0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2011
Getting a late start on the Monday links. Part of it was due to the Masters thesis I wrote on the NCAA Tournament earlier today. Let’s do the links for you. From USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, we have him saying that having the NCAA’s National Director of Officiating on to explain controversial calls only added […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/15/2011
On Saturday, NESN will have two hockey games to cover, the Bruins taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs live from the Air Canada Center in what is a Hockey Night in Canada game on CBC. In addition, NESN will cover the Hockey East Championship game live from TD Garden. Both games drop the puck at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/1/2011
On Friday, NESN will start its Red Sox coverage and kick into high gear into coverage of the final two weeks of Hockey East. As you can imagine, this will require an extra channel so NESN will utilize “NESNplus” for the first time this year on Friday. So the Red Sox will go on the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/5/2011
Starting Monday, NESN will air the annual college hockey tournament known as The Beanpot. It always features Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University and Northeastern University. It’s one of the best sports events in the Boston scene every year. Red Sox voice Don Orsillo will call the event along with Bruins analyst Andy Brickley. We […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2010
On Saturday, both Fox Sports Detroit and Fox-owned Big Ten Network will air the Michigan State-Michigan outdoor college hockey game, live from Michigan Stadium. It’s the second time the two schools have staged an outdoor game. The first time was in 2001 at Spartan Stadium and it’s taken nine years to do it again. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2010
Last year, Northeastern University radio station WRBB aired several college basketball and hockey games during the holiday break and managed to cover them all. This year, it’s going to be doing it again and broadcasting from Mexico in the process. I have an affinity for things like this as I was in college radio myself […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2010
And to round out our college hockey press releases, we have the composite CBS College Sports schedule. Overall, 24 games from the ECAC, CCHA, Hockey East and Atlantic Hockey. Here’s the schedule. CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BACK ON THE ICE FOR EIGHTH SEASON OF COLLEGE HOCKEY Network Signs Multi-year Partnership to Broadcast Hockey East Games […]
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For midwest college hockey fans and there are many, the CCHA has announced its TV schedule and between its TV partners, CBS College Sports, Comcast, Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Detroit, there will be 50 games involving conference teams. I have the overall schedule, then the release from Big Ten Network on the games […]
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This from the ECAC and CBS College Sports in regards to the games aired from this conference. ECAC Hockey to Air on CBS College Sports Network ALBANY, N.Y. — ECAC Hockey announced today that it has partnered with CBS College Sports Network to broadcast the 2011 ECAC Men’s Hockey Semifinals and Championship games live from […]
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It’s quite rare when I get to do college hockey press releases, but today, I have four, count ’em, four college hockey TV coverage releases to provide and that’s a good thing. I’d like to see more college hockey on TV and it’s nice to see Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports stepping up […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2010
ESPN2 has both games of the NCAA Frozen Four today at Ford Field in Detroit. ESPN Networks Present 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, including Three Top National Seeds NCAA Ice Rink at Detroit Lions’ Ford Field to Feature Wisconsin vs. Rochester Institute of Technology, Miami University vs. Boston College ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2010
ESPNU and ESPN360 will have coverage of the NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament starting on Friday. Plenty of games for college hockey fans and it will lead to the Frozen Four in April. It all begins with the regional semifinals and we check out the schedule for this weekend. Date Time (ET) Event Network Fri, Mar […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2010
I have some releases for next week’s programming so instead of letting them pile up and take up space in the Fang’s Bites inbox, let’s post them now so I can free up room. I’ll begin with ESPN2’s season premiere of NASCAR Now on Monday. ESPN2’s NASCAR Now Returns Feb. 1 Daily NASCAR News Program […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2009
On this Monday which is extremely slim pickings for sports and primetime TV, we get ready for the World Series on Wednesday which will be big for this week. Also, I expect to do the 1st ever Fang’s Bites Baseball TV and Radio Awards sometime this week so expect to see that within the next […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2009
Time to give you some linkage today. Quite a few good links today. First, I’ll give you Kristine Leahy’s “The Five” segment from WEEI.com today. I have to admit this is a conflict of interest. Kristine and I have become Twitter buddies and we’ve exchanged Tweets so I’m giving her some love today. To get […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2009
Getting ready to watch the Par 3 Contest at The Masters online. And earlier, I was working at the home office so again got delayed. So I’m here now and ready to give you linkage. From USA Today’s The Huddle blog, a look at Comcast and the NFL Network ramping up their war of words […]
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Because of the busy work schedule yesterday and today, I really haven’t been able to post as many press releases. I’ll post what has piled into the inbox over the last two days. Starting with HBO Sports, it has another fascinating documentary subject, Theodore Samuel Williams, the best hitter that ever lived. And I notice […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2009
Here are some press releases that have come in over the day. This is going to be ESPN-heavy so be prepared. First, ESPN is moving Saturday’s heavyweight championship boxing title bout from ESPN2 to the lesser viewed ESPN Classic. ESPN Media Advisory: Live Klitschko-Gomez Fight Moved to ESPN Classic Saturday’s live telecast of the Vitali […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2008
After working all day on Saturday, then researching 1990’s music for the Videos of the Week, it’s time to give you some linkage. I hate to start with Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News, but his columns have been baffling to read over the last few months. Today, he criticizes NBC for its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2008
Now that we have the first part of the Friday megalinks out of the way, let’s give you the rest. First, I have some leftovers from the National links, then the East and Mid-Atlantic region and then I’ll do the Midwest, West and Canada from there. National (cont.) John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes […]
