Iowa Broadcaster Suspended for 'King Kong' Comment

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Longtime University of Iowa basketball broadcaster Gary Dolphin regrets referring to a Maryland player from Angola as King Kong, but should he sit out the rest of the season? Opinion is mixed.

Learfield, which owns Hawkeye Sports Properties, announced the suspension Friday, three days after Dolphin recapped a 66-65 Maryland win in which the Terrapins' Bruno Fernando scored the winning basket with 7.8 seconds left by saying, "Twelve 3s on 22 made baskets. That's some pretty good long-range shooting. And then Fernando was King Kong at the end of the game."

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