College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/29 & 01/30/11, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, January 29

College GameDay, live from Lawrence, KS – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.

11 a.m.
Temple at St. Joseph’s – ESPNU

noon
Florida State at Clemson – ACC Network

Louisville at UConn – Big East Network

George Mason at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network

Georgetown at Villanova – ESPN
Xavier at Richmond – ESPN2

1 p.m.
CBS Coverage Map
Florida at Mississippi State – CBS
Minnesota at Purdue – CBS

Norfolk State at Morgan State – ESPNU

1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Baylor – Big 12 Network

Auburn at South Carolina – SEC Network

2 p.m.
NC State at North Carolina – ESPN
Bradley at Wichita State – ESPN2

3 p.m.
Syracuse at Marquette – ESPNU

3:30 p.m.
UCLA at Arizona – Fox Sports Net

4 p.m.
Virginia at Wake Forest – ACC Network

Wisconsin at Penn State – Big Ten Network

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech – Big 12 Network

Lafayette at American – CBS College Sports

James Madison at Delaware – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS

Tennessee at Ole Miss – SEC Network

BYU at New Mexico – Versus

5 p.m.
Towson at Old Dominion – ESPNU

6 p.m.
College GameDay, live from Lawrence, KS – ESPN

Air Force at TCU – CBS College Sports

Ohio State at Northwestern – ESPN2

Arkansas at Vanderbilt – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

Colorado State at Utah – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Kansas State at Kansas – ESPN
St. Mary’s at Portland – ESPNU

8 p.m.
West Virginia at Cincinnati – Big East Network

UTEP at Tulsa – CBS College Sports

Pittsburgh at Rutgers – ESPN2

LSU at Alabama – Fox Sports South/FSN Rocky Mountain/Sun Sports

9 p.m.
Missouri at Texas – ESPNU

10 p.m.
Wyoming at San Diego State – the mtn.

Sunday, January 30

1 p.m.
Duke at St. John’s – CBS

2 p.m.
Providence at Seton Hall – Big East Network

4 p.m.
Iowa at Michigan – Big Ten Network

URI at UMass – Cox Sports RI

5:30 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech – Fox Sports Net/NESN

6 p.m.
Indiana at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

Central Michigan at Akron – ESPNU

7:45 p.m.
Maryland at Georgia Tech – Fox Sports Net/NESN

8 p.m.
Northern Iowa at Missouri State – ESPNU

10 p.m.
Washington at Washington State – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 1/22 & 1/23/11, All Times Eastern

men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, January 22

College Gameday, live from West Lafayette, IN – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.

11 a.m.
George Mason at James Madison – ESPNU

noon
Georgia Tech at Virginia – ACC Network

Rutgers at Seton Hall – Big East Network

Ohio State at Illinois – CBS

Richmond at UMass – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS

Villanova at Syracuse – ESPN

women’s/Texas A&M at Iowa State – Fox Sports Net

1 p.m.
Arkansas-Little Rock at Florida Atlantic – ESPN2
Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State – ESPNU

1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Oklahoma – Big 12 Network

Ole Miss at LSU – SEC Network

2 p.m.
CBS Coverage Map
Stanford at UCLA – CBS
Tennessee at UConn – CBS

Charlotte at Duquense – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/CSS/The Comcast Network

Kansas State at Texas A&M – ESPN

women’s/Syracuse at Marquette – Big East Network

women’s/Nebraska at Kansas State – Fox Sports Net

2:30 p.m.
Clemson at Maryland – ACC Network

3 p.m.
Temple at Xavier – ESPN2
Buffalo at Ohio – ESPNU

3:30 p.m.
Air Force at Wyoming – the mtn.

women’s/Navy at Army – CBS College Sports

4 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. John’s – Big East Network
Pittsburgh at DePaul – Big East Network

Oklahoma State at Baylor – Big 12 Network

Texas at Kansas – CBS

Virginia Commonwealth at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS
Boston University at Hartford – Comcast SportsNet New England

Appalachian State at College of Charleston – Fox College Sports
Arizona State at Washington – Fox Sports Net

Mississippi State at Georgia – SEC Network

New Mexico at UNLV – Versus

5 p.m.
Creighton at Missouri State – ESPN2
Louisville at Providence – ESPNU

6 p.m.
Navy at Army – CBS College Sports

Portland at Santa Clara – Comcast SportsNet California/Comcast SportsNet Northwest

Kentucky at South Carolina – ESPN

Oregon at Oregon State – Fox Sports Net

Utah at TCU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Marquette at Notre Dame – Big East Network

Minnesota at Michigan – Big Ten Network

Memphis at UAB – ESPN2
Boston College at Florida State – ESPNU

8 p.m.
College Gameday, live from West Lafayette, IN – ESPN

Centenary at Oral Roberts – Fox College Sports
Troy at Western Kentucky – Fox College Sports

9 p.m.
Michigan State at Purdue – ESPN
Iowa State at Missouri – ESPNU

BYU at Colorado State – the mtn.

10:30 p.m.
Arizona at Washington State – Fox College Sports

11 p.m
New Mexico State at Utah State – ESPNU

Cal at USC – Fox College Sports

Sunday, January 23

noon
Miami (FL) at NC State – ACC Network

1 p.m.
women’s/Memphis at Houston – CBS College Sports

women’s/Boston College at Georgia Tech – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports South/Sun Sports/NESN

women’s/Oklahoma at Kansas – Fox Sports Net

12:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

2 p.m.
South Florida at West Virginia – Big East Network

women’s/Hartford at Boston University – Comcast SportsNet New England

women’s/St. John’s at Notre Dame – ESPNU

3 p.m.
Indiana at Iowa – Big Ten Network

women’s/Oregon State at Oregon – Fox Sports Net

women’s/Mississippi State at Georgia – Fox Sports Florida/SportSouth

4 p.m.
women’s/Vanderbilt at Kentucky – ESPNU

5 p.m.
women’s/North Carolina at Maryland – ESPN2

women’s/Duke at North Carolina State – Fox Sports Net/NESN

6 p.m.
women’s/Illinois at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

8 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Illinois State – ESPNU

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 1/08 & 1/09/11, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, January 8

College Gameday – ESPN2, 10 a.m./ESPNU, 11 a.m.

11 a.m.
West Virginia at Georgetown – ESPN2

noon
North Carolina at Virginia – ACC Network

Syracuse at Seton Hall – Big East Network

Hofstra at Northeastern – Comcast SportsNet New England/MSG Plus/The Comcast Network

1 p.m.
Michigan State at Penn State – Big Ten Network

Kansas State at Oklahoma State – ESPN2

1:30 p.m.
Missouri at Colorado – Big 12 Network

Tennessee at Arkansas – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Marquette at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

George Mason at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Baylor at Texas Tech – ESPNU

Air Force at BYU – the mtn.

women’s/UConn at Texas – CBS

2:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at NC State – ACC Network

Cal at Arizona State – Fox Sports Net

3 p.m.
Florida State at Virginia Tech – ESPN2

3:30 p.m.
UConn at Texas – ESPN

4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Oklahoma – Big 12 Network

UTEP at UAB – CBS College Sports

Delaware at Drexel – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Utah State at Nevada – ESPNU

Georgia Tech at Boston College – Fox Sports South/NESN/Sun Sports

Alabama at Mississippi State – SEC Network
Kentucky at Georgia – SEC Network

San Diego State at Utah – Versus

women’s/Ohio State at Iowa – CBS

5 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina – ESPN2

6 p.m.

New Mexico at Wyoming – CBS College Sports

Miami (FL) at Clemson – ESPNU

LSU at Auburn – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/FSN Rocky Mountain

8 p.m.
Providence College at Rutgers – Big East Network

Bucknell at Navy – CBS College Sports

St. John’s at Notre Dame – ESPNU

10 p.m.
TCU at UNLV – the mtn.

Sunday, January 9

noon
Cincinnati at Villanova – Big East Network
Louisville at South Florida – Big East Network

Iowa at Purdue – Big Ten Network

women’s/Pittsburgh at Louisville – ESPNU

1 p.m.
women’s/North Carolina at Boston College – Fox Sports Net/NESN

2 p.m.
Minnesota at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

Dayton at UMass – CBS College Sports

women’s/Georgia at Kentucky – ESPNU

3 p.m.
women’s/James Madison at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England

women’s/Dayton at Xavier – ESPN2

3:30 p.m.
women’s/Oklahoma State at Kansas State – Fox Sports Net

4 p.m.
women’s/Minnesota at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

4:30 p.m.
Kansas at Michigan – CBS

5 p.m.
women’s/Tulane at UAB – ESPN2

6:30 p.m.
Xavier at URI – ESPNU

7 p.m.
Indiana at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

8 p.m.
Maryland at Duke – Fox Sports Net/NESN

8:30 p.m.
Missouri State at Wichita State – ESPNU

10:30 p.m.
UCLA at USC – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/18 & 12/19/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, December 18

noon
Loyola (MD) at Georgetown – Big East Network

Arkansas State at Georgia – CSS

USC at Kansas – ESPN

1 p.m.
Orange Bowl Classic, Sunrise, FL
Central Florida vs. Miami (FL) – Fox Sports Net

2 p.m.
Centenary at Marquette – Big East Network
Cleveland State at West Virginia – Big East Network
Loyola (IL) at DePaul – Big East Network

Illinois at UIC – Big Ten Network

CBS Coverage Map
South Carolina at Ohio State – CBS
Stanford at Butler – CBS

2010 Showcase, Dallas, TX
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas – ESPN2

3:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Louisville – Big East Network

Orange Bowl Classic, Sunrise, FL
Kansas State vs. Florida – Fox Sports Net

4 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Purdue at Indianapolis, IN – Big Ten Network

Texas vs. North Carolina at Greensboro, NC – CBS

2010 Showcase, Dallas, TX
Gonzaga vs. Baylor – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
John Wooden Classic, Anaheim, CA
BYU vs. UCLA – Fox Sports Net

6:30 p.m.
Prairie View A&M at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

All-College Classic, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State vs. Alabama – ESPN2

7 p.m.
Iona at Syracuse – Big East Network
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

Detroit at Central Michigan – ESPNU

8 p.m.
Wake Forest at Xavier – CBS College Sports

9 p.m.
All-College Classic, Oklahoma, OK
Oklahoma vs. Cincinnati – ESPNU

10 p.m.
Texas Tech at UTEP – CBS College Sports

Southern Utah at UNLV – the mtn.

