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.
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.