Monthly Archives: April 2012

We're At Day 10 of The Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC Sports Group

At the week and a half point of the Stanley Cup Playoffs of the more than 50 day journey that will lead us to a champion in June. Tonight, we have two games, both are potential eliminations. Both are Games 5 in their respective Conference Quarterfinal series. There will be staggered starts for Philadelphia at […]

Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, April 21 Boxing Championship Boxing: WBC Super Bantamweight Championship, Abner Mares vs. Eric Morel — Showtime, 9:30 p.m. 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto — HBO, 10 p.m. Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out — HBO, 10:30 p.m. College Baseball Memphis at Southern Mississippi — Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m. TCU at San Diego State — the mtn., 9 p.m. […]

Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

Arena Football Tampa Bay Storm at Philadelphia Soul — NFL Network, 8 p.m. College Baseball Purdue at Nebraska — Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m. TCU at San Diego State — the mtn., 9 p.m. College Lacrosse ACC Tournament, Charlottesville, VA Semifinals Duke vs. Maryland — ESPNU, 5 p.m. North Carolina vs. Virginia — ESPNU, 7:30 […]

Day 9 of The Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC Sports Group

As we steam towards the midpoint of four NHL series tonight, we have four Games 4, but none are elimination games. But each game is important to whether the teams leading 2-1 can take control or we get an extended series of least 6 games. All of the NBC Sports Group channels carrying NHL games […]

NHL on NBC Sports Group Announcing Assignments Through April 21

I have the announcing assignments for the NHL on NBC Sports Group through Saturday. Again, for games not listed, assume simulcasts with CBC, a local Comcast SportsNet affiliate or TSN. Thursday, April 19 Game 4: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, NBC Sports Network, 7:30 p.m. — Mike Emrick/Pierre McGuire Game 4: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago […]

TNT Airs Another Thursday Night NBA Doubleheader Tonight

Two more games for TNT as the shortened NBA season winds down. Tonight, TNT has Bulls-Heat in the opener at 8 p.m. ET and then the Los Angeles Clippers heading to the Valley of the Sun in Arizona. Here’s what TNT is saying. TNT NBA Thursday Continues April 19 with an Exclusive Doubleheader Featuring the […]

Let's Do Some Thursday Linkage

Why not do some links while I can? We begin with USA Today and the national NFL TV schedule for this upcoming season. Carolyn Giardana with the Hollywood Reporter writes that NBC will utilize Avid Technology systems to develop video feeds for the London Summer Olympics. George Winslow at Broadcasting & Cable says NESN has […]

Fox Goes Crazy on English Premier League's Survival Sunday, May 13

The English Premier League’s season is winding down and as teams fight to stay in the league in an attempt to stave off relegation to lower leagues (I love that concept and would wish MLB and the NHL could do such a thing with its minor leagues), Fox Sports Media Group will pull off an […]

Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College Baseball Tennessee at Mississippi State — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m. College Softball Alabama at Georgia — ESPN2, 8 p.m. Golf European PGA Tour: Communist China Open, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m. (same day coverage) LPGA Tour: LPGA LOTTE Championship, 2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m. PGA Tour: Texas Open, 1st Round — […]

Stanley Cup Playoffs on NBC Sports Group Into Its 2nd Week

It’s Day 8 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NBC Sports Group is having a rip roaring time with hockey. This is a literal puckgasm for NHL fans throughout the United States. Tonight, we have two elimination games, one in Philadelphia and the other in Los Angeles and in both cases, the lower […]

Knocking Out Some Wednesday Linkage

Time for some linkage again. Starting with Sports Business Daily which gauges media reaction to last night’s extravagant NFL regular season schedule release on both ESPN and NFL Network. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News reviews both the Monday Night and expanded Thursday Night Football schedules. Ed Sherman at the Sherman Report has your potential hits […]

Golf Channel Airs Live Four Round LPGA Coverage

Starting tonight, Golf Channel will carry the LPGA LOTTE Championship from the Ko Olina Golf Club on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. The four round coverage will be live in primetime starting at 6:30 East tonight and going through Sunday evening. Tom Abbott will be the main at the 18th tower along with Judy […]

On The 100 Day Mark To The London Olympics, NBCOlympics.com Relaunches

NBC Sports Group has announced that the NBCOlympics.com website has relaunched today, this being the 100 day mark to the XXX Olympic Summer Games in London. Not only will the site be updated with the latest results and news, but it will also stream live video of all Olympic events. NBC says all 32 Olympic […]

CBS Passes on Pro Bowl; NBC To Air Game For Second Straight Year

In the current NFL TV contract, the over the air networks airing the Super Bowl also air the Pro Bowl in the same year. In the first Super Bowl rotation that began in 2007, CBS, Fox and NBC all aired the all-star exhibition game. However, in the second rotation that started in 2010, CBS informed […]

NBCUniversal To Mark 100 Days To The London Olympics

If you haven’t heard already, today is 100 days until the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in London, or officially known as the XXX Olympic Summer Games. That’s what the International Olympic Committee is calling them. We’ll just go with the Summer Olympics or London Games for short. If you saw the Today Show […]

Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College Baseball Cincinnati at Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. College Softball South Florida at Louisville — ESPNU, 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. CONCACAF Champions League Final, 1st Leg Monterrey vs. Santos — Fox Soccer, 10 p.m. Golf LPGA Tour: LOTTE Championship, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m. MLB American League Minnesota […]

The Complete 2012-13 NFL Schedule

The network schedules have been posted. Why not post the entire NFL regular season schedule? This is done week-by-week. Overall, there are 256 games being played over a span of 17 weeks. The season kicks off on Wednesday night, September 5 as the defending Super Bowl Champions New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on […]

The 2012-13 NFL on Fox Schedule

Fox Sports, the home of the National Football Conference, will air a total of 103 regular season games including 9 doubleheaders. Fox’s season includes one NFC Wild Card Playoff game, two Divisional Playoff games and the NFC Championship. Among the highlights for Fox this upcoming season, a Week 4 game between New Orleans at Green […]

The 2012-13 NFL on CBS Schedule

CBS is your Super Bowl network for this upcoming season being the home of Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on February 3. It will cap off the 53rd season of the NFL on CBS. As usual, CBS will air AFC games including a Wild Card Playoff Game, two Divisional Playoff games and the AFC […]

NFL Network's 2012 Thursday Night Football Schedule

NFL Network is giddy about a 13 game schedule this season. It will go consecutively from Week 2 through Week 11, taking a week off for Thanksgiving, then finishing the season from Weeks 13 to 15. The season opener will have Green Bay taking on Chicago at the venerable Lambeau Field. Week 13 will have […]

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