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Dec 12 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Rick Reilly, Alex Trebek, NBC...

-The offer that lured Rick Reilly to leave Sports Illustrated for ESPN? It's worth $17 million over 5 years. That's more than some of the star athletes he covers. [Silicon Alley Insider]

-Speaking of how much jocks earn, a new magazine, Players Club, will help pro athletes manage their money. [NYP]

-Jeopardy host Alex Trebek is "resting comfortably" after a heart attack. [AP]

-The New York Post's city editor quit abruptly yesterday for no discernible reason. [VV]

-With ratings in decline and no improvement in sight, NBC has been forced to refund to advertisers some of the money they paid for this season's commercial time. [THR]

-Now safely ensconced at Genre, former Men's Fitness blows his former shop's cover: It's also basically a gay magazine. [Queerty]


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