.), would the show's producers kill the time? With a "Cooking with Lupica" segment? No. While a nearly 14-minute discussion of O.J. Simpson did use tired footage from a previously shown 50 Greatest Athletes program, the rest of the show was debate—straight, informative, lively. In other words, it was Sunday's fastest 60 minutes this side of 60 Minutes.

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