FOLLOWING SPORTS RELIGIOUSLY
In Genesis God asks Abraham to do it to Isaac; in baseball, a manager asks a pitcher to do it with a bunt to move a runner
sacrifice
The 1986 Slammys saw Nikolai Volkoff win "Most Ignominious" & as girls just want to have fun, "Best Producer" was Mona Flambé, AKA her
Cyndi Lauper
In 1964 Jan & Dean sang about "The Little Old Lady from" this city
Pasadena
"I'm in trouble deep", Madonna tells her dad in this 1986 hit
"Papa Don't Preach"
In many markets the broadcast day is broken up into parts including 7-8 P.M., called "access", & 8-11 P.M., called this
prime time
Honolulu
Barack Obama
On Dec. 8, 1975 WR Drew Pearson was full of grace & the last-minute recipient of a bomb that came to be known as this
a Hail Mary
Doing the work of 2 1/2 men, this actor beat Tyson, Schwarzenegger & the Muppets to be Top Social Media Ambassador in 2012
Charlie Sheen
Broadway musical where you could hear "Aquarius" & "Let the Sunshine In"
Hair
This group's 1972 no. 1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" isn't about Mick or Keith
the Temptations
Established in 1934, this U.S. govt. agency regulates TV, radio, cable & satellite broadcasting
the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
Hope
Bill Clinton
Rickey Henderson broke the commandment, "Thou shalt not" do this, a league-leading 108 times in 1983
steal
New Sensation of the Ring in 1997 was this guy who now dabbles in action films...& TV...& basically, world domination
Dwayne Johnson (the Rock)
According to the title of a 1966 Supremes hit, you "Can't" do this to "Love"
Hurry
In 1965 we learned from him that Papa had acquired a "Brand New Bag"; in 1974, that he "Don't Take No Mess"
James Brown
Often 30 minutes in length, it's an advertisement recorded to look like a news program or talk show
an infomercial
Brookline
John F. Kennedy
It's a hoops term for a successful free throw & a religious one for a change to a different faith
conversion
This ex-UFCer and arm bar master got a "This is Awesome" Moment of the Year Slammy for her work in Wrestlemania 31
Ronda Rousey
In a song about marital problems, R.B. Greaves sang, "Take a letter, Maria, address it to my wife, send a copy to" him
my lawyer
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad / You know I'm gonna be like you", he sang in the 1974 hit "Cat's In The Cradle"
Harry Chapin
TV advertisers' coveted age group is this 31-year span
18-49
Kinderhook
Van Buren
In 2010 Tracy Porter came marching in with a 74-yard pick 6 off Peyton Manning that sealed a Super Bowl win for this team
the Saints (of New Orleans)
No winner for 1987's Song of the Year--Sika ate the envelope--but this WWE head honcho was nominated & did perform "Stand Back"
Vince McMahon
The singles to stay No. 1 the longest during the decade were "Hey Jude" & this Percy Fath theme
"Theme from A Summer Place"
This group had some words for absentee dads: "Father of mine, tell me where have you been/You know I just close my eyes, my whole world disappeared..."
Everclear
Term for a TV station not owned by a network that grants a network use of specific time periods
an affiliate
Yorba Linda
Nixon