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Greg Anthony Suspended Indefinitely by CBS and Turner Sports

In the wake of Greg Anthony’s arrest in a prostitution sting in Washington, DC Friday, both CBS and Turner Sports have announced they have suspended the basketball analyst indefinitely. Both organizations have released statements today stating as such. Anthony was in the DC area to call the Michigan State-Maryland game later today on CBS with […]

Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Bobsled FIBT World Cup, Königssee, Germany Men’s 2-Man — Universal Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage) Boxing Showtime Championship Boxing, MGM Grand Garden Arena, NV WBC World Heavyweight Championship Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder — Showtime, 10 p.m. College Basketball Viewing Picks College Football East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL East vs. West […]

BREAKING: CBS/Turner Analyst Greg Anthony Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Here’s something that broke late Friday night. Reported by WJLA in Washington, D.C., CBS/Turner Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony was arrested on prostitution charges as part of a police sting. Anthony was scheduled to broadcast the Michigan State at Maryland game Saturday at nearby College Park, MD with Ian Eagle for CBS. There’s no word […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/17-18/2015

All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 17 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Ames, IA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. ACC Basketball: Kings of the Court — ACC Network, 1 p.m. Fox Sports 1 College […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Conference Championship Sunday, 01/18/2015

All Times Eastern Pregame and Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m.NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Postseason NFL Countdown — ESPN, noon NFL Championship Chase — Fox, 1 p.m. Fox NFL Sunday — […]

Friday’s Sports Media Notebook — 01/16/2015

Back with another edition of the notebook. Let’s get cracking, shall we? NEWS CBS Sports Network has announced the renewal of its contract with Army to air all of its home football games and neutral-field games where Army is the home team for five years beginning with the 2015 season and lasting until through 2019. […]

Friday’s Viewing Picks

Bobsled FIBT World Cup, Königssee, Germany Women’s 2-Man — Universal Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage) Boxing Friday Night Fights, Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Middleweights Willie Monroe, Jr. vs. Bryan Vera and Petr Petrov vs. Hank Lundy — ESPN2, 9 p.m. Wilder vs. Stiverne, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV Weigh-In — CBS […]

Thursday’s Sports Media Notebook — 01/15/2015

Let’s do a notebook for this Thursday. NEWS NBC held a big press conference on Wednesday at its World Headquarters in Rockefeller Plaza in New York. It announced a multi-year agreement with Haymon Boxing to air the Premier Boxing Champions series starting with 20 events this year, 14 of which will be in primetime on […]

Thursday’s Viewing Picks

College Basketball Men’s James Madison at Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (California/Chicago PLUS/Mid-Atlantic/SNY/The Comcast Network), 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Memphis — ESPN, 7 p.m. Auburn at Florida — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Richmond at George Washington — ESPNU, 7 p.m. UAB at Louisiana Tech — American Sports Network, 7 p.m. Weber State at Northern Arizona — Fox […]

Wednesday’s Sports Media Notebook — 01/14/2015

We have quite a few things for you today. Let’s get to things without further delay. NEWS The National Football League has reason to smile after seeing the numbers for Divisional Weekend. After seeing lower ratings and viewership for Wild Card Weekend, the NFL saw significantly higher numbers this past weekend thanks to having glamor […]

Wednesday’s Viewing Picks

College Basketball Men’s Notre Dame at Georgia Tech — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. Rutgers at Maryland — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. SMU at Temple — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. North Carolina at North Carolina State — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Houston at East Carolina — ESPNU, 7 p.m. St. John’s at Providence […]

Tuesday’s Sports Media Notebook — 01/13/2015

We’re back with the notebook after a few days absence. Got busy with a few things so happy to have this back. I’ve plenty of linkage for you. NEWS Ratings from the weekend were delayed due to some problem at the Nielsen headquarters. This happens every so often. NBC said its first Divisional Playoff game […]

Tuesday’s Viewing Picks

College Basketball Men’s Virginia Tech at Louisville — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. Penn State at Indiana — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. Michigan at Ohio State — ESPN, 7 p.m. Oklahoma State at Kansas — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Oklahoma at West Virginia — ESPNews, 7 p.m. Arkansas at Tennessee — ESPNU, 7 p.m. […]

Monday’s Viewing Picks

College Basketball Men’s Coastal Carolina at Campbell — American Sports Network, 8 p.m. College Football College Football Playoff National Championship Game, The Stadium Formerly Known as Cowboys, Arlington, TX Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks Game Telecast — ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Film Room — ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. Off the Ball — ESPNews, 8:30 p.m. ESPN […]

Sunday’s Viewing Picks

Bobsled FIBT World Cup, Altenberg, Germany Men’s 4-Man — Universal Sports, 1 p.m. (same day coverage) College Basketball Viewing Picks College Football Championship Drive: College Football Playoff National Championship Preview — ESPN, 3 p.m. ESPNU Film Room: CFP National Championship — ESPNU, 5 p.m. ESPN at the College Football National Championship — ESPN, 7 p.m. […]

Saturday’s Viewing Picks

Bobsled FIBT World Cup, Altenberg, Germany Men’s 2-Man — Universal Sports, 2 p.m. (same day coverage) College Basketball Viewing Picks College Football NCAA Division I FCS Championship, FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, TX Illinois State vs. North Dakota — ESPN2, 1 p.m. Medal of Honor Bowl, Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC American vs. National — NBCSN, […]

NFL Viewing Picks for 2015 Divisional Playoffs Weekend

All Times Eastern Saturday, January 10 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Postseason NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America: Special Edition live from Foxborough, MA — NBC, 3:30 p.m. Fox NFL Sunday […]

Fang’s Bites on the BBC World Service

Yes, Fang’s Bites is going global. We’ve gone across the pond. We’re officially international. Ok, we’re going a bit overboard. This week, the fine program, BBC Sportshour heard Saturdays on the BBC World Service contacted your humble blogger to speak about the career of ESPN’s Stuart Scott and his legacy following his passing last Sunday. […]

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/10 & 11/2015

All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 10 Studio and Pregame Shows Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m. NCAA Men of March: John Thompson III — CBS, 12:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra […]

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