0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/24/2012
I’ll do some quick linkage on this Monday. In USA Today, Michael Hiestand talks with NFL on Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira. In his extensive Monday Morning Quarterback column, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King remembers NFL Films’ Steve Sabol. John Ourand at Sports Business Journal notes that MLB will be increasing its haul from ESPN, Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/9/2012
Let’s do some Sunday linkage on this first NFL regular season Sunday of 2012. We’ll begin with Pat Eaton-Robb of the Associated Press with an interesting story on how Connecticut is fast becoming home of major sports media companies. Candace Jackson of the Wall Street talks about her visit to Rich Eisen and his wife, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2012
With the NFL now in full swing, well, as close to full swing as we can get, NFL Network will go into football mode big time. You know about its full NFL GameDay shows with Morning, GameCenter, Scoreboard, Highlights and Final. It adds “First on the Field” at 7 a.m. to be hosted by Melissa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/29/2012
Let’s do our linkage for today. It’s going to snow in Southern New England so I’m doing this early in case I have bug out later. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, we learn that ESPN will be streaming its Championship Week games on Facebook, but not everyone will be able to see the games. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2011
Yes, Thursday Night Football’s sixth season kicks off on NFL Network this week with another 8 game schedule. It begins with a tasty AFC West matchup between old American Football League rivals Oakland and San Diego at the Stadium Formerly Known as Jack Murphy. In addition, it marks the debut of the new Thursday Night […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2011
NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football is back with its fifth announcing crew in its six years of existence. Here’s hoping we’ll finally some consistency with Thursday Night Football now that the Matt Millen and Joe Theismann experience is over. This year, we’ll have Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock. I’ve felt Mayock should have been in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/10/2011
I’m at work again, but I’m trying to cope by flicking on the Watch ESPN for the Women’s World Cup game against Brazil. I’ll give you what linkage I can find today. Mike McCarthy of USA Today says Turner Sports has reportedly hired Shaquille O’Neal for its NBA coverage. Still no official comment from Turner. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2011
This video premiered on SportsCenter this morning and is now on Funny or Die. Luckily, I can embed it for you. It’s pretty funny. When I received the press release promoting a “Field of Dreams” theme for an NFL lockout video, I didn’t think it would work, but lo and behold it did. Featuring an […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2011
I’ve been busy the last few days and I need to catch up on press releases that have come into the Fang’s Bites inbox. So I’ll post some stuff that you would probably want to know. First, NFL Network has announced that it’s going to make Rich Eisen’s popular podcast on NFL.com into a weekly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2011
Finally getting to some linkage. Had some work to do first and of course, that takes precedence. Lots of stuff to get to. First from John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily, he reports that Monday Night Football reporter Michele Tafoya is leaving ESPN and most likely heading to NBC in an unspecified […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2010
Thursday Night Football on NFL Network returns this week with a matchup of 6-2 teams, the Atlanta Falcons hosting the Baltimore Ravens. Can’t ask for a better way to premiere an 8 game package of games. However, it also means the debut of motormouth analyst Joe Theismann who never passed the opportunity to talk into […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2010
Ok, like last year, I will post Sunday NFL pregame quotage from the networks. Unlike last year, I will separate the quotage via network and not put them all into one post. I have NFL Network, CBS and Fox. I don’t have ESPN’s yet. When I do, I’ll post it. Here’s what was said on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2010
The Sunday lineup for NFL Network is just about the same, but the hosts have changed. Rich Eisen changes his shift from evening to morning and Fran Charles takes over NFL Gameday Final. Stacey Dales who was a co-host of NFL Gameday Morning now becomes a roving reporter. Spero Dedes who hosted Gameday Morning has […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s do your mid-week linkage. I’m stuck at the home office in Rhode Island so while I’m waiting on a few things, I’ll give you links. Looks like Jay the Rat might have escaped charges as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is declining to press charges against Jay Mariotti. The Big Lead links […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/7/2010
In what can only be judged as good news, the face of NFL Network, Rich Eisen, has signed a new long-term deal with the network. Rich will get expanded duties including hosting the four hour NFL Gameday Morning show every Sunday during the regular season. In addition, he’ll host a Sunday afternoon highlights show, then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
It was a three day weekend for most of you. It wasn’t for me as I worked all three days, but you don’t want to hear my complaints, you want to see the linkage so I’ll do that. Plenty of stuff to get to. Sean Leahy of USA Today surveys all 32 NFL teams and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2010
Ok, time to do the Friday megalinks. Coming at night again after shuffling between two offices and playing chauffeur. So blogging had to take a back seat for a bit. I thank everyone who sent in questions for the Fang’s Bites mailbag. I will answer the questions this weekend. It’s my hope that the mailbag […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2010
Coming up tonight at 10 East/7 West, NFL Network will air an interview between host Rich Eisen and Green Bay Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy regarding the latest in the NFL labor negotiations. From what’s been reported, they seem to be a bit contentious, but both sides say they want to avoid a lockout […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/9/2010
Let’s do some links for you today. But first, some comments about last night’s MLB Network production of Stephen Strasburg’s debut for the Washington Nationaals. At first, Bob Costas tried to temper expectations on Strasburg noting other heralded pitchers who eventually fell by the wayside either due to injury or not meeting potential. But as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2010
If you’re a regular listener to the Dan Patrick Show, you’re aware that Dan has been referencing a Funny or Die video put together by actor Hank Azaria, the man who has done many voices on “The Simpsons” and also did a short guest gig on “Mad About You” in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s. Check […]