11 p.m.
Florida State at Loyola Marymount – ESPNU

Sunday, December 19

noon
women’s
Maggie Dixon Classic, New York, NY
Rutgers vs. Texas A&M – ESPNU

2:30 p.m.
women’s
Maggie Dixon Classic, New York, NY
UConn vs. Ohio State – ESPNU

4 p.m.
South Carolina State at Indiana – Big Ten Network

4:30 p.m.
Stony Brook at Notre Dame – ESPNU

Arizona at NC State – Fox Sports Net/NESN

7 p.m.
women’s/Stanford at Tennessee – ESPN2

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/11 & 12/12/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, December 11

noon
St. Louis at Duke – CBS

UNLV at Louisville – ESPNU

12:30 p.m.
Big East/SEC Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA
Rutgers vs. Auburn – ESPN2/ESPN 3D

1 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

2 p.m.
Alabama at Providence – ESPNU

2:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Marquette – ESPN2

3 p.m.
URI at Quinnipiac – NESN

3:15 p.m.
Big East/SEC Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA
Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh – ESPN/ESPN 3D

4:30 p.m.
Washington at Texas A&M – ESPN2

5:15 p.m.
Indiana at Kentucky – ESPN

6 p.m.
Portland at Denver – Fox College Sports

6:30 p.m.
Colorado State vs. Kansas at Kansas City, MO – ESPN2

7 p.m.
Colgate at Syracuse – Big East Network

St. John’s vs. Fordham at East Rutherford, NJ – YES

7:30 p.m.
North Florida at Purdue – Big Ten Network

8 p.m.
Utah Valley at Cincinnati – Big East Network

Cal-Poly at UCLA – Fox College Sports

8:30 p.m.
Gonzaga at Notre Dame – ESPN2

9 p.m.
New Mexico State at New Mexico – the mtn.

Sunday, December 12

noon
Appalachian State at Georgetown – ESPNU

1 p.m.
women’s/Tennessee at Texas – Fox Sports Net

2 p.m.
Villanova at LaSalle – ESPNU

women’s/Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

women’s/Duke at Oklahoma State – Fox College Sports

4 p.m.
Western Carolina at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

Boston College at Maryland – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
Northern Colorado at Illinois – Big Ten Network

6:15 p.m.
Clemson at Florida State – Fox Sports Net

6:30 p.m.
South Florida at Kent State – ESPNU

7 p.m.
West Virginia at Duquense – CBS College Sports

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/04 & 12/05/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, December 4

noon
William & Mary at VCU – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/CSS/The Comcast Network

Utah State at Georgetown – ESPNU

Wright State at Detroit – Fox College Sports

12:30 p.m.
Kentucky at North Carolina – CBS

1 p.m.
South Alabama at Louisville – Big East Network

Harvard at Michigan – Big Ten Network

Western Carolina at Chattanooga – CSS/Fox College Sports

2 p.m.
Rider at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

Belmont at Vanderbilt – CSS

Cal at Iowa State – Fox Sports Net

Northern Iowa at TCU – the mtn.

3:15 p.m.
Butler vs. Duke at East Rutherford, NJ – ESPN

3:30 p.m.
Alabama at Purdue – ESPN2

4 p.m.
URI at Providence College – Big East Network/Cox 3

Drexel at Northeastern – Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network

Texas Tech at Washington – Fox Sports Net

5:15 p.m.
Illinois vs. Gonzaga at Seattle, WA – ESPN

5:30 p.m.
NC State at Syracuse – ESPN2

6 p.m.
Duquense at Penn State – Big Ten Network

Savannah State at Indiana – ESPNU

6:30 p.m.
Boston College at UMass – Comcast SportsNet New England

Cal-State Northridge at Denver – Fox College Sports

7 p.m.
Indiana State at Wyoming – the mtn.

8 p.m.
Cornell at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

Southern Mississippi at Ole Miss – ESPNU

10 p.m.
Oregon State at Colorado – ESPNU

Wichita State at San Diego State – the mtn.

Sunday, December 5

2 p.m.
Richmond at Arizona State – Fox College Sports

women’s/Purdue at Notre Dame – ESPN2

3 p.m.
Evansville at Air Force – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Oklahoma at Arizona – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
Virginia at Virginia Tech – Fox Sports Net

8 p.m.
BB&T Classic, Washington, DC
Maryland vs. Temple – Fox Sports Net

10:30 p.m.
Texas at USC – Fox Sports Net

College Football Viewing Picks For 11/27/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday, live from Stillwater, OK – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Michigan at Ohio State – ABC

Virginia at Virginia Tech – ACC Network

Cincinnati at UConn – Big East Network

Indiana at Purdue – Big Ten Network

Tulane at Marshall – CBS College Sports

Central Florida at Memphis – CSS

Boston College at Syracuse – ESPN
Michigan State at Penn State – ESPN2
South Florida at Miami (FL) – ESPNU

Kentucky at Tennessee – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

12:30 p.m.
Kansas vs. Missouri at Kansas City, MO – Fox Sports Net

2 p.m.
Grambling State vs. Southern at New Orleans, LA – NBC

3 p.m.
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.

ABC Coverage Map
Florida at Florida State – ABC/ESPN
Northwestern at Wisconsin – ABC/ESPN

Iowa at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

LSU at Arkansas – CBS
BYU at Utah – CBS College Sports/the mtn.

North Carolina State at Maryland – ESPN2
North Carolina at Duke – ESPNU

Washington at Cal – Fox College Sports

4 p.m.
TCU at New Mexico – Versus

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN
South Carolina at Clemson – ESPN2
Mississippi State at Ole Miss – ESPNU

7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt – CSS

Oregon State at Stanford – Versus

Georgia Tech at Georgia – ESPN (7:45 p.m. start)

8 p.m.

ABC Coverage Map
Notre Dame at USC – ABC
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State – ABC

Houston at Texas Tech – Fox Sports Net

UNLV at San Diego State – the mtn.

10 p.m.
Idado at Fresno State – WAC Sports Network

College Football Viewing Picks For 11/20/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday live from Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
North Carolina State at North Carolina – ACC Network

West Virginia at Louisville – Big East Network

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Penn State vs. Indiana at Landover, MD – Big Ten Network
Purdue at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

Villanova at Delaware – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Wisconsin at Michigan – ESPN
Pittsburgh at South Florida – ESPN2
Virginia at Boston College – ESPNU

Oklahoma State at Kansas – Fox Sports Net

Troy at South Carolina – SEC Network

Yale at Harvard – Versus

2 p.m.
Colorado State at Wyoming – the mtn.

2:30 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M at Orlando, FL – ESPN Classic

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Iowa – ABC

Ole Miss at LSU – CBS
Arkansas State at Navy – CBS College Sports

Richmond at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Virginia Tech at Miami – ESPN
Illinois vs. Northwestern at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL – ESPNU

Stanford at Cal – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
New Mexico at BYU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Arkansas at Mississippi State – ESPN
UConn at Syracuse – ESPNU

Missouri at Iowa State – Fox Sports Net

Army vs. Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium, New York, NY – NBC, 7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.
Rutgers at Cincinnati – Big East Network

Tennessee at Vanderbilt – CSS

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Florida State at Maryland – ABC
Nebraska at Texas A&M – ABC
USC at Oregon State – ABC

Houston at Southern Mississippi – CBS College Sports

Oklahoma at Baylor – ESPN2

10 p.m.
Utah at San Diego State – the mtn.

College Football Viewing Picks For 11/13/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday live from Columbus, OH – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech – ACC Network

Cincinnati at West Virginia – Big East Network

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Michigan at Purdue – Big Ten Network
Minnesota at Illinois – Big Ten Network

Ole Miss at Tennessee – CBS
Southern Mississippi at Central Florida – CBS College Sports

UNH at Villanova – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Iowa at Northwestern – ESPN
Indiana at Wisconsin – ESPN2
South Florida at Louisville – ESPNU

Vanderbilt at Kentucky – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

Brown at Dartmouth – Versus

12:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Missouri – Fox Sports Net

1:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Colorado – Fox College Sports

2 p.m.
BYU at Colorado State – the mtn.

2:30 p.m.
Utah at Notre Dame – NBC

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC

3:30 p.m.

ABC Coverage Map
Penn State at Ohio State – ABC/ESPN
Texas Tech at Oklahoma – ABC
Virginia Tech at North Carolina – ABC/ESPN

Georgia at Auburn – CBS
Central Michigan at Navy – CBS College Sports

Syracuse at Rutgers – ESPNU

4 p.m.
San Diego State at TCU – Versus

6 p.m.
New Mexico at Air Force – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN/ESPN2
UTEP at Arkansas – ESPNU

Texas A&M at Baylor – Fox Sports Net

7:15 p.m.
South Carolina at Florida – ESPN
Mississippi State at Alabama – ESPN2

7:30 p.m.
Oregon at California – Versus (available in 3-D)

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map (No reverse mirror)
Clemson at Florida State – ABC
Oklahoma State at Texas – ABC
USC at Arizona – ABC

Tulsa at Houston – CBS College Sports

10 p.m.
Wyoming at UNLV – the mtn.

