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All-Star Game is a Hit With Viewers, Baseball Fans

© F. Colin Kingston

Baseball's All-Star Game takes center stage this week as the Major League Baseball season reaches its mid-point. This year's game will be held in Houston. Fox is broadcasting the game which takes place on Tuesday, July 13 at 8 p.m. EST. The league that wins the game will receive home field advantage during the World Series.

Home Run Derby has grown in popularity quite a bit over the years. All the living members of baseball's 500 Home Run Club have been invited to attend the festivities. Most are expected to be on hand, a real treat for baseball fans. ESPN will be televising Home Run Derby on Monday, July 12 at 8 p.m., EST.

Major League Baseball's Official All-Star Game site is located at http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events...

For information on the FOX broadcast please visit http://msn.foxsports.com/

For information on ESPN's coverage of Home Run Derby and other All-Star festivities, please visit http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/feature/fe...

James Doohan Tribute Scheduled for August: Friends, fans and co-stars of James Doohan will be gathering in August to pay tribute to the veteran actor. Sadly, the beloved actor, best known for his role as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on the original "Star Trek" series, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He is suffering from other diseases as well, including Parkinson's and Diabetes. This will be Doohan's final convention appearance, and quite possibly his final public appearance as well.

All the remaining members of the original "Star Trek" cast are coming together to pay tribute to the venerable actor. Doohan, 84, served in the Canadian military in World War II and was injured during the D-Day invasion. For more information on the Doohan tribute, and to find out how you can purchase tickets, please visit http://www.planetxpo.com/doohan/

I've had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Doohan in person and he is a delight. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Doohan and his family. This public tribute is well deserved and long overdue.

"Stargate" is off to Atlantis: "Stargate Atlantis," a spin-off of the popular "Stargate" series, premieres on the Sci-Fi Channel on Friday, July 16 at 9 p.m. The series stars Torri Higginson as Dr. Elizabeth Weir, Joe Flannigan as Major John Sheppard, Rainbow Sun Francks as Lt. Aiden Ford, David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney Mckay and Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan. For additional details please visit the official "Stargate Atlantis" site at http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/

A new American Mystery! On PBS: An adaptation of Tony Hillerman's novel "A Thief in Time" premieres on the PBS Mystery! Series on Sunday, July 11 at 9 p.m. EST. The basic plot line has to do with a missing archaeologist turned pottery poacher and whether or not they have discovered the secret of why the Anasazi tribe vanished many years ago. For more information plesae visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/american...

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