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6D FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 2008 A MiamiHeraldcomSports THE MIAMI HERALD FROM THE SPORTS FRONT ON SPORTS MEDIA Big Brother watches listens Zednik hopeful about returning ip -a PAT CARTERAP PAINFUL MEMORY: day feeling better Sol think be all Richard Zednik said of recovery line reporter Erin Andrews At least that was intended in jest and Andrews never complained about it Though sportscasters ultimately must take responsibility for how they present themselves any contempt in the BermanVan Pelt incidents should be reserved for the weasels who placed the clips on the Internet our producers also need to remind everyone that works for them of potential repercussions for video that make air as well as Kremer said Berman now understands that being watched whether on TV or not Everyone is very brave when anonymous and very disturbing to me whether about me or anyone else like to think people would be more productive with their AROUND THE DIAL Thoughts on some of this network moves: decision to reduce the in-game role of sideline reporters Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber was a good first step toward pulling back on the incessant chatter on Monday Night Football and letting the telecast breathe Instead of appearing prominently in the game broadcasts Tafoya and Kolber will report on pregame and postgame programming and will be "on call patrolling the sideline and report if Though both are solid pros ESPN marginalized Tafoya and Kolber by having them relay anecdotal material that game announcers could cover And there was never a need for two sideline reporters anyway Dan Fouts who once served as analyst on the BCS title game when it was on ABC persuaded the network two years ago to move him from color to play-by-play Bad move in retrospect Fouts lacked the voice or delivery to excel at play-by-play So no surprise that ABC decided not to renew the contracts of Fouts or partner Tim Brant be in the huddle disappointed people would think not really good with the people I work with which be further from the truth Do I wish I say a few things nine years ago? Yes But if the worst thing I ever did I can live with ESPN supported Berman noting off-air videos are now nearly a decade old and reflect his typical workplace But the Berman videos were hardly unique During the past year-and-a-half including this week Dead-spincom has offered an audio clip of a message that ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt left for a woman he reportedly met at a bar The message make Van Pelt look bad but clearly something he want paraded through cyberspace ESPN anchor Dana controversial remarks at a January roast in Atlantic City NJ became a national story only after a tipster told Deadspin that she made a comment while under the influence of alcohol that would have been highly offensive to Catholics Jacobson eventually was suspended for a week though ESPN never confirmed whether she made the alleged remark about Jesus Internet sites also are using on-air clips to ridicule sportscasters especially Emmitt grammatical gaffes on NFL reports If the remarks were made on-air linking to them on websites while embarrassing to the person being ridiculed is certainly fair game as long as it violate copyright laws But other websites have gone over the line One mocked ESPN sideline reporter Heather Cox questioning her qualifications for the job and noting she attended a community college and was an American Idol contestant (Only one problem: None of that background information was accurate) Another ran a doctored photo of a student inappropriately touching ESPN side ZEDNIK FROM ID neck by Olli skate during the third period of the game at Buffalo While at Buffalo General Hospital Zednick 32 immediately underwent surgery to repair his artery Four days later on Day he left the hospital spending the evening with his wife Jessica Zednik was back at his South Florida home by Saturday best moment was when I arrived the Slovakian said But it the only moment he remembers Not even close During the past week-and-a-half Zednik has gone through the good the bad and the downright scary When it happened instincts carried him to the bench where the medical staff went to work Zednik said he have too many specific thoughts save for his daughter but knew I was in pretty bad A STABBING FEELING He described the accident as a stab-like feeling The most painful