10:30 p.m.
Nevada at Fresno State – ESPN

College Football Viewing Picks For 10/30/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday live from Los Angeles, CA – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 p.m.

noon
Clemson at Boston College – ACC Network

Louisville at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

Northwestern at Indiana – Big Ten Network

VMI at Army – CBS College Sports

Richmond at Villanova – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Miami (FL) at Virginia – ESPN
Purdue at Illinois – ESPN2
Syracuse at Cincinnati – ESPNU

Oklahoma at Kansas State – Fox Sports Net

Tennessee at South Carolina – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

Columbia at Yale – YES

1:30 p.m.
Harvard at Dartmouth – NESN

2 p.m.
San Diego State at Wyoming – the mtn.

2:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Notre Dame – NBC

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Michigan State at Iowa – ABC/ESPN
Missouri at Nebraska – ABC/ESPN

Florida vs. Georgia at Jacksonville, FL – CBS
Duke at Navy – CBS College Sports

UMass at James Madison – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

ESPN Goal Line – ESPN2
Wake Forest at Maryland – ESPNU

Cal at Oregon State – Fox College Sports
Arizona at UCLA – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
Auburn at Ole Miss – ESPN2

New Mexico at Colorado State – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN

Kentucky at Mississippi State – ESPNU

Baylor at Texas – Fox Sports Net
Vanderbilt at Arkansas – Fox Sports South

Stanford at Washington – Versus

7:30 p.m.
Utah at Air Force – CBS College Sports

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Ohio State at Minnesota – ABC
Oregon at USC – ABC

Michigan at Penn State – ESPN

9:15 p.m.
Colorado at Oklahoma – ESPN2

10:30 p.m.
Utah State at Nevada – ESPNU

11 p.m.
TCU at UNLV – CBS College Sports

College Football Viewing Picks For 10/23/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday live from Columbia, MO – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Duke at Virginia Tech – ACC Network

Rutgers at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Indiana at Illinois – Big Ten Network
Purdue at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

Notre Dame vs. Navy at East Rutherford, NJ – CBS

Delaware at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

Michigan State at Northwestern – ESPN
Syracuse at West Virginia – ESPN2
Penn State at Minnesota – ESPNU

Iowa State at Texas – Fox Sports Net
VMI at Charleston Southern – Fox College Sports

Ole Miss at Arkansas – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

Penn at Yale – YES

2 p.m.
Wyoming at BYU – the mtn.

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Georgia Tech at Clemson – ABC/ESPN
Nebraska at Oklahoma State – ABC
Wisconsin at Iowa – ABC/ESPN

LSU at Auburn – CBS
Houston at SMU – CBS College Sports

UMass vs. UNH at Foxboro, MA – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

UConn at Louisville – ESPNU

Arizona State at Cal – Fox Sports Net

5 p.m.
Washington State at Stanford – Fox College Sports Pacific

6 p.m.
Colorado State at Utah – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Alabama at Tennessee – ESPN
UAB at Mississippi State – ESPNU

Texas A&M at Kansas – Fox Sports Net
South Carolina at Vanderbilt – Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

7:30 p.m.
North Carolina at Miami (FL) – ESPN2

Georgia at Kentucky – CSS

8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Missouri – ABC

Air Force at TCU – CBS College Sports

Fresno State at San Jose State – WAC Sports Network

10 p.m.
San Diego State at New Mexico – the mtn.

10:15 p.m.
Washington at Arizona – ESPN

College Football Viewing Picks For 10/16/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday live in Madison, Wisconsin – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Maryland at Clemson – ACC Network

Pittsburgh at Syracuse – Big East Network

Illinois at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

North Carolina State at East Carolina – CBS College Sports

Columbia at Penn – Comcast Network

Villanova at Maine – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Boston College at Florida State – ESPN
Minnesota at Purdue – ESPN2
Arkansas State at Indiana – ESPNU

Bryant at Monmouth – Fox College Sports
Missouri at Texas A&M – Fox Sports Net

Vanderbilt at Georgia – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

Fordham at Yale – YES

2 p.m.
Furman at Samford – Fox College Sports Central/SportSouth

UNLV at Colorado State – the mtn.

2:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Notre Dame – NBC

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Iowa at Michigan – ABC/ESPN
Texas at Nebraska – ABC/ESPN

Arkansas at Auburn – CBS
SMU at Navy – CBS College Sports

UNH at James Madison – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network

4 p.m.
BYU at TCU – Versus

6 p.m.
South Carolina at Kentucky – ESPN2

Utah at Wyoming – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Ohio State at Wisconsin – ESPN/ESPN 3D
Mississippi State at Florida – ESPNU

Baylor at Colorado – Fox College Sports
Iowa State at Oklahoma – Fox Sports Net
McNeese State at LSU – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Washington State – Versus

8 p.m.
Air Force at San Diego State – CBS College Sports

Boise State at San Jose State – WAC Sports Network

9:15 p.m.
Ole Miss at Alabama – ESPN2

10:15 p.m.
Oregon State at Washington – ESPN

10:30 p.m.
New Mexico State at Fresno State – ESPNU

11:30 p.m.
Nevada at Hawaii – WAC Sports Network

College Football Viewing Picks For 10/09/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday, live from Columbia, South Carolina – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Boston College at NC State – ACC Network (formerly Raycom Sports)

Syracuse at South Florida – Big East Network

Minnesota at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

Richmond at UNH – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England

Indiana at Ohio State – ESPN
Illinois at Penn State – ESPN2
Central Michigan at Virginia Tech – ESPNU

Texas Tech vs. Baylor at Cotton Bowl, Dallas TX – Fox Sports Net

Tennessee at Georgia – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

2 p.m.
Colorado State at Air Force – the mtn.

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

Elon at Appalachian State – Fox College Sports Central
Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois – Fox College Sports Pacific

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Arkansas at Texas A&M at Arlington, TX – ABC
Clemson at North Carolina – ABC/ESPN
Michigan State at Michigan – ABC/ESPN

UNLV at West Virginia – Big East Network

Alabama at South Carolina – CBS
Wyoming at TCU – CBS College Sports

Virginia at Georgia Tech – ESPNU

UCLA at Cal – Fox Sports Net

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame – NBC

6 p.m.
San Diego State at BYU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN

Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt – ESPNU

Utah at Iowa State – Fox College Sports Central
Colorado at Missouri – Fox Sports Net

Oregon State at Arizona – Versus

7:30 p.m.
Purdue at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

LSU at Florida – ESPN
Auburn at Kentucky – ESPN2

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Florida State at Miami (FL) – ABC
USC at Stanford – ABC

Mississippi State at Houston – CBS College Sports

Toledo at Boise State – WAC Sports Network

10:30 p.m.
San Jose State at Nevada – ESPNU

College Football Viewing Picks For 10/02/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday live from Eugene, OR – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Florida State at Virginia – ACC Network

Vanderbilt at UConn – Big East Network

Ohio State at Illinois – Big Ten Network

Temple at Army – CBS College Sports

Delaware at James Madison – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England

Northwestern at Minnesota – ESPN
Miami (FL) at Clemson – ESPN2/ESPN 3D
Louisville-Monroe at Auburn – ESPNU
Ohio at Eastern Michigan – ESPN Plus

Kansas at Baylor – Fox Sports Net
Alcorn State at Mississippi State – Fox Sports South/Sun Sports

Kentucky at Ole Miss – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

2 p.m.
TCU at Colorado State – the mtn.

Idaho at Western Michigan – WAC Sports Network

2:30 p.m.
Navy at Air Force – Versus

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Texas vs. Oklahoma at Dallas, TX – ABC/ESPN
Virginia Tech at Duke – ABC
Wisconsin at Michigan State – ABC/ESPN

Tennessee at LSU – CBS
Cornell at Bucknell – CBS College Sports

Dartmouth at Penn – Comcast Network
Villanova at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS

6 p.m.
UTEP at New Mexico – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest – ESPNU

Texas Tech at Iowa State – Fox College Sports
Georgia at Colorado – Fox Sports Net

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Notre Dame at Boston College – ABC
Stanford at Oregon – ABC/ESPN2

Florida at Alabama – CBS
Marshall at Southern Mississippi – CBS College Sports

Penn State at Iowa – ESPN
Washington at USC – ESPN2

Boise State at New Mexico State – WAC Sports Network

10 p.m.
Nevada at UNLV – the mtn.

College Football Viewing Picks For 09/25/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

College Gameday, live from Boise, ID – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

Noon
Virginia Tech at Boston College – ACC Network

Buffalo at UConn – Big East Network

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Austin Peay at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network
Ball State at Iowa – Big Ten Network
Central Michigan at Northwestern – Big Ten Network
Northern Colorado at Michigan State – Big Ten Network
Toledo at Purdue – Big Ten Network

NC State at Georgia Tech – ESPN
Bowling Green at Michigan – ESPN2
Florida International at Maryland – ESPNU

UAB at Tennessee – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

2 p.m.
Air Force at Wyoming – the mtn.

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Eastern Michigan at Ohio State – ABC/ESPN
UCLA at Texas – ABC/ESPN
Wake Forest at Florida State – ABC

Temple at Penn State – Big Ten Network

Alabama at Arkansas – CBS
Tulane at Houston – CBS College Sports

Delaware at Richmond – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England

North Carolina at Rutgers – ESPNU

Stanford at Notre Dame – NBC

Florida A&M vs. Tennessee State at Atlanta – Versus

6 p.m.
Penn at Villanova – Comcast Network

Oklahoma at Cincinnati – ESPN2

Nevada at BYU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN

Western Kentucky at South Florida – Big East Network

Akron at Indiana – Big Ten Network

Kentucky at Florida – ESPNU

New Mexico State at Kansas – Fox College Sports

Georgia at Mississippi State – Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports Plus

7:30 p.m.
Fresno State at Ole Miss – CSS

South Carolina at Auburn – ESPN (7:45 p.m. kickoff)

8 p.m.
Oregon State at Boise State – ABC

Baylor at Rice – CBS College Sports

8:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

9:15 p.m.
West Virginia at LSU – ESPN2

10 p.m.
New Mexico at UNLV – the mtn.

