Cleaned, corrected and re-synced by Tronar
It was the fourth second-round knockout
recorded by the middleweight,
whose next fight will be in June against Ramon Castilla
at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A city, I'm told, that recently legalized gambling.
Dan, fill for 15 seconds.
Our producer, Dana Whitaker,
has asked me to fill for 15 seconds,
- but I honestly don't have anything to say. - Dan...
- She's begging me now. - Dan...
Now she seems pretty mad.
- Dan... - You'd all like her a lot if you met her.
You're a funny boy, Daniel.
And that was 15 seconds.
- Casey? - That does it for us.
I'm Casey McCall alongside Dan Rydell.
I'm off tomorrow, but I'll be back on Friday.
You've been watching "Sports Night" on CSC.
See you later.
- Music. - Go.
- Animation. - Go.
We're out.
- Here's the thing. - Yes.
I don't have to take tomorrow night off.
Yes, you do.
I'm saying I could do the show with you tomorrow.
And I'm saying when your night off comes up in the rotation,
you take the night off.
Yes, but I'm saying I'm willing to waive that tradition
and not take the night off.
No, what you were saying was you're a big wuss
who wants to get out of his date tomorrow night.
I don't believe I was saying that.
- I believe you were. - And it's not a date.
I believe it is.
I'm saying it's not an actual date.
- Right, and I'm saying you're a wuss. - Look...
Can we be men for a second?
All right, but just a second.
- I really don't want to go. - No kidding?
I-I really don't want to go on a date,
and there's no question there's a way to look at this thing
that makes it appear a lot like a date.
- Yes. - Plus it's a double date, and it's a blind date.
On top of which, let's not forget, it's a date,
so there's about three different ways this thing is bad.
Wow.
What?
You're just a really big wuss.
I'm just saying I don't have to take the night off.
- Tomorrow? - Yes.
It's your night off.
It is my night off, but I don't have to take the night off.
Then it wouldn't be your night off.
And I'm saying I'm okay with that.
- I thought you had plans with Gordon. - I did.
You don't anymore?
No, but now Gordon fixed Casey up with a woman from his office,
and it's the four of us.
What are you doing?
We're going to see a modern-dance concert at City Center
- and then we're having dinner. - That'll be nice.
- Casey hates modern dance. - So do I.
But this is the Holly Dixon Dance Company.
These were very hard tickets to get.
I'm sure you'll all have a good time.
I would have had a good time.
I would have had a wonderful time sitting with Gordon,
watching the Holly Dixon Dance Company and then having some dinner.
But I don't think I'll have a good time
doing the same thing with Gordon, Casey, and blind-date-lawyer woman.
Does she like modern dance?
Who cares, Isaac?
Certainly not me.
The point is I can work tomorrow night if you want.
No, the point is you don't want to see Casey out with another woman.
Another woman?
Yes.
Another woman other than whom?
Can I please go home?
That is not true.
I love my home.
You are wrong.
Then enjoy the Holly Dixon people.
Holly Dixon Dance Company.
And I can't believe that you, of all people, have joined those
who believe I have anything but a friendly interest in Casey.
I can't believe it.
I can't believe I've been standing here talking to you this long.
- Hey, Isaac... - I'm going home, Casey.
Yeah, I was just thinking,
tomorrow midnight's the trade deadline.
- Yes? - There might be an eleventh-hour trade.
- There won't be. - There might be.
- There won't be. - There could be.
- Casey... - Look...
Natalie's running the room for the first time.
If there's breaking news, I should be there.
- To do what? - The things I do.
Good night.
Isaac...
- Casey's right. - I am?
Yes, except I should be the one to stay
because of the trade deadline and because Casey won't be here.
I will be here.
You don't have to be here. I can be here.
Any chance I can not be here?
Isaac...
I've talked to four people in the G.M.'s office, including the G.M.
they are not making the trade.
Nothing is going to happen at the eleventh hour.
Natalie's show will be simple.
Both of you are off. Is there anything else?
- It is possible... - I'm just saying...
Good. I'll see you both Friday.
Well, you seem awfully eager to bail on your date.
- It's not a date. - It is a date.
And it seems to me your reason for wanting to work tomorrow night
has a lot to do with not wanting to see Gordon and me on a date.
It seems to me the reason you're practically tackling Isaac to the ground
is because you don't want to see me go out on a date with anyone who isn't you.
- Casey. - I'm excited for this date.
