0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2010
We heard how much that the Kentucky Derby likes the way NBC airs the race every first Saturday in May and now it has even more reason to. A rainy day with a sloppy racetrack led to high ratings for the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports, in fact, the highest in over two decades. MOST […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2010
This weekend was pretty much a wash for me being away in Ithaca, NY on Saturday and then attending Boston Sports Blogapalooza on Sunday. I was hoping to blog from a Starbucks in the Collegetown section of Ithaca, but with it being exam time, every chair was filled and I could not get access to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2010
Another rite of Spring comes along this Saturday, the first one in May as the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs touches off another Triple Crown season. Hard to believe we haven’t had a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, but that’s the deal. On Thursday, NBC Sports held a conference call involving the crew […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2010
Without golf this weekend, NBC Sports airs Boston-Washington for its final regular season NHL Game of the Week and then does some other programming. It includes the final prep horse races before the Kentucky Derby on May 1. “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” SERIES CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON NBC SPORTS Blue Grass Stakes and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/3/2010
NBC Sports has three events for this weekend. Let’s go over them chronologically. First, NBC Sports has the Houston Open, the last PGA Tour stop before The Masters. ERNIE ELS GOES FOR THREE IN A ROW AT SHELL HOUSTON OPEN ON NBC SPORTS THIS WEEKEND “This tournament has been transformed.” – NBC Sports’ Mark Rolfing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2010
I have a couple of announcements from NBC Sports. First, NBC and USA will air six prep races leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May. CHURCHILL DOWNS & NBC SPORTS PARTNER FOR “ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY” SERIES Three Broadcasts Encompassing Six Derby Prep Races Airing on NBC Sports & USA Network This Spring […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2010
After helping Dad to meet the deadline, I’m now free to do some links for you. Let’s get to them. Starting with the Sports Business Daily, the publication takes a look at how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the NFL v. American Needle case could have widespread effects on the league’s labor negotiations. Writing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2009
Here’s the entire Kentucky Derby as Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot wins in the second biggest upset in the Run for the Roses. We’ll have the Preakness here in two weeks when NBC Sports makes it available.
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I’ll do some links this morning. Starting with the Nielsen ratings Wire blog, we find that almost as many women watch the Kentucky Derby as men. Michael Winerip of the New York Times laments of the loss of Len Berman from WNBC and no-nonsense sportcasts. Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette has a good suggestion. […]
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Before I was interrupted and called away from the office, I was in the midst of doing the Friday Megalinks and was on a roll. Unfortunately, I had to stop where I was. Well, I have time now and I’ll finish what I started. I’ll see if I can add to the National and Eastern […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2009
Time to give you your Friday megalinks. Again, we begin with the Weekend Viewing Picks. The Kentucky Derby is the prime event with tomorrow being the first Saturday in May. NBC has the actual race at 6:20 p.m. with coverage beginning at 4. ESPN has several races from the undercard starting at noon. If you […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2009
After I did my press release post earlier today, more came into the Fang’s Bites inbox so it’s time for another post now. Starting with NBC Sports, the network previews it’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. NBC SPORTS PRESENTS UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF THE 135th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY THIS SATURDAY AT 4 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2009
It sucks when your day is planned for you and you find that you keep getting interrupted for silly little things. I’m at work again, stuck in the home office and trying to actually get work done and hoping to get a link or two in, but I’m finding it extremely difficult today. As I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2008
I’ll give some more links as I get ready to watch Lost. Don’t forget David Scott will have a live blog when the Boston Herald puts John Tomase’s Spygate story explanation on its website. Bruce Allen of Boston Sports Media Watch writes that the Herald’s Tony Massarotti’s polarizing column attacking New England Patriots fans did […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2008
I hope you’re treating your mom to a nice lunch or dinner today. As we get to our links, don’t forget who helped to put you into this world. Of course, we’ll remember dad next month too. He had a role as well. Getting to our links, Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/8/2008
I’ll give you some additional links on this late Thursday afternoon here on the East Coast. First, Newsday’s Neil Best says last week’s Game 4 of the Pittsburgh-New York Rangers series was the highest-rated and most watched NHL contest ever on Versus. Neil also looks at whether the sports blogosphere is a happy, chummy place. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2008
I’ll give you a Tuesday night update here as I flip between the Red Sox-Tigers game and the coverage of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. Newsday’s Neil Best previews tonight’s “YESterdays” program on the YES Network which focuses on Alex Rodriguez. And Neil talks with 1050 ESPN Radio’s/YES Network’s Michael Kay about his criticism […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2008
I don’t have anything cute to write as an introduction this morning. Let’s just get to the links. Matthew Futterman and Suzanne Vranica of the Wall Street Journal report that NBC plans to charge $3 million per 30 second spot for Super Bowl XLII. Neil Best of Newsday has a column today about the opening […]
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I’ll give you some linkage here as I watch the Red Sox-Tigers game. Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated has his media power rankings for April and he has some thoughts on the Costas Now muscle-tuscle between author Buzz Bissinger and Deadspin’s Will Leitch. Three links to the Sports Media Watch. First, the SMW says Game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2008
As we’re back to work, let’s give you some links on this Monday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says NBC Sports made the right call in not showing Eight Belles’ suffering after breaking down at the Kentucky Derby. Paul Christian of the Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin agrees that NBC was correct in showing restraint. On the other […]
