0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2010
Before I begin, a quick note. I will have an announcement regarding the site in the next few days. Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere and the content will remain the same. In addition, the site will look the same. When this becomes totally official, I hope to announce that Fang’s Bites is on its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2010
Been busy once again today so I’m going to give you some linkage now and perhaps some linkage tonight. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from selected events from the weekend. Glen Dickson of Broadcasting & Cable writes that Verizon FIOS will pick up two Yankees games produced in 3-D that will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2010
Starting today, Universal Sports will air up to 10 games of the World Hockey Championships which are taking place in Germany. Usually, NHL players not participating in the playoffs will take part in the World Championships so you’ll see Alexander Ovechkin playing for Russia and others who have also represented their countries in the Olympics. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2010
Let’s do some linkage for you. Getting off to a slow start today. David Bauder of the Associated Press writes that the NFL Draft is a hugely popular television event. Sean Leahy of USA Today’s The Huddle blog says the NFL plans to keep the Draft at three days. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/24/2010
On Sunday, Universal Sports will air the historic London Marathon live from the UK. There are a few marathons I’ll actually try to watch, Boston, New York and London. Unfortunately, I don’t have Universal Sports so the point is moot, but if you have it and want to watch some live sports Sunday morning, then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2010
Coming on Monday, Universal Sports will offer national coverage of the Boston Marathon. As some parts of Massachusetts have what is known as Patriots Day off, the Marathon is run as well as the Red Sox having an early 11 a.m. game. So coverage for the Marathon begins at 9:30 a.m. ET. Universal Sports’ Coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2010
We have a lot of stuff going on today. You have the NCAA men’s basketball National Championship game between Butler and Duke. There’s MLB Opening Day in earnest with a whole host of games. And of course, the Tiger Woods press conference at The Masters. Let’s get to the linkage. Starting with the great Richard […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2010
Another day of quotage from the World Figure Skating Championships on Universal Sports. By the way, none of this is being covered on NBC Sports if you notice. Talk about low viewership here. Anyway, here’s your notes and quotes from Friday. Universal Sports PRESENTS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2010 World Figure Skating Championships NEWS, NOTES […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2010
Many of us can’t see Universal Sports’ comprehensive coverage of the World Figure Skating Championships from Turin this week, but I still get press releases and I post them out of service to you. Universal Sports PRESENTS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2010 World Figure Skating Championships NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FOR MARCH 25, 2010:Olympic Games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2010
The World Figure Skating Championships get underway Wednesday in Turin, the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics. As NBC has the rights to the event, it can also show spillover coverage on Universal Sports and that’s exactly what it will do starting on Wednesday. Universal Sports PRESENTS THE World Figure Skating Championships NEWS, NOTES AND […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/17/2010
Let’s do some linkage for you on the day before the real action on the NCAA Tournament begins. I tried watching last night’s Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Wofford game, but I just couldn’t. It was tough. So I went to Lost which was a bit more exciting. To the links. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/15/2010
Let’s do some linkage for you as many of us are back to work today. Starting with the Sports Business Journal, we have the nominees for the publication’s 2010 Sports Business Awards. On The DL’s Dan Levy breaks down CBS’ announcing teams and assignments in the Sporting Blog. Greg Risling of the Associated Press says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2010
Some press releases from NBC Sports regarding the events it will air this weekend. We begin with this Sunday’s NHL Game of the Week involving the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals. TOP TWO SCORING OFFENSES MEET WHEN BLACKHAWKS HOST CAPITALS ON NBC SPORTS’ “NHL GAME OF THE WEEK” SUNDAY AT 12:30 PM ET “Two […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2010
Just kidding. Today continues to be Press Release Thursday. I have more releases for you to read. Stop me now! NFL Network begins its annual “Path To The Draft” as it gears up for the NFL Draft in April. PATH TO THE DRAFT BEGINS MONDAY, MARCH 8 ON NFL NETWORK Fourth Season of NFL Network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2010
I’m hearing that Universal Sports did a bang-up job during the Olympics with its studio programming for the Winter Olympics. I didn’t see it because DirecTV dropped the channel after having it for a month in September of last year. Anyway, here’s what you can expect to see on Universal Sports tomorrow for the last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
I don’t know how it’s been for you, but for me, it seems like the Winter Olympics have gone on longer than the 2008 Summer Games in Communist China. Perhaps it was the Winter and the longer hours of night or just the fact I’ve been totally focusing on these games, I don’t know, but […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/26/2010
I’m watching curling as we get ready to close the Olympics and get back to watching college basketball and prepare for baseball. To be honest, I never thought I would enjoy curling, but I’ve really gotten into the sport this year. Plus, it’s been on at some convenient times to watch so I’ll NBC some […]
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Just three more days for Olympic quotage. We have the stuff from NBC’s networks for the last Thursday of the 2010 Winter Olympics. As usual, we begin with Universal Sports. UNIVERSAL SPORTS AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES: NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 — On the fifteenth day of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2010
Let’s provide the notes and quotes from NBC’s networks from the last Wednesday of the Winter Olympics. Just glad to see this coming to an end. Here is Universal Sports’ quotage from yesterday. UNIVERSAL SPORTS AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES: NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — On the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2010
We have quotage from NBC’s networks for Day 12 of the Winter Olympics. As usual, we begin with the quotes and notes from Universal Sports. UNIVERSAL SPORTS AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES: NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 — On the twelfth day of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, […]
