Back to work today. A great day of college football on Saturday and the Pats-Colts game lived up to expectations on Sunday so overall it was a great sporting weekend.
Let’s do our links, shall we?
First from Boston Sports Media Watch, David Scott tells us that a Boston sports monthly magazine, Boston Sports Review, has ceased publication and he also writes about a low point for Comcast SportsNet New England which lost its transmission of the Celtics-Raptors game yesterday as the game was in OT and did not have the game-winning shot by Ray Allen. Luckily for CSN, most of New England was fixated on the Patriots-Colts at the time.
Michael Hiestand of USA Today gives praise to CBS’ no-nonsense approach to the Pats-Colts game. Dusty Saunders of the Rocky Mountain News also liked CBS’ telecast. However, Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star felt CBS actually engaged in some hype for the game. Really? Did he bother to watch other networks that actually overhyped it?
Jeff Elliot of the Florida Times-Union writes that viewers want to know why the local Jacksonville CBS affiliate switched from the Jacksonville-Saints game to the Bengals-Bills late in the game.
Former AFL and NFL TV analyst George Ratterman has died.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post likes how Pat Haden was critical of Notre Dame during key moments of its game against Navy.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell writes about Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ iron-clad contract that really prevents the university from buying him out.
Turning to a couple of Big Ten Network links now. Dick Knapinski of the Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent writes that there are no winners in the BTN-Time Warner dispute. From the University of Wisconsin’s Daily Cardinal, Amanda Hoffstrom writes about the letter sent by university officials to Badger fans saying BTN is good for Wisconsin.
Beth Kassab of the Orlando Sentinel writes that there an agreement between Bright House and FSN for Magic games is nowhere in sight.
ESPN will sell full-length games and other content to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service.
XM Satellite Radio (and hopefully soon, Sirius Satellite Radio) kicks off its over 1,000 game college basketball schedule tomorrow.
Michael Zuidema of the Grand Rapids (MI) Press talks with ESPN’s Dick Vitale about the upcoming college basketball season.
John Doyle of the Toronto Globe and Mail previews a CBC documentary on David Beckham.
Those are the links for now. Back later.
