0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/5/2010
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 its MLB Postseason studio set. Michael also has a check on the weekend ratings. Andrea […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2010
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 York Yankees. The story is familiar, the Yankees up three games to none and having […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2010
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 weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2010
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 includes King’s Ransom, The Band That Wouldn’t Die, June 17th, 1994 among others. Included will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2010
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 day Saturday. Ten hours of taped golf. That’s just great. I can see people looking […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2010
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 he would try to raise $1 for every Canadian for cancer research and start the […]
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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 comeback known to mankind. The Red Sox pull off the impossible and defeat an aging […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2010
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 a bit of mileage this morning with Puck Daddy, The Pensblog, and at NBC’s Pro […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/22/2010
Let’s do some linkage while I can. Some sad news from MSNBC. Columnist Mike Celizic who has been with the network writing for both MSNBC and NBCSports.com died today at the age of 61. George Malone of MSNBC writes an appreciation of Celizic. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk says in a very strange move, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/20/2010
Ok, let’s get some linkage done as most of us return to work from the weekend. Plenty of stuff to go over. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says it may be early, but the NFL TV analysts were in mid-season form on Sunday. The National says former ESPN’er Molly Qerim is joining Versus to become a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2010
This is a review of the latest ESPN “30 for 30” documentary, “Unmatched” on the rivalry between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. The two dominated women’s tennis from the mid-1970’s through the late 1980’s. Evert and Navratilova played each other 80 times, Martina held the edge, 43-37, but both have won the same amount of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Yesterday was not the day to get sick. So many things happened last night, Jets owner Woody Johnson apologizing to Azteca TV reporter Ines Sainz, Monday Night Football doubleheader, US Open men’s final moving from CBS to ESPN2 and then cutting out for Monday Night Football, Jay Mariotti getting charged on domestic violence against his […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2010
Let’s do your mid-week linkage. I’m stuck at the home office in Rhode Island so while I’m waiting on a few things, I’ll give you links. Looks like Jay the Rat might have escaped charges as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is declining to press charges against Jay Mariotti. The Big Lead links […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2010
Let’s do some linkage on this Labor Day holiday. There aren’t too many links today, but I’ll give you what’s out there. Starting with Multichannel News, Mike Reynolds reviews the US Open in 3-D. Also at Multichannel, Mike, Todd Spangler and John Eggerton look at CBS and DirecTV teaming up for 3-D at the Open. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/31/2010
After being away from the office for most of the morning, it’s time to give you linkage while I can. We start off with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk who notes that Washington Post writer Mike Wise has been suspended by the paper for one month following his fake tweeting on Tuesday. Dan Levy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/29/2010
This in from ESPN. The critically acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary, “The Two Escobars” will come out on DVD and Blu-Ray in November. It will have some added features. Here’s the announcement. Following an Unprecedented Film Festival Run, ESPN Films’ Critically Acclaimed Documentary ‘The Two Escobars’ Comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray November 9 Ever […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/27/2010
We have less than a month to go in summer and with our Labor Day weekend coming next week, we all know that September means school, end of vacations and the like. It also means football in earnest. Where I’m going with this thought I don’t know, but I’m feeling melancholy that the summer is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2010
Let’s get some linkage done while I can. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who looks at the arrest of Jay “The Rat” Mariotti over the weekend and ESPN’s Jenn Brown endorsing Icehouse Beer. Rich Rovito of the Business Journal of Milwaukee reports that ESPN has apparently put the kybosh on Brown’s endorsement contract. Richard […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/2/2010
I’m here at the home office and ready to shuffle to the Massachusetts office at any given moment. In the interim, I’ll do some linkage while I can. Michael Hiestand from USA Today writes that NBA TV is now getting into the schedule release game. At the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Jason Fry […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2010
The critically acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series starts its final stage of films and it will air in late August through early November, then finish with a flourish with a two hour flick. Among the highlights: Bull Durham Director Ron Shelton will kick off the fall series on Michael Jordan’s stint in Minor League […]