part he said was the pressure applied to his neck to keep him from losing too much blood Eventually he just wanted to be put to sleep so he have to feel the pressure anymore When he finally woke up he said was like a when things took a turn for the positive Support in the form of letters and phone calls came pouring in from all over the world including a call from Slovakian president Ivan Gasparovic Even better: Though out for the season Zednik and coach Jacques Martin talked openly Thursday HURRICANES 5 THRASHERS 3 RALEIGH Scott Walker had a goal and two assists to help the Hum-cones beat the Thrashers Ray Whitney Ryan Bayda and Sergei Samsonov scored second period goals and Keith Aucom also scored for the Hurricanes Cam Ward made 25 saves With the victory the Hurricanes extended their division lead to four points over the second-place Washington Capitals and five over the third-place Thrashers Atlanta 2 1-3 Carolina 0 3 2-5 First period: None Penalties: ZhitmkAtl (holding) 12:31 Dupuis Atl (hooking) 19:32 Second: 1 Carolina Whitney 25 (Staal) 200 2 Atlanta Pernn 11 (Hossa Kozlov) 3 48 3 Carolina Bayda 2 (Gleason Walker) 459 4 Carolina Samsonov 7 (Kaberle Letowski) 12:25 5 Atlanta Recchi 11 (Kovalchuk Hossa) 1642 (pp) Penalties: Whitney Car (tripping) 7 33 Hossa Atl (hooking) 7:45 Samsonov Car (interference) 15 03 Third: 6 Carolina Walker 7 (Wesley) 3 51 7 Carolina Aucom 4 (Walker Bayda) 8 35 8 Atlanta White 14 (Kovalchuk Recchi) Penalties: Exelby Atl (hooking) 1:01 Shots: Atlanta 516-7-28 Carolina 2115 10-46 Power plays: Atlanta 1-2 Carolina 0-4 Goalies: Atlanta lehtonen 1316-2 (46 shots-41 saves) Carolina Ward 2520-4 (28-25) 13548 (18730) SABRES 5 MAPLE LEAFS 1 For all of the benefits of the Internet the World Wide Web also has become a growing source of aggravation and embarrassment for sportscasters serving up video and audio never intended for public Andrea Kremer said via e-mail everything seems to be fair game with so many sites looking to embarrass those in the spotlight like George 'Big always watching but in our case it could be career-damaging" And the message could not be clearer: bottom line Kremer said that a sportscaster must assume he or she is on air always and even the most casual or carefree behavior and certainly the animated or emotional one can end up on some website with embarrassing That lesson was reinforced recently for Chris Berman though nothing he did was career-threatening YouTube and other Internet sites have offered old Berman clips that reportedly were distributed by a former co-worker who wanted to embarrass him They feature Berman speaking to colleagues off the air In one he complained and cursed about ESPN production employees distracting him while he was taping a segment In another he talked about sneaking codeine-laced Canadian aspirin into the United States Last week ESPN had YouTube remove the videos citing copyright law almost as if what we would fight against as a country the Soviets spying it's almost like what everyone is Berman said by phone Wednesday said in the huddle which is what I did should WEEKEND TV SATURDAY AUTO RACING 12:30 pm: NASCAR Nationwide Series pole qualifying for Stater Bros 300 Speed Channel 3 pm: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernardino County 200 Chs 7 29 730 pm: NASCAR Nationwide Scries Stater Bros 300 ESPN2 2 NHRA qualifying for Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals tape delay ESPN2 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2:30 pm: Boston College-Georgia Southern CSS PRO BASKETBALL 730 pm: Sixers-Heat Sun Sports WIOD (610) WQBA (1140 Spanish) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Commonwealth-Akron ESPN2 Noon: Connecticut-Villanova ESPN Noon: Boston College-FSU FSNF WMEN (640) Noon: Henderson St-Hardmg CSS 1 pm: George Mason-Ohio ESPN2 2 pm: Maryland-Miami WBfS-33 WQAM (560) 2 pm: Arkansas-Kentucky Chs 4 12 2 pm: lowa-Michigan SL ESPN 2 pm: Jackson SL-Grambling ESPN Classic 3 pm: Creighton-Oral Roberts ESPN2 330 pm: Oregon-UCLA Chs 1025 4 pmz St John's-Duke Chs 4 12 4 pm: Norfolk St-South Carolina St ESPN Classic 5 pm: Drake-Butler ESPN2 6 pm: Miami (Ohio)-Valparaiso ESPN Classic 8 pm: Louisiana Monroe-Western Kentucky CSS 830 pmj FlU-Troy WRGP (953) 9 pm: Tennessee-Memphis ESPN 10 pm: Arizona-Washington St FSNF Midnight Kent St-Saint Mary's Calif ESPN2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon: Baylor-lowa St Sun Sports 2 pm: Oklahoma Jokinen who clearly was