0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2012
ESPN has begun its three month-long recognition of Title IX. It has already launched a dedicated microsite and begun some programming initiatives. ESPN’s networks will be all over the 40th anniversary weekend in June with documentaries, espnW features and a whole host of women’s sports. Let’s see what ESPN has planned for June 23. ESPN […]
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This is what puckheads were hoping for when the NHL signed its new contract with the NBC Sports Group last year. There will be wall-to-wall hockey on both NBC and the NBC Sports Network in the last seven days of the regular season. A total of 11 games on the combined networks including a tripleheader […]
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While CBS is focusing on the Final Four in New Orleans, it also will be airing the women’s and men’s finals of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Miami. There has been some great tennis these last two weeks as we’ve seen some great upsets with Andy Roddick beating Roger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2012
The CBS Sports/Turner Sports NCAA Tournament consortium is in New Orleans to air the 2012 Final Four in the Louisiana Superdome. Kentucky-Louisville will be the first game scheduled for 6:09 p.m. ET. That will be followed by Ohio State-Kansas at approximately 8:49 p.m. Jim Nantz will call his 22nd Final Four for CBS and attend […]
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It’s only been eight years since we last saw Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 Evening News team. Well, on Wednesday, Ron showed up on TBS’ Conan to announce that indeed, a sequel to Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy will be produced. Let me say that it’s about time. Anchorman was one of the […]
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This week has been hellish for me and I apologize for not being able to post as much as I would like. I’ve been away from my computer for most of the day and by the time I get home, I’m tired and don’t want to update the blog. Well, with me already done my […]
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Saturday, March 31 College Baseball Duke at Georgia Tech — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 1 p.m. Miami at Clemson — ESPNU, 4 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia — Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 4 p.m. Washington at Oregon State — Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m. UNLV at TCU — the mtn., […]
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Saturday, March 31 Men’s College GameDay live from New Orleans — ESPN, noon Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m. The Big Dance in the Big Easy — CBS, 3 p.m. Human Highlight Reel — CBS, 3:30 p.m. The Final Four Show — CBS, 4 p.m. College All-Star Game — truTV, 1 p.m. NCAA […]
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Arena Football San Jose SaberCats at Spokane Shock — NFL Network, 8 p.m. College Baseball UNLV at TCU — the mtn., 7:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s College Basketball Invitational Championship Series Game 3: Washington State at Pittsburgh — HDNet, 7 p.m. (series tied 1-1) College Lacrosse Lehigh at Navy — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. […]
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All times are Eastern. 3:30 p.m. Fox Saturday Baseball Pregame Show 4 p.m. Boston at Detroit — Joe Buck/Tim McCarver St. Louis at Milwaukee — Thom Brennaman/Eric Karros San Francisco at Arizona — Daron Sutton/Eric Byrnes Kansas City at Anaheim Angels — Kenny Albert/Mark Gubicza You probably notice that Fox has tapped its regional Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2012
The streaming webcast, Masters Live returns next week as The Masters® comes back onto the sports scene. For the first time, “Masters on the Range” will be seen both online and on CBS Sports Network. This will be seen on the days leading up the First Round. When play begins, web “patrons” will be able […]
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Starting next Wednesday, the annual rite of Spring, The Masters® takes place at the scenic Augusta National Country Club in Augusta, GA. For five days starting with the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 4 through to the Final Round on Sunday, April 8, we’ll hear the familiar “Augusta” theme that has accompanied CBS’ as […]
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Jim Rome’s new show on the CBS Sports Network gets its series premiere on Tuesday, April 3, the day after the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The show will originate from Southern California and be co-produced by dick clark productions. “Rome” will get a 6 p.m. ET timeslot and will air daily for a half-hour, just […]
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College Basketball Men’s National Invitation Tournament Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Stanford vs. Minnesota — ESPN, 7 p.m. Slam Dunk & 3 Point Shootout — ESPN, 9 p.m. Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships, Nice, France Ladies Short Program — Universal Sports, 8 a.m. Dance Free Skate — Universal Sports, 2:30 p.m. Golf European […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2012
Bloomberg’s Andy Fixmer and Alex Sherman are reporting that News Corp., the parent company of Fox plans to launch an all-sports cable network to challenge ESPN. Now News Corp. tried this once before in the 1990’s through its Fox Sports Net affiliates, but after a brief, but failed rivalry, Fox decided to shift the focus […]
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We have ESPN’s press release on its coverage for the first week of Major League Baseball’s 2012 season. Not only will it have the Opening Night game between the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals opening up the new Miami Marlins ballpark, but it will also air five games in the first three days […]
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This morning, MLB Network aired the 2012 regular season opener from Japan on tape delay, this after viewers in the Pacific Northwest and certain areas around the country could see it live through Root Sports Northwest. Fans hoping to wake up to see the Seattle Mariners’ 3-1 win over the Oakland A’s in 11 innings […]
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The first major tournament on the LPGA calendar, the Kraft Nabisco is this week and Golf Channel has announced a three year extension to air the Championship beginning in 2013. Golf Channel took over the rights to the Kraft Nabisco, formerly known as the Dinah Shore Invitational from ESPN2/CBS in 2011. Before last year, three […]
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To kick off the 2012 MLB regular season, the Major League Baseball Network will go all in by airing 30 games in the first month involving all 30 teams over a span of 30 days. Now MLB Network will not air games every day. The games will usually air on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday […]
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Darren Rovell’s “CNBC SportsBiz: Game On!” may get more publicity as it’s aired through the NBC Sports Network, but did you know that Bloomberg has a sports business show of its own? Sportfolio is very good and is hosted by Rick Horrow. The show airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. This week, the show will […]
