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If there is one television sportscaster to whom the adjective ¿legendary¿ can honestly be applied it is Al Michaels, play-by-play announcer of NBC¿s ¿Sunday Night Football.¿

The death of former Ravens owner Art Modell has unleashed a flood of warm memories in Baltimore, but Modell is a more complicated figure for many people, who struggle to forgive him for moving his franchise from Cleveland. That conflicted sensibility lies at the heart of Modell's inability to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite his 43-year legacy as an owner and shaper of the league's television dynasty.

Olympics executive producer Jim Bell describes approach to 5,535 hours of coverage

Bob Costas is one of television¿s most thoughtful and engaging sports commentators. His essays, analyses and interviews for NBC Sports are in a league of their own.