0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2011
With another regular season over, it’s time to hand out my awards for the best and worst in NFL TV. Lots of hardware to hand out. If you want to see past awards, you can check the inaugural, 2nd and 3rd annual awards. Best Play by Play: I’m going to go Against the Grain this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2011
Lots of things to get to today. I hope to get everything in during one long linkfest, but if I can’t, I’ll try to do it in multiple parts. We begin with USA Today’s Mike McCarthy who says despite the ratings being down for the Rose and Fiesta Bowls as ESPN takes over the games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2010
Ok, been busy, but I’m going to do some links while I can. We’ve all seen the video of the Metrodome roof collapsing under the weight of heavy, wet snow. Michael Hiestand of USA Today has Fox Sports explaining how it made that video. Michael also looks at some of the ratings from the weekend. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2010
With the NFL games underway, it’s time to bring you some linakge today. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says the NFL Network’s Thursday game between Houston and Philadelphia garnered just under 5.5 million viewers. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the BBC is coming under fire for undermining Britain’s bid for the 2018 World Cup. Ben […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/29/2010
This just in from CBS Sports, we learn that college basketball returns for a 30th season on the Tiffany Network. In addition, Screamin’ Gus Johnson will be on the call for Kentucky-North Carolina this Saturday with regular college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg. Let’s check out the press release. “THEN, NOW, ALWAYS…” CBS SPORTS TIPS OFF […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/24/2010
Let’s provide you with some linkage on this day before Thanksgiving. Lots of things to get done so let’s do this. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy backtracking on his 72 win prediction for the Miami Heat. Brian Lowry at Fox Sports says the Thanksgiving weekend gives sports fans a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/15/2010
Ok, let’s provide you with some linkage that’s been missing since early Friday. I was hoping to complete the megalinks, but was out for most of the day helping the family with some issues, then working all day on Saturday and Sunday prevented me from doing weekend stuff. There’s a lot of stuff today so […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2010
Since I’ll be away from any wireless technology this afternoon, I’m doing the megalinks now and will try to get as many as I can in before leaving the office for the day. Let’s start now and I’ll provide some links I could not get to over the last couple of days. National USA Today’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/25/2010
Last week, MSG Network unceremoniously dropped Gus Johnson from calling New York Knicks games. However, it didn’t take long for one of America’s most popular announcers to get more work. Today, the Big Ten Network announced that Gus will increase his workload with the channel and call over 20 Big Ten Conference basketball games this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2010
Let’s get busy with the Sunday linkage. Some good stuff to get to. On Fox NFL Sunday, Jay Glazer reported that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre denied sending pictures of his shlong to Jenn Sterger, but did admit to leaving voicemails on her cell phone. I’ll have video of that segment during the Fox NFL Sunday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2010
Let’s do your Thursday links. I’m a bit behind on things. But let’s get to the links while I can. USA Today’s Christine Brennan analyzes why baseball was beaten in the TV ratings by a lackluster Monday Night Football game. ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer is out from hibernation and he answers readers questions on ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/7/2010
Ok, lets provide some more linkage. Crazy day today. Well, the long-awaited Brett Favre schlong pics are out including those voicemails to Jenn Sterger that may or may not have come from the quarterback. Deadspin has them all and you can decide whether they come from Favre or a very good impersonator. Just be careful […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2010
I’ll give you some Thursday linkage while I can. Waiting on an appointment, but while I’m free I’ll do the links for you. Lots of stuff to get to so let’s not keep you waiting. Jack Carey of USA Today notes that ESPN was a major factor in Brigham Young University declaring independence from the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2010
Today ended up being one of the busiest weekend days I’ve experienced this year. And they say the weekend is supposed to be for rest. To that I say bullshit! I’ve been driving all over Rhode Island today and it’s kept me from turning on my computer until after 6 p.m. ET. I’m not happy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2010
Thanks to CBS, we have the open for tonight’s Strikeforce card. Gus Johnson voices it as he’ll call the action for CBS. The theme is “What are champions made of?” The Strikeforce on CBS card airs tonight at 9 ET/PT.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2010
Here we are on a Friday. It’s beautiful in the Northeast after the monsoons we’ve experienced and it’s really appreciated today. And it’s nice to see as we steam into Easter Weekend. Speaking of Easter Weekend, there are plenty of sports to watch including both the Men’s and Women’s Final Four on CBS and ESPN, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/15/2010
Let’s do some linkage for you as many of us are back to work today. Starting with the Sports Business Journal, we have the nominees for the publication’s 2010 Sports Business Awards. On The DL’s Dan Levy breaks down CBS’ announcing teams and assignments in the Sporting Blog. Greg Risling of the Associated Press says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2010
Time to hand out the 3rd Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. If you’re a new reader, you can take a look at how the inaugural and 2nd annual versions played out. Let’s get to them without further delay. Best Play-by-Play: There’s no one better when it comes to NBC’s Al Michaels when there’s a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2009
Giving you some links while I’m working at the home office today. That’s no fun working on a Saturday, but we do what we gotta do to eat. We start with what broke last night out in Los Angeles, that the TV announcing team for the Clippers, Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith were suspended by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/17/2009
Screamin’ Gus Johnson is back calling college basketball this season and that is a totally good thing. Even though he no longer calls Knicks games for MSG Network, it has freed him to work games for Big Ten Network in addition to CBS. Of course, it means that Gus will also call the NCAA Tournament […]
