0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/22/2010
The last original edition of Real Sports airs this Tuesday on HBO. December’s edition is usually a year-ender. Let’s give you the stories that you’ll see on sports television’s best news magazine. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EXAMINES THE ANCIENT SPORT OF FALCONRY; PROFILES UCONN’S LADY HUSKIES HOOPS COACH GENO AURIEMMA; REVEALS THE PRACTICE OF […]
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We give you the preview from NFL Network for Thursday Night Football which pits the hapless Cincinnati Bengals against the New York Jets. NFL Network has provided its particulars plus the features you’ll see on Thursday Night Kickoff. Take a look. THANKSGIVING SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – NOVEMBER 25, 8:00 PM ET CINCINNATI BENGALS AT […]
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We have your updated NFL on CBS announcing assignments for Weeks 12 and 13. Check them out. WEEK 12 – Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day)* 12:30 PM, ET starts: ·New England @ Detroit* – Jim Nantz/Phil Simms WEEK 12 – Nov. 28 1:00 PM, ET starts: ·Jacksonville @ N.Y. Giants – Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf ·Pittsburgh @ […]
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We have the schedule from Golf Channel as the PGA Tour is in its silly season now. Coming up on Golf Channel…Nov. 22 – 28 Sneak Peek into 12 Nights at the Academy Tonight, 7 p.m. ET Tensions Boil Over on Big Break Dominican Republic 12 Nights at the Academy (Preview Show) Airtime: Monday, 7-7:30 […]
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Two-time Olympic gold-medal winning pairs figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva and former NHL’er Valeri Bure are the champions of the 2nd season of Battle of the Blades. We have the details from CBC Television in Canada. FROM CANADA WITH LOVE: RUSSIAN DREAM TEAM EKATERINA GORDEEVA AND VALERI BURE WIN BATTLE OF THE BLADES TORONTO – November […]
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With this being the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it means a lot of games Thursday through Sunday. For the ESPN family, it means a lot of games and it starts on Tuesday. College Gameday will be in Stillwater, OK for the Bedlam game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State which will be aired on ABC in primetime […]
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The arena that helped to bring the Flyers to Philadelphia, hosted the NBA Finals, gave birth to one of the best home ice advantages in the NHL, host of great boxing matches, concerts and so many other events, the Spectrum will be demolished live on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. It will also be streamed at CSNPhilly.com. […]
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NBC Sports has decided to embrace the iPad in one huge way by putting all of its “Talk” sites, led by Mike Florio’s Pro Football Talk, into one nice app. I’ve downloaded it, but have yet to use it. The other sides including Hardball Talk, Pro Hockey Talk and others are included so it’s a […]
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We just received notice from the National Football League that there will be no use of the flex to move the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game from the primetime slot. However, the NFL will move Atlanta-Tampa Bay from the early Sunday afternoon window to the late afternoon for Fox. We have the final schedule for Week 13 in […]
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Once again, the late Sunday afternoon window does very well in the ratings and again, beats Sunday Night Football. This week, CBS’ coverage of Colts-Pats which went out to 99% of the country received a 16.7 rating and a 30 share, beating NBC’s 15.9/24 for Giants-Eagles. Unlike Fox which has declared the late Sunday afternoon […]
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I’m traveling in between two offices this morning and I want to get some linkage in while I can. Let’s get it started. First, a rare moment when Sports Business Daily opens up its Morning Fix feature and it has a couple of sports media notes including what’s happening at the new Comcast/NBC Sports division […]
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Week 11 of the NFL and it’s wash, rinse, repeat for Sunday Night Football. It wins the overnight ratings over all comers, squashing the American Music Awards which no one really cared about and everybody else. The rating was 15.9 with a 24 share which beats last year’s Week 11 game by 24%. Quite impressive. […]
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College BasketballCBE Classic Semifinals, Kansas City, MODuke vs. Marquette – ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.Kansas State vs. Gonzaga – ESPN2, 10 p.m. Maui Invitational Quarterfinals, Maui, HIUConn vs. Wichita State – ESPN2, 3 p.m.Oklahoma vs. Kentucky – ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.Michigan State vs. Chaminade – ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.Virginia vs. Washington – ESPN2, 11:59 p.m. Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, […]
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I’ve become bored by Bob Costas’ halftime commentaries. I’d rather see more highlights than be subjected to his sometimes elitist opinions, but that’s me. Last night during the Giants-Eagles game, Bob droned on about the New York Jets. BOB COSTAS’ HALFTIME ESSAY ON THE NEW YORK JETS A smart man once said, “It’s better to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2010
We conclude our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with this evening’s Football Night in America show on NBC. Videos are also included. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 11 Bob Costas interviews Mike Vick “Had he not gone to prison, I don’t think that it would have ever come.” – “Football Night’s” Tony […]
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Tonight, Bob Costas talks with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick before tonight’s Giants-Eagles. We have a partial transcript. BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS MIKE VICK; TONY DUNGY REACTS “Just having a year to sit was probably the biggest thing to ever happen to me.” – Mike Vick to Bob Costas “I feel like I cheated the organization.” […]
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We round out the early Sunday NFL pregame quotage with CBS’ The NFL Today show. We also have a ratings note from yesterday’s SEC game involving Mississippi State and LSU. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 11 […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this Sunday. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News mentions that Tennis Channel has begun coverage of the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals this week. Stu Hackel of Sports Illustrated looks at the New York Islanders’ silly ban of blogger Chris Botta. Doug Farrar of Yahoo’s Shutdown Corner blog says NFL Network’s […]
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Ok, we continue the Sunday NFL pregame quotage. Let’s move to Fox NFL Sunday with a video from Jay Glazer talking about the NFL going high-tech in its investigation into Brett Favre allegedly sexting Jenn Sterger. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 11/21/10 Glazer Reports Electronic Forensics Expert Brought into Favre/Sterger Case & Eagles Considering Franchise […]
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You have your ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown quotes for this week. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week 11 ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson previewed today’s NFL action. Some excerpts: On Brett Favre and the Vikings quarterback situation… Jackson: “You’re reminded of how […]
