We understood the challenges of trying to come up with ways to get our message across to fans. We were aggressive in trying to come up with those ideas.

We are trying to build a program and our goal is as ambitious as zero heart attacks.

I think part of it that was great is that there were two good atmospheres. Granted, a lot of fans were cheering against us, but you still feed off of it.

Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming. With Lance Armstrong's retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport's next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama leading up to, and including, the Tour de France.

Ricky is under contract to the Dolphins, and we're not going to speculate about any hypothetical speculation.

In fairness, the concerns of the local TV stations were raised in the meeting. We understand their viewpoint and it was discussed. The need to control the overall use of game footage was the overriding factor.