affected by the incident TURN THE PAGE "Officially we can turn the page and move said Jokinen who pointed to the emotional strain in which percent of the time on the ice your in thought about going to happen to him what doing And you worry about how is he is he going to live a normal life stuff like that been a really tough time for us but like I said we try to turn the As will Zednik He said he views his life differently since it nearly was taken but although physically scarred on the right side of his neck Zednik said he scarred emotionally think something I want to talk about after Zednik said just want to focus on my career and I just think I will be OK I feel good Every day feeling better and the saying doing great So I think I'll be all ISLANDERS 1 LIGHTNING 0 UNIONDALE NY Miroslav Satan snapped a scoreless tie in the third period and Rick DiPietro stopped 31 shots (or the Islanders who welcomed back suspended forward Chris Simon and won their sixth in a row DiPietro was perfect in snapping the Lightning 10-game road run of earning at least one point (7-0-3) Tampa Bay is Iasi in the Eastern Conference with 57 points and expects to be a seller leading up to trade deadline DiPietro posted his third shutout ot the season first in 40 games and 14th in the NHL Tampa Bay 8 8 8-8 NY Islander I 1-1 First period: None Penalties: Comeau NYI (delay-game) 14:09 fata NYI (tripping) 18 20 Second: None Penalties: Boyle TB (high-stickmg) 4 31: O'Brien TB (tripping) 736: Satan NYI (interference) 1612 Third: 1 Islanders Satan 14 (Bergen-heim Fata) 37 Penalties: Ranger TB (tripping) 10 27 O'Brien TB double minor (holding stick unsportsmanlike conduct) 18 07 Shots: Tampa Bay 7-11-14-32 Islanders 14-7-7-28 Power plays: Tampa Bay 0-3 NY Islanders 0-4 Goalies: Tampa Bay Ramo 4-9-1 (28 sbots-27 saves) NY Islanders DiPietro 25-21-7 (32-32) 12382 (16234) PANTHERS STATISTICS Through Wednesday about the right eventual return to the ice Martin said Zednik will relax the next four weeks and undergo more tests including an ultrasound March 18 After another four weeks Zednik could return to training Three months from now Martin said Zednik could be back on the ice "We feel that regain all his strength and regain all his Martin said of his right wing who had just broken out of a slump before the accident That leaves Zednik hope-fuL He said he has no fear of returning his wife mentioned possibly retiring to which Zednik replied: What are you talking As for the rest of this season Zednik said he will attend most of the home games That will give big in words to a team that needed relief as it continued a crucial stretch of games with a matchup against the playoff-contending Boston Bruins Among the relieved was NHL SUMMARIES SHARKS 3 FLYERS 1 PHILADELPHIA Douglas Murray and Milan Michalek scored goals 42 sec- onds apart early in the third period to lift the Sharks over the flyers Jona than Cheechoo scored hts 17th goal for the Sharks who snapped a five-game losing streak Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves for San Jose Mike Knuble scored his 22nd goal for the Flyers San lose I 2-3 Philadelphia 1 4-1 first period: 1 San Jose Cheechoo 17 (Thornton Vlasic) 1556 Penalties: Ruzicka Phi (delay-game) 1:31 Shelley SJ major (fighting) 8 46 Cote Phi major (fighting) 8 46 Second: 2 Philadelphia Knuble 22 (Ruzicka Richards) 19 54 Penalties: Bri ere Phi (holding) 6 45 Coburn Phi (delay-game) 12:15 Philadelphia bench served by Ruzicka (too many men) 1741 Upshali Phi misconduct 2000 Cote Phi misconduct 2000 Third: 3 San Jose Michalek 20 (Thornton McLaren) 3:35 4 San Jose Murray 1 (Pavelski Bernier) 4:17 Penalties: Knu ble Phi double minor (high-sticking) 16 32 Hartnell Phi (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19 08 Modry Phi (tripping) 20 00 Shots: San Jose 17-12-11-40 Philadelphia 9 11-7-27 Power plays: San Jose 07 Philadelphia 0-0 Goalies: San Jose Nabokov 32-20-7 (27 shots-26 saves) Philadelphia Biron 20-16-5 (40-37) 19487 (19523) (LATE WEDNESDAY) DUCKS 3 AVALANCHE 2 12 430 pm: NC State-Virginia FSNF 430 pmj St Joscph's-Rhode Island CSS 9 pmj Califorma-Stanford FSNF WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1230 pm: Virginia Tech-Duke FSNF 1 pm: Michigan St-Purdue ESPN2 1 pm4 South Carolina-Florida Sun Sports 230 pm: Washington-Arizona St FSNF 230 pm4 Aubum-Georgia CSS 3 pm: Mississippi SL-Tennessee Sun Sports 3 pm: Texas ESPN2 2 am: Kansas-Missouri delayed tape FSNF BOWLING 1230 pm: PBA World Championship