10:30 p.m.
Oregon at Arizona State – Fox Sports Net

College Football Viewing Picks For 09/18/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday, live from Auburn – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Georgia Tech at North Carolina – ACC Network (formerly Raycom Sports)

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Ball State at Purdue – Big Ten Network
Northern Illinois at Illinois – Big Ten Network
Ohio at Ohio State – Big Ten Network
UMass at Michigan – Big Ten Network

North Texas at Army – CBS College Sports

UNH at URI – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Arkansas at Georgia – ESPN
Kent State at Penn State – ESPN2
Maryland at West Virginia – ESPNU

Iowa State vs. Kansas State at Kansas City, MO – Fox Sports Net

Vanderbilt at Ole Miss – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Alabama at Duke – ABC
Arizona State at Wisconsin – ABC/ESPN2
Nebraska at Washington – ABC/ESPN2

Florida at Tennessee – CBS
Washington State at SMU – CBS College Sports

Towson at Villanova – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS

USC at Minnesota – ESPN
BYU at Florida State – ESPNU

Hawai’i at Colorado – Fox College Sports
Air Force at Oklahoma – Fox Sports Net

4:30 p.m.
Baylor at TCU – Versus

5 p.m.
Indiana at Western Kentucky – Big Ten Network

7 p.m.
Clemson at Auburn – ESPN/ESPN3D
Mississippi State at LSU – ESPNU

Akron at Kentucky – Fox Sports Net

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Notre Dame at Michigan State – ABC/ESPN2
Texas at Texas Tech – ABC/ESPN2

Boise State at Wyoming – CBS College Sports

Utah at New Mexico – the mtn.

10:30 p.m.
Iowa at Arizona – ESPN
UNLV at Idaho – ESPNU

Houston at UCLA – Fox Sports Net

11:15 p.m.
Wake Forest at Stanford – ESPN2

College Football Viewing Picks For 09/11/10, All Times Eastern

Schedule Courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV

College Gameday, live from Tuscaloosa, AL – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Duke at Wake Forest – ACC Network (formerly Raycom Sports)

Indiana State at Cincinnati – Big East Network
Texas Southern at UConn – Big East Network

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Illinois State at Northwestern – Big Ten Network
South Dakota at Minnesota – Big Ten Network
Western Illinois at Purdue – Big Ten Network

Hawai’i at Army – CBS College Sports

San Jose State at Wisconsin – ESPN
Georgia at South Carolina – ESPN2
Florida Atlantic vs. Michigan State at Detroit – ESPNU

Georgia Tech at Kansas – Fox Sports Net

South Florida at Florida – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Florida State at Oklahoma – ABC/ESPN2
Iowa State at Iowa – ABC/ESPN2
Miami (FL) at Ohio State – ESPN/ESPN3D
Kent State at Boston College – ESPNU

Eastern Kentucky at Louisville – Big East Network

Georgia Southern at Navy – CBS College Sports

Colorado at Cal – Fox Sports Net

Michigan at Notre Dame – NBC

4 p.m.
UNLV at Utah – the mtn.

BYU at Air Force – Versus

7 p.m.
Penn State at Alabama – ESPN
Oregon at Tennessee – ESPN2
LSU at Vanderbilt – ESPNU

Buffalo at Baylor – Fox College Sports

Wyoming at Texas – Fox Sports Net

Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

7:30 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Illinois – Big Ten Network

NC State at Central Florida – CBS College Sports

Western Kentucky at Kentucky – CSS

8 p.m.
Rutgers at Florida International – ESPN Plus

Texas Tech at New Mexico – the mtn.

9 p.m.
Ole Miss at Tulane – ESPN Classic then moves to ESPN2 at conclusion of Oregon-Tennessee

10:30 p.m.
Stanford at UCLA – ESPN
Colorado State at Nevada – ESPNU

Virginia at USC – Fox Sports Net

Time For Friday Megalinking

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, Michael Hiestand notes that NFL Network’s Steve Mariucci was in the middle of the Brett Favre story.

To Milton Kent at Fanhouse who writes we’re learning more about Versus’ Jenn Sterger thanks to Deadspin’s Brett Favre sexting story.

Jeff Bercovici of Daily Finance says Deadspin betrayed a source’s confidence by trying to push Sterger to come forward and put her name on the story.

In the meantime, Deadspin continues to pursue the story and says a friend of Jenn’s claims she has seen the evidence of Favre in question.

Georg Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter says Madison Square Garden’s TV networks helped to drive the company to a strong financial 2nd quarter.

SportsbyBrooks reports that Keith Olbermann will not be on Football Night in America this season by request of NBC News.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell offers this year’s College Football all-name team.

Darren says a minor league baseball team plans to recreate the moment when the St. Louis Browns sent 3’7″ Eddie Gaedel to bat in an actual Major League game.

Steve Lepore of Puck the Media has part two of his series on the future of NHL TV and he looks at the possibility of bringing ESPN back into the fold.

Part 3 of Steve’s series explores whether Fox and/or CBS/Turner would be a good fit for the NHL.

If you missed Part 1 on NBC/Versus, check it out here.

Joe Favorito compares and contrasts ESPN and Deadspin on the stories the two entities had to deal with.

The Big Lead says the Chicago Sun-Times is not backing down from a story in which it said a Kentucky basketball recruit was offered money.

The Orbitcast satellite radio blog says Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew will host a show on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio starting this weekend.

East and Mid-Atlantic

In the Boston Globe, Chad Finn talks with Bob Neumeier who has been spending his summer filling in on two competing sports radio stations.

Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant writes about the new media rights deal between the University of Connecticut and SNY for football and basketball games.

Jackie Majerus in the Bristol (CT) Press talks with ESPN’s head of security. 

Neil Ostrout of the Greenwich (CT) Time says the deal between SNY and UConn will last three years.

Mark Nailor of the Ridgefield (CT) Press profiles the lead producer of “This Week in Baseball.”

Sox & Dawgs has the video of Red Sox teammates Marco Scutaro and Victor Martinez conspiring to touch Adrian Beltre’s head after he hit a grand slam home run against Cleveland last night. 

Justin Terranova at the New York Post says NFL Films and HBO have high ratings expectations for this season Hard Knocks.

Also from the Post, here’s Phil Mushnick’s annual anti-Little League World Series on ESPN column.

Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News gets on Hard Knocks for not spotlighting Darrelle Revis’ holdout from Jets’ camp. Does he want them to focus on it for the entire program?

Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union talks with ESPN’s Adam Schefter who’s been traveling by bus to half of the NFL’s training camps.

Evan Weiner of the New Jersey Newsroom says don’t expect to hear criticisms of BP from International Olympic Committee Chairman Jacques Rogge as the company is a huge sponsor.

Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog talks with the departing CEO for the Dan Snyder-owned sports radio stations.

Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with ESPN/ABC college football analyst Todd Blackledge about … ACC football???

Jim says former DC NFL team great Russ Grimm’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be covered extensively by local TV and radio this weekend.

South

To the Miami Herald where Barry Jackson looks for the unique standouts in South Florida sports radio and TV.

Barry Shlachter of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg had to dig deep to finally win ownership of the Texas Rangers.

The Star-Telegram’s Ray Buck talks with Fox Sports/NFL Network analyst Daryl Johnston about his ex-Cowboys teammate Emmitt Smith who’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.

David Barron of the Houston Chronicle says having Nolan Ryan as an owner of the Rangers means good news for Fox Sports Southwest.

Midwest

John Kiesewetter of the Cincinnati Enquirer says a local TV station will air a one hour special to hype the new Pete Rose movie.

Jeff Rabjohns of the Indianapolis Star writes that Lucas Oil Stadium being the site of the new Big Ten Football Championship in 2011 will be a big economic shot for the city.

The South Bend Tribune notes that former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown is joining ESPN 3D.

Ed Sherman in Crain’s Chicago Business has his winners and losers in sports business and media.

Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Cardinals radio rights saga has plenty of intrigue.

West

The Denver Post reports that former Broncos quarterback Brian Griese will join the team’s radio broadcasts this season.

Jay Posner from the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that the local ESPN Radio affiliate is changing formats at the end of this month. Jay mentions that today’s sports media column will be his last as he’s taken over as editor of the Union-Tribune’s sports section.

John Maffei at the North County Times notes that after several years, the mtn. is still not carried on Time Warner Cable systems.

Jim Carlisle of the Ventura County Star says the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game means the NFL is back.

In the Los Angeles Daily News, Tom Hoffarth talks about the dangers of reporting through Twitter.

Tom expresses more of his Twitter concerns along with posting his extensive news and notes in his blog.

Canada

Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail says reports of the firing of a legendary Vancouver Canucks analyst are untrue.

That will conclude the megalinks for today.

Friday Megalinkage

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, respectively, the MLB season opener, the last PGA Tour stop before The Masters and the playoff push in both the NBA and NHL. All of the Weekend Viewing Picks including primetime TV for Saturday and Easter Sunday are included.

Now time for your links.

National

Sports Business Daily looks at the increased live video streaming for this year’s Masters.

Mike McCarthy of USA Today says not as many media outlets will air Tiger Woods’ press conference at The Masters on Monday.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell says Upper Deck is hopeful that people will want to buy Tiger memorabilia. 

Gabriel Sherman in GQ looks at ESPN’s expansion of its local sites which includes today’s launch of ESPN New York.

At Pro Football Talk, Michael David Smith notes that Warren Sapp who was removed from NFL Network’s Super Bowl coverage over battery charges will apparently return to work after he was cleared.

Eye on Sports Media’s Christopher Byrne says the new Apple iPad could be a gamechanger for broadcasters especially if sports teams cooperate.

The great Greg Wyshynski at Yahoo’s Puck Daddy notes that Versus is adding a whole slew of NHL games for the final push for the playoffs.

Jon Friedman of Marketwatch.com feels CBS is secretly rooting for Duke to get to the NCAA Championship game on Monday. 

