0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/19/2013
This in from WEEI. It has officially announced the worst-kept secret in the Boston area that Mike Salk will be leaving his post as morning drive co-host on 710 ESPN in Seattle and join Michael Holley as co-host of WEEI’s afternoon drive program starting in mid-March. Salk who has been on top of the ratings […]
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In a deal that has shocked the boxing world, Floyd Mayweather has signed a six fight deal that will last 2½ years with Showtime/CBS. It means that Mayweather who had been with HBO is moving to Showtime. His first fight with Showtime/CBS will occur in May in a pay per view event. Showtime says this […]
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This marks the 9th year that NFL Network will air wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. It has turned into ratings gold for NFL Network as over 6.5 million people watched the event last year. NFL Network begins its coverage of the Scouting Combine on Thursday into […]
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College Basketball Men’s Marquette at Seton Hall — Big East Network, 7 p.m. Indiana at Michigan State — ESPN, 7 p.m. Florida State at North Carolina State — ESPN2, 7 p.m. LSU at Tennessee — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Texas at TCU — Big 12 Network, 8 p.m. Central Arkansas at Oral Roberts — Fox College […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2013
College Basketball Men’s Bucknell at Lehigh — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh — ESPN, 7 p.m. Norfolk State at Hampton — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Hofstra at Drexel — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m. Iona at Fairfield — SNY, 7 p.m. West Virginia at Kansas State — ESPN, 9 p.m. Rutgers at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/17/2013
As the late Bob Johnson used to say, “It’s a great day for hockey.” As it’s cold in the Northeast and it snowed in Southern New England, it’s certainly is a great day for hockey. And to celebrate the sport, the NBC Sports Group, the NHL and USA Hockey have declared today as Hockey Day […]
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I don’t watch Saturday Night Live unless … Ok, I just don’t watch, there is no unless. Anyway, NBC sent this clip from last night’s Weekend Update with Seth Myers and Jay Pharoah did a bang up job as ESPN’s Stephen A. “A is for Acrimony” Smith. In this segment, Seth asks “Stephen” to talk […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/16/2013
Bobsled Women’s World Cup — Universal Sports, 2 p.m. (same day coverage) Bowling PGA Tour League Qualifier, Round 3 — ESPN, 3 p.m. College Basketball Viewing Picks College Hockey Hockey City Classic, Chicago, IL Notre Dame vs. Miami (OH) — Comcast SportsNet California/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Arizona Plus/Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports North/Fox Sports Ohio/Fox Sports […]
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Bobsled World Cup, Sochi, Russia Two Man — Universal Sports, 2 p.m. (same day coverage) Boxing World Championship Boxing, Atlantic City, NJ Lightweights Adrien Broner vs. Gavin Rees — HBO, 10:30 p.m. College Basketball Viewing Picks College Hockey Cornell at Harvard — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7 p.m. Boston University at Maine — NESN/Fox Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/15/2013
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments Courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 16 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Lawrence, KS — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. 75 Years of NCAA March Madness: Top 10 Improbable Heroes — CBS, 12:30 p.m. College GameDay live from Lawrence, […]
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College Basketball Men’s North Florida at Jacksonville — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7 p.m. Iona at Manhattan — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Columbia at Brown — WNAC, 64.2, 7 p.m. Georgetown at Cincinnati — ESPN, 9 p.m. Green Bay at Cleveland State — ESPNU, 9 p.m. Women’s Niagra at Marist — ESPNU, 5 p.m. Northeastern at William […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2013
Snow is on the ground here in New England, but one thing Northeasterners look forward to is the warmer weather and baseball. Pitchers and catchers have been reporting to camps in Arizona and Florida, getting ready for the 2013 season. MLB Network will be all over Spring Training in the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues with […]
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!! College Basketball Men’s Northwestern at Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. George Mason at Drexel — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Minnesota — ESPN, 7 p.m. LSU at South Carolina — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Belmont at Tennessee State — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Clemson at Georgia Tech — Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/13/2013
At one time, Glenn Ordway’s “Big Show” on WEEI in Boston had the highest ratings for any local sports radio show in the country. Ordway’s influence on the market over an 18 year span on WEEI is immeasurable. He helped to launch the radio careers of several personalities including Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy of […]
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College Basketball Men’s Fordham at Xavier — A-10 Network, 7 p.m. DePaul at Notre Dame — Big East Network, 7 p.m. Nebraska at Indiana — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. Dayton at URI — Cox Sports RI, 7 p.m. Mississippi at Texas A&M — CSS/Comcast SportsNet Houston/Cox Sports Television, 7 p.m. Syracuse at UConn — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2013
I don’t know when NESN installed a camera in its TD Garden broadcast booth, but this is genius. Tonight was a perfect opportunity for NESN to unveil the Jack Edwards Cam during a Boston Bruins battle against the New York Rangers. While the Blue Shirts won in a shootout, it reached an extra session and […]
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This coming from Ralph D. Russo of the Associated Press. Citing two sources familiar with the deal, the AP reports that the conference is getting closer to working out a six year contract with NBC Sports Network. According to the report, NBC Sports Network would pay in the neighborhood of $20 million per year. ESPN […]
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We have the 2013 MLB on Fox schedule. This marks the final year under the current contract that the Fox Television Network will offer a full slate of games. Next year, Fox will carry just 12 games with the rest of its 52 games schedule on Fox Sports 1. This season, Fox carries 24 games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/11/2013
Last week, NBC Sports sent out a press release stating that it would begin its primetime coverage the night before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In this press release, NBC made the bold claim that: “This marks the first time any U.S. media company has dedicated primetime coverage to Olympic competition – […]
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We have another instance of Katie Couric getting a sports-related interview. In this case, she has the widow of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno talking about the much-discussed Freeh Report which critical of him over the Jerry Sandusky scandal. This past weekend, the Paterno family released its own report critical of the Freeh Report […]
