0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2009
I have some press releases that are left over from Tuesday so let’s post them so I can sleep. Starting with NFL.com, the website has a weeklong series devoted to five players hoping to make the grade. NFL.COM’S ON THE FRINGE PROFILES THE JOURNEY OF FIVE PLAYERS FIGHTING FOR AN NFL ROSTER SPOT Training Camp […]
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Tonight as Red Sox fans were ready to watch the Jim Rice retirement ceremony at Fenway Park, there was a buzz on the internet after
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2009
As a virus and a worm get spread on Twitter, I’ll give you a post where I feel it’s at least somewhat safe. One press release from MLB Network and another from MLB.com. MLB Network says it will devote all day Friday to the Trading Deadline. MLB NETWORK TO AIR 15 HOURS OF LIVE TRADE […]
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I have work to do so I’m going to go through the links as quickly as I can so I can free myself up for work throughout the day. And for some reason, I’m craving chicken salad for lunch. To the links. In case you didn’t see the totally bizarre press conference in which Mets […]
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I have a leftover press release from last night plus a viewing reminder for tonight. First, ESPN2 carries the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday. 2009 MLS All-Star Game Wednesday on ESPN2 Landon Donovan and MLS’s Best vs. English Premier League’s Everton FC First MLS All-Star Event at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah ESPN2 will […]
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MLB American LeagueOakland at Red Sox – Comcast SportsNet California/NESN, 7 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore – Fox Sports Kansas City/MASN2, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Tampa Bay – WWOR/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Minnesota – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.Detroit at Texas – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.Cleveland […]
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We have a bunch of links this evening and let’s get to them before I start watching Weeds on Showtime. Chad Finn of the Boston Globe gives his impressions on NESN’s Jim Rice who finally got into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Neil Best of Newsday notes that Mets GM Omar Minaya called out a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/27/2009
This is MLB Network’s schedule for Thursday and Saturday Night Baseball through 08/08/09. MLB NETWORK ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF LIVE GAMES THROUGH AUGUST 8 Games to air on “Thursday Night Baseball” and “Saturday Night Baseball” as American League and National League Postseason Races Heat Up Secaucus, N.J., July 27, 2009 – MLB Network today announced its […]
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Some links on a Monday. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with several members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who are in favor of making their votes public. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says NBC Universal pans to make its rarely seen mun2 channel available on August 12 for free just in time for […]
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I’ll provide some press releases while I can. Here’s the interview CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta conducted with Lance Armstrong. This interview aired on today’s edition of American Morning. In an interview that aired on today’s American Morning, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke exclusively with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance […]
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As many of you return to work today, time for some linkage. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, he says ESPN will conduct an announcing experiment during tonight’s Dodgers-Cardinals game. Mike Freeman from CBSSports.com, who wrote a book about problems at ESPN, writes that ESPN has put together a list of 100 banned reporters in […]
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GolfPGA Tour/Canadian Open, final round – Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m. MLB American LeagueOakland at Red Sox – Comcast SportsNet California/NESN, 7 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore – Fox Sports Kansas City/MASN2, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Tampa Bay – YES/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Minnesota – WCIU/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.Detroit at Texas […]
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Here are some more links on this Sunday as I try to watch True Blood and not get attracted to Anna Paquin. Ever since I saw her in “The Piano”, I never gave her a thought as she was only a kid. Then I saw her in “Almost Famous” and couldn’t believe how much she […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/26/2009
Well, with the entire fam getting together for the first time since Christmas time, I won’t be around much today so I’m trying to sneak a blog post in. Just a reminder that there is some breaking news on the Boston sports radio front and head to the Fang’s Bites page at Boston Sports Media […]
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As the Tour de France ends today, I thought I would take a look back at how the Tour was covered on US TV some two decades ago. Thanks to Lance Armstrong, the popularity of the Tour has led to wall-to-wall coverage on Versus. When CBS had the exclusive rights, it would only show coverage […]
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I have an interesting piece of news regarding the Boston Sports Radio War between incumbent WEEI and newcomer WBZ-FM/The Sports Hub. Check it out at the Fang’s Bites at Boston Sports Media Watch page.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2009
Here are some press releases that hit the Fang’s Bites inbox either yesterday or early Friday evening. Because I did the Megalinks relatively early, I just didn’t feel like blogging last night. Then I got bogged down today doing family stuff so while I have a respite, let me post these releases and then I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2009
Time to give you the megalinks. Let’s get to them, but as usual, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks. This weekend, there’s quite a bit of action. For baseball, Fox gives us St. Louis at Phildelphia among its regional coverage, Saturday at 4. MLB Network will air San Francisco at Colorado, Saturday night at 8. […]
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Time for another edition of Follow Friday where I recommend several sites to visit and if you so choose, start following regularly. To see past recommendations, go here. One of the more interesting social experiments is happening all day Friday into Saturday. It’s the 24 hours of StarburyMarbury Marathon. Yes, that’s right,
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Saturday, July 25 CyclingTour de France, Stage 20 – Versus, 7 a.m. GolfLPGA Tour/Evian Masters, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m (same day coverage)PGA Tour/Canadian Open, 3rd round – CBS, 3 p.m.Senior Open Championship, 3rd round – ABC, 2 p.m. (same day coverage) MLB American LeagueOakland at New York Yankees – Comcast SportsNet California/YES, […]