Rick Horrow and Karla Swatek of BusinessWeek says strong ratings for the NCAA Tournament make CBS the favorite to keep the event when it expands to 96 teams next year.

John Consoli of Mediaweek says ABC affiliates are getting some weekend sports programming after complaints over ESPN hoarding events for itself.

Katy Bachman of Mediaweek writes that the Oakland Raiders have a new flagship radio station.

Jonathan Landreth of the Hollywood Reporter says MLB’s season opener between the Yankees and Red Sox will be aired live in Communist China.

Joe Tetreault at the Biz of Baseball says both NESN and YES will be using the interactive texting service, kgb for trivia segments during Red Sox and Yankees games.

Also from the Biz of Baseball, Maury Brown reviews the latest update to the MLB At Bat app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Bailey Stephens at MLB.com speaks with Fox Sports Executive Producer Ed Goren about the network’s 15th year in covering baseball. 

Alex Weprin at Broadcasting & Cable has NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker defending the company’s Olympic online strategy.

Former ESPN MLB analyst Steve Phillips is joining Fanhouse in a similar capacity and talks about his treatment for sex addiction.

Speaking of Fanhouse, Milton Kent says The Masters’ restrictions on ESPN and CBS are almost laughable. 

The Big Lead interviews ESPN’s Michelle Beadle. 

The Sports Media Watch notes that Turner Sports had to issue an apology for Charles Barkley flipping the bird on TNT Thursday night.

Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans is tired of ESPN’s East Coast bias.

Staci D. Kramer at paidContent looks at the changes at ESPN360 coming this Sunday which includes a rebranding. 

East and Mid-Atlantic

From the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Bill Doyle talks with NESN’s Jerry Remy about the upcoming Red Sox season and his battle with cancer.

David Borges in the New Haven (CT) Register profiles CBS/Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis.

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times explores the launch of ESPN New York and what that could mean local sports coverage.

The Times has announced it has sold a small portion of the 18% of the Red Sox it currently holds.

The New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman lobbies for Gus Johnson to call the Final Four over Jim Nantz.

In the New York Post, Phil Mushnick opines that Tiger Woods is not the perfect example of a true family man.

Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says the best way to follow Tiger at The Masters might be online.

Alan Sepinwall of the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger reviews ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 documentary which airs on ABC on Saturday. 

Laura Nachman notes that a Philadelphia weekend sports anchor is heading to ESPN.

Press Box announces that it will be doing a one hour daily radio show in Baltimore. 

Jim Williams in the Washington Examiner has the winner of the best DC sports radio talk show reader poll.

South

The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson talks with Dolphins radio analyst Jim Mandich who has been battling cancer since February.

Sarah Talalay in the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes that fantasy baseball has gotten so big that mediators are now offering their services to settle disputes. Mediators! Real ones too!

Andrea Adelson of the Orlando Sentinel transcribes a portion of former Texas QB Colt McCoy’s interview with Dan Patrick on Friday.

Ray Buck of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram speaks with Fox Sports MLB analyst Tim McCarver.

David Barron of the Houston Chronicle appreciates Johnny Miller’s candor on PGA Tour telecasts.

Midwest

John Kiesewetter of the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that new Reds TV play-by-play man Paul Keels is giving up his Bengals exhibition game duties.

Michael Zuidema at the Grand Rapids (MI) Press looks at Fox Sports Detroit’s successful “April in the D” marketing campaign.

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel previews the National League Central race with Fox Sports’ Tim McCarver.

Paul Christian of the Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin writes that the first Minnesota Twins game at the new Target Field headlines a busy sports weekend on TV.

Dan Caesar in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Joe Buck is shrugging off the cancellation of his HBO show.

In the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Bob Mayhall looks at Buck’s signing of a new four year deal at Fox. 

West

Over to Scott D. Pierce in the Deseret (UT) News who says it’s about time the mtn. air Mountain West Conference football games in High Definition.

Jay Posner of the San Diego Union-Tribune says the city’s long nightmare over a sports radio contract dispute is finally over.

In the North County Times, John Maffei welcomes Orel Hershiser to ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball booth.

Jim Carlisle at the Ventura County Star has CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus shooting down sentiments that the network was rooting for Duke to make the Final Four.

And Jim writes that the nation will see Tiger Woods’ first tee shot at The Masters.

John Scheibe of the Los Angeles Times says Monday will be a busy day for sports fans with the NCAA National Championship, MLB Opening Day and Tiger Woods’ Masters press conference.

Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News discusses the most powerful scene in the latest ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Loyola Marymount and its former coach, Paul Westhead.

Tom has more on the documentary which also addresses the death of Hank Gathers.

Paul Bauman of the Sacramento Bee speaks with Tennis Channel analyst Corina Morariu about her struggles with leukemia that are chronicled in her new book.

David Steves and Christian Wihtol of the Eugene (OR) Register-Guard says the University of Oregon is investigating a huge payout to outgoing athletic director Mike Belotti who’s leaving the job after 9 months for a job at ESPN.

Canada

Bruce Dowbiggin in the Toronto Globe and Mail talks with new Blue Jays TV voice Buck Martinez about the team’s chances this season.

Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star says a TSN host is planning a summer special to discuss depression.

And that will conclude the megalinks.

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/06 & 03/07/09

men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

Saturday, March 6

College Gameday live from Durham, NC – ESPN, 11 a.m.

MEN’S

Atlantic Sun Championship – Macon, GA
ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Big South Championship – Conway, SC
Winthrop at Coastal Carolina – ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament – Richmond, VA
Quarterfinals
Old Dominion vs. Towson/UNC-Wilmington – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England, noon
George Mason vs. Virginia Commonwealth/Delaware – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS, 2:30 p.m.
Northeastern vs. Hofstra/Georgia State – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS, 6 p.m.
William & Mary vs. Drexel/James Madison – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS, 8:30 p.m.

Horizon League Tournament – Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Butler vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee/Cleveland State – ESPNU, 8 p.m.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Albany, NY
Quarterfinals
St. Peter’s vs. Rider – MSG Network/Fox College Sports, 2:30 p.m.
Siena vs. Loyola (MD)/Manhattan – MSG Network/Fox College Sports, 5 p.m.
Fairfield vs. Canisius/Marist – MSG2/MASN/Fox College Sports, 7:30 p.m.
Iona vs. Niagra – MSG Network/MASN/Fox College Sports, 10 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament – St. Louis, MO
Semifinals
Game #1 – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:30 p.m.
Game #2 – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 5 p.m.

Ohio Valley Conference Championship – Nashville, TN
ESPN2, 8 p.m.

West Coast Conference Tournament – Las Vegas, NV
Quarterfinals
San Francisco vs. Loyola-Marymount/Pepperdine – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Plus/Comcast SportsNet Northwest/Cox 4, 9 p.m.
Portland vs. San Diego/Santa Clara – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Comcast SportsNet Northwest/Cox 4, 11:30 p.m.

noon
Northwestern at Indiana – Big Ten Network

West Virginia at Villanova – CBS

Texas A&M at Oklahoma – ESPN
Florida State at Miami (FL) – ESPN2

1 p.m.
Tulsa at Memphis – CBS College Sports

1:30 p.m.
Nebrasaka at Oklahoma State – Big 12 Network

Maryland at Virginia – Raycom

Auburn at Alabama – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Notre Dame at Marquette – Big East Network
UConn at South Florida – Big East Network

Kansas at Missouri – CBS

Syracuse at Louisville – ESPN
South Carolina at Vanderbilt – ESPN2

2:30 p.m.
Purdue at Penn State – Big Ten Network

3:30 p.m.
Utah at Colorado State – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Texas Tech at Colorado – Big 12 Network

UCLA at Arizona State – CBS

URI at UMass – Cox Sports RI

Texas at Baylor – ESPN

Ole Miss at Arkansas – SEC Network

Wyoming at UNLV – Versus

4:30 p.m.
Rutgers at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

5 p.m.
Georgia at LSU – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports Southwest/SportSouth/Sun Sports

6 p.m.
Iowa State at Kansas State – Big 12 Network

Tennessee at Mississippi State – ESPN

Cal at Stanford – Fox Sports Net

BYU at TCU – the mtn.

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Durham, NC

Houston at Tulane – CBS College Sports

9 p.m.
North Carolina at Duke – ESPN

San Diego State at Air Force – the mtn.

WOMEN’S

ACC Tournament – Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
Game #1 – Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.
Game #2 – Fox Sports Net, 3:30 p.m.

SEC Tournament – Duluth, GA
Semifinals
Game #1 – ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Game #2 – ESPNU, 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 7

MEN’S 

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament – Richmond, VA
Semifinals 
Old Dominion vs. Virginia Commonwealth – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS, 3 p.m.
Northeastern vs. William & Mary – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS, 5:30 p.m.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Albany, NY
Semifinals
Rider vs. Siena – MSG Network/MASN/Fox College Sports, 4:30 p.m.
Fairfield vs. Niagra – MSG Plus/MASN/Fox College Sports, 7 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference Championship – St. Louis, MO
Northern Iowa vs. Wichita State – CBS, 2 p.m.

Northeast Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Long Island at Quinnipiac – MSG Network/Fox College Sports, 2 p.m.

Patriot League
Semifinal
American at Lehigh – CBS College Sports, 8 p.m.

SoCon Tournament – Charlotte, NC
Semifinals
Western Carolina vs. Wofford – SportSouth/Fox College Sports, 6 p.m.
Appalachian State vs. College of Charleston – SportSouth/Fox College Sports, 8:30 p.m.

