I’ve been out and about today so I’ve been away from a computer for much of the day. Time to give you some linkage now.
From the Dallas Morning News, Barry Horn says Fox is not happy only having 8 Dallas Cowboys games to broadcast this season. CBS got the Pats-Cowboys game, plus the NFL Network has cherrypicked two games starting with the Cowboys-Packers.
The San Antonio Express-News’ Jerry Garcia gives praise to HBO’s “The Rivalry” documentary.
Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says while St. Louis University has a nationally known basketball coach in Rick Majerus, it has yet to translate to more games on TV.
Ed Sherman in the Chicago Tribune writes that the Blackhawks are entering a new era by allowing home games to be televised.
Jeff Richgels of the Capital (WI) Times reports that an assisted living center in Madison got DISH Network to get the channel, only to find that DISH didn’t have a deal to send BTN to commercial accounts. That’s horrible. It should have informed the assisted living center about this.
David Barron in today’s Houston Chronicle writes about a Houston resident who plays a key role in the final moments of ESPN’s College Gameday. Matthew Sprague of the Berkshire (MA) Eagle looks at College Gameday coming to Williamstown for the first time.
William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail says CBC is going into its final round of CFL playoffs with its head help up high. This is the final year for CBC Sports’ partnership with the Canadian Football League, a relationship that dates back to 1952. Next season, the CFL will be solely on CTV and its cable partner, TSN.
Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette writes about ESPN’s Barry Melrose making derogatory remarks about the new Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
That’s it for now. NFL Picks for Week 10 coming up later.
