0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2010
Now that MLB and TBS have released the early schedule for the League Division Series, let’s look at each series individually. All series are best of five. All games are on TBS. All times are Eastern. American League Division Series Tampa Bay Rays (East Division Champions) vs. Texas Rangers (West Division Champions) Game 1: Wednesday […]
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
Been a bit busy at work so the linkage is coming to you later than usual. I try to finish it late morning or early afternoon, but there have been a few issues that needed taking care of. They’re done now so let’s provide the links. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that Fox 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
It’s a rainy Monday in Southern New England. Certainly nothing compared to what’s going on in Minnesota and having gone through a 100 year flood earlier this year, my sympathies go out to those bailing out or having to leave their homes. I hope things get better real soon. Let’s do some linkage on this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2010
I had to go to work early and I’m still there now so I’m not in any capacity to see any NFL action at this time. I will try to sneak in some linkage this afternoon. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News talks about five Telemundo stations banding together to air their first live NFL game […]
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 9/17/2010
I owe you some megalinks from last week so let’s get this done. Don’t forget the Weekend Viewing Picks. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and Mike McCarthy square off over whether viewers should care what announcers do off the air and away from the camera. USA Today’s Sean Leahy has NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/30/2010
College football begins on Thursday with two games on ESPN and three games on ESPN3.com, then a whole bunch of games during the weekend. Let’s take a gander at the the press release. 2010 College Football Season Kicks off Thursday First Week of Season Includes 31 Games in Five Days, College GameDay from Atlanta ESPN […]
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 8/10/2010
ESPN with 75 games and ABC with an additional 15 give the combo a total of 90 games this season. Lots of games. Here’s the press release. ABC & ESPN 2010-11 NBA Schedule 90-Game Flexible Schedule; Five Christmas Day Games Including Heat/Lakers Blockbuster ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the 2010-11 NBA regular season will include 90 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/6/2010
Ok, we have time during the time where I can do the Friday media links. Nice to be able to them earlier than late at night. Before we get to the links, there’s the Weekend Viewing Picks and you can see what’s on tap in sports and primetime right here. National Starting with USA Today, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/11/2010
Let’s hand out some awards shall we? I’ll evaluate the hosts, play-by-play, analysts and reporters on both TV and radio. For the best, they’ll go in the Finals, those just below go in the semi-finals and those not up to par will be given Group Stage or ESPN Fail. Hosts TV Finals Bob Ley, Mike […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/8/2010
Thanks to carrying ESPN Radio, subscribers will hear the simulcast of “The Decision”, a.k.a. The LeBronathon tonight. Here’s the release. SIRIUS XM RADIO TO CARRY LEBRON JAMES’ ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE ON ESPN Listeners nationwide can hear James reveal his future team on ESPN Radio, SIRIUS channel 120 and XM channel 140 SIRIUS XM Radio will offer […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/7/2010
On Monday, ESPN presents annual coverage of the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby live from Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Unfortunately, Chris Berman will once again call and do his overblown, “Back, back, back, back, back, back, back!” call. Plus, he’ll try to endear himself by mentioning local communities (“That ball was hit to Orange County!”). […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
ESPN has announced details of the LeBron James one hour dog and pony show. There’s not much more for me to write about it. Note the particulars, Stuart Scott hosts, Michael Wilbon and Jon Barry will be analysts and former ESPN’er Jim Gray returns to the Mothership to conduct the first interview with James. It’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2010
ESPN has announced the commentating teams for the games through the Round of 16 which begins on Saturday. Here they are as follows: ESPN and ESPN Radio FIFA World Cup Commentator Assignments for Round of 16 ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa continues Saturday, June 26, through Tuesday, June […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2010
We have the rest of the announcer assignments for Group play in the World Cup. This lasts until Friday. Now from Tuesday until Friday, there will be two games played simultaneously at 10 a.m. Eastern Time and two played at 2:30 p.m. ESPN and ESPN2 will air those games. Because of the scheduling, ESPN brings […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2010
We have a whole host of U.S. Open-related press releases and they’re from NBC, ESPN Radio, and Sirius XM. We’ll need to do a jump break, but first, we’ll give you what NBC Sports is saying about the Open which is going to be in primetime all four days. TIGER WOODS, PHIL MICKELSON & GOLF’S […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2010
Let’s give you a few links tonight. Couldn’t do a linkage today and I suspect that the megalinks will be up tomorrow night instead of during the day as I’ll be moving between two offices. To the linkage. We have a lot links previewing World Cup coverage as it begins on Friday. So we’ll devote […]
