0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2009
CBS has been lax about putting promos up on YouTube, but I will give them credit for putting this up today. Good on CBS. The racers head next to Estonia and get down and dirty, plus we see the teams get physical. The Amazing Race will air at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday on CBS.
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Let’s give you some links right now. Starting with the Sports Business Journal, we have a few links today. John Ourand writes that sports TV industry insiders wonder if there will ever be a challenger to sports behemoth ESPN. Jon Show reports that in 2010, the U.S. Open will return to a primetime finish as […]
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NBC loves its football and its Cowboys, especially when they can deliver monster ratings in primetime. According to NBC, last night’s Cowboys win over Philadelphia delivered the second highest overnight rating this season. The first? When the Cowboys opened the new Jones Mahal back in September. Here’s the press release. COWBOYS-EAGLES DELIVERS SECOND BEST “SUNDAY […]
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College BasketballFlorida International at North Carolina – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Alcorn State at Ohio State – Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.Albany at Syracuse – ESPNU, 9 p.m.Murray State at Cal – ESPNU, 11 p.m. MLBMLB 2009: Season in Review – ESPN2, 8 p.m. NBAPhoenix at Philadelphia – NBA TV, 7 p.m. NFLPittsburgh at Denver – ESPN, […]
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In this latest episode, the eliminated racers play soccer against a Vietnamese team and it doesn’t quite go well. Without a team to call in this week, the eliminated racers see a shamen to tell their futures and Marcy & Ron aren’t too happy about their fortunes. And then Canaan breaks up with Mika? Hmm. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2009
We have our full barrage of Sunday pregame quotage from the networks. All that we’re missing is from NBC’s Football Night in America and that will come later. Let’s post what we have and our first quotes come from NFL Network’s NFL Gameday Morning. News and Sound Bites From Week 9 Edition of NFL GAMEDAY […]
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Doing a Sunday linkage thing for you today. Let’s get to the links now. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the Versus-DirecTV dispute remains at an impasse, but talks could get jump started soon. Mike reports that Setanta Sports US has signed for exclusive rights to several worldwide rugby tournaments. Wayne Friedman of Mediapost […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2009
Let’s give you some links on this Saturday. Writing for Indiana University’s National Sports Journalism Center, Dave Kindred says sportswriters can be a tough and fighting lot. The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir writes the life of the late Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is heading to the Great White Way. Alan Pergament of […]
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This is another Bridget Regan interview and it’s again from G4. Last year, I posted my very first Bridget Regan video and it was an interview from G4’s Attack of the Show. Bridget has been doing publicity in advance of this weekend’s season premiere of “Legend of the Seeker” in which she plays Kahlan the […]
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With the movie “2012” coming out next weekend, we have plenty of TV specials exploring the Mayan prophecies of doom and gloom. National Geographic Channel will have its own special on Sunday looking into these prophecies. 2012: COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON Sunday, November 8 at 8PM ET/PT http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/2012-countdown-to-armageddon-4438/Overview National Geographic Channel examines the evidence behind the […]
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This is mostly for the weekend. I have to make sure I don’t allow the releases to pile up like this, but sometimes it can’t be helped. Anyway, this is from NBC and it’ll be showing figure skating for the most part, but there’s other programming this weekend. GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING THIS WEEKEND […]
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Two releases for you now. One NBA-related, the other college basketball. This is from ESPN and the start of college basketball season this Monday on ESPNU as the family of networks somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 million games this season. ESPNU Tips Off 2009-10 Men’s College Basketball Season Nov. 9 with Isiah Thomas’ Debut […]
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More press releases and these are from Golf Channel. We have quite a few from them. This reviews what happened in Big Break Disney Golf. Kalin’s Big Break Disney Golf Dream Ends ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2009) – In a Big Break Disney Golf episode that began on Main Street U.S.A., Sean Kalin’s (Delray Beach, […]
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We can actually group some tennis-centric releases for you. Tennis Channel airs the Federation Cup final this weekend involving the US vs. Italy. UNITED STATES CAN CAPTURE 18TH FED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP, LIVE ON TENNIS CHANNEL THIS WEEKEND Young US Open Star Melanie Oudin Leads Americans into the Final Against Italy LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2009 […]
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Saturday night is a busy night for fight fans whether it be boxing or mixed martial arts. Starting with HBO Sports and its World Championship Boxing card. HBO SPORTS® PRESENTS A LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH WHEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: CHAD DAWSON VS. GLEN JOHNSON II AND ALFREDO ANGULO VS. HARRY JOE YORGEY IS SEEN LIVE SATURDAY, […]
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It’s now time for some NFL-related press releases and previews for this weekend. Lots of stuff to go over and let’s get to them. First, NFL Network will have an interview between Marshall, Marshall, Marshall Faulk and Ray Lewis. A link to a clip is below. Excerpts and Video Clip from NFL Network’s Marshall Faulk’s […]
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Let’s give you the press releases hyping the action for Saturday in the world of college football. There are quite a few so let’s get cracking. ESPN’s College Gameday will be live from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO to kick off Veterans Week on the Alleged Worldwide Leader. College GameDay at Air […]
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Here’s the open that you will see tomorrow night for CBS’ re-entry into the Mixed Martial Arts arena. Gus Johnson voices it. I totally forgot Screamin’ Gus was doing the MMA card because when I saw the announcing schedule, I thought he might have been suspended for his comments during the Jacksonville-Tennessee game last week, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2009
Time once again to provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of links to get to. Don’t forget to check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and primetime viewing. To the links. National A few stories from USA Today. Michael Hiestand speculates on a combined Comcast/NBC Sports juggernaut. Hiestand says a NASCAR spokesman took ESPN/ABC […]
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Saturday, November 7 Boxing24/7 Pacquaio/Cotto – HBO, 9:30 p.m.World Championship Boxing/IBO Light Heavyweight Title, Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson, HBO, 9:30 p.m. College Football Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueTottenham Hotspur vs. Sunderland – ESPN2, 9:55 a.m.Manchester City vs. Burnley – Setanta Sports, 9:55 a.m.Aston Villa vs. Bolton – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.Wolverhampton vs. Arsenal […]
