0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2009
Maybe it’s the rain, maybe it’s was going to the dentist, maybe it’s male menopause, whatever it is, I just don’t feel like doing the links today. But I’ll do as many as I can. Starting with Newsday’s Neil Best who talks with NBC’s Johnny Miller about his candor during golf telecasts. Neil has more […]
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I really should post this release before the U.S. Open starts on Thursday. This is a post which has highlights of an NBC Sports media conference call on the Open which kicks off at 8 a.m. on the networks of NBC. WOODS & MICKELSON LEAD FIELD AS NBC SPORTS BROADCASTS LIVE COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN“It […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2009
We have a lot of good links today and the reaction to Artie Lange’s appearance on Joe Buck Live continues. Let’s start with Michael Hiestand of USA Today. He says Joe Buck Live went into the gutter when Artie came on for his segment with Paul Rudd and Jason Sudekis. Thanks to the people of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2009
Ok, now that I have the Joe Buck Live links out of the way, let’s get to the other sports media links of the day. Ray Glier of USA Today has a very nice story on a sightless announcer who does the Spanish language broadcasts for the Tampa Bay Rays. Paul Sanford of the Sports […]
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0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2009
After hemming and hawing over how to organize the links today, I’ve decided I’m going to do a post based on just sports media links, then one on reaction to Blogs With Balls. I know many of the readers are probably sick of my posts on the conference, but it was a good event to […]
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Here’s a release from the fine PR department at ESPN outlining the network’s coverage for the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black this week. It’s a long release. By the way, for those of you who will be working, ESPN’s online coverage will only be available at ESPN360.com and not at usopen.com as in the past. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2009
I’m back from New York after attending the Blogs With Balls conference. Actually, I got back around midnight, but I was so tired, I hit the bed and didn’t get up until after 9:30 this morning. I updated Twitter from the conference between 10 and 4, but after that, I couldn’t do anything as my […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2009
I have a few more press releases for you tonight. ESPN will air an interview with “VY” Vince Young this Sunday. Exclusive Interview with Tennessee’s Vince Young on SportsCenter Sunday at 10 a.m. ET Sunday, June 14, on the 10 a.m. ET edition of SportsCenter, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, in an exclusive E:60 interview, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2009
Let’s get to the Friday megalinks. I want to get this done and leave my Friday free so I can rest up for the drive to NYC for the Blogs With Balls conference tomorrow. Don’t expect any blog posts, but I will be Tweeting from there so if you
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2009
Let’s do some linkage today. Then I’ll do a massive press release post or two. Starting with Jon Show of the Sports Business Daily, he writes that DirecTV will have three dedicated channels to the U.S. Open complimenting the ESPN and NBC coverage for all four rounds. Austin Karp of the SBD says five of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2008
As I’m keeping track of the Marat Safin-Feliciano Lopez and Mario Ancic-Roger Federer matches from Wimbledon online (these backdoor sites are amazing), I’ll give you some links. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes about NESN’s Dennis Eckersley and MLB.com’s Harold Reynolds joining TBS for this weekend’s All Star Game Selection Show. Bob Wolfley of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/29/2008
I was out earlier today so it’s time to give some links on this Saturday night. Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette writes that a local sports anchor is very deserving of a recent promotion. Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News says fans are hoping the news about the NFL Network games moving to ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2008
Time for our Friday megalinks. Before we get to the links, we look at the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks This weekend is quite busy for the sports calendar. There’s interleague play in baseball as the natural rivalries come into play in New York, Chicago, Washington-Baltimore, Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Wimbledon goes into […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2008
One great thing about the internet is that you can find some extra material to a documentary or movie you have watched. I thank HBO for putting this extra material from the excellent documentary, Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open. As you’re well aware, this ran earlier this month […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2008
Time to give you some links today and coming up later will be a look at the Week Ahead. We begin with a story from Newsday’s Neil Best that is really causing some reaction on the blogosphere. Neil breaks news in his Sunday column that the most successful show in the history of sports radio, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2008
Time to give you some links on this Saturday. Linkage doesn’t rest for the weekend. Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News writes that golf’s ratings will suffer without Tiger Woods, but they won’t fall off the earth. But Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette feels viewers won’t be drawn to their TV sets