0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2012
Haven’t been able to provide the Friday megalinks in a while. Let’s do an edition today. Normally I include a link to the Weekend Viewing Picks, but I’ll be doing that tonight so you can find it on my site when it’s posted. If you follow me on Twitter or have an RSS feed, you’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2012
As we go into the second week of the 2012 London Olympics or the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad, I thought I would take the opportunity on this middle Sunday to look ahead for the next set of Games on television. We know that NBCUniversal will carry the Olympics through 2020, that’s two Winter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2012
Olympics start today with women’s soccer and there’s more soccer action tomorrow on the men’s side. Let’s bring you some linkage before I get distracted by the live streaming. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that Erin Andrews will get some high profile NFL assignments working with the Fox Sports “A” announcing team of Joe Buck, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/19/2012
Let’s do some linkage now. Fifth straight day! This is a record! Michael Florek at USA Today’s Game On blog notes that Time Magazine will have six separate covers in four regions for its Olympic preview issue. For the U.S., guys will have Lolo Jones to gawk at, women get Ryan Lochte. Gymnast Gabby Douglas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2012
Let’s provide a few sports media thoughts on this Sunday. They’ll be in bullet form. Last Thursday’s release of Louis Freeh’s report on Penn State University’s conduct in the Jerry Sandusky scandal was the sports media’s version of the Obamacare Supreme Court decision. Unlike the Obamacare decision, no media outlet made errors in reporting. But […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/3/2012
Ok, maybe you’re not jonesing for the linkage, but at least you can read them at your leisure. Sometimes I think way too long about the title of the post and this is the case today. Anyway, let’s get to the links. Joel Schectman of the Wall Street Journal reports that NBC and Google are […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2012
NBC Sports Group has announced that it has extended its agreement with promoter Main Events to expand the Fight Night boxing series on NBC Sports Network. The deal which was originally for one year will now extend to 2014. In addition, the number of Fight Night cards will expand from the original six this year […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2012
Let’s do some links on a rainy Monday in Southern New England. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at NFL Network’s new morning show. Michael says ESPN has not confirmed whether Chris Berman will call a Monday Night Football game on the opening weekend of the season. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2012
This Saturday, HBO Sports will air the controversial Manny Pacquaio-Tim Bradley fight that ended in a split decision for Bradley. And while fans watch the fight as it airs, they’ll be able to vote at HBO’s Facebook page to determine who won. After the re-air and the live Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.-Andy Lee, HBO will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2012
I’m going to be away from a computer for most of the day so I’ll provide a few links for you now. If I can, I’ll provide more later when I’m back. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Floyd Mayweather vs. Larry Merchant II did not materialize after Saturday’s Mayweather-Cotto fight on pay per […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2012
Another Sports Emmy Award press release for you. This one comes from HBO Sports which was honored for its innovative 24/7 series, one for boxing, the other for the NHL. And HBO also received one of the more prestigious awards, Outstanding Sports Journalism for its feature “The College Bowl Game Money Trail” which was aired […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2012
Starting Tuesday, TNT will air all four parts of HBO’s boxing series, “24/7 Mayweather/Cotto” on consecutive nights. Recently, HBO has been using Time Warner corporate partner CNN to re-air the 24/7 series. Now it will use another Time Warner sister cable channel, TNT. This will lead right into the HBO Pay Per View fight between […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2012
Let’s get to some linkage. Four days in a row. Let’s keep up the momentum. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that the NFL is considering suspending the Pro Bowl. Stuart Kemp of the Hollywood Reporter writes that BBC’s staff to cover the London Olympics will outnumber the British athletic contingent to the Games. Tim Baysinger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/25/2012
Let’s do some linkage today. Been doing pretty good in providing links this week and I don’t want to stop. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he talks with ESPN bloviator Chris Berman who compares himself to Ted Williams, then tries not to compare himself to Ted Williams, claims he doesn’t pay attention to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/24/2012
Let’s provide a few links here. Don’t think I can do a full set, but I’ll try. In Sports Business Journal, John Ourand says MLB and Sirius XM have come to terms on streaming audio of live baseball games and will eventually be able to provide both home and away feeds starting next month. Brian […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2012
Don’t have much time today. I’ll do a few links for you here while I can. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has CBS/Turner’s Clark Kellogg saying he wouldn’t be surprised if Kentucky lost in the Final Four this weekend. Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart of CBS Sports, remembers his former colleague at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Furman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
You may not be a fan of Keith Olbermann considering that he’s a devout liberal, but when he discusses sports, he can be one of the best. But even then, he can be polarizing. Well, let’s put politics aside and watch his tribute to Bert Sugar who died Sunday at the age of 75. Olbermann […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/22/2012
The latest episode of Fox Sports Net’s “Connected with Jason Whitlock” will focus on Muhammed Ali and the impact he had on sports, politics and the black community. Whitlock’s guests will include embattled baseball star Barry Bonds, NFL legend Jim Brown, former NFL defensive lineman Warren Sapp, former NBA player John Salley, noted University of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/17/2012
Let’s do your media megalinks since last week you did not get any. Hard to believe that college baseball, college lacrosse and NASCAR seasons are starting up, but they are and they’re included in the Weekend Viewing Picks along with the regular Golf, NBA, NHL, Skiing, Soccer, Tennis and Entertainment recommendations. To your links now. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2012
After taking January off, HBO’s World Championship Boxing returns with two title fights on Saturday. And Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. will be fighting. Luckily, Larry Merchant is back to commentate and he’ll join Jim Lampley and Emmanuel Steward at the Alamodome in San Antonio. We have the particulars below. HBO SPORTS PRESENTS A DOUBLEHEADER OF […]
