26th Sports Emmy Awards

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The 26th Sports Emmy Awards honoring American sports coverage in 2004 were presented on May 2, 2005, at Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. The nominees were announced on March 9. Winners are in bold. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on May 1, 2005. The ceremony was followed by a telecast of the Super Bowl on CBS. The awards were presented at a dinner hosted by Bob Costas at the Javits Convention Center on May 3, 2006. The telecast featured a special tribute to the late Bob Greene, who died in a car accident on May 4, 2006, and a tribute to his wife, Barbara, who passed away on May 11, 2007. The show also featured a live performance by former NFL quarterback Joe Namath, who won an Emmy for his play-by-play coverage of the 2004 Super Bowl.