Monthly Archives: September 2010

CBC Announces Pairings For Battle of the Blades

The surprise Canadian TV hit returns this season with the pairings of retired hockey players and figure skaters. Last year, you had interesting teams. That is no different this season. We have the official announcement from CBC and we hope to see Battle of the Blades in the States this year. READY FOR BATTLE, CBC […]

Time For Another Mailbag and Fang’s Bites Has Gone Mobile!

First, it’s time for another Fang’s Bites mailbag and I do have some swag to give away courtesy of Coke’s My Rewards program. One person at random will receive a $200 prize pack including the following Coke Zero Branded Items: Rolling (foldable) Cooler (1 per pack) Long Sleeve T-shirts (1 per gift pack)  Cinch Totes […]

TBS MLB on Deck Quotage

Turner Sports has sent quotage from its MLB on Deck preame show today. Host Matt Winer, along with analysts Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken and David Wells all took part. Notes from TBS MLB on Deck – September 26, 2010 “Sunday MLB on TBS” concludes on Sunday, Oct. 3, with a game to be announced proceeded […]

NBC’s Football Night in America Previews Week 3

During tonight’s Football Night in America, Bob Costas will have interviews with New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Matt Sanchez. We have partial transcripts of the interviews. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 3 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS REX RYAN & MARK SANCHEZ; TONY DUNGY REPORTS ON HIS SATURDAY MEETING WITH RYAN “I’m […]

ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Quotage For Week 3

And completing the Sunday NFL pregame quotage, we have Sunday NFL Countdown from ESPN. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week 3 ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson previewed today’s NFL action. Special guest, pop star and actor, Justin Timberlake, joined the guys on […]

Fox NFL Sunday Quotage For Week 3

Ok, Jay Glazer helped to break some news on Fox NFL Sunday, Howie Long ragged on the proposed 18 game season and there’s other stuff in the quotage. And we have video too! FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 9/26/10 Glazer Reports on NFL Labor Plans if Lockout Occurs  Long: 18 Game Season Would Be A […]

The NFL Today on CBS Quotage For Week 3

In addition to the quotage from the NFL Today, we have ratings news where CBS declares the NFL Today as the most watched NFL pregame show in the first two weeks of the season, plus yesterday’s Alabama-Arkansas game did well for CBS. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, […]

NFL Gameday Morning Quotage From Week 3

The quotage from the Sunday NFL pregame shows is coming fast and furious right now. Let’s start with NFL Network’s yellfest pregame show, NFL Gameday Morning. News and Sound Bites From Week 3 Edition of NFL GAMEDAY MORNING “It’s time for us to start making those plays that cause us to win and not to […]

Sneaking In Some Sunday Links

I had to go to work early and I’m still there now so I’m not in any capacity to see any NFL action at this time. I will try to sneak in some linkage this afternoon. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News talks about five Telemundo stations banding together to air their first live NFL game […]

The Amazing Race Asia 4, Episode 1 Recap

It’s been a while since I’ve done a recap of any Amazing Race episode. I’ve been too ambitious with trying to recap everything so I’m going to do a reformat and not transcribe everything that went on in the episode. The new season of The Amazing Race Asia has already started on AXN-Asia and I’ve […]

College Football Game Of The Day Highlights: South Carolina at Auburn

I thought it was a bit early for me to anoint Alabama at Arkansas as the College Football Game of the Day and I was right. This ended up being a shootout and the Tigers ended up winning this game after South Carolina led for most of the game. Turnovers killed South Carolina. Here are […]

College Football Game Of The Day Highlights: Alabama at Arkansas

Game of the day so far has to be Alabama at Arkansas where the number one team in the nation had a scare in Fayetteville and barely got by the Razorbacks, 24-20. Big win for Alabama as the Crimson Tide was down for most of the game. We have the highlights for you. Most of […]

Mixing Up A Few Saturday Links

Slept in this morning so I’m getting a late start on things. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News talks about ESPN hiring Ian Darke to be its Voice of Soccer. John Eggerton of Multichannel writes that WWE’s Smackdown moves from broadcast to cable next Friday. Adam Hochberg of the Poynter Institute says the NHL is considering […]

SEC Football TV Schdule For October 2

For the first Saturday in October, CBS has an day-night doubleheader with Florida at Alabama being the nightcap in primetime. The only game that probably won’t be seen in the SEC footprint is Vanderbilt at UConn which is a Big East Network game, but I’m sure it will be seen in Vandy’s home area. Let’s […]

60 Minutes Profiles New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees

Once again, CBS’ 60 Minutes will have a sports profile right after an NFL doubleheader. CBS seems to be doing more sports stories on 60 Minutes and usually has them following the late game of the doubleheader. That’s one way to hook the audience. And for Sunday’s season premiere of the CBS Newsmagazine, a story […]

Baseball Pennant Races on TV This Weekend

As we’re in the final two weekends of the MLB regular season, lets give you the games that will be aired throughout the weekend. First, the three games on Fox led by Red Sox and Yankees. As usual, Joe Buck is not calling MLB on Fox so he’s stuck on 13 games out of a […]

Doing Your Friday Megalinks

Let’s do your megalinks today. Lots to get to. There’s the Weekend Viewing Picks which contains the sports and entertainment choices for Saturday and Sunday. Now let’s get to the linkage. Lots of of it today. National From USA Today’s Game On blog, Mike McCarthy talks with the producer of new Lombardi Broadway play on […]

Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, September 25 College Football Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueManchester City vs. Chelsea – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.Liverpool vs. Sunderland – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m.Arsenal vs. West Brom – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.West Ham United vs. Tottenham Hotspur – Fox Soccer Channel, noonFulham vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Plus, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)Birmingham […]

NFL Viewing Picks For Week 3

All Times Eastern All Maps Courtesy of the506.com NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network, 9 a.m.Fox NFL Sunday – Fox, noon 1 p.m.CBS Coverage MapBuffalo at New England – Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Cleveland at Baltimore – Don Criqui/Steve BeuerleinCincinnati at Carolina – Bill Macatee/Rich GannonPittsburgh at Tampa Bay – Gus Johnson/Steve TaskerTennessee at New York […]

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