0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2013
This Sunday, we’ll learn the 68 team field for the 75th NCAA Tournament. ESPN won’t have the official Selection Show, but it will have its own show minutes after CBS signs off. So at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN will have its Bracketology show hosted by Rece Davis and he’ll be joined by a whole host […]
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After being away in Europe to call English Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League games for Fox Soccer, Gus Johnson is back in the United States to call his signature sport, college basketball. Gus will call two first round and two quarterfinal games of the Big Ten Tournament for Fox Sports’ Big Ten […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/13/2013
This from SiriusXM satellite radio. The pay radio service will have all 67 games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from the First Four™ to the Final Four™. As the official satellite radio partner of the NCAA Tournament, SiriusXM will have a selection show hosted by the extremely out-of-touch Chris Russo and Steve Torre. And […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/12/2013
This is a long release with lots of grids. I’ll keep this wraparound short and you can read this for yourself. TURNER SPORTS AND CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCE 2013 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TELECAST SCHEDULE ALL GAMES TO BE BROADCAST NATIONALLY ACROSS CBS, TBS, TNT AND truTV For the third consecutive year, CBS Sports […]
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The A-10 Tournament tips off in its new home of Brooklyn, NY this week. NBC Sports Network will air all first round games on Thursday starting at noon ET. Mike Corey will call the games and he’ll be joined courtside by Dave Kaplan with Brooke Weisbrod on the sidelines. Carolyn Manno and Rob Simmelkjaer will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2013
On Sunday, CBS Sports airs the official NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET. It marks the 32nd consecutive year that the Tiffany Network will air the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Greg Gumbel will host and be joined by Greg Anthony, Doug Gottlieb and Seth Davis in New York. Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg […]
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Announced today by the CBS/Turner Sports consortium for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the 75th incarnation of college basketball’s national championship, will be the men and women who will be in front of the camera this year. As usual, Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr will work the Final Four™ from Atlanta. Some changes from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/8/2013
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing Assignments Courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, March 9 Pregame and Studio Shows College GameDay live from Washington, DC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m. Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/6/2013
So Fox Sports 1 has been officially announced? What’s next? The launch on Saturday, August 17 which will include a NASCAR Truck Series race and a UFC card. During the event that introduced US version of Fox Sports 1 to the world (let’s not forget the original Fox Sports 1 in Australia), we learned that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/5/2013
On my way to New York for the Fox Sports 1 unveiling and I’m going to try to do some links with the limited wifi that Amtrak has provided. It’s not the best, but it’ll do for what I need today. Let’s begin with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who along with Matt Yoder from Awful […]
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The worst kept secret in sports media finally gets pushed from behind the curtain and will be officially unveiled to advertisers and the media on Tuesday. Fox Sports officials will be at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York to tell the world what the average fan will see on the new Fox Sports 1 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2013
In its first year of existence, Pac-12 Network shows its worth by airing extensive coverage of both the women’s and men’s conference tournaments starting this week. On Thursday, March 7, coverage of the Pac-12 Women’s Tournament begins and it marks the first time that all of the women’s tournament will be seen live. Pac-12 Network […]
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We’re fast approaching the college basketball conference tournaments and some really fun games. Teams that are on the bubble hope to improve their NCAA Tournament selection chances, while those teams firmly assured of a birth hope to improve on their seeding or hope not to get knocked off a certain line. With the networks of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/1/2013
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments Courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, March 2 Pregame & Studio Shows College Gameday live from Los Angeles, CA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Big Ten Tip-Off Show 2013 — Big Ten Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/28/2013
From Brett McMurphy, Andy Katz and Dana O’Neil at ESPN.com, we learn that the all-basketball schools from the Big East will leave the conference next year to form their own league and will take the Big East name with it. Thanks to Fox Sports, the seven schools, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/23/2013
When do you bury news? On the weekend! When do the networks put out terse statements on lost sports properties? Either late at night or on the weekends, like 3:19 p.m. ET on Saturday. NBC has conceded losing the Big East Conference to ESPN which matched the Peacock’s offer this week. There was a slight […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/22/2013
Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 22 Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Lexington, KY — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. 75 Years of NCAA March Madness: Top 10 Upsets — CBS, 1 p.m. 75 Years of NCAA March Madness: […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/21/2013
From John Ourand in today’s Sports Business Daily, ESPN has matched NBC’s offer to air Big East football and basketball. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Big East came to an agreement with NBC Sports Network, a deal with more $20 million annually over six years. Today was the deadline for ESPN to […]
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Let’s provide a few items that need to be recognized on this busy Thursday in sports. Updated the Viewing Picks to include Entertainment, MMA, NASCAR and the revised start time for the WGC Match Play Championships. I work over an hour compiling the viewing picks for you, so peruse them and let me know that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2013
In lieu of linkage which has been sorely lacking, my sincere apologies, I give a sports media notebook which includes some links for you. Life has gotten in the way and you’ve responded by not visiting the site. It tells me you want fresh content so I’ll do my best to provide that to you […]
