Huddleston - who has made no secret that he wants to stay in Philly - has a non-compete clause that would keep him home with his wife and kids till mid-August. Huddleston would not talk about his future on Friday other than to say, "I have to look at all my options." (From the looks of my inbox, Huddleston has quite a following.)
As for Fox29's plans, there's no Huddleston successor lined up. This week, Kerri-Lee Halkett will pair with Stensland on The 10 O'Clock News.
Meanwhile, Don Tollefson is set to return to the sports desk at Fox29 tonight. He was banged up in a March 23 car crash. He'll work Sundays through Thursdays. Tolly also is back on WPEN (950) with his show, The Other Side of Sports With Don Tollefson, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Fighting words
Comcast SportsNet last week suspended Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist
Bill Conlin over a remark on
Daily News Live - but while Conlin will be allowed back on the show next week, it's unclear if he wants to return.
An e-mailer who gave his name as Raul and his hometown as Vineland, N.J., on Tuesday chided the media for a question to Eagles coach Andy Reid about quarterback Donovan McNabb's shoulder injury: "It's tendinitis. Way to go, Philly media. You guys do a great job overanalyzing everything."
To which Conlin, a regular on the show for more than 10 years, said: "Amazing that guy would leave the blueberry harvest to send that off."
During the next night's show, SportsNet issued a statement: "On Tuesday's Daily News Live, Bill Conlin made a remark that may have offended some of our viewers. This comment does not reflect the views of our network and we apologize to our viewers."
The sports channel said Friday that Conlin was scheduled to return the week of June 22. But word is that Conlin is unhappy with SportsNet and is thinking of bagging the show, to which he contributes with other Daily News writers.
