0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2007
Home Run Derby – ESPN/ESPN360/MLB.com, 8 p.m.Curl Girls – Logo, 10 p.m.Dateline NBC – NBC, 10 p.m.Big Brother After Dark – Showtime Too, midnight (my patience is running thin on this)
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This is a crazy day. Just when you think things will calm down, you get more news to blog about. With the Dan Patrick announcement, lost in the shuffle was the fact that former NESN Bruins play-by-play announcer Dale Arnold got to give his version of events on WEEI today. Bruce Allen on the Boston […]
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ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber has her latest column. She praises the NBA team of Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. However, she criticizes the Sunday Night and Monday Night Baseball crews for not paying attention to the game action. Now some of that has to do with ESPN itself plugging programs or […]
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Neil Best in his Newsday blog has snuffed out the Dan Patrick-to-WFAN rumors. He was the one who actually helped to feed them! Anyway, in this entry, Neil says Patrick actually sent feelers out to WFAN, but it appears that there was never any serious discussion. Neil also says Mike & the Mad Dog will […]
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According to ESPN, the Alleged Worldwide Leader is for all intents and purposes allowing Dan Patrick to leave without any ramifications. According to a statement released just as Dan was making his announcement, Dan is free to pursue outside interests, so that means he can sign with any network without penalty. Patrick’s contract with ESPN […]
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So Dan has finally made his announcement that he’s leaving ESPN as of August 17. In the 2 p.m. hour today, Dan hinted that he’d like to remain on radio, but doesn’t know if he’ll be back on TV. Has CBS Radio contacted Dan’s people to be a possible replacement for Don Imus on WFAN? […]
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2:00 p.m. – SportsCenter Update with Dan Davis 2:04 p.m. – A cut from last hour’s interview with Bud Selig is played. 2:06 p.m – Dan announces that he’s leaving ESPN as of August 17. Says he was taking ESPN for granted and he said his bosses tried to talk him out of it. Said […]
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While we’re waiting for the Big Announcement from Dan Patrick, a couple of links for you. From the Sports Media Watch blog, here are the overnight ratings from the weekend. The five set men’s final at Wimbledon did well showing that an American in the final is not necessarily required. Jim Williams from the DC/Baltimore […]
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1:25 p.m. – After a SportsCenter update hyping “The Bronx is Burning,” Dan returns with MLB Commish Bud Selig. Mr. Selig asks “What’s this Big Announcement I keep hearing about?” Dan replies, “I’m taking performance enhancing drugs.” Selig says, “That’s what I’ve been waiting for since last week? That’s disappointing.” Patrick says, “I wanted to […]
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1:10 p.m. – Dan goes into his opening monologue about Barry Bonds, steroids and whether MLB Commissioner Bud Selig should be on hand when Bonds breaks Hank Aaron’s home run record. 1:15 p.m. – Dan goes into break saying, “I promise I’ll give details of my big announcement for all of you bloggers soon.” Let’s […]
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12:30 p.m. – We access ESPN Radio.com to get ready to listen to Dan’s Big Announcement. 12:35 p.m. – Have to return after accidentally exiting from the streaming player. 12:54 p.m. – Colin Cowherd mentions Dan Patrick is next and refers to the Big Announcement. 1:00 p.m. – Phone call comes in and I have […]
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Beginning of the work week. It’s hot here in the East. Yesterday, so many people flocked to Rhode Island beaches that they shut down the parking lots and turned cars away. The hot weather that hit the West last week is here in the East so it’s our turn to suffer after a nice start […]
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Real nice of NESN to release this news on a Saturday. Dale Arnold is no longer doing Bruins games for NESN. Jack Edwards will do all of the games, both home and away for the network. Dale and Jack had been splitting duties, Arnold doing the home games, Jack traveling with color analyst Andy Brickley. […]
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I’ll do a few links for you tonight as I wait for Meadowlands after watching one of the funniest episodes of Entourage. Some more reviews for “The Bronx is Burning”. The Boston Herald has some high praise. The Seattle Times says it’s a home run. Richard Sandomir in the New York Times has a mostly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/8/2007
Checking across the internet, I came across a few things. First, I didn’t know that the Pan American Games were coming up on Friday. Second, they’re being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Third, ESPN is going wall-to-wall coverage on the Pan Am Games. That’s fine since I believe the last American network to really […]
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Posting on a Saturday night is above and beyond the call of duty, but that’s what Neil Best of Newsday did tonight. He first posted that for Monday, WFAN had not made public a morning show host fueling rumors that not only Don Imus could be coming back, but Dan Patrick was also in the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/7/2007
White Stripes – Icky Thump White Stripes – Icky Thump (Performed live on Later with Jools Holland) And the lovely Meg White with “Jack” (actually, that’s Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs) mouthing Jack White’s voice. I don’t know why they did this, but we rarely see Meg talk so I posted this. And that’s Jack […]
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Saturday, July 7Live Earth Concerts – Bravo and the networks of NBC Universal, coverage starting at 8 a.m.Wimbledon, Ladies Final and Men’s Semifinals – NBC, 9 a.m.U.S. Senior Open, 3rd Round – NBC, 2 p.m.AT&T National, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Angels at Yankees or Braves at Padres or Twins at White Sox – Fox, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2007
Red Sox at Detroit – NESN, 7 p.m.Jericho – CBS, 9 p.m. (We need ratings, so support the show)Baseball Tonight – ESPN, 9:30 p.m.Ninja Warrior – G4, 10 & 10:30 p.m.Giada’s Weekend Getaways (Newport, RI!) – Food Network, 10:30 p.m.Sin City Diaries 06 – Cinemax, 11:30 p.m.Big Brother After Dark – Showtime Too, midnight (last […]
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Time for an update on links before I end the workday. Whenever I look for fresh news on The Big Ten Network, I’ll constantly find new links. Today is no exception. Over at the Centre Daily Times in Central Pennsylvania, Robert K. Johnson says there’s no need for a channel devoted to the conference (be […]
