0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/28/2011
This is a very long press release from ESPN. Just without the actual schedule, the text below contains some 1,430 words. That’s a hefty press release. Anyway, ESPN is announcing here that the Big East Tournament will be aired on ESPN 3D. Some 190 games will be carried throughout the week on the ESPN platforms […]
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We have one more press release for you now. This deals with ESPN’s motorsports programming. Let’s check it out. Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC NASCAR Nationwide Series Live from Las Vegas on ABC The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its first appearance of the season on ABC this weekend with a 300-mile race at […]
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Plenty of college basketball this week as conferences will end their regular season schedules. Lots of games. We have ESPN’s entire schedule for the week including all platforms, on TV and online below. Men’s College Basketball: Six of Top Nine in Action; Three Showdowns of Ranked Teams ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule for early this […]
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This week, the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors head to England to play the very first two NBA regular season games in the UK. It’s all to promote the NBA in England and to help promote basketball in the country in general. England is still very much a soccer country and seeing the enthusiasm […]
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We have the original programming on Golf Channel this week including the season finale of The Haney Project plus other things for which you can set your DVR. Coming up on Golf Channel…Feb. 28-March 6 Final Exam for Limbaugh on Season Finale of The Haney Project Haney Makes Special Appearance on Donald J. Trump’s Fabulous […]
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This Saturday, CBS will air Duke-North Carolina game in primetime, the last time it will be able to do so as ESPN takes over the ACC contract and ownership of all conference games starting next season through 2023-24. To go out with a bang, CBS not only put the game in primetime, but it will […]
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During March, the new ESPN Sunday, Monday and Wednesday Night Baseball teams will debut. After Jon Miller and Joe Morgan were jettisoned from the Sunday Night Baseball booth, ESPN made wholesale changes to all of its baseball broadcast teams including on radio. So during Spring Training, ESPN will have all of the broadcast teams work […]
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Versus has formally announced that it will air Thursday’s UFC Live card in Louisville, KY in the third dimension. This means about 45 people across the country will be able to see this. Anyway, it marks the first UFC card ever to be carried in 3-D. It’ll be sponsored by Versus’ parent company, Comcast and […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this rainy Monday in Southern New England. Such a drab day and I just can’t get started. Maybe it was due to watching The Oscars abortion last night. Anyway, here are your links to start off your work week. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reviews Golf Channel’s State of the Game […]
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College Basketball men’s Villanova at Notre Dame – ESPN, 7 p.m. Morgan State at North Carolina A&T – ESPNU, 7 p.m. Kansas State at Texas – ESPNU, 9 p.m. Jackson State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff – ESPNU, 9 p.m. women’s Morgan State at North Carolina A&T – ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. St. John’s at West Virginia – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2011
It’s snowing in Southern New England, nothing major, but it’s a major annoyance. It means I’ll be shoveling out later, but for now, I’ll do linkage for you. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Versus will be stepping into the 3-D octagon by airing its UFC program in the 3rd dimension later this week. Southeastern […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/26/2011
Sirius XM Radio will have two of its sports channels airing shows live from both Arizona and Florida throughout Spring Training. MLB Network Radio and Mad Dog Radio combined will hit all 30 teams. We have the schedule of shows for you. SiriusXM Embarks on MLB Spring Training Tour Feb. 27 MLB Network Radio visits […]
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This coming from ESPN, its Big East Football schedule on its family of networks. Overall, 14 games spread over the Mothership, ESPN2 and ABC. Here’s the sked. ESPN Announces 14 BIG EAST College Football Telecasts for 2011 ESPN announced 14 of its BIG EAST Conference college football selections for the 2011 season, including three Thursday […]
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One very nice feature of this year’s NHL Trade Deadline is having Yahoo’s PuckDaddy Radio on top of all of the news. Friend of Fang’s Bites Greg Wyshynski will host five and a half hours of coverage starting at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Monday. Not only will it be heard in Toronto, but all […]
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CBC will have coverage Monday of the NHL Trade Deadline on its cable channel, bold, and online at CBCSports.ca/hockey. In addition, coverage will be heard on Sirius Channels 97 and 127. It all begins at 9 a.m. Monday with your host, Jeff Marek. He’ll be joined by Hockey Night in Canada reporter extraordinaire Elliotte Friedman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2011
Let’s provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of things to get to. We, of course, provide the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and entertainment weekend programming. Now let’s get to the linkage from across the country. National Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age reports that NBC is already seeking $3.5 million for a 30 second spot […]
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Just out only 24 hours for the Android and iOS platforms, MLB At Bat ’11 has become the top-selling non-gaming app for both the iPad and iPhone. That’s despite a hefty $14.99 pricetag. It would be nice if MLB stopped the annual money grabs and allowed current subscribers to get the new app for a […]
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The 2011 NASCAR season is now underway and the Fox Sports crew is heading to Phoenix this weekend for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. We have what Fox is saying about the race. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES NASCAR on FOX Gets Hot in the Desert for Subway Fresh Fit Sunday at 2:30 PM […]
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It’s like a summit of golf announcers. You have Dan Hicks, Johnny Miller and Roger Maltbie from NBC, Nick Faldo from Golf Channel and CBS and Brandel Chamblee from Golf Channel, all together sharing the same stage to talk about the game and where it stands today. All are in Arizona for the WGC-Match Play […]
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Continuing with its policy of airing teams that from the Eastern and Central time zones, NBC has selected Chicago at Washington as its NHL Game of the Week for March 13. While last week’s Hockey Day in America did give us eight teams and two games overall, none of the teams were farther west than […]