No, you're not.
Particularly the Hickory Dickory Dancers.
The Holly Dixon Dance Company,
and don't think I don't know your M.O.
- I don't have an M.O. - Yes, you do.
My M.O. is to experience lively conversation, fine dining,
and some of the best interpretive dancing money can buy.
No, you think at a certain point during the evening,
you'll say something wonderful to me, and I'll melt,
and that'll teach me for going out with Gordon instead of you.
I'll settle for you spilling something on yourself.
- I'll see you tomorrow. - Yes, you will.
Am I the only one who thought they were gonna make the trade? Yes.
I really thought they were gonna make the trade.
- And I was pretty certain they weren't. - I know.
In fact, I'm pretty sure I bet you $5 they weren't gonna make the trade.
- Yes, I know. - You took the position that they were gonna make the trade,
and I was an advocate for the notion that they were not.
These are all things that I know.
- Do you know you owe me $5? - The trade deadline's midnight.
I'm gonna want a crisp $5 bill,
not some raggedy-ass thing from the newsstand.
Yeah, yeah.
Bumpers in and out of 10.
We'll tease Villanova for now, but that might change.
Elliott, where are we on time?
Uh, we need a buck fifty back.
- What can we cut? - Formula 1.
That's good film. Let's bump Oksana Baiul.
- Oksana Baiul? - Lose it.
The Ukrainian jewel, Oksana Baiul?
- Yes. - You can't bump Oksana Baiul.
And yet look how I just did.
Here at 6:00.
Will, Chris, Dave, I can count on you guys tonight?
- Absolutely. - Big night.
Natalie's running the room.
Nat, you got a sec?
- One sec. Kim? - Yeah?
Should we hold off in the 40s?
- Tampa Bay? - Should we wait?
- I'd wait till 10:00. - Tell Elliott. - Okay.
How can I help you?
- First let me say this is an exciting night for you. - Yes.
- We're all very excited for you. - Thanks.
- 'Cause it's exciting. - What do you need, Dan?
- Special night. - It's no big deal.
- It's a very big deal. - What do you need?
You know I would never question your choice of substitute anchor, right?
- Right. - I mean, this is your first time stepping in for Dana.
These are your decisions tonight.
I would never second-guess you, and I would certainly never question
your choice of substitute anchor.
- So what's on your mind? - I-I question your choice of substitute anchor.
- Bobbi's fine. - She's better than fine.
- She's very good. - She's very, very good.
- So what's the problem? - There's no problem.
- It sounded like there was a problem. - I'm not spreading ill will here.
That should be clear. I'm not dropping a dime on anybody.
Where I come from, we don't say things about people.
- You come from Connecticut. - That's right.
You don't say things about people in Connecticut?
- We do not. - What's the problem?
- Bobbi's a lunatic. - Dan...
She's an off-the-charts lunatic.
- Why don't you like her? - I like her fine.
- Talented. Smart. Very professional. - But...
- Total nut bar. - Got it.
She's convinced we slept together once and I never called her.
- Did you? - Did I sleep with her?
- Did you call her? - I didn't sleep with her.
- Why does she think you did? - It's hard to say,
but it could have something to do with the fact that she's psychotic.
It's gonna be Bobbi.
It's your decision.
Yes, it is.
- Very exciting. - Thank you!
Actually I asked for an olive instead of a lemon twist.
I hate to bother you, but I'll tell you why... I'm allergic to lemon twists.
Not lemons themselves, just the peels.
And not always. Just recently.
- Honey? - Yeah.
That's my drink.
- Ah. - Yes.
Are you allergic to lemon peels?
- No. - Ha ha. Then we're fine.
- I'll get some menus. - Thanks.
So I was telling Gordon that it's funny your name is Lisa,
because my ex-wife's name was Lisa.
In fact it still is.
I was married to a woman named Lisa for a little over 10 years,
but now I'm not anymore.
My name's Leesa.
"Leeza"?
- Yes. - With a "Z"?
- Spelled with an "S". - But pronounced with a "Z".
- Yes. - Interesting.
My ex-wife spelled hers with an "S",
pronounced it with an "S"... the whole nine yards.
You know, maybe Leesa doesn't want to hear all that much about Lisa.
I'm sorry.
Well, it is sure nice being out like this, huh?
- Cheers. - Cheers.
So... the name of this restaurant is Tony Anthony's.
Anthony Anthony.
