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Jason Kidd and Jeremy Lin land ESPN gigs ahead of NBA season

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Jason Kidd and Jeremy Lin land ESPN gigs ahead of NBA season

Two former New York basketball stars are joining ESPN this season.  Former Nets legend and coach Jason Kidd and ex-Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin will join the Worldwide Leader’s rotation of NBA commentators, the network revealed on Thursday.  Kidd moves over to the broadcast side of the game after five seasons as head coach of the … Read more

Lynne Marta, ‘Joe Kidd,’ ‘Footloose’ actress, dead at 78

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Lynne Marta, ‘Joe Kidd,’ ‘Footloose’ actress, dead at 78

Lynne Marta, the actress who appeared in movies like “Joe Kidd “and “Footloose,” and on the TV series “Love, American Style,” has died. She was 78. Her friend, Chris Saint-Hilaire, told The Hollywood Reporter that Marta died Thursday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer. Survivors include her sister, MJ, and her cat, Mr. Peaches, … Read more