0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2011
Saturday, March 26 NCAA Tournament Men’s NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, noon Road to the Final Four – CBS, 3 p.m. Regional Finals Southeast Region, New Orleans, LA Butler vs. Florida – CBS, 4:37 p.m. West Region, Anaheim, CA UConn vs. Arizona – CBS, 7:05 p.m. Inside March Madness – truTV, 10 p.m. Women’s Regional Semifinals […]
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Arena Football Spokane at Iowa – NFL Network, 8 p.m. College Basketball NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 6 p.m. East Region, Newark, NJ North Carolina vs. Marquette – CBS, 7:15 p.m. Ohio State vs. Kentucky – CBS, 9:45 p.m. Southwest Region, San Antonio, TX Kansas vs. Richmond – TBS, 7:27 p.m. Florida […]
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We have the official tip times for Saturday’s Regional Final action now that Butler-Florida and UConn-Arizona have been determined. This is directly from CBS Sports. SATURDAY, MARCH 26 REGIONAL FINALS (4:30-9:00 PM, ET) 4:30PM – CBS: New Orleans: Florida vs. Butler, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider 7:05PM – CBS: Anaheim: Connecticut vs. Arizona, Verne Lundquist/Bill […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2011
This Sunday, the CBS Newsmagazine 60 Minutes will give us a profile on one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in the country, Bob Hurley of St. Anthony’s in New Jersey. He has won 24 state championships and is known as one of the toughest coaches around. Steve Kroft will interview Hurley and […]
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Well, it could very well be the very last NHL Game of the Week on NBC if the network doesn’t come to an agreement after this season, but we’ll worry about that later. NBC and the NHL have announced that the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks will be the last Game of the Week […]
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Coming up in April, Showtime will preview a new reality series produced by MLB Productions on the behind-the-scenes happenings with the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants. This will eventually premiere during All-Star Break in July, but we get a sneak preview on April 13. It’ll be called, “The Franchise: A Season with the San […]
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This day has been a headspinner as there was too much commotion at my Massachusetts office and the minute I step into the Rhode Island office, there was too much commotion. It’s the type of day where college basketball needs to reign supreme and thankfully, the NCAA Tournament is back in action. In case you’re […]
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Former Montreal Expo, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez will appear on Studio 42 with Bob Costas next Wednesday. The interview has already been taped, but the interview will appear on MLB Network just before the season begins. Some interesting excerpts have been released including what Pedro says about […]
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This Saturday, HBO’s Boxing After Dark program returns to the airwaves this Saturday. We learned earlier this week that former Showtime ShoBox announcer Nick Charles will call the first fight on the card. You may know that Nick is suffering from cancer and this will most likely be the last fight on which he will […]
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College Basketball NCAA Tournament NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 6 p.m. Regional Semifinals Southeast Region, New Orleans, LA BYU vs. Florida – TBS, 7:15 p.m. Butler vs. Wisconsin – TBS, 9:55 p.m. West Region, Anaheim, CA UConn vs. SDSU – CBS, 7 p.m. Duke vs. Arizona – CBS, 9:30 p.m. Inside March Madness – TBS, midnight […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2011
The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill starting tomorrow marks the end of the PGA Tour’s Florida swing and will lead golfers to Texas next week and then following that, The Masters at Augusta. Golf Channel and NBC will team up once again to cover the prestigious Arnold Palmer which will have a field that […]
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Let’s check what you’ll see on NFL Network from here until next week. NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (3/23 – 3/29) GAME CHANGERS WITH STEVE MARIUCCI PREMIERES TUESDAY, MARCH 29 AT 8:00 PM ET Colts Center Jeff Saturday Serves as Guest Analyst on NFL Total Access on March 28 & 29 Patriots TE Rob […]
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Being surprised earlier today by a sudden trip to a jobsite threw me off today so I’m late getting to the linkage, but it’ll be here. Let’s go. First, Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute pens the first column as the ESPN Ombudsman. She and two other Poynter Institute faculty will write monthly columns, sometimes […]
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Can you believe that MLB Opening Day is next week? That’s right. Starting on March 31 and April 1, we’ll have full slate baseball games to add to the Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks. And starting in the first full week of April, MLB Network will unveil a new daily afternoon lineup that will […]
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I’m not a fan of bringing current coaches into an already crowded studio, but I understand that they can provide a perspective that the analysts cannot. However, as in the case of Rick Pitino with three analysts last weekend, it can lead to some not-so-great television. I’d rather have Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith and Charles […]
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March Madness speeds into its second week and once again, Sports Illustrated is NCAA Tournament-centric with BYU’s Jimmer Fredette on the cover. Let’s take a look at what’s inside this week’s issue which has some very interesting stories. As usual, SI tells what bonus material is available in the tablet issues. Baylor Women’s Basketball Could […]
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I’m not going to go crazy with details on Elizabeth Taylor’s life. The news and entertainment websites will do that sufficiently over the next few hours. However, there’s no way I can ignore the death of one of Hollywood’s giant icons over more than half a century. Elizabeth Taylor became a star at the age […]
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College Basketball National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals College of Charleston at Wichita State – ESPN2, 7 p.m. Miami (FL) at Alabama – ESPN2, 9 p.m. Northwestern at Washington State – ESPN2, 11 p.m. College Basketball Invitational Tournament Semifinals Central Florida at Creighton – HDNet, 8 p.m. Boise State at Oregon – HDNet, 10 p.m. MLB New […]
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Last season, MTV2 aired weekly 30 minute highlights of Lingerie Football League games. Well, after showing the semifinals live in January, MTV has decided to go live with the entire season! This follows MTV’s decision to have live mixed martial arts on MTV2 throughout the spring. Now Lingerie Football will live on Friday nights on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2011
This is our last Sports Emmy press release of the night. Big Ten Network received its second-ever Sports Emmy Award nomination this year. It received a nomination last year in the Outstanding Sports Documentary category. This year, Big Ten Network was tapped for Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology. Here’s the press release. ‘The Journey’ Nominated for […]
