0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2011
On Sunday, Tiger Woods won the Chevron World Challenge, a tournament that he’s hosted for the last few years. Well, it’s not an official PGA Tour event as it came after the Tour season is over, however, a win is a win. This marks the first win for Tiger in two years since his martial […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2011
We end our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with what went on with Football Night in America and Bob Costas’ halftime commentary on Sunday Night Football. I will say the halftime commentary was not as acrimonious as last week. So NBC combines the two activities into one press release. Check it out. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” […]
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Sunday night’s game was supposed to be Indianapolis at New England. In any other season, that would be a stellar matchup. But with Peyton Manning hurt, the Colts have gone winless and are in the Suck For Luck sweepstakes. So the NFL and NBC flexed Colts-Pats out of primetime. And with a whole bunch of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2011
Let’s give you some linkage on this Friday. Been a busy day. You deserve some links The Weekend Viewing Picks provide your sports and entertainment TV watching. And now to your links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and Mike McCarthy debate whether networks should hire ex-coaches knowing full well they could make news and leave […]
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NFL Coverage Maps (the 506.com) Blackouts: Buffalo, Tampa-St. Petersburg NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Cincinnati at Pittsburgh — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Indianapolis at New England — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Kansas City at Chicago — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots New York Jets at Washington — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/30/2011
The NBC Sports Group which will air MLS starting next season will bring in another British ex-pat to call soccer games. Arlo White, the voice of the Seattle Sounders will be the main play-by-play man for NBC Sports Group’s MLS games as well as 7 US Men’s National Team games. For the last two seasons, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2011
I’m still away from my computer, but in this digital age we live in, as long as my iPhone is charged and has a decent signal, I can provide the latest news to you. Last night’s Sunday Night Football game between Pittsburgh and Kansas City on NBC received a 12.5 rating and a 19 share. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/27/2011
If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you’ll know that I will rail on Bob Costas most of the time for his halftime commentaries on Sunday Night Football. Some of you will agree with what he said tonight. Others will disagree. Count me as one who thought he sounded pompous this evening. While I […]
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I have the quotage from tonight’s Football Night in America program on NBC. Good stuff including a Brett Favre mention that luckily, didn’t go far. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 12 “As a coach, you have to talk to your players about this before it happens.” – Tony Dungy on Stevie […]
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With NBC stuck on Pittsburgh-Kansas City tonight, the network does its best to hype the game. Bob Costas interviewed Chiefs coach Todd Haley and Pittsburgh wide receivers Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown. To the quotes from the interviews. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 12 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS TODD HALEY, AND MIKE WALLACE & […]
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Since there was no game to flex for Week 12, NBC was stuck with Pittsburgh-Kansas City for Sunday Night Football. I’m sure the Chiefs fans will make for an electric atmosphere at Arrowhead Stadium, but with a 4-6 record, tough to get excited for Sunday Night’s game between with the Steelers. Usually, NBC will provide […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2011
I can’t wait until I can write NBC Sports Network in January. Anyway, NBC Sports and Versus will team up for 2 games today. The NBC Mothership will have the annual Bayou Classic between traditional rivals Southern University and Grambling State. The best part of the game is halftime when the two schools also fight […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/25/2011
I hope you survived the Black Friday experience if you went out today. If you decided to shop online, better to do that than wait outside in the cold especially in the Northeast where the temperatures dropped below freezing overnight. No fun. Anyway, I’ll provide the links. The Weekend Viewing Picks are here. To the […]
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NFL Coverage Maps (the506.com) Blackouts: Cincinnati Byes: None NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at New York Jets — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Cleveland at Cincinnati — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Houston at Jacksonville — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots FOX Arizona at St. Louis — Sam […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Auburn, AL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Ohio State at Michigan — ABC Cincinnati at Syracuse — Big East Network Michigan State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network Georgia at Georgia Tech — ESPN Rutgers at UConn — ESPN2 NCAA FCS Playoffs, 1st […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/23/2011
Let’s do a few links for you on this day before Thanksgiving. And my best to you. Be safe in your travels. We begin with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily who convenes a roundtable of fellow SBD writers to look at ESPN’s new NFL studio shows. Mason Levinson of Bloomberg News says ESPN college […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/22/2011
Early evening again. Let’s do some linkage here. The Poynter Institute’s Jason Fry writes an article as the ESPN Ombudsman on how whiskey maker Jameson’s got stuck sponsoring the ESPN Films “Unguarded” documentary on addict Chris Herren. Michael Bradley writing for the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center looks at a new e-book from Dallas […]
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NBC and the National Hockey League are teaming up for their newest venture, the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown, a nationally televised game airing on the Day after Thanksgiving or Black Friday. Similar to the NHL Winter Classic, the league and NBC are teaming up for marketing and promotional opportunities. One includes a float at the Macy’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2011
It’s the early evening on the East Coast, but I do have time to bring you some linkage. Lots of stuff to get to. We’ll begin with John Ourand of Sports Business Journal who reviews ESPN’s new NFL studio shows which came as a result of its new Monday Night Football $2 billion rights fee. […]
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Received the overnight ratings from last night’s Sunday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. I give NBC credit for not trying to spin the numbers. It admits when a game is lower than the comparable game from the previous year. And that’s what happened last night. The overnight rating for […]
