0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/12/2011
Let’s provide some linkage for you on this Saturday. Haven’t done links on a Saturday in a while. Marisa Guthrie of the Hollywood Reporter notes that the NFL lockout could cause the networks to lose billions of dollars in ad revenue should games be canceled. Richard Deitsch of Sports Ilustrated has your NCAA Tournament Viewing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/7/2011
Ok, time to get cracking on the linkage. Haven’t done any since Thursday and the weekend was busy for me as I was out of the house for most of Saturday and Sunday so it didn’t make for conducive blogging conditions. We have a lot of stuff to get to today and a couple of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2011
Coming up later this month, HBO will air a new documentary, this one on the fabled UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, a renegade college basketball program that ran afoul of the NCAA. Coach Jerry Tarkanian constantly had battles with the NCAA and eventually, Tark won a settlement from the organization. His teams always won and from 1990-91, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/15/2011
This is the 5th post on tonight’s Real Sports which I think is a record. We have Bryant Gumbel’s comment in which he becomes totally cynical. Sounds like he’s becoming curmudgeony. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EPISODE #167 AIRS TONIGHT (2/15) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT “Finally tonight, in closing, I have […]
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Over the weekend, I gave you a press release previewing what you’ll see on tonight’s Real Sports. Now, I have some clips from the three new segments on the show. Last night, we received a partial transcript of Jon Frankel’s profile of a reflective Mike Tyson. Let’s take a look at a brief clip of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2011
On Tuesday’s edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, correspondent Jon Frankel sits down with former boxer Mike Tyson to talk about his volatile past and his new show on Animal Planet which focuses on his love of pigeons. We have excerpts of the interview as well a synopsis of the story. Reading the excerpt, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2011
I haven’t been able to blog at all today as I’m at work and my weekend has been planned for me behind my back once again. Looks like links won’t be forthcoming until Monday. My apologies to you on that. Anyway, this is what’s coming on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Tuesday. I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2011
Tonight’s closing comment on Real Sports is dedicated to the late exercise guru, Jack LaLanne who died at the age of 95 on Sunday. BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL EPISODE #166 AIRS TONIGHT (1/25) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT “Finally tonight, a brief fond farewell to Jack LaLanne, who died two nights […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s provide some linkage on another snowy day in the Northeast. Seriously, this isn’t funny any more. One or two snowstorms to remind us that it’s winter is fine. Not one every other day as it seems. It took me an hour to get into work when it normally takes 20-30 minutes. And sometimes on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2011
Even with a visit from my sister, her husband and their dog, I still have some time to provide the Sunday linkage. I think this is the first time in quite some time that I’ve been able to provide linkage on both weekend days. Once again, I’m still in a holding pattern not knowing if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2011
This Tuesday, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Real Sports returns with its first edition of 2011. It’ll have four NFL-related stories including profiles on Fox Sports’ Troy Aikman who will be on the Super Bowl and Sports lllustrated’s Peter King. Here’s what you’ll see on Tuesday. REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL TALKS TO HALL OF FAME QB […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/19/2011
This Saturday, a day before the New York Jets take the field in Pittsburgh for the AFC Championship, HBO2 re-airs all five episodes from this past summer’s Hard Knocks program. It was one of the most popular series of the show for Hard Knocks. In this series, we get to see coach Rex Ryan curse […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2011
Let’s do the linkage and get it all done so you get on with your workday. That also goes for me as well. Here goes. From USA Today, Mike McCarthy talks with a Frito-Lay executive on whether Brent Musburger was following orders on saying “This is for all the Tostitos” just before the winning kick […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2011
I owe you linkage since last Thursday so let’s do some. Michael Hiestand of USA Today has ESPN’s Brent Musburger saying he’ll talk less than normal during tonight’s BCS National Championship Game. Rupal Parekh of Advertising Age notes that social media giant Groupon has bought ads in Fox’s Super Bowl XLV pregame show. To Greg […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/6/2011
I just keep accumulating tabs on my browser of sports media stories and I realized if I keep doing this, my computer will slow down and I’ll have to start rebooting Firefox. It’s a memory whore as it is, but keeping as many as 15 tabs open is not a good idea, so let’s do […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2011
Coming up on Wednesday on the very last installment of 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic, this is what we’ll see. 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC JAN. 5 EPISODE Episode #4 (series finale) Debut: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT) with an immediate encore at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/27/2010
Let’s check what’s on tap for the third installment of 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic airing on Wednesday. 24/7 PENGUINS/CAPITALS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC DEC. 29 EPISODE Episode #3 Debut: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) with an immediate encore at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. HBO On Demand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2010
I almost forgot to post this press release from the great people at HBO Sports. This is about the final new edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel for 2010. Bryant will talk with his band of correspondents about the year and the stories they covered. Here’s what will be coming up. REAL SPORTS WITH […]
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We have the preview of what will be seen on the 2nd installment of 24/7 Penguins/Capitals. The first episode was well received and has generated plenty of buzz not only in hockey circles, but in non-traditional areas, so the NHL has to be happy with what they’ve been seeing from the first episode. Here’s what […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2010
Let’s give you some linkage since I wasn’t able to do that last night. Jon Lafayette of Broadcasting & Cable reports that NBC has sold out its ad inventory for the NHL Winter Classic. George Winslow of B&C says the Portland Trail Blazers have upgraded their broadcast control facilities to full 5.1 sound surround. Mike […]
