0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2010
men’s basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 23 College Gameday live from Clemson, SC – ESPN, 11 a.m. noonRutgers at Georgetown – Big East Network CBS Coverage MapMichigan State at Minnesota – CBSMississippi State at Alabama – CBSArmy at Navy – CBS College Sports Hofstra at Drexel – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New […]
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Despite some bad games in the NFL postseason over the last two weekends, people have been still watching. Last week, the Wild Card playoffs had its highest viewership in over a decade. Now we have the Divisional Playoffs doing the same thing for the NFL. ‘09 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS MOST WATCHED IN 16 YEARS AVERAGE OF […]
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We have the previews from the NFL TV partners for Conference Championship Sunday. I think the league should maximize the audience by holding one conference championship game on Saturday night at 6:30 ET and the other on Sunday night at 6:30 ET. I feel this way, you get total hype for each game and you […]
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NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network, 9 a.m.The NFL Today – CBS, 2 p.m. AFC Championship Game, 3 p.m.New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – CBS, Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/Steve Tasker/Solomon Wilcots; Westwood One Radio, Kevin Harlan/Randy Cross/Mark Malone Fox NFL Sunday, 6 p.m.NFL Gameday Scoreboard – NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFC Championship Game, 6:30 p.m.Minnesota […]
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College Basketballmen’sWofford at College of Charleston – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Youngstown State – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Iona at Manhattan – ESPNU, 9 p.m. women’s Wake Forest at North Carolina State – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 6:30 p.m. College HockeyNiagara at Quinnipiac – Fox College Sports, 7 p.m.Boston University at Boston College […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/21/2010
With the U.S. Figure Skating Championships drawn out over two weeks, we have to wait for this weekend for the ladies and ice dancing titles to be decided. The ladies free skate is this weekend and NBC will be all over that, but before that, Universal Sports airs the short program tonight. LADIES TAKE THE […]
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Just received this press release from MLB Network that states the channel will be the only sports TV network that will simulcast the George Clooney-led fundraiser for Haitian Earthquake relief. Hope For Haiti will be aired across the nation and around the world on Friday starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the networks listed below. […]
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Got some linkage for you today. Also expecting the final NFL TV partner press releases for Championship Sunday and you’ll see that here. Let’s do the links as I have a lot of work to do today. Starting with Dave Kindred writing for the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center explores the right and wrong […]
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Since the announcement was made by Showtime to create a weekly one hour show regarding NASCAR, fans have been wondering why the show could not have been launched on a basic cable channel instead of a pay channel. But nonetheless, Showtime is steaming ahead with the show and it has announced the talent roster for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2010
Saturday, January 16 schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College Gameday live from Storrs, CT – ESPN, 10 a.m. 11 a.m.Dayton at Xavier – ESPN2 noonLouisville at Pittsburgh – Big East Network Towson at Delaware – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Network Syracuse at West Virginia – ESPNOhio at Miami (OH) – ESPNU Clemson at NC […]
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College Basketballmen’s Marist at Loyola (MD) – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Loyola (IL) at UIC – ESPNU, 9 p.m. women’sManhattan at Loyola (MD) – ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. College HockeyBoston University at Providence – NESN, 7:30 p.m.Alaska-Fairbanks at Michigan – Fox Sports Detroit Plus/Fox Sports Arizona, 7:30 p.m.North Dakota at Minnesota – Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.Michigan State […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2010
Sometimes, the sports media extends into the entertainment world and next Thursday will be no exception. Next Thursday, CBS’ golf announcers Gary McCord and David Feherty will play themselves on a new episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. I can already hear the “Jump The Shark” comments about this. Although I notice golfers Rocco Mediate […]
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In another one of those Disney crossover gimmicks, husband and wife Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be switching jobs for one day. Elisabeth will go on NFL Live while Tim will go on the totally unwatchable The View. Elisabeth may make NFL Live unwatchable. She’s very attractive, but I’m not a fan of her hosting. […]
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Just as CBS, Fox and NBC all crowed about their record Wild Card playoff ratings, the National Football League is as well. The NFL is saying that the TV ratings for the Wild Card round are the highest they’ve been since 1994 and the Eagles-Cowboys game last Saturday night was the most watched primetime Wild […]
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Let’s do our links for today. I think this is the earliest I’m getting the links this week. About time as well. First, the Sports Business Daily has opened up its Morning Buzz section today and it includes news on the NFL rookie wage scale and a new advertiser in the Super Bowl. Bradford Wernle […]
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Finally! NBC has announced its plans for the 2010 Winter Olympics. There will be 835 hours aired on multiple platforms on the networks of NBC Universal. Let’s take a look at the press release. NBC UNIVERSAL ANNOUNCES COVERAGE PLANS FOR THE VANCOUVER OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Most Winter Olympics Coverage in History: More than 835 Hours […]
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New year, new golf season. The PGA and European PGA Tours are underway and this is the schedule for Golf Channel for this weekend. Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: Jan. 14 – 17 First Full-Field Event for 2010 PGA TOUR Season Starts Thursday on Golf Channel ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 13, 2010 — The first full-field […]
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College Basketballmen’sLehigh at Navy – CBS College Sports, 7 p.m.Seton Hall at Georgetown – ESPN, 7 p.m.Auburn at Tennessee – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Arkansas at Mississippi State – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Indiana at Michigan – ESPN, 9 p.m.Providence at DePaul – ESPN2, 9 p.m.Tennessee Tech at Tennessee-Martin – ESPNU, 9 p.m.Stanford at Washington – FSN, 10:30 p.m.Gonzaga […]
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Let’s take a look at what ESPN’s networks are going to be showing college basketball-wise this week. First, the college basketball version of College Gameday returns as it doesn’t have to go far from the World Headquarters of ESPN in Bristol as it will be live from the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2010
During Wednesday’s Inside the NFL on Showtime, Patriots linebacker Junior Seau announced his retirement. NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FROM DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEK ON INSIDE THE NFL ON SHOWTIME® JUNIOR SEAU SAYS LOSS TO BALTIMORE: “GOING TO BE MY LAST GAME” NEW YORK (Jan. 13, 2009)—New England Patriots veteran linebacker and future Hall of Famer Junior […]
