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Wednesday Night Links

Just when you think it’s safe to be free from linkage, you get some more. You know that game show Wipeout ABC was promoting during the NBA Finals? The show looks like a ripoff of Ninja Warrior on G4. Well, Awful Announcing has discovered who the host will be. The one good thing is the […]

A Thursday Afternoon Update

While I have computer access, I’ll give you an update. It looks like I’ll be getting my new computer next week so I ask that you be patient as I try to get through this rough stretch. It’s so nutty when you can’t use your own computer. But that’s the world we live in. We […]

Memorial Day Monday Links

I’m at the office right now so I’ll do some linkage for you. I hope you’re enjoying your holiday and you remember those who served for our country to keep us safe for democracy. Whether you agree or disagree about the cause for this current war, remember those who are serving us while we’re at […]

A Tuesday Link Thing

I’m here to give you your links for this morning. Let’s get to them. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he has the ratings of selected events from the weekend. CNBC’s Darren Rovell talks with Coca-Cola about why it chose Kobe Bryant to endorse Vitaminwater. David Bauder, TV writer for the Associated Press, says […]

Some Additional Monday Links

I’ll give you some more links on this Monday afternoon. From the Sports Media Watch, Tennis Week is reporting that ESPN has picked up the rights to the final leg of tennis’ Grand Slam, the US Open starting in 2009. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that if true, ESPN would have the rights to […]

BREAKING NEWS: Andy Gresh to do Shows at Sirius NFL Radio

In the last few weeks, I had been hearing that Andy Gresh, talk show host of the late WSKO-AM/FM in Providence, was talking with one of the satellite radio companies. Today, I got confirmation straight from Gresh that indeed, he will be hosting a couple of shows a week for Sirius NFL Radio, channel 124. […]

NCAA Final Four Tip Times and Announcing Assignments

Saturday, April 5 The Final Four Show – CBS, 4 p.m. (hosted by Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis)The NCAA Tournament Today – Westwood One Radio, 5 p.m. (hosted by Tommy Tighe and Jim Gray)UCLA vs. Memphis – CBS/Westwood One Radio, 6:07 p.m, Jim Nantz/Billy Packer (CBS), Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery […]

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Tip Times and Announcing Assignments

Now that the matchups for the Regional Finals are set, it’s time to give you the tip times and announcing assignments for both radio and TV for the Elite Eight in the NCAA Men’s Tournament. Sirius Satellite Radio will pick up all of Westwood One’s broadcasts. All times are Eastern. Saturday, March 29 Road to […]

A Friday Update

Let’s give you some more links on this getaway Friday. The voting for Darren Rovell’s Minor League Baseball Logo Contest has reached the Final Four. Darren wants you to vote for one finalist today. Newsday’s Neil Best has been blogging like crazy today, this despite being on a vacation. But that’s ok. I’m always glad […]

More on the XM-Sirius Merger

Earlier today, the Department of Justice approved the buyout of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius. The agreement between the two companies had been announced early in 2007, but inexplicably, it took more than a year for the DOJ to come to a decision. In fact, it took 399 days from the day of announcement to […]

BREAKING NEWS: DOJ Approves Sirius and XM Satellite Radio Merger

The Department of Justice has approved the merger between XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Next, the FCC has to approve it, but that is seen to be a formality at this point. For sports fans, this means that there will be one stop shopping, no more dividing of all sports between the two services. You […]

NCAA Regional Semifinals Tip Times and Announcer Assignments

According to CBS Sports, Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union and Ray Frager of the Baltimore Sun, here are the tip times plus the TV and radio announcer assignments for Thursday and Friday in the NCAA Men’s Tournament. Thanks to the people at Westwood One for providing the radio announcing assignments. Note that one […]

NCAA Tournament Radio Announcer Assignments

Some of you may not be able to watch the NCAA Tournament whether it be online or on TV. Depending if you have Sirius Satellite Radio or a local station carrying the tournament, I have the announcer assignments for Westwood One and the NCAA Radio Network. HostTommy Tighe Play-in GameBill Rosinski and Steve Lappas First […]

Ways to Monitor the NHL Trading Deadline

I’m trying to finish this proposal, but if you’re at work and want to find out about the latest trades as the NHL Trading Deadline approaches, you can do it in several ways. First, NHL.com is streaming TSN’s live all-day coverage and you can catch it here. Among TSN’s analysts are Mike Milbury, former Toronto […]

Our Midweek Links

Time to give you some more links this morning. David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch has reaction from ESPN to the Chris Berman videos that were available on YouTube. David says those videos have since been taken down. If you didn’t have a chance to grab them, they are pretty much gone forever. USA […]

A Wednesday Afternoon Update

Let’s give you a few links this afternoon. The Sports Media Watch gives us some ratings news from various events. Dan Gross from the Philadelphia Daily mentions that Steven A. Smith no longer works for the Philadelphia Inquirer after the editor fired him for not showing up for work. If you scroll down in the […]

The Wednesday Stuffage

Time for some links on this Wednesday. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes about the changes in the ESPN production of NASCAR for this upcoming season. The Daly Planet motorsports blog talks about the lovely Wendy Venturini returning to Speed this week. Newsday’s Neil Best has Tiki Barber picking his former team to win the […]

Your Late Tuesday Afternoon Links

Let’s give you a few links on this late Tuesday afternoon on the East Coast. First, the Sports Media Watch says the NHL fell back to reality last Sunday with the first of 9 games on NBC. However, Chris Pursell of TV Week quotes a TV executive in his Pressbox blog saying the 1.1 rating […]

NFL Viewing Picks for Week 17

All Times EasternSaturday, December 29NFL Total Access on Location – NFL Network, 5 p.m.New England at New York Giants – CBS/NBC/NFL Network, 8 p.m.Postgame – NFL Network, 11:30 p.m. Sunday, December 30Fox NFL Sunday, noonSan Francisco at Cleveland – Fox, 1 p.m. (DirecTV channels 705/719)Detroit at Green Bay – Fox, 1 p.m. (DirecTV channels 706/720)Jacksonville […]

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