In Cuba, Ricky Ricardo would've been Ricardo Ricardo.
And Lucy would've been pronounced "Loozy".
Hey, you know what might be fun?
If you didn't talk for, like, a minute and a half.
Well, I definitely will,
if that means we get to hear more about your citrus allergies.
Are you gonna let him talk to me like this?
It would've been Ricardo Ricardo.
Thank you.
Oh, that's me.
Is it Natalie? If it's Natalie, let me speak to her right away.
If it's anyone from the show, let me speak to them. Is it... Is it Natalie?
I think I have to answer the phone before I can say for sure.
Yes. Good. Answer the phone.
Thank you.
- Hello? Hi. - Is it Dan?
If it's Dan, I need to speak to him.
No, that's silly. Natalie's got it under control.
- Is it Dan? - What's happening?
Dana's about to pull a hamstring,
which is more than I could've hoped for
during the Humpty Dumpty dance-a-thon.
Holly Dixon Dance Company,
and they were off their game tonight.
Give me the phone.
Uh-uh-uh. Somebody forgot the magic word.
Please. Would you please give me the phone?
No.
Leesa, would you excuse me for a second? I'm gonna take this over where it's quieter.
Sure.
Gordon, could I have your phone please?
Honey, why don't you just relax tonight?
I am relaxed.
It's just that it's five minutes to air, and I'm a little nervous for Natalie.
Oh, well, I'm sure Natalie can handle it.
I'm sure she can.
Can I have your phone?
You need to let the show go once in a while.
- Yes, I do. - You know I'm right.
You are right.
- So let's just have a good time. - Let's do.
But first, how 'bout you give me the damn phone?
Or I could just give you the phone.
Thanks, pumpkin.
I'm having a really good time. This is nice.
Five minutes to air. Five minutes to air.
I don't know, man. She's got the crazy eyes.
Well, you should've called her.
I never slept with her.
You should've slept with her and then called her.
How's Lisa?
I'm having some trouble pronouncing her name.
Lisa?
It's Leesa.
- With a "Z"? - No.
- I don't understand. - Yeah, me neither.
Hey, you know who looks good tonight?
Dana.
How does Gordon look?
Have a good show.
Thanks.
Please understand.
It's not that I don't think Natalie isn't capable.
She's extremely capable.
Her capability really can't be questioned.
But Natalie's young, and she's from a very small town in Ohio,
a very small town.
There were 32 people in her high school class.
Her town was so small,
it's almost hard to believe that she's kept me on hold this long.
Stand by audio, stand by VTR.
- Elliott, get me F/X-4. - Comin' to you.
Thank you. Show me San Diego and preview 7.
- 7's up. - San Diego's on 2.
Dana's still on hold.
This is a comfortable chair.
You took your sweet time.
Hey, could you put Casey on the phone for a second?
- But... - Just for a second, then right back to you.
She wants to talk to you.
Hey, Nat.
- Keep her off the phone. - You bet.
Hey, hey!
Thank you.
Hey, what do you know about the fennel salad here?
What do you need to know?
Well, like, for instance... what's fennel?
Excuse me.
Where's she going?
She's going to tell the bartender
to change the channel to CSC.
You see, Leesa, unlike Dana,
I am able to enjoy a relaxing night out.
What time do you have?
- Oh. It's about... - I mean the exact time, don't give me about.
It's 11:00.
Eat 'em up, Danny!
How you doin'?
Listen. Please. Listen to me.
You're obviously mixing me up with someone else.
You know what, Dan? I'm a professional broadcaster, and I have a broadcast to do.
You got me at a time in my life when I was very vulnerable,
but you'll be happy to know I am not that silly little girl anymore.
No, those days are over.
It wasn't me.
Let's not play these games.
In 3... 2...
Good evening.
From New York City, I'm Dan Rydell
alongside Bobbi Bernstein sitting in for Casey McCall.
Those stories, plus we'll take you to Talladega, Tallahassee, and Tuscaloosa,
where the ball had trouble finding the basket.
We'll take you to Salt Lake, Westlake, and Westwood,
where the team had trouble finding the bus.
All that coming up after this.
You're watching "Sports Night" on CSC, so stick around.
- We're out. - Two minutes back.
Natalie?
Yeah.
I just talked to my guy at L.A.X.
Yeah.
- Are you ready for this? - What?
They weren't on the charter.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
I mean, is he sure... The guy in L.A.?