ESPN CYCLING 5 pm: Tour of California final stage Santa Clarita to Pasadena Calif Versus FISHING 10 pmz Bassmaster Classic final day weigh-in same-day tape ESPN2 GOLF 8 am4 Nationwide TourPGA Tour of Australasia Moonah Classic final round same-day tape Golf Channel 10 ma PGA Tour-WGC Accenture Match Play Championship championship match Golf Channel 2 pm: PGA Tour-WGC Accenture Match Play Championship consolation and championship matches Chs 6 5 4 pm: Champions Tour Skins Game final round same-day tape ESPN 630 pm: PGA Tour Mayakoba Classic final round same-day tape Golf Channel HOCKEY 7 pm: Panthers-Rangers FSNF 790 The Ticket RODEO 8 pm: PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational same-day tape Versus TRACK 8 FIELD 5 pm: US Indoor Championships ESPN2 St-Oklahoma FSNF 4 pm4 Stanford-California FSNF pm: Louisiana Monroe-Western Kentucky CSS BOXING 930 pm: Wladimir Klitschko-Sultan Ibragimov heavyweights BO CYCLING 5 pm: Tour of California stage 6 Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita Calif Versus FISHING 10 pmj Bassmaster Classic day 2 weigh-in same-day tape ESPN2 GOLF 8 am: Nationwide TourPGA Tour of Australasia Moonah Classic third round same-day tape Golf Channel 10 am4 PG A Tour-WGC Accenture Match Play Championship quarterfinal matches Golf Channel 2 pm: PGA Tour-WGC Accenture Match Play Championship semifinal matches Chs 6 5 4 pm4 Champions Tour Skins Game first round same-day tape ESPN 630 pm: LPGA Fields Open final round Golf Channel 830 pm: PGA Tour Mayakoba Classic third round same-day tape Golf Channel HOCKEY 7 pmj Panthers-Flyers FSNF 790 The Ticket RODEO 8 pmj PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational Versus SOCCER 1:30 am: MLS Pan Pacific Championship championship match teams TBA ESPN Classic 330 am: MLS Pan Pacific Championship third place match teams TBA tape delay ESPN Classic SUNDAY AUTO RACING 330 pm: NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 500 Chs 7 29 7 pm: NHRA Checker Kragen Nationals final eliminations same-day tape ESPN2 PRO BASKETBALL 230 pm: Pistons-Suns Chs 10 25 8 pm: Bulls-Rockets ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2 pm: Syracuse-Nntre Dame Chs 4 12 4 pm: Wisconsin-Ohio St Chs 4 TORONTO Ales Kotalik scored two goals to help the Sabres wm for the 10th time 14 games Brian Campbell Jarosiav Spacek and Derek Roy also scored for the Sabres who are on a 10-22 run and moved into a tie with the New York Rangers for sixtb place in the East Buffalo 13 1-5 Toronto BIB-1 First period: 1 Buffalo Campbell 5 (Spa cek Mair) 2 36 Penalties: Spacek Buf (hooking) 3 10 Roy Buf (hooking) 1006 Herht Buf (slashing) 12 35 Hecht Buf (crossehecking) 15 43 Sundm Tor (roughing) 1543 Antropov Tor (hold ing) 19 52 Second: 2 Buffalo Vanek 26 (Spacek Campbell) :59 (pp) 3 Toronto Kubma 5 (Kaberle Toskala) 2 48 (pp) 4 Buffalo Kotalik 15 (Vanek lydman) 8 59 5 Buf faio Roy 23 (Vanek Pommville) 14 49 (pp) Penalties: Taliinder Buf (hooking) 1 33 Kubma Tor (holding stick) 11 35 Sundm Tor (holding) 1416 Colaiacovo Tor (interference) 17 05 Third: 6 Buffalo Kotalik 16 (Gaustad) 19 07 (en) Penalties: lydman Buf (inter ference) 12 03 Stajan Tor (hooking) 1337 Shots: Buffalo 9-104-23 Toronto 14-8 1 1-35 Power plays: Buffalo 2-5 Toronto 15 Goalies: Buffalo Miller 28-19-6 (35 shots34 saves) Toronto Toskala 22-19-5 (22-18) 19467 (18819) ANAHEIM Calif Corey Perry scored the deciding goal in the shootout as Anaheim found a higher level in the third period to rally past Colorado Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped all three Colorado shooters to secure the seventh victory in eight games Colorado 0218-2 Anaheim 1 I I 0-J First period: 1 Anaheim Selanne 2 (Kim-iti Getzlaf) 1331 (pp) Penalties: Pron-ger Ana (roughing) 519 Leopold Col (holding) 1003: Hannan Col (hooking) 1 1:50 Hannan Col (tripping) 1S52 Pron-ger Ana (holding) 19 45 Second: 2 Colorado Finger 6 (Hensick McLeod) 8 12 3 Colorado Brunette 12 (Svatos Liles) 17:30 Penalty: Pronger Ana (slashing) 9 59 Third: 4 Anaheim Niedermayer (Pronger) 9 23 Penalties: Hannan Col (tripping) 3 04 Sauer Col (roughing) 5 17: O'Donnell Ana (hooking) 14 06 Cnmiskey Col (hooking) 15 37 Overtime: None Penalties: None Shootout-Colorado 0 (Wolski NG Svatos NG Heiduk NG) Anaheim 1 (Perry Selanne NG Getrlaf NG) Colorado 12-9-5-2-28 Anaheim 5 5-10 2-22 Power plays: Colorado 0-4 Anaheim 1-6 Goalies: Colorado Budaj 15 9-4 (22 shots-20 saves) Anaheim Giguere 27-16-5 (28 26) 17174 (17174).