This is a review of the last ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, “Pony Excess” on the SMU football program. Directed by SMU alum Thaddeus D. Matula, the documentary is a look at the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of the...
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Category: 30 for 30
11Dec
Let’s do some linkage on this Saturday. Trying to provide you with a full week of linkage for the first time in a while. And look for reviews of Pony Excess, the last ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, and Lombardi,...
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At least early for me. Hoping to get these done to free myself for the evening. Lots of stuff to get to. Your Weekend Viewing Picks give you sports and entertainment viewing suggestions. Let’s do your links now. National USA...
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07Dec
Let’s do some additional linkage since I had to cut the regular Tuesday links short earlier today. Bill Krueger of the Poynter Institute looks at how Yahoo! Sports has made a name for itself in sports investigations. Jason Humphries of...
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06Dec
I’ll do a few Monday links. Can’t believe how quickly this day is moving. I’ve already been to three places today. It’s been quite crazy. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand writes about this season’s BCS not being all that sexy. Rupal...
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04Dec
Well, it’s been a long ten days since I last did linkage. First, it was the Thanksgiving holidays, then work became crazy. I was able to do press releases as they came into the Fang’s Bites inbox, but you’ve been...
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It’s been crazy at work dealing with clients and crazy architects. Now let me see if I can squeeze in some linkage for you. We’re dealing with the aftermath of ESPN letting go its Sunday Night Baseball team of Jon...
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Let’s do some Monday stuff before work overwhelms me today. Starting with John Ourand at Sports Business Journal, he writes that ESPN and the NFL have reopened their contract to renegotiate mobile rights for Monday Night Football and hash out...
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04Nov
Ok, let’s do some links on this rainy Thursday in the Northeast. Time to look at what’s going on today. First from the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Brian Hendrickson recaps a symposium in which Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio...
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Now that baseball is done, and doesn’t it seem right that it’s over by Election Day (Go vote!), it’s time to shift focus totally to the NFL, college football, NHL and college basketball, not necessarily in that order. Of course,...
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Yesterday was busier than I expected both personally and sports media-wise. I was out most of the day which prevented me from providing links, but then the Cablevision/Fox story broke and I give tremendous kudos to Brian Stelter of the...
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Time to do the megalinkage on this Friday. Lots of things going on today into this evening and let’s get cracking. Of course, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks. Now let’s do the links. National USA Today’s Michael McCarthy wants...
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Let’s do some linkage on this Tuesday. Don’t know if I can get everything done today as I’ll be all over the place later today so I don’t know if this will be a complete set of links or an...
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Let’s get busy with the Sunday linkage. Some good stuff to get to. On Fox NFL Sunday, Jay Glazer reported that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre denied sending pictures of his shlong to Jenn Sterger, but did admit to leaving voicemails...
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Time to provide some linkage on this Saturday. Lots of stuff going on. Tom Van Riper of Forbes.com notes that Cablevision and Fox are now acting like spoiled little children. John Simon from Bloomberg reviews the Broadway play, “Lombardi”. At...
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I haven’t given you a full set of Friday megalinks since October 1, so it’s time to do some now. Let’s get to them. The Weekend Viewing Picks has your sports and primetime viewing. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and...
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21Oct
Let’s do your Thursday links. I’m a bit behind on things. But let’s get to the links while I can. USA Today’s Christine Brennan analyzes why baseball was beaten in the TV ratings by a lackluster Monday Night Football game....
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Let’s do your links on this Monday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says MLB’s League Championship Series are in a position to do well in the ratings although last night, Sunday Night Football on NBC beat NLCS Game 2 on Fox...
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17Oct
Let’s do some linkage for you on this busy Sports Sunday. NFL Week 6 and Game 2 of the NLCS. We also have the Cablevision/Fox talks that affects 3 million households in the nation’s largest media market. And there’s the...
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Already, I’ve been all over Kent County in Rhode Island for no good particular reason so I’m hoping I can stay in one place for a bit to give you linkage. Let’s begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who...
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Ok, I don’t have to go anywhere today so I can provide you with a full set of links without being interrupted. Let’s get to the sports media stories today. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Versus’ NHL season opener...
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07Oct
Dragging this morning. Just getting a late start on everything so let’s do linkage while I can. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says Randy Moss’ trade to the Minnesota Vikings may raise the already red hot NFL ratings. Marcus Vanderberg at...
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I’m traveling between two offices, the big boss is here, but I’m trying to provide linkage while I can. This may be cut short. Let’s start with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who talks about TBS adding a batting cage to...
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This is a review of another documentary in the ESPN 30 for 30 series, “Four Days in October”. This is the story of the comeback by the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 American League Championship Series against the New...
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Ok, let’s do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I’ve been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first...
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The critically acclaimed ESPN 30 for 30 documentary series is coming out on DVD just in time for the holiday shopping season. On December 7, the first half of the series will be released on six DVD’s. In this set...
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I give you some linkage on this Tuesday. Finished some paperwork and now it’s time for the links on this date. First, Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at NBC going with tape delayed coverage of the Ryder Cup all...
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On Tuesday, ESPN will air a documentary directed by two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash and Ezra Holland on one of the Greatest Canadians Terry Fox. You might be familiar with his story. Fox was diagnosed with cancer and decided that...
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Next month, the critically acclaimed ESPN 30 for 30 documentary series will look at “Four Days of October” where the Boston Red Sox down 0-3 to the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series stage the greatest...
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23Sep
As I stayed up very late as news broke about the HBO 24/7 series on the NHL, I’m dragging, but I do it so you have fresh content when you wake up. And besides, the post has been getting quite...
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