He says they weren't on the plane with the team.
Did I call it?
- Who else knows? - I don't know.
She means the guy at the airport. Who else has him?
- Nobody. - You trust him?
Yep.
Kim, the Breakfront Hotel in Vero Beach.
Ask for Housekeeping. When you get Housekeeping, ask for Angela.
Tell Angela that Natalie Hurley
would like her to go to Mr. McDermott's room
- to see if he'd like turn-down service. - Do I wait?
- She'll call back. - Let's get this.
Stand by, 5.
Nothing like a good shrimp cocktail.
Shrimp cocktail is comfort food.
Shrimp cocktail and a couple of vodka martinis.
I'm glad you're starting to relax.
You're out of town covering a game,
you're in a strange hotel, you know what you do?
- Order a shrimp cocktail? - You order a shrimp cocktail.
Leesa, tell Casey about what that guy said this morning.
- Casey's not paying attention. - Yes, I am.
In your head, you were counting yourself back from the commercial.
- No, I wasn't. - You were counting yourself back from commercial
in that big, block head of yours.
- Dana's a lot of fun, isn't she? - Yes.
I, on the other hand,
- am relaxing and enjoying a shrimp cocktail. - Tell us the story.
It's just there's this trade deadline.
- I know. - And it could be a last-minute trade.
There's not gonna be a last-minute trade.
You're an expert all of a sudden?
Tell us the story about the guy.
Did I mention that the place where Natalie grew up
is... very small?
Stevie, that's a slow 10.
Kim, what have you got?
The housekeeping woman said there were five men in the room.
She described them this way...
"Tall, balding man with a mustache and slightly tinted glasses."
- That's Marvin Kaufman. - Who else?
Late 20s, tan, Pat Reilly hair.
- Don't know. - Who else?
- Heavyset, beard. - That's Rudin.
They're making the trade.
You know what, Dan? It was Spain.
I was young and wide-eyed and in Spain.
And I don't mind so much that you took advantage
of what was obviously a very vulnerable time in my life.
And I don't mind that you danced with me and held me
and whispered your lies in my ear...
but to not call again...
In my entire life, I have never been to Spain!
- Lies! - Natalie!
- Hey, Dan... - Will you tell her that...
- we've got a situation. - What's going on?
Elliott's contact at L.A.X. says someone never got on the charter,
and Kaufman, Rudin, and two other guys
are sitting in McDermott's hotel room in Vero Beach.
- Let's get it. - Work the phones.
Who do you know at the Dodgers?
Flowers, I'm sure, would've been too much to ask from the great Dan Rydell.
Hey, crazy lady, we've got breaking news here. Are you up for this?
Oh, sure, Dan. Whatever you say. Women are just here for you.
All right...
Thank you, Tracy Heller.
We'll be back to the MCI Center later in the show,
but first a little trip to the Cameron Indoor Stadium,
where the Duke Blue Devils are playing host
to their crosstown rivals.
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels,
coming off the win against LSU, had their sights on...
She's doing fine.
Yes, she is.
Ooh.
- What? - Jealous?
Guys.
The fill-in's doing fine.
- I agree. - Then why'd you say what you said?
What did I say?
You said, "She's doing fine."
No, you said, "She's doing fine."
What did you say?
I said, "Yes, she is."
And what did you mean by that?
I meant she's doing fine.
Listen, I don't know you two very well,
and maybe it's just because you're drunk,
but I think you're unnecessarily intense about your show.
Gordon's right.
It's just sports, for crying out loud.
It's not the Paris peace talks.
Ah, get yourself a real name.
Nice!
We just want you to confirm or deny.
- We're not gonna make it. - Isaac...
We don't want to use your name.
Can we just say "confirmed," is what I'm asking.
Chris, give me a preview of 66 and 70.
- You need 68. - Stand by 60.
- You want 68? - Just 66 and 70.
- And 68. - Isaac...
- 68's coming. - I don't need 68.
You need 68.
- No, I don't. - Chris, show her 68.
Chris, preview 66 and 70. Isaac, please stay quiet.
- Please stay quiet? - We blew off 68 in the 10:00 rundown.
Now, please stay quiet.
- Go 60. - Isaac...
- May I ask why? - Not right now you can't.
Right now you can fire me or stay quiet.
You're very good.
He won't comment, but it's happening.
You let him up off the mat.
- Jeremy... - He wouldn't comment.
