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Finebaum: Paul Finebaum talks about his move to ESPN with SI.com’s Richard Deitsch. He also is doing a book with ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski.

More Finebaum: ESPN’s Front Row has a video interview with Finebaum.

Even more Finebaum: Tommy Tomlinson in Sports on Earth writes Alabama is going to miss Finebaum.

Make that dermatologist appointment: Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden writes in the New York Times about his battle with skin cancer that required substantial work on his nose. It had me calling my dermatologist.

Ronde to Fox Sports 1: Big Lead reports Ronde Barber is headed to the new sports cable outlet.

New baseball books: Ron Kaplan’s Book Shelf writes about four new books from the Society of American Baseball Research. They focus on great teams: ’47 Dodgers; ’47 Yankees; ’64 Cardinals; and ’70 Orioles.

Connors review: Sports Book Review Center weighs in on Jimmy Connors’ new biography. Three stars.

More time: Awful Announcing looks at five NHL announcers who deserve more air time.

Venturi’s big moment: The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism reprints Povich’s column recalling Ken Venturi beating the heat to win the 1964 U.S. Open.

NFL Draft: Richard Rothschild of SI.com looks at the various dates of the NFL draft during its history. The 1955 draft was in late November.

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