West Coast Conference – Las Vegas
Semifinals
Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount – ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s vs. Portlan – ESPN2, 11 p.m.

noon
Florida at Kentucky – CBS

2 p.m.
Wisconsin at Illinois – ESPN

Boston College at NC State – Raycom

4 p.m.
Michigan at Michigan State – CBS

6 p.m.
Iowa at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

Clemson at Wake Forest – Fox Sports Net

WOMEN’S

ACC Championship – Greensboro, NC
NC State vs. Duke – Fox Sports Net, 1 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Tournament – Upper Marlboro, MD
Semifinals  
Xavier vs. Charlotte – CBS College Sports, noon
Dayton vs. Temple – CBS College Sports, 2:30 p.m.

Big East Tournament – Hartford, CT
Quarterfinals
St. John’s vs. Notre Dame – ESPNU, noon
UConn vs. Syracuse – ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
West Virginia vs. DePaul – ESPNU, 6 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Rutgers – ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.

Big Ten Championship – Indianapolis, IN
Ohio State vs. Iowa – ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.

SEC Championship – Duluth, GA
Kentucky vs. Tennessee – ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.
Texas at Baylor – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks

men’s basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

Saturday, February 27

College Gameday, live from Syracuse, NY – ESPN, 11 a.m.

noon
Pittsburgh at St. John’s – Big East Network

CBS Coverage Map
Kentucky at Tennessee – CBS
Notre Dame at Georgetown – CBS

Boston College at Georgia Tech – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South/NESN

Michigan at Ohio State – ESPN
Northeastern at George Mason – ESPN2

1:30 p.m.
Baylor at Oklahoma – Big 12 Network
Iowa State at Colorado – Big 12 Network

Vanderbilt at Arkansas – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Cincinnati at West Virginia – Big East Network

North Carolina at Wake Forest – CBS

URI at St. Bonaventure – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Cox Sports RI

Texas at Texas A&M – ESPN
Ole Miss at Alabama – ESPN2

2:30 p.m.
Maine at Boston University – Comcast SportsNet New England

3 p.m.
Arizona State at Cal – Fox Sports Net

3:30 p.m.
UNLV at Air Force – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Minnesota at Illinois – Big Ten Network

Texas Tech at Nebraska – Big 12 Network

Kansas at Oklahoma State – CBS
Lafayette at American – CBS College Sports

Virginia Commonwealth at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast Sports South

Maryland at Virginia Tech – Raycom
NC State at Florida State – Raycom

Florida at Georgia – SEC Network

New Mexico at BYU – Versus

5 p.m.
women’s/UCLA at Oregon – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
Mississippi State at South Carolina – ESPN

Wyoming at Utah – the mtn.

7 p.m.
UMass at Dayton – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

LSU at Auburn – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Wisconsin/Sun Sports

8 p.m.
College Gameday, live from Syracuse, NY – ESPN

Southern Miss at Memphis – CBS College Sports

Illinois State at Northern Iowa – ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas State – ESPNU

8:30 p.m.
Colorado State at TCU – the mtn.

9 p.m.
Villanova at Syracuse – ESPN

10 p.m.
Fresno State at San Jose State – ESPNU

Sunday, February 28

noon
Marquette at Seton Hall – Big East Network

Northwestern at Penn State – Big Ten Network

1 p.m.
Richmond at Xavier – ESPN2

women’s/Richmond at St. Louis – CBS College Sports

women’s/Oklahoma State at Texas Tech – Fox Sports Net

2 p.m.
Louisville at UConn – CBS

women’s/Minnesota at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

3 p.m.
women’s/Florida State at Maryland – ESPN2

women’s/Duke at North Carolina – Fox Sports Net

4 p.m.
Michigan State at Purdue – CBS

women’s/Penn State at Indiana – Big Ten Network

5 p.m.
women’s/Kansas at Baylor – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
Clemson at Florida State – Fox Sports Net

6 p.m.
Indiana at Iowa – Big Ten Network

7:45 p.m.
Duke at Virginia – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/20 & 02/21/10

Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, February 20

College Gameday live from Seattle, WA – ESPN, 11 a.m.

noon
St. John’s at South Florida – Big East Network

CBS Coverage Map
Florida at Ole Miss – CBS
North Carolina at Boston College – CBS

Temple at St. Joseph’s – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast Sports South

Seton Hall at West Virginia – ESPN
Morgan State at Murray State – ESPNU

1 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Northeastern – ESPN2

women’s/Texas at Texas A&M – Fox Sports Net

1:30 p.m.
Baylor at Oklahoma State – Big 12 Network

Tennessee at South Carolina – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Navy at Army – CBS College Sports

Texas at Texas Tech – ESPN
Louisville at DePaul – ESPNU

Georgia Tech at Maryland – Raycom
Wake Forest at NC State – Raycom

3 p.m.
Nevada at Missouri State – ESPN2

Stanford at Oregon State – Fox Sports Net

3:30 p.m.
Air Force at New Mexico – the mtn.

4 p.m.
UConn at Rutgers – Big East Network

Colorado at Kansas – Big 12 Network
Texas A&M at Iowa State – Big 12 Network

UTEP at Tulsa – CBS College Sports

Virginia at Clemson – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports South/NESN/Sun Sports

Illinois at Purdue – ESPN
Akron at Virginia Commonwealth – ESPNU

Alabama at Georgia – SEC Network
Mississippi State at LSU – SEC Network

6 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan – Big Ten Network

Missouri at Nebraska – Big 12 Network

Colorado State at UNLV – CBS College Sports

Kentucky at Vanderbilt – ESPN
Kansas State at Oklahoma – ESPNU

BYU at Wyoming – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Arkansas at Auburn – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Seattle, WA – ESPN

Indiana at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

College of Charleston at George Mason – ESPN2
Western Carolina at Kent State – ESPNU

9 p.m.
UCLA at Washington – ESPN

Utah at San Diego State – the mtn.

10 p.m.
New Mexico State at Pacific – ESPNU

11 p.m.
women’s/Washington at USC – Fox Sports Net

11:59 p.m.
Wichita State at Utah State – ESPN2

Sunday, February 21

noon
CBS Coverage Map
Ohio State at Michigan State – CBS
Villanova at Pittsburgh – CBS

women’s/Minnesota at Indiana – Big Ten Network

women’s/SMU at Marshall – CBS College Sports

1 p.m.
Dayton at Duquense – ESPN2

2 p.m.
Marquette at Cincinnati – Big Ten Network

Northwestern at Wisconsin – Big 12 Network

Lehigh at Lafayette – CBS College Sports

3 p.m.
women’s/Michigan State at Ohio State – ESPN2

women’s/Oklahoma at Kansas State – Fox Sports Net

5 p.m.
women’s/Purdue at Illinois – Big Ten Network

women’s/Georgia at Florida – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
Arizona State at Arizona – Fox Sports Net

7:45 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Duke – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/13 & 02/14/10

Men’s basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, February 13

College Gameday live from Lexington, KY – ESPN, 11 a.m.

noon
Cincinnati at UConn – Big East Network

Montevallo at Augusta State – CBS College Sports

Delaware at Drexel – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

Miami (FL) at Clemson – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South/NESN

Michigan State at Penn State – ESPN
Kent State at Buffalo – ESPNU

women’s/Baylor at Iowa State – Fox Sports Net

1 p.m.
Maryland at Duke – CBS

1:30 p.m.
Missouri at Baylor – Big 12 Network

LSU at Vanderbilt – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Indiana at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State – ESPN
Providence at Villanova – ESPNU

women’s/Dayton at UMass – CBS College Sports

women’s/USC at UCLA – Fox Sports Net

3:30 p.m.
TCU at Wyoming – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Iowa at Purdue – Big Ten Network

Nebraska at Texas – Big 12 Network

Tulane at Central Florida – CBS College Sports

George Mason at Old Dominion – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Hartford at Boston University – Comcast SportsNet New England
URI at Temple – Cox Sports RI/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast Sports South

NC State at North Carolina – ESPN
Dayton at St. Louis – ESPNU

Washington State at Cal – Fox Sports Net

Arkansas at Alabama – SEC Network
South Carolina at Georgia – SEC Network

UNLV at San Diego State – Versus

5 p.m.
Texas A&M at Texas Tech – ESPN2

6 p.m.
Colorado at Kansas State – Big 12 Network

Virginia Commonweath at James Madison – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

Xavier at Florida – ESPN

Air Force at BYU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Columbia at Penn – Comcast Network

Auburn at Mississippi State – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

Memphis at Tulsa – ESPN2

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Lexington, KY – ESPN

Iowa State at Kansas – ESPNU

Georgia Tech at Wake Forest – Raycom
Virginia at Virginia Tech – Raycom

8:30 p.m.
South Florida at Marquette – Big East Network

9 p.m.
Tennessee at Kentucky – ESPN
St. Mary’s at Portland – ESPN2

New Mexico at Utah – the mtn.