You let him up off the mat, Elliott. Damn it!
This guy's calling Vero Beach right now
and everyone in Florida's gonna shut the hell up.
- Cool it, Jeremy. - That is, until they can feed it
- to anyone who works for Rupert Murdoch. - Cool it!
- That was a blown phone call! - And I said cool it!
Elliott, you feel okay saying "unconfirmed reports"?
Yeah.
Kim?
- Yeah. - You can't run any report, Natalie.
You've got a baggage handler and a chambermaid.
No one's saying this is happening.
- You want to leave the room? - No.
Then allow for the possibility that from time to time,
other people might be at least as smart as you are.
- Isaac? - Yeah.
"Unconfirmed reports" and I call McDermott?
Absolutely.
Get me the hotel.
I'm sorry about that.
Yeah.
Elliott, we don't even have unconfirmed reports.
McDermott doesn't know that.
Dan, listen...
Sources inside the Dodger organization?
Say "sources inside the general manager's office."
Are you sure we want to do this?
Yeah.
- Okay. - Talk to me.
Do it.
You've got the hotel.
- McDermott? - Yeah.
15 seconds back.
Mr. McDermott, this is Natalie Hurley over at "Sports Night."
And I'm very sorry to bother you this late,
but we've got two people from your office
who say you're about to close a 7-player trade.
Well, you don't have to take my word for it, sir,
you can turn on your television set right now.
In 3... 2...
Welcome back.
We have an unconfirmed report involving the Los Angeles Dodgers
- and a seismic 7-player, eleventh-hour deal... - I think it was a good idea we stepped over to the bar
- to have a drink. - Absolutely.
The environment was getting hostile at the table.
And I really haven't been a very good date.
No, you haven't.
But we have the whole rest of the night,
and I think I can make a comeback.
Well, okay then.
- Can I just ask one question? - Sure.
Did he just say something about unconfirmed reports of a trade?
Yes.
Okay.
Have you noticed how I haven't looked at the television in a while?
Yes, I have.
I've been rotten tonight.
Yes, you have.
I'm not the world's greatest girlfriend, am I?
There's some room for improvement.
That actually wasn't the response I was hoping for.
Uh...
look, Dana... I don't know if...
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
- Dana. - What?
Unconfirmed reports coming out of Vero Beach.
Uh... excuse me.
- I... - Go.
I'll be right back.
Go.
My only question for you, Dan, is why.
- Oh, for God's sake. - Is it just so hard for you
to be with a woman who's your equal?
I didn't sleep with you. If I'd have slept with you, I would have called you.
If I'd slept with you, you'd know it.
If I'd have slept with you, I'd know it!
Confirmed.
- What? - Confirmed.
- You're kidding. - Danny?
Fantastic, Natalie. Way to go.
Are you sleeping with Natalie?
- Would you shut up? - In 3... 2...
The Lady Tigers have won seven in a row at home
and 10 of their last 12.
The unconfirmed reports from the Dodger camp
have now been confirmed,
and CSC is now reporting that a 7-player trade,
including three all-stars,
- has beaten the trade deadline by a scant four minutes. - She did it. - Yeah.
For more, let's go to Kelly Kirkpatrick at Vero Beach. Kelly?
What was Gordon about to say?
What?
- What was Gordon about to say? - When?
Just now.
Nothing.
You look really nice tonight, Dana.
Thank you.
Hey, girl.
Look what you did.
How's dinner?
Casey doesn't like fennel salad.
- Hey, Dana? - Yeah?
What do I do at the end of this thing?
Take a bow, Natalie.
- You think? - Absolutely.
Tag it, Dan.
Their combined contracts
make for a total package in excess of $120 million.
That was a CSC exclusive.
- All right. - You've been watching "Sports Night."
I'm Dan Rydell alongside Bobbi Bernstein.
That's all for us. Have a good night.
- Music. - Go.
- Animation. - Go.
We are out.
Nice show, everybody. Way to go.
Natalie, I got a beer for you in my office right now.
This woman gets scotch in my office.
I'll be right there, guys.
You see?
And that is what is so cruel...
you lift a woman's spirits up,
and then you just dash them to the ground.
Well, it's the only way I can get them to my laboratory.
What?
You're good, Natalie.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
What'd you think I was around here, Jeremy, some gal Friday?
No.
I just didn't know you were that good.
Well... you were right about the trade.
Go log the floor manager's report
and then come have a drink.
You bet.