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Why Cincinnati was the perfect place for Peter King to start his NFL writing career
A few days before the 1984 NFL draft, the rookie beat guy covering the Bengals for The Cincinnati Enquirer, me, sat in the office of the rookie head coach of the team, Sam Wyche, at Riverfront Stadium. I wanted intel on the Bengals' draft plans. Since this was my first sit-down with the 39-year-old coach, I figured we'd chat for a bit first, then I'd get to the important stuff. But 30 seconds after he closed the door, Wyche asked me something that got my journalist's pulse racing.
Why Cincinnati Was the Perfect Place for Peter King to Start His Career Original
NFL In an excerpt from his new book, the longtime SI scribe revisits the 1984 Bengals season that kicked off his four decades covering the NFL. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Reprinted from THE GAME A few days before the 1984 NFL draft, the rookie beat guy covering the Bengals for The Cincinnati Enquirer, me, sat in the office of the rookie head coach of the team, Sam Wyche, at Riverfront Stadium. I wanted intel on the Bengals’ draft plans.
Why Cincinnati Was the Perfect Place for Peter King to Start His Career
’A-Team’ Star Mr. T Reveals Ugly Side of Fame: ‘I’ve Had to Deal With A Lot of Jealousy’ Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud) has enjoyed many successes in the entertainment industry. He has been a star on hit Hollywood productions such as the …
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Basketball fans will enjoy Pippen’s bird’s-eye view of some of the sport’s greatest contests. The Chicago Bulls stalwart tells all—and then some. Hall of Famer Pippen opens with a long complaint: Yes, he’s a legend, but he got short shrift in the ESPN documentary about Michael Jordan and the Bulls, The Last Dance. Given that Jordan emerges as someone not quite friend enough to qualify as a frenemy, even though teammates for many years, the maltreatment is understandable.
America must not abdicate its leadership
Almost 60 years ago, former Secretary of State Dean Acheson wrote a memoir, “Present At the Creation,” which focused on the reality that the United States had to remake the world — or at least Europe — in the years after World War II. That required a rejection and repudiation of the isolationist “America First” policy that had predominated after World War I until Pearl Harbor. In 1945, Hitler and Nazi Germany had been destroyed, and postwar Germany was in ruins.
Peter King: Our first 250 years are worth celebrating
By Peter King Every Fourth of July is cause for parades, hot dogs and backyard barbecues. But this year’s commemoration is special. It marks the unprecedented success of the greatest experiment in history: 250 years of representative government, which has provided more people with more freedom and opportunity, attained more international power and done more for justice and peace around the world than any nation in history.
I have more than enough words for a memoir
Recently I entered into an agreement with noted editor Peter Ginna to put my 140,000-word memoir manuscript into final form to be presented to publishers. That will probably result in the reduction of at least 30,000 words and some reformatting. The final product, though, will be mine. This project began five years ago.
Did I ever tell you about my grad school?
Rosemary and I and our son Sean recently visited the University of Notre Dame. In many ways it was a homecoming. Rosemary, her mother and her sister graduated from St. Mary’s College, adjacent to Notre Dame, in the days before it accepted female students. Her father and two brothers are Notre Dame grads. Our daughter Erin and I graduated from Notre Dame Law School, and Sean earned his MBA from Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business.
A heart-stopping hockey victory was marred by politics
The U.S. men’s hockey team’s 2-1 sudden death, overtime win over Canada to win the Olympic gold medal set off a wave of patriotism that few people anticipated. There was, of course, the usual hope of victory when the Americans won their first four games in Italy. That hope increased when they advanced to the final against Canada, the clear favorite. It wasn’t a David vs.
Another baseball season full of hope
The arrival of spring training, and the anticipation of another baseball season, brings back great memories. My earliest baseball memories date back to the early 1950s and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the famed “Boys of Summer,” in what is now regarded as the sport’s Golden Age. Baseball was the unquestioned national pastime, and New York’s Yankees, Dodgers and Giants were the dominant teams. From 1947 to 1956, the Yankees won eight league pennants, the Dodgers six and the Giants two.
There are better ways to resolve the immigration crisis
The raging debate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s policies and practices has potential long-term consequences for the nation that transcend the political partisanship of the moment. Let me say up front that I support ICE, and believe it serves an important national purpose. I also believe that constructive changes can be made in those policies and practices that will not undermine the agency’s underlying mission to enforce America’s immigration laws.
Peter King: Desperately seeking bipartisanship and compromise
By Peter King Recently I took part in several WABC radio talk shows moderated by the station’s owner, New York business mogul John Catsimatidis. The topics we covered initially focused on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s election, County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s overwhelming victory in last month’s election and the upcoming statewide race for New York governor.
Peter King: Desperately seeking bipartisanship and compromise
By Peter King Recently I took part in several WABC radio talk shows moderated by the station’s owner, New York business mogul John Catsimatidis. The topics we covered initially focused on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s election, County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s overwhelming victory in last month’s election and the upcoming statewide race for New York governor.
