0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/7/2011
Tonight on the Big Ten Network, host Dave Revsine and analyst Jim Jackson will unveil the winners of the annual conference basketball awards. It’ll air at 7 tonight in the East, 6 in the Midwest. Here are the details. All-Big Ten Basketball Selection Special Airs Monday Annual conference awards to be revealed at 7 PM […]
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Starting this week, Chris Russo of Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Radio will head to Arizona to tour five Cactus League sites. Then later in the month, he’ll visit five Grapefruit League sites. But let’s check where he’ll head this week as part of the Mad Dog World Tour. Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Embarks on MLB […]
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NBA TV will provide six games as it picks up slack for ESPN which is in Championship Week coverage all week. So it’ll have games on Wednesday and Friday nights. Take a look at what’s involved. Fans Select Portland Trail Blazers @ Miami Heat for NBA TV’s Fan Night on Tuesday, March 8 NBA TV’s […]
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This aired during halftime on Saturday’s Kansas-Missouri game on CBS. Jim Nantz voiced this tribute to legendary golf producer Frank Chirkinian who died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. I’ll give you the entire video below Jim’s introduction with is transcribed below. CBS SPORTS PAYS TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY PRODUCER/DIRECTOR FRANK CHIRKINIAN, “FATHER OF TELEVISED […]
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Thanks to the fine people at Turner Sports, we have your first look at the MLB on TBS schedule. All games will be played on Sunday afternoons. This covers the first two months of the season. The Red Sox appear three times as do the Yankees. Philadelphia, Atlanta and defending American League Champions Texas are […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/6/2011
This is the guest list for this week’s Morning Drive on Golf Channel. Not much I can add to this except that Eric Kuselias should be removed from the show immediately. Here’s the guest list. Coming Up on Morning Drive…March 7-11 Jim Furyk Makes Morning Drive Debut Monday LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan Joins Sorenstam Thursday […]
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I’m sure CBS would love to have more opportunities to have the Duke-Carolina college basketball rivalry on its air. Last night’s primetime matchup between the two schools became the highest rated regular season college basketball game in two years. We have the details from CBS Sports. THIS JUST IN… …FROM CBS SPORTS CBS Sports’ prime […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2011
You may not know the name of Frank Chirkinian, but in the world of sports television production, his name is held in high regard. Chirkinian was the long-time producer of golf at CBS and pioneered the way the sport is seen on television. Instead of counting stroke totals, he told us how far under or […]
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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, […]
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Saturday, March 5 Boxing Zab Judah vs. Kaizer Mabusa, IBF Jr. Welterweight Title – Pay per view, 9 p.m. Boxing After Dark/Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton, Jr. Middleweights – HBO, 10:30 p.m. College Basketball Viewing Picks College Hockey ECAC Women’s Championship, Albany, NY NHL Network, 3 p.m. English Premier League Birmingham City vs. West Brom […]
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Men’s Schedule Courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, March 5 College Gameday, live from Waco, TX – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS men’s Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, GA Championship – ESPN2, 6 p.m. Big Sky Tournament 1st round Montana State at Northern Iowa – Fox College Sports, 9 p.m. Big South Tournament […]
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College Basketball men’s Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, GA Semifinals Belmont vs. Mercer – CSS, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Tennessee State vs. North Florida – CSS, 9 p.m. Horizon League Tournament, Milwaukee, WI 2nd round Cleveland State vs. Wright State – STO, 6 p.m. Valparaiso vs. Detroit – STO, 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2011
A whole slew of conference tournament games will be aired starting tonight and going through next Sunday on the ESPN family of networks and platforms. Overall, it’s a period of ten days so it’s really Championship Week and a Half, but it would cost extra to put that in the logo. Some 190 games will […]
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In keeping with a Turner Sports tradition of tapping musical acts to help promote its major sports properties, Kings of Leon will be used for the NCAA Tournament on the consortium that will be airing all 67 games in March and April. Their song, “The Immortals” will be used in videos and background music throughout […]
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I left the conference early today so I’ll do a few quick links for you. Just glad I left before the traffic got bad. Here are some links. Pete Barlas of Investor’s Business Daily has a look at Turner Sports taking over March Madness on Demand from CBS Sports which had been running the NCAA […]
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This just in from the CBS/Turner consortium for the NCAA Tournament. Turner Sports which has the digital rights for the Tournament has unveiled new features for March Madness on Demand which has been run by CBS for seven years. Lots of new stuff. Take a look. Turner Sports, CBS Sports and the NCAA® Announce a […]
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College Basketball men’s Big South Tournament, Conway, SC Semifinals High Point vs. UNC-Ashville – ESPNU, 6 p.m. Virginia Military Institute vs. Coastal Carolina – ESPNU, 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, MO 1st round Illinois State vs. Southern Illinois – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 7 p.m. Drake vs. Bradley – Comcast SportsNet […]
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I’m on my way to an all day conference this morning so posts will be practically nil. I’ll do my best to post breaking news, but consider me unavailable for the most part. I’ll be back sometime in the late afternoon. And I will have an announcement later in the day. I know you’ll like […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/2/2011
Let’s take a look at what’s up with NFL Network for the next week. This also includes NFL.com. NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (3/2 – 3/8) FIFTH SEASON OF PATH TO THE DRAFT PREMIERES MONDAY, MARCH 7 AT 6:00 PM ET Highlights, Interviews and Analysis from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine Available on NFL.com Top […]
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Three former NFL players are heading to the Persian Gulf to meet our brave men and women who are serving and fighting on our behalf to keep us safe. It’s part of annual trip the NFL has made to bolster the morale of our troops. This goes back 45 years when the NFL organized its […]
