0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/19/2008
He’s currently known as the In-Court Reporter on The People’s Court. But before Curt Chaplin got his role on the popular show, he was a reporter with ABC Radio and was in Lake Placid for the 1980 Winter Olympics. Curt covered the USA-USSR hockey game which became known as the “Miracle on Ice”. He was […]
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Back to work for some of you. For those of us who have worked yesterday, it’s just another day of the grind. Some FYI. I’m working on a feature story that I’ll be bringing to you in the next day or two. You can look for that here either later tonight or first thing tomorrow. […]
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FOX TURNS A “TRIPLE-PLAY” IN DAYTONA 50TH Daytona 500 Notches Audience & Ratings Increases; First Time Ever, All Three Speedweeks Events on FOX Rise Daytona Beach, Fla. – Yesterday’s 50th running of the Daytona 500 on FOX scored increased average audience, total audience and household ratings compared to a year ago, according to fast national […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2008
College Basketball/Xavier at URI – Cox Sports RI/Comcast SportsNet New England/FSN Ohio, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Syracuse at Louisville – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Purdue at Ohio State (women’s) – ESPN2, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Delaware State at NC A&T – ESPNU, 7 p.m.NHL/Detroit at Colorado – Versus/NHL Network (Canada), 8 p.m.Prison Break (season finale) – Fox, 8 p.m.Terminator: The […]
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Time for me to give you some more links on this Monday. The Sports Media Watch says Fox Sports has reason to crow today as the Daytona 500’s ratings jumped up 9% from last year. But Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says the ratings increase was just slightly above last year’s race. Scott […]
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It’s a holiday for some of you. I’m at work right now dealing with an employee who never shuts up, but I’ll try to get this post in before he starts talking again. From Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he writes that the Fox crew at Daytona was not short of enthusiasm during the last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/17/2008
Let’s give you some links for today. We’ll start off with Newsday’s Neil Best, but before that, let me me gaze at Giada De Laurentiis on Everyday Italian for a moment. Ok, Rachel Ray is on. That’s where I draw the line. Where was I? Oh yes, Neil Best of Newsday has a column celebrating […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/16/2008
Giving you some links this Saturday. Jerry Garcia of the San Antonio Express-News says both NASCAR and the NBA have come a long way as far as popularity is concerned. From the Dallas Morning News, Barry Horn talks with TNT’s Marv Albert about bringing Jason Kidd to the Mavericks. Dan Caesar of the St. Louis […]
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Saturday, February 16Ironman World Championship Triathlon – NBC, 2 p.m.PGA Tour/Northern Trust (formerly Nissan) Open, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Inside the NBA – TNT, 5 p.m.NHL/Boston at Toronto – NESN/CBC/NHL Center Ice, 7 p.m.NHL/Philadelphia at Montreal – CBC/NHL Center Ice, 7 p.m.NHL/New Jersey at Ottawa – CBC/NHL Center Ice, 7 p.m.NBA/2008 All-Stars Skills Competition […]
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I’ve been searching for stuff tonight and found a few things I can give you. From TV Week, Julianne Smolinski says DirecTV will offer its NASCAR Hot Pass PPV service in high definition. And Sergio Ibarra has the national sports TV ratings for the week ending February 10. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/15/2008
Saturday, February 16College Gameday, live from Bloomington, IN – ESPN, 11 a.m. Georgetown at Syracuse – ESPN, noonVirginia Tech at North Carolina – CBS, 1 p.m.LSU at Kentucky – Raycom, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.Navy at Lafayette – CSTV, 2 p.m.Louisville at Providence – ESPN, 2 p.m.Lehigh at Army (women’s) […]
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College Basketball/Marist at Manhattan – ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.NHL/Washington at Carolina – NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.NHL/Columbus at Detroit – TSN/NHL Center Ice, 7:30 p.m.College Hockey/Lake Superior State at Michigan – CSTV, 8 p.m.College Basketball/Pittsburgh at Marquette – ESPN, 9 p.m.NBA/All Star Rookie Challenge – TNT, 9 p.m.20/20 – ABC, 10 p.m.NHL/Dallas at Anaheim – NHL […]
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Have had to deal with a few work-related issues today so the Friday megalinks are late, but I’ll give them to you in one fell swoop. Starting as usual with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, he discusses Fox Sports’ coverage of the Daytona 500 this Sunday. Let’s do the links starting in the East, then to […]
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1. Adrian & Collin2. Pamela & Vanessa3. Mutt & Revolting Thank goodness for this result. I’ll have a recap of this final episode when I’m finally able to watch it.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2008
College Basketball/NC State at Boston College – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Rutgers at West Virginia – ESPN2, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Drexel at Old Dominion – ESPNU, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Rice at Tulane (women’s) – CSTV, 8 p.m.NBA/Miami at Chicago – TNT, 8 p.m.Survivor: Micronesia – CBS, 8 p.m.Lost – ABC, 9 p.m.College Basketball/Michigan at Iowa – ESPN, 9 […]
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Here’s some more linkage for you. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union writes in his blog that the first instance of CBS with the recently rebranded CSTV comes next Wednesday when Billy Packer works his first game for the channel. From the police blotter, Justin Terranova from the New York Post reports that former […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day. I’ll do some quick links here now then do an update later today. Bill Doyle of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette talks with TNT’s Doug Collins about the Celtics’ chances in the playoffs. Pete Dougherty in the Albany Times Union has the Spring Training TV schedule for the Mets, Yankees and Cubs […]
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I’ll give you some more links for tonight. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union gives us the Yankees TV Spring Training schedule on YES. And Pete has a funny “Separated at Birth” comparison regarding Brian McNamee. The Sports Media Watch blog notes the coverage of the Congressional Steroids Hearings today on the network news […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/13/2008
College Basketball/Wisconsin at Indiana – Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Marquette at Notre Dame (women’s) – CSTV, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Maryland at Duke – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/St. John’s at Cincinnati – ESPN2, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Notre Dame at UConn – ESPNU, 7 p.m.NHL/Toronto at Buffalo – TSN/NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.NHL/Boston at Pittsburgh – NESN, 7:30 […]
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Now that the Congressional Steroid Hearings are over, I can say that was a tremendous waste of time. Some Congressmen talked for talking’s sake. Others had no idea that quoting Jose Canseco wasn’t the best of ideas. Certainly some interesting developments like discovering Roger Clemens’ nanny actually placed him at Canseco’s house for a barbeque […]