Trump has written first chapter of a new Mideast history
President Trump’s achievement of reaching an agreement to end the two-year war in Gaza is a truly historic moment. It is a tribute to Trump’s leadership, and to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s determination to stand firm against an amalgam of critics ranging from the simply misinformed to virulent anti-Israel and/or antisemitic voices. The return of the hostages who are still alive and the enactment of a ceasefire are critical and monumental.
Trump meets with the king and mixes it up at the U.N.
President Trump’s state visit to Great Britain and his meetings with foreign leaders at the United Nations General Assembly emphasized the continued significance of personal diplomacy in international affairs. Trump’s royal welcome by King Charles III at Windsor Castle demonstrated the lasting relationship between the United States and Great Britain.
Isolationism, antisemitism will affect the world’s future
When Adolf Hitler was rearming the Nazi war machine in the early 1930s and beginning his invasions of neighboring nations under the guise of safeguarding Germans living in regions of those countries, Europe’s leaders chose to ignore reality and look the other way.
Saying goodbye to Bernie Kerik
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik died recently. In many ways, Bernie’s death marked the beginning of the passing of an era. He was the commissioner when New York was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, and he became a symbol of New York’s resistance and courage with his leadership in the days, weeks and months afterward. Before becoming commissioner, he was a heroic police officer and detective, receiving numerous departmental awards, including the Medal of Valor.
There should be nothing but support for law enforcement
In recent weeks I have been at a number of events sponsored by police organizations, including a gala honoring 100 years of the Nassau County Police Department. I also spoke at a meeting of the Long Island Shields, which comprises retired police and law enforcement officers from New York City’s five boroughs as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties.
And you thought we were hopelessly divided! - The Jewish Star
US Politics Posted Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:00 am At King Umberto in Elmont, diners show a high-profile Democrat some love.” At a time when extreme political partisanship threatens to divide our nation, it is reassuring to realize that there are those who can engage people across the political aisle without sacrificing or surrendering their principles.
Celebrating the immigrants who made America great
This month of March will see far more people attending more St. Patrick’s Day parades on Long Island and in New York City than in all of Ireland. This is a tribute to the enormous contributions that Irish-Americans have made to American life in so many fields and professions, and the importance the Irish attach to preserving and maintaining Irish traditions and culture for future generations.
An inauguration that was decidedly different
Last month I traveled to Washington, joining many Nassau County Republicans, including County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo, to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th president. Beginning with Richard Nixon’s second inaugural in 1972, I had attended 10 previous ones, seven of them during my 28 years in Congress. This year’s event was certainly memorable, and not just because the tundra like weather forced the ceremony indoors.
Law school bonds formed decades ago are still strong
Few possessions in life are more valuable than lasting friendships. I’ve been more than blessed with friendships that began almost 60 years ago, when I was a student at Notre Dame Law School, and remain strong all these decades later. That was clear when we got together again at Notre Dame last week. I entered Notre Dame in 1965. From my home in Queens to the campus in South Bend, Indiana, was about 800 miles by car. In life experience, the distance was light years. I had no clue what to expect.
Law school bonds formed decades ago are still strong
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Remembering a cherished friendship with Nelson DeMille
The bestselling, superbly gifted novelist Nelson DeMille recently died. The author of 23 books, including 17 bestsellers, DeMille was so much more than a brilliant writer. He was first and foremost an outstanding human being and a loyal friend. The first book of his that I read was “Cathedral,” in the early 1980s. It was a gripping tale of an attack on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. I was hooked.
Remembering a cherished friendship with Nelson DeMille
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Vance needs to get his immigrant story straight
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Businesses set to 'abandon' AI
Companies invested heavily in artificial intelligence expecting the technology would boost productivity, increase profitability or help it expand …
N-SREBP2 Provides a Mechanism for Dynamic Control of Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis
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Real concern over fake job postings
As employers pull back after their post-pandemic hiring surge, finding a really good job is getting harder — and so is finding a real job. Nearly 40% …
Remote work increasing online shopping
Online shopping is at an all-time high, accounting for about 26% of all retail sales, excluding purchases for automobiles and gasoline. And a significant portion of online sales appears to be driven by remote workers who are shopping — perhaps even while they should be working.
Robo-revolution: From lab to market
28 minutes ago phys.org Dr. Peter King, a manufacturing researcher at our Clayton site, came across a problem in the lab six years ago. He found that before the team could start any lab work, they had to spend a lot of time programming. "This was the case with every new project, and it created a time management problem for us," Peter says. Continuous3D was born. It was initially a strategic project intended to make lab work more efficient.
Peter King's 2024 Father's Day Book List (and a dash of FMIA)
BROOKLYN — Good morning. Been a while. Three months, almost to the day. But when I signed off for good from “Football Morning in America” on March 4, I wrote that I’d continue my tradition of the Father’s Day Book List — buy your dad or granddad or husband or bro or uncle a book this year! — before Father’s Day. Here it is. The holiday is June 16. That gives you time to order these books for the guy or guys in your life — although one is going to be hard to come by. That story in a minute.
