Trying to provide two consecutive days of linkage, something I haven’t done in quite some time. Here we go.
Pete Iacobelli of the Associated Press writes that Fox is still investigating the incident that caused a rope supporting its overhead camera to snap at the Coca-Cola 600.
Tim Baysinger of Multichannel News writes that Fox Sports has tapped a veteran Fox local news executive to lead Fox Sports 1’s newsgathering operation.
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel says TNT picked up a primetime win for Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
Mike writes in Multichannel that DirecTV and Buffalo Wild Wings have signed a commercial agreement that places consistent sports programming in all of the chain’s sports bars across the country.
To Advertising Age and Mike McCarthy who writes that high sports rights fees are taking their toll on the ESPN workforce.
In SI.com’s Hot Clicks, Jimmy Traina displays the range of emotions for Erin Andrews as she watches Los Angeles Kings playoff games.
SI’s Andy Staples has some facetious programming suggestions for the SEC Network.
Ed Sherman in The Sherman Report says based on recent numbers, no one is yearning for ESPN to air the NHL.
And Ed expounds on this point at the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center.
At Uproxx, there’s some outrage over a silly statement Captain Blowhard made about Memphis and the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination.
However, Chris Harrington at the Memphis Flyer says not so fast on the outrage.
Joe Lucia at Awful Announcing notes that WFAN’s Mike Francesa went after ESPN over reports on the John Tortorella firing.
EPL Talk has the new Premier League on NBC promo.
Jim Weber at Lost Letterman says ESPN’s Mark May is tarnishing his Hall of Fame legacy by trolling.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times says SNY analyst Keith Hernandez used the wrong choice of words describing a bat on the Memorial Day holiday.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union notes that ESPN has added eight Pac-12 football games to its previously announced schedule.
Ken McMillan at the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record discusses ESPN Radio’s deal to air NFL Sunday afternoon games.
In the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog, Dan Steinberg writes that Orioles and Nationals fans aren’t enamored with the MASN split broadcast teams during their Interleague series.
Harry Minium of the Virginian-Pilot says Fox Sports 1 will be seen on local cable systems when it launches in August.
Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the major reason why the SEC wants to play nine league football games is television.
The Birmingham (AL) News’ Jon Solomon talks with the ESPN executive overseeing the SEC Network about having the polarizing Paul Finebaum on its airwaves.
Scott Rabalais of the Baton Rouge Advocate has a Q&A with the aforementioned ESPN executive about the SEC Network.
Jeff Moss in the Detroit Sports Rag has some interesting background on former ESPN2 First Take commenter Rob Parker.
Jeff also has a brief clarification on the aforementioned article.
To Chicago Sports Media Watch where Paul M. Banks has some questions for Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly regarding Twitter and the media.
The Reno Gazette-Journal notes that Nevada football will have ten of its 12 games televised nationally this season.
Sports Media Watch talks about increased ratings for the Chicago Blackhawks-Detroit Red Wings NHL Western Conference Semifinal series.
Paulsen at SMW says the Boston Bruins-New York Rangers Eastern Conference Semifinal series was also red hot in the ratings.
And Paulsen notes that the WNBA debut of Brittney Griner did well for ESPN2.
Joe Favorito wonders if Formula 1 can grab a foothold in the United States.
And that’s going to do it for the links. Squeezed out more than I thought which is good for you.
