I’ll give you a few more links before calling it a day.
Newsday’s Neil Best remembers the late Bobby Fischer, who was chess champion back in 1972.
The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth has more fallout of the Golfweek cover controversy.
Ed Sherman of the Chicago Tribune is hoping to hold off on buying a satellite dish so the Big Ten Network can hash out an agreement with Comcast. While we keep hearing word that BTN and Comcast are talking, Steve Batterson of the Quad City (IA) Times writes that there’s been no such discussion between BTN and Mediacom. Don Doxsie also of the Quad City Times writes that Iowa fans are learning to go without the Big Ten Network.
Doug Nye of The State in South Carolina says knowing past history will enhance a fan’s enjoyment of sports.
Jeff D’Alessio of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution talks with Sports Business Journal’s Daniel Kaplan about the five most powerful people in the NFL.
Ray Buck of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram gets contrasting opinions on Cowboys QB Tony Romo from NFL Network’s Jim Mora and Fox’s Troy Aikman.
Hilary Potkewitz of Crain’s Business New York writes that a New York Giants Super Bowl appearance may not translate into merchandising dollars.
Warren Gerds of the Green Bay Post Gazette says Packers fans may not be able to see the NFC Championship game in HD.
Andy Giegerich of the Portland (OR) Business Journal says Comcast SportsNet Northwest is seeing higher ratings for Trail Blazers games as compared to when FSN Northwest carried them last season.
Ted Cox of the Chicago Daily Herald wonders if NBC can get ratings for the NHL now that the Winter Classic is history.
Mark Katz of the Dayton Daily Herald talks with Dayton native Dan Patrick about doing his daily radio show. And Katz writes that Patrick felt it was the right time to leave ESPN.
Chros McDougall of the Columbian Missourian talks with current ESPNer John Anderson.
Christine McConville of the Boston Herald says NESN plans to expand its Red Sox Spring Training coverage starting next month.
CBC and the International Skating Union have signed a broadcast agreement that includes the World Figure Skating Championships for this and next year. Lyndon Little of the Vancouver Sun isn’t too happy about an early start time for the women’s free skate at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Sunday which was done for TV.
Phillip Derriman of the Sydney Morning Herald wonders if the TV channels set up by American sports leagues will be done by sports leagues in Australia.
Quite a bit of links on a late Friday. Not bad. Coming up, College Basketball Viewing Picks, Weekend Viewing Picks, NFL Picks and I still have to do an Amazing Race episode recap from last Sunday so expect all that coming up in the evening hours.