Innovation in the British iron industry in the 17th and 18th centuries
Abstract This article provides a summary of the technological advances in the British iron industry. The major changes were the transition from the use of charcoal as fuel to mineral coal (or coke), first in blast furnace producing pig iron and then in producing (malleable) bar iron. Allied to this is the application of the reverberatory (or air) furnace first to foundry work and then to fining iron, ultimately in puddling furnaces.
FMIA Finale: Onward
Four Notes Four notes wrapping up the Football Morning in America era: Twenty-Three Countries The majority of this column will be your emails and notes to me. One thing I love about our business now: People from remote Australia to India to Zimbabwe to northern Denmark to up near the Arctic Circle were among the 2,180 readers from 23 countries to write in the wake of my farewell column last Monday. Football, and football fans, are everywhere.
FMIA: It's Time. Who's Complaining? Not Me.
I had this thought a couple of weeks ago, during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas: I’d really like to watch the Super Bowl on TV. You always want what you don’t have, right?
Peter King reflects on a lifetime of football storytelling
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Peter King reflects on a lifetime of football storytelling
I had this thought a couple of weeks ago, during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas: I’d really like to watch the Super Bowl on TV. You always want what you don’t have, right?
FMIA: How KC landed Patrick Mahomes in 2017, mastermind Steve Spagnuolo & re-watching Super Bowl LVIII
April 27, 2017. A day that will live in glorious history for one franchise, and in what-might-have-been glumness for others. Around dinnertime in Louisiana, pro golfer Ryan Palmer—good friend of Saints coach Sean Payton—and pal Jordan Spieth drove over to the Saints’ facility for a treat: In town for the Zurich Classic, Spieth and Palmer were invited to sit in the Saints’ draft room for the first round. Spieth’s a huge football fan.
Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid lead Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title
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Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid lead Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title
LAS VEGAS—On Friday, at AFC Champ Kansas City’s practice in nearby Henderson, Nev., Andy Reid invited Michael Vick, his former QB, to practice to watch his current one, Patrick Mahomes. And Mahomes was cooking. On the last play of Mahomes’ first series, on third-and-seven, he threw a crosser to Travis Kelce for a walk-in TD.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes sharp in Friday practice before Super Bowl 58
By Peter King, NBC Sports HENDERSON, Nev. — The AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, in a fast-paced and spirited 66-minute session Friday, worked on red-zone, short-yardage and goal-line plays in the fourth and final full practice preparing for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. On a cloudy, breezy 50-degree day at the Raiders’ Intermountain Health Performance Center, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was especially sharp.
Andy Reid praises Brock Purdy impression by Chiefs’ scout team QB Original
By Peter King, NBC Sports HENDERSON, Nev. – Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw three touchdowns to three different receivers, including a deep strike to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, in an impressive 10-play span with the Kansas City Chiefs' first unit in a brisk 1-hour, 18-minute practice Thursday, Kansas City’s third workout of the week in preparation for Super Bowl LVIII.
Chiefs’ Andy Reid bets against Joe Thuney playing in Super Bowl 58 vs. 49ers
By Peter King, NBC Sports HENDERSON, Nev. – Coach Andy Reid put the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs through a 1-hour, 16-minute workout Wednesday afternoon at the Las Vegas Raiders’ Intermountain Health and Performance Center, calling it a “mental day, a good polish day” as the team ramped up preparation with its second full practice of the week for Super Bowl LVIII.
Peter King forms his NFL all-time 53-man roster
Early this season, a reader asked if I would name my all-time team, seeing as I was in my 40th season covering the NFL. No time like the off-week before the Super Bowl. Instead of a first and second team, I’ll name a full team of 53 players. The last few will not be the best players, necessarily. But one of the things I’ve grown to like about the sport is how much of a team game it is. So on my team, I’m not going to have all the locks, all the obvious guys.
Kyle Shanahan reflects on pick No. 262: Brock Purdy
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Kyle Shanahan reflects on pick No. 262: Brock Purdy
LOS ALTOS, Calif.—The 262nd and final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft is the kind of story, in all ways, that Steven Spielberg will want to make into a film one day. Maybe soon, actually. I had no idea about the tentacles of it all until I took a ride to work one morning last week with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. April 30, 2022. Day three of the draft. Rounds four through seven. Now it got to be the last dozen or so picks, late in round seven. The San Francisco 49ers had the last pick overall, number 262.
2024 NFL Coaching Carousel: Why There Was No Market for Bill Belichick
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Why There Was No Market for Bill Belichick
This time of year is a time of change, with now one-quarter of the league's coaching staffs in transition, and players exiting team premises, except for two teams for the next three months. With so much transition, here are my 10 insights on the coaching moves-or nonmoves-and the 2024 NFL playoffs. 1. I never thought Bill Belichick would have much of a market to be a head coach again this year, even with seven openings besides the New England Patriots.
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