10 p.m.
San Diego at Gonzaga – ESPNU

Sunday, February 14 (Happy Valentine’s Day)

noon
DePaul at Seton Hall – Big East Network

12:30 p.m.
women’s/Ohio State at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

1 p.m.
Ohio State at Illinois – CBS

Louisville at Syracuse – ESPN

2 p.m.
Holy Cross at Bucknell – CBS College Sports

2:30 p.m.
women’s/Northwestern at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

3:30 p.m.
women’s/Arkansas at South Carolina or DePaul at Notre Dame or Houston at SMU – ESPN2

4 p.m.
Georgetown at Rutgers – Big East Network

St. Joseph’s at UMass – CBS College Sports

5 p.m.
Minnesota at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

5:30 p.m.
women’s/Louisville at Pittsburgh or Miami (FL) at NC State or Ole Miss at Mississippi State – ESPN2

7:30 p.m.
St. John’s at Notre Dame – Big East Network

Boston College at Florida State – Fox Sports Net

8 p.m.
Missouri State at Wichita State – ESPNU

10 p.m.
UCLA at USC – Fox Sports Net

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/06 & 02/07/10

men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV 

Saturday, February 6

College Gameday live from Champaign, IL – ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Marquette at Providence – Big East Network

North Carolina-Wilmington at Delaware – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

Villanova at Georgetown – ESPN
Xavier at Dayton – ESPN2
West Virginia at St. John’s – ESPNU

Wake Forest at Virginia – Raycom

women’s/George Washington at Duquense – CBS College Sports

1 p.m.
women’s/Texas A&M at Nebraska – FSN

1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech – Big 12 Network

Auburn at Arkansas – SEC Network
Mississippi State at Florida – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Minnesota at Penn State – Big Ten Network

UMass at URI – Cox Sports RI

Duke at Boston College – ESPN
Kansas State at Iowa State – ESPN2
Temple at Richmond – ESPNU

3 p.m.
women’s/Washington State at Arizona State – FSN

3:30 p.m.
women’s/New Mexico at San Diego State – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Rutgers at Lousville – Big East Network

Baylor at Texas A&M – Big 12 Network
Missouri at Colorado – Big 12 Network

CBS Coverage Map
Cal at UCLA – CBS
Wisconsin at Michigan – CBS

Old Dominion at Virginia Commonwealth – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

Texas at Oklahoma – ESPN
Gonzaga at Memphis – ESPN2

Clemson at Virginia Tech – Raycom
NC State at Georgia Tech – Raycom

Kentucky at LSU – SEC Network

BYU at UNLV – Versus

6 p.m.
Seton Hall at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

South Carolina at Tennessee – ESPN
Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa – ESPN2
Nebraska at Kansas – ESPNU

Alabama at Ole Miss – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports North/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest

San Diego State at New Mexico – the mtn.

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Champaign, IL – ESPN

DePaul at UConn – Big East Network

Wright State at Butler – ESPN2
Miami (FL) at Florida State – ESPNU

Vanderbilt at Georgia – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports North/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest

9 p.m.
Michigan State at Illinois – ESPN

Wyoming at Colorado State – the mtn.

10 p.m.
Tulsa at UTEP – ESPN2
Nevada at Utah State – ESPNU

10:30 p.m.
Arizona State at Washington – FSN

Sunday, February 7

noon
South Florida at Notre Dame – Big East Network

Iowa at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

Colgate at Army – CBS College Sports

2 p.m.
Syracuse at Cincinnati – Big East Network

North Carolina at Maryland – FSN

women’s/Tulsa at UTEP – CBS College Sports

2:30 p.m.
Indiana at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

4 p.m.
women’s/USC at Stanford – FSN

4:30 p.m.
women’s/Michigan State at Iowa – Big Ten Network

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/30 & 01/31/10

Men’s Basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Saturday, January 30

College Gameday live from Manhattan, KS – ESPN, 11 a.m.

noon
Marquette at UConn – Big East Network

James Madison at George Mason – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast Sports South

Louisville at West Virginia – ESPN
LaSalle at Temple – ESPN2
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) – ESPNU

1 p.m.
Duke at Georgetown – CBS

1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma at Nebraska – Big 12 Network

LSU at Mississippi State – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Syracuse at DePaul – Big East Network

Oklahoma State at Missouri – ESPN
Indiana at Illinois – ESPN2
Murray State at Tennessee-Martin – ESPNU

3 p.m.
Florida State at Boston College – Raycom

3 p.m.
Washington State at Washington – FSN

Wyoming at Air Force – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Baylor at Texas – Big 12 Network

Old Dominion at Northeastern – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast Sports South

Vanderbilt at Kentucky – ESPN
Youngstown State at Cleveland State – ESPNU

Alabama at Auburn – SEC Network
Arkansas at Ole Miss – SEC Network

4:30 p.m.
Iowa at Michigan – Big Ten Network

6 p.m.
College Gameday live from Manhattan, KS – ESPN

New Mexico at TCU – CBS College Sports

Notre Dame at Rutgers – ESPN2
Charlotte at UMass – ESPNU

San Diego State at Colorado State – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Northwestern at Michigan State – Big Ten Network

Kansas at Kansas State – ESPN

Georgia at South Carolina – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest

UCLA at Oregon State – Fox College Sports/Fox Sports West/FSN Northwest/FSN Rocky Mountain

8 p.m.
Pacific at Cal-Riverside – ESPN2
Providence at Cincinnati – ESPNU

9 p.m.
Texas Tech at Texas A&M – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports Southwest

Utah at BYU – the mtn.

10 p.m.
Hawai’i at Nevada – ESPNU

Sunday, January 31

noon
Lehigh at Holy Cross – ESPNU

women’s/Ohio State at Indiana – Big Ten Network

1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at South Florida – Big East Network

CBS Coverage Map
Florida at Tennessee – CBS
Minnesota at Ohio State – CBS

Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) – Raycom

women’s/Oklahoma State at Texas A&M – FSN

2 p.m.
Manhattan at St. Peter’s – ESPNU

women’s/Tulane at Central Florida – CBS College Sports

3 p.m.
Penn State at Purdue – Big Ten Network

women’s/Purdue at Iowa – ESPN2

3:30 p.m.
Cal at Arizona – FSN

4 p.m.
women’s/Marquette at DePaul – ESPNU

5 p.m.
women’s/Northwestern at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

women’s/Baylor at Texas – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
Maryland at Clemson – FSN

6 p.m.
women’s/Georgia at Auburn – ESPNU

7:45 p.m.
Virginia at North Carolina – FSN

8 p.m.
Wichita State at Southern Illinois – ESPNU

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/23 & 01/24/10

men’s basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

Saturday, January 23

College Gameday live from Clemson, SC – ESPN, 11 a.m.

noon
Rutgers at Georgetown – Big East Network

CBS Coverage Map
Michigan State at Minnesota – CBS
Mississippi State at Alabama – CBS
Army at Navy – CBS College Sports

Hofstra at Drexel – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South/MSG Network

Villanova at St. John’s – ESPN
Akron at Kent State – ESPN2

women’s/Kansas State at Nebraska – FSN

1 p.m.
Midldle Tennessee at Western Kentucky – ESPN2

1:30 p.m.
Colorado at Texas A&M – Big 12 Network

Boston College at Virginia Tech – Raycom

Auburn at Vanderbilt – SEC Network
Ole Miss at LSU – SEC Network

2 p.m.
DePaul at Notre Dame – Big East Network

CBS Coverage Map
Ohio State at West Virginia – CBS
Oregon State at Cal – CBS

VCU at Northeastern – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

Kansas at Iowa State – ESPN
Marquette at Syracuse – ESPNU

women’s/Stanford at Oregon – FSN

3:30 p.m.
Colorado State at New Mexico – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Kansas State – Big 12 Network

Texas at UConn – CBS

Georgia State at Delaware – Comcast Network/Comcast Sports South

Michigan at Purdue – ESPN
UMass at Baylor – ESPNU

Washington State at UCLA – FSN

Virginia at Wake Forest – Raycom

Arkansas at Kentucky – SEC Network

women’s/St. Joseph’s at Charlotte – CBS College Sports

5 p.m.
Tennessee at Georgia – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports

6 p.m.
URI at Xavier – A-10 Network/Cox Sports RI

Nebraska at Missouri – Big 12 Network

South Carolina at Florida – ESPN
NC State at Maryland – ESPN2
Dayton at St. Joseph’s – ESPNU

Air Force at Utah – the mtn.

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Clemson, SC – ESPN

Illinois at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

UNLV at TCU – CBS College Sports

Houston at Memphis – ESPN2
South Florida at Providence – ESPNU

9 p.m.
Duke at Clemson – ESPN

10 p.m.
UC-Davis at Pacific – ESPNU

BYU at San Diego State – the mtn. 

Sunday, January 24

noon
Cincinnati at Louisville – Big East Network

Central Connecticut State at Quinnipiac – NESN

Georgia Tech at Florida State – Raycom

women’s/Indiana at Michigan – Big Ten Network

1 p.m.
women’s/West Virginia at Notre Dame – ESPNU

women’s/South Carolina at Florida – Fox Sports South/SportSouth/Sun Sports

2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Seton Hall – Big East Network

women’s/American at Holy Cross – CBS College Sports

2:30 p.m.
Penn State at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

3 p.m.
women’s/Michigan State at Minnesota – ESPN2

women’s/Arkansas at Alabama – Fox Sports South/Sun Sports

4 p.m.
women’s/Oklahoma State at Colorado – FSN

5 p.m.
women’s/Houston at UAB – CBS College Sports

6 p.m.
Iowa at Indiana – Big Ten Network

women’s/Tennessee at LSU – ESPNU

women’s/Arizona State at Arizona – FSN

8 p.m.
Missouri State at Creighton – ESPNU

women’s/Duke at Maryland – FSN

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/16 & 01/17/10

Saturday, January 16

schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports

College Gameday live from Storrs, CT – ESPN, 10 a.m.

11 a.m.
Dayton at Xavier – ESPN2

noon
Louisville at Pittsburgh – Big East Network

Towson at Delaware – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Network

Syracuse at West Virginia – ESPN
Ohio at Miami (OH) – ESPNU

Clemson at NC State – Raycom

12:30 p.m.
women’s/Texas at Texas Tech – FSN

1 p.m.
Penn State at Iowa – Big Ten Network

Missouri at Oklahoma – ESPN2

women’s/San Diego State at TCU – the mtn.

1:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Kansas – Big 12 Network

Alabama at Arkansas – SEC Network
Ole Miss at Tennessee – SEC Network

2 p.m.
URI at Fordham – A10 Network/Cox Sports RI

George Mason at George Madison – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Altlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast Sports South

Georgia Tech at North Carolina – ESPN
Tennessee State at Austin Peay – ESPNU

women’s/Louisville at Georgetown – Big East Network

2:30 p.m.
Cal at Washington – FSN

3 p.m.
Georgia at Mississippi State – ESPN2

3:30 p.m.
Illinois at Michigan State – CBS

New Mexico at Wyoming – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Kansas State at Colorado – Big 12 Network
Oklahoma State at Baylor – Big 12 Network

Notre Dame at Cincinnati – ESPNU

Maryland at Boston College – Raycom

Kentucky at Auburn – SEC Network

women’s/St. Bonaventure at Dayton – CBS College Sports

4:30 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon – FSN

5 p.m.
Wichita State at Creighton – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
Purdue at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

6 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina – Comcast Sports South

Texas A&M at Texas – ESPNU

Virginia Tech at Florida State – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South/NESN

Colorado State at BYU – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Morgan State at South Carolina State – ESPN2

8 p.m.
College Gameday live from Storrs, CT

Central Florida at Tulsa – CBS College Sports

Miami (FL) at Virginia – ESPNU

LSU at Florida – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest

8:30 p.m.
women’s/Oregon State at Arizona State – FSN

9 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

Prairie View A&M at Jackson State – ESPN2

women’s/Notre Dame at UConn – ESPN

10 p.m.
Utah at UNLV – CBS College Sports

TCU at San Diego State – the mtn.


Sunday, January 17

noon
Georgetown at Villanova – Big East Network

women’s/Iowa at Purdue – Big Ten Network

women’s/Duquense at Fordham – CBS College Sports

1:30 p.m.
UConn at Michigan – CBS

2 p.m.
DePaul at St. John’s – Big East Network

Colgate at American – CBS College Sports

Boston University at Vermont – ESPNU

women’s/Indiana at Ohio State – Big Ten Network

3 p.m.
women’s/Nebraska at Baylor – FSN

4 p.m.
Providence at Marquette – Big East Network

St. Louis at Charlotte – CBS College Sports

women’s/West Virginia at Pittsburgh – ESPNU

4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana – Big Ten Network


5 p.m.
UAB at Central Florida – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
women’s/UCLA at USC – FSN

6 p.m.
women’s/Vanderbilt at Tennessee – ESPNU

8 p.m.
Illinois State at Drake – ESPNU

Wake Forest at Duke – FSN

College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/09 & 01/10/10

Men’s Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV
 
Saturday, January 9

noon
St. John’s at Louisville – Big East Network

Northeastern at Georgia State – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports South

UConn at Georgetown – ESPN
Florida at Vanderbilt – ESPN2
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois – ESPNU

women’s/Kansas at Kansas State – FSN

Virginia at NC State – Raycom

1:30 p.m.
Purdue at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network

Colorado at Texas – Big 12 Network

Mississippi State at Ole Miss – SEC Network
South Carolina at Auburn – SEC Network

2 p.m.
Marquette at Villanova – Big East Network

Towson at James Madison – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Sports Philadelphia/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic

Duke at Georgia Tech – ESPN
Kansas State at Missouri – ESPN2
Creighton at Wichita State ESPNU

women’s/Ohio State at Michigan – CBS
women’s/Missouri at Colorado – FSN

3:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota – Big Ten Network

TCU at Utah – the mtn.

4 p.m.
Nebraska at Texas A&M – Big 12 Network

Hofstra at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic/MSG Network

Northern Iowa at Illinois State – ESPN2
North Dakota State at Iowa State – ESPNU

Boston College at Clemson – Raycom

Georgia at Kentucky – SEC Network

UNLV at New Mexico – Versus

women’s/North Carolina at UConn – CBS
women’s/Oregon at Oregon State – FSN

5 p.m.
Alabama at LSU – FSN’s South affiliates

5:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Iowa – Big Ten Network

6 p.m.
Cincinnati at Seton Hall – Big East Network

Oklahoma at Baylor – Big 12 Network

Murray State at Austin Peay – ESPN2
Wake Forest at Miami (FL) – ESPNU

San Diego State at Wyoming – the mtn.

7 p.m.
Tulsa at Houston – CBS College Sports

8 p.m.
Rutgers at Providence – Big East Network

Illinois at Indiana – Big Ten Network

West Virginia at Notre Dame – ESPNU

9 p.m.
BYU at UTEP – CBS College Sports

Air Force at Colorado State – the mtn.

10 p.m.
Gonzaga at Portland – ESPNU

10:30 p.m.
USC at Cal – FSN

Sunday, January 10

noon
women’s/Indiana at Penn State – Big Ten Network

1 p.m.
Temple at URI – Cox Sports RI

women’s/Rutgers at Pittsburgh – ESPNU

2 p.m.
South Florida at Syracuse – Big East Network

2:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Michigan – Big Ten Network

Washington State at Arizona State – FSN

3 p.m.
women’s/Temple at Xavier – ESPN2

4:30 p.m.
Kansas at Tennessee – CBS

women’s/Minnesota at Illinois – Big Ten Network

5 p.m.
women’s/Southern Miss at Marshall – ESPN2

5:30 p.m.
Florida State at Maryland – FSN/NESN

6 p.m.
women’s/Florida at Georgia – ESPNU

8 p.m.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina – FSN/NESN

10:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Oregon – FSN

Doing the Sunday Links

While I’m working on an engineering specification from home, I’ll provide the links this Sunday morning.

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples says ESPN/ABC forced him to go to Justin.tv to watch last night’s Oregon-Arizona game.

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams who flipped the double bird during last week’s game against the Buffalo Bills, has taken out a full page ad in the Buffalo News wishing the Bills luck today.

Michael David Smith writing in Pro Football Talk notes that NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci ripped the firing of Dick Jauron this morning.

Michael quotes ESPN’s Chris Mortensen in saying that the Patriots security chief will be reprimanded for knocking an NBC cameraman to the ground after the team’s game against the Colts.

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times writes that the lowly Knicks and Nets are leading to low TV ratings for MSG Network and YES respectively. Thanks to the Sports Media Watch for the link.

Phil Mushick of the New York Post makes it clear that he hates Personal Seat Licenses. Calm down, Phil. Nothing is that bad.

Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News praises Cablevision boss James Dolan for not going after Allen Iverson for his hapless Knicks team.

Nancy Dillon of the Daily News says Erin Andrews’ alleged stalker was apparently following a second woman.

Barbara De Lollis of USA Today’s Hotel Check-In blog also looks at this revelation.

Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union provides the college football TV schedule for this week.

Neil Rudel of the Williamsport (PA) Sun-Gazette says Penn State QB Daryll Clark overlooked ESPN’s Todd McShay’s dis and played well against Michigan State yesterday.

Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with Friend of Fang’s Bites Dave Sims about calling Sunday Night Football on radio and the UFL on Versus.

Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville (FL) Sun says College Gameday will be on-site of the Florida State-Florida game on Saturday.

Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel goes behind the scenes with ESPN’s NASCAR production crew.

Ken Suguira of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the Hawks are happy to be playing the Magic on TNT this Thanksgiving night.

John McMullen of the Sports Network gives his two cents on Fox Sports Net’s suspension of Clippers announcers Ralph Lawler and Mike Smith.

The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth also weighs in on the suspension of Clippers announcers Ralph Lawler and Mike Smith.

Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times writes that the Las Vegas sports books are feeling the effects of the sluggish economy.

The Arizona Daily Star looks at some of the more creative signs during ESPN College Gameday’s visit to Tucson yesterday.

Jeff Smith of The Oregonian says ESPN’s Chris Fowler looks forward to calling Thursday’s Civil War between Oregon and Oregon State which will be for the Pac 10′s slot in the Rose Bowl.

Chris Hamilton of The Maui (HI) News says the upcoming Maui Invitational, aired on the ESPN family of networks, has a huge impact on the local economy.

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that ESPN Deportes will be all over the Dominican Baseball League this winter.

Mike says ESPN is riding increased ratings momentum for MLS into tonight’s MLS Cup.

And Mike writes that the mtn. is adding 6 TCU women’s college basketball games to its schedule.

Sports Media Watch has news on various sports media personalities.

SMW also has its weekend ratings predictions.

SMW says TNT’s Marv Albert is denying the Los Angeles Times story by Diane Pucin that he got into an altercation with 50 Cent’s entourage backstage at Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Chris Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media disagrees with me that Bill Simmons’ Twitter suspension is a non-story.

Joe Favorito says two members of the Harlem Globetrotters (Flight Time and Big Easy) are using The Amazing Race to help expand their team’s brand.

We’re done with the links for now. Coming up later, the quotage from the NFL pregame shows.

College Football Viewing Picks for 11/21/09, All Times Eastern

College Gameday live from Tucscon, AZ – ESPN, 10 a.m.

noon
Ohio State at Michigan – ABC

Louisville at South Florida – Big East Network

Maine at New Hampshire – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic

Minnesota at Iowa – ESPN
North Carolina at Boston College – ESPN2
Duke at Miami (FL) – ESPNU

Maryland at Florida State – Raycom

Chattanooga at Alabama – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Mississippi State at Arkansas – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)

Harvard at Yale – Versus

12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma at Texas Tech – FSN

2 p.m.
TCU at Wyoming – the mtn.

2:30 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M at Orlando, FL – ESPN Classic
UConn at Notre Dame – NBC

3 p.m.
College Football Today – CBS

3:30 p.m.
ABC/ESPN Coverage Map
Penn State at Michigan State – ABC/ESPN
Virginia at Clemson – ABC/ESPN

Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Purdue at Indiana – Big Ten Network
Wisconsin at Northwestern – Big Ten Network

LSU at Ole Miss – CBS
Air Force at BYU – CBS College Sports

Delaware at Villanova – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast Network

4 p.m.
Arizona State at UCLA – FSN
San Diego State at Utah – Versus

6 p.m.
Colorado State at New Mexico – the mtn.

7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN

Vanderbilt at Tennessee – ESPNU

7:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Southern Miss – CBS College Sports

Cal at Stanford – Versus

Kansas State at Nebraska – ESPN (7:45 p.m. kickoff)
Kentucky at Georgia – ESPN2 (7:45 p.m. kickoff)

8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Kansas at Texas – ABC
Oregon at Arizona – ABC

10:30 p.m.
Nevada at New Mexico – ESPNU