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" I am definitely not the first person with a sports program to have a Hollywood star come on, but I don't know of any that does it as a staple of the program, which is something we are trying to do. "

Rich Eisen

Hollywood

Trying

Sports

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Taste

Red

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Kind

Lost

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Head

Camera

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Competitive

Streak

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Rich Eisen

Age

Wine

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