Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final

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Mike'd Up was Mike Francesa's Sunday late-night sports talk show on WNBC-TV. On July 19, 2011, Francesa announced on WFAN that he will end the show so he can spend more time with his family. WNBC's head sports anchor, Bruce Beck succeeded Francesa as show host. In September 2013, WNBC renamed the program, Sports Final.

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Program format

Monologue about the sports news of the day, followed by interview discussion with guests who have either direct or indirect significance with the following franchises:

On location

Mike'd Up was at the newly expanded Rutgers Stadium on Sunday, September 6, 2009. [1]

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)