0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2010
What did I tell you? The HBO reality series on the Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals will fall under the “24/7” banner and becomes the 2nd one not to focus on boxing. The show premieres December 15 and will have four episodes and the series finale will encompass the NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2011 at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/21/2010
In his closing commentary on Real Sports tonight, Bryant Gumbel goes after the NCAA and then some. To say this is scathing is an understatement. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EPISODE #162 AIRS TONIGHT (9/21) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT “Finally tonight, a few words about crime and punishment. I’m no legal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/7/2010
If you’re a conspiracy theorist, then the New York Jets’ signing of holdout Darelle Revis on Sunday to make it on the last Hard Knocks of the season is right up your alley. And apparently, NFL Films wrapped up filming at Jets’ camp on Monday, the day of the Jets’ press conference announcing the signing. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/23/2010
This was the commentary that Bryant Gumbel gave at the end of the last edition of Real Sports. As usual, it’s thought provoking. Bryant talks about wanting to do a story on former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith and finding he has a neurological disorder. This commentary gets an A. The other segments on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2010
This is going to be a wide ranging post. Unlike the last post on Best Announcers of All-Time, I will explain my reasons for choosing them. It’s quite an interesting list.10. The American Sportsman – ABC Sports (1965-1986) Hosted by Curt Gowdy, the show started from a segment in ABC’s Wide World of Sports, a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2010
Here is HBO’s press release on this week’s episode on Hard Knocks. HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE NEW YORK JETS AUG. 18 EPISODE HBO Sports, in association with NFL Films and the New York Jets, provides an all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League in HARD […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2010
Today ended up being one of the busiest weekend days I’ve experienced this year. And they say the weekend is supposed to be for rest. To that I say bullshit! I’ve been driving all over Rhode Island today and it’s kept me from turning on my computer until after 6 p.m. ET. I’m not happy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2010
The new season of Hard Knocks is just about here and HBO is pulling out all the stops to make sure you know. We have the press release previewing the premiere on Wednesday. HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE NEW YORK JETS KICKS OFF ITS FIVE-EPISODE SEASON AUG. 11, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO HBO Sports, […]
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For some reason, Saturday ended up being a very busy day as I was out of the house all day. Not what I had planned, but I’m hoping to get some linkage done today so let’s get to it. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News talks about HBO Sports being very excited about this season’s edition […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2010
Having had to take Dad to the eye doctor then being told that I can’t go to the Massachusetts office because he’s taking a client to lunch is really killing me. Not having a car is killing me. Not having my own schedule is killing me. And after today, the blogging schedule will be light […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/27/2010
Shuffling between offices again today and I could be called back to the home office so I’m trying to squeeze linkage in right now. Last night, I appealed for sports media questions and comments and I still would more queries before doing a mailbag post. As I said in the original post, if you have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2010
On Wednesday, HBO Sports previews its new season of Hard Knocks, an inside look at an NFL team’s training camp. The preview will last only 12 minutes, but it’ll give us plenty of info as to what we’ll see when NFL Films cameras went inside the New York Jets training camp. Here’s a press release […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2010
Upon John Wooden’s passing last week, HBO2 will re-air a documentary on the UCLA college basketball championship-winning team that garnered eight NCAA titles over a nine year span. “The UCLA Dynasty” will be shown on Friday at 7:30 p.m. East/West. The documentary originally aired in 2007. Among the people interviewed for the program were Wooden […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2010
I haven’t been able to provide links since last Thursday so it’s time you get some linkge. I’ve been busy with end of April/beginning of May stuff so it’s cut back on my blogging, but I think I’ll be back to a normal schedule after the weekend. As usual, you can plan your sports and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2010
I’m home waiting for the boiler repairman so you’re getting linkage early today which is good for you. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who says HBO Sports continues to churn out documentaries despite increased competition from ESPN. CNBC’s Darren Rovell says the movie “Jerry McGuire” needs to be updated. Leneli Liggayu of Broadcasting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2010
Just completed the list of winners at the Emmy Awards and I’ll have to do some editing as the list came out a bit ragged. But it’s there. Here is an HBO Sports press release regarding Monday night’s festivities as the network brought in the most Emmys, most of them for its acclaimed 24/7 series. […]
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Last night, I gave you some of the winners of the 31st Annual Sports Emmy Awards which were handed out in New York. I garnered the info as best as I could. We now have the complete list of winners. A press release which was put on the Sports Emmy Awards website will be posted […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2010
Let’s do some links for you on this Sunday. Lots of stuff to go over now. Starting with Barry Wilner of the Associated Press writes that the NFL is helping to produce a Broadway play on the late Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi. Dave Anderson of the New York Times writes about the NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2010
The award-winning HBO series 24/7 starts anew this weekend with Mayweather/Mosley that will lead up to the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley fight on May 1. Here’s a preview of your first installment that premieres on Saturday. HBO SPORTS’ 24/7 MAYWEATHER/MOSLEY, A FOUR-EPISODE, ALL-ACCESS SERIES LEADING UP TO THE PAY-PER-VIEW SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TWO BOXING SUPERSTARS, DEBUTS APRIL […]
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Coming up on Tuesday, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel returns with a compelling look at the death of three boxers. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL FOCUSES ON BOXING WITH A SPECIAL EDITION INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF ARTURO GATTI, VERNON FORREST AND ALEXIS ARGUELLO WHEN THE EMMY®-WINNING SHOW RETURNS APRIL 13, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO […]
