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  • Michaels Traded from ABC to NBC for Cartoon Bunny

    02/09/2006 2:17:01 PM PST · by pcottraux · 12 replies · 386+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | February 9, 2006 | Ronald Blum
    By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer February 9, 2006 AP - Feb 9, 2:33 pm EST More Photos NEW YORK (AP) -- Al Michaels was traded from ABC to NBC for a cartoon bunny, four rounds of golf and Olympic highlights. The rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a bunny created by Walt Disney in the 1920s before he invented Mickey Mouse, were transferred from NBC Universal to The Walt Disney Co. as part of the agreement to release the broadcaster from his contract with ABC and ESPN. "As the forerunner to Mickey Mouse and an important part of Walt...