The 2011 NCAA Women’s College World Series will be aired live on the networks of ESPN starting on Thursday. Pam Ward and Beth Mowins will share play-by-play duties. Michele Smith and Jessica Mendoza will provide the analysis. Holly Rowe will...
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During tonight’s NBA TV pregame show, NBA TV analyst Kevin McHale confirmed to viewers that he has an agreement in principle to coach the Houston Rockets. In the last few days, McHale’s name surfaced to replace Rick Adelman. Indeed, McHale...
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CBC announces that the Western Conference Finals were the most watched watched third round postseason games on the network. Canada’s public television network had an average audience of just over 3 million viewers with the series clinching Game 5 garnering...
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BTN’s Big Ten Football Report will discuss the resignation of Jim Tressel from Ohio State University. It occurs at 7 p.m. Eastern. Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith, Rick Pizzo, Chris Martin and Gerry DiNardo will discuss what it means for Ohio...
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Big Ten Network has decided shorten its name to three letters and unveil a new logo in the process. It will now be known as BTN and also show various new logo featuring each conference’s school colors. There’s also a...
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Here’s what Tennis Channel is saying about its new four year agreement with ESPN2 to share both the Australian and French Opens. ESPN2 will enter into a new contract for the Australian Open in 2012. The following year, the new...
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Just received this press release from ESPN. It’s been announced that ESPN2 and Tennis Channel will continue to share coverage of both the Australian and French Opens. For the French, this means that ESPN2 will begin its coverage at 5...
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In a piece of news that’s just short of the second coming of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, MLB.com has quietly allowed blogs and websites to embed their videos. Not all of their videos can be embedded, but some....
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The NBC Sports Group which includes NBC Sports, Versus and the Comcast SportsNet affiliates all get to show their combined synergy on this Stanley Cup Final. Of course, NBC and Versus will air the games, NBC will show Games 1...
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For some of you, it’s a back to work Tuesday after a three day weekend. Not for me as I was at the office until late on Memorial Day. But you don’t want to read my complaining, you want linkage...
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NHL Network has been in Stanley Cup Final mode for the last few days, but it will really ramp up coverage starting today with NHL Live and NHL on the Fly. Throughout the series, NHL on the Fly will have...
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The prospective new owners of the Atlanta Trashers have called a news conference for noon ET to announce that the team will be moving to Winnipeg, the former home of the Phoenix Coyotes. NHL Network and NHL.com will carry the...
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MLB American League Texas at Tampa Bay — Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports, 6:30 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Boston — WCIU/NESN, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto — STO/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit — Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Detroit,...
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The story about wrongdoing in the Ohio State football and the subsequent coverup by coach Jim Tressel has been published on Sports Illustrated’s website. It’s a pretty amazing story and one that forced the coach to resign early on Monday....
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I haven’t received a programming update from Golf Channel in quite some time. I now have what’s in store for the channel and you can take a look at it for yourself. Coming up on Golf Channel…May 30-June 5 Famous...
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As the NBA Finals begin on Tuesday, NBA Digital Properties of NBA.com, NBA TV and NBA Mobile are stepping up to provide their fans an all-access pass to the games. There will be all types of features, programming and even...
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CBC couldn’t be more pleased to have Vancouver in the Stanley Cup Final and also getting the Boston Bruins which have a following in the country as well. This should do quite well for CBC considering that an average of...
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On Friday with a Game 7 and a very good game not decided until late, Versus scored the highest ratings for an NHL Conference Final in 9 years. That’s dating back to when ESPN had the NHL contract. As the...
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While I’m at work, I’ll do some linkage for you. Let’s also keep the troops who have lost their lives fighting to keep our freedom safe in all of the wars on behalf of democracy. And keep the troops in...
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College Baseball 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Road to Omaha Selection Show – ESPN, 12:30 p.m. College Lacrosse NCAA Division I Men’s Championship, Baltimore, MD Virginia vs. Maryland – ESPN, 3:30 p.m. College Softball Division II Championship, Salem, VA Cal-San...
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On Wednesday, ESPN Radio moves into new studios on the ESPN campus in Bristol. To mark the occasion, several ESPN owned-and-operated affiliates across the country are sending their shows to Bristol to broadcast live and to interview various ESPN personalities....
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The last games of the 2010-11 NBA season will be played on ABC as the Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat begin on Tuesday. And it marks the earliest the Finals will have begun since 1986 as...
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I’ll provide some Sunday links for you. You want to see a wild ending? Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 after rookie J.R. Hildebrand crashed into the wall at the final turn. Amazing stuff. Thanks to Bubbaprog/Mocksession for the video....
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Just announced on NESN, ESPN has relented and will allow the New England Sports Network to air tonight’s makeup game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. Negotiations between NESN and ESPN apparently took place throughout the day and...
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If you’re out and about today and want your Indy 500 fix plus you’re a Sirius XM subscriber, then you’re in luck as the race will be aired on the satellite radio provider today. Here are the details. Indianapolis 500...
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Here is the Detroit Tigers Radio Network with stations spread throughout Michigan and Ohio. Station City Frequency WXYT FM DETROIT 97.1 FM WXYT AM DETROIT 1270 AM WLKI ANGOLA, IN 100.3 FM WTKA ANN ARBOR 1050 AM WMTR ARCHBOLD, OH...
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Since my post last night on the Red Sox-Detroit makeup game being blacked out due to ESPN restrictions (and no, I’m not explaining it again, I was up late responding to e-mailers), people have asked how they can find the...
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In another case of ESPN taking another event from ABC, the Alleged Worldwide Leader will air the semifinals and finals of the National Spelling Bee. ESPN3.com will have coverage of the preliminary rounds including a channel without graphics so viewers...
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The Boston Red Sox-Detroit Tigers game scheduled for tonight was rained out. With this being the only time the Red Sox will play in Motown this season, the Tigers scheduled the makeup game for Sunday night at 7:05 p.m. to...
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That’s not hyperbole, that’s the truth and the numbers don’t lie. Back in the 1980′s when the NBA was trying to gain traction with the America people, it ran a promo saying, “NBA Action is Fantastic“. Well, people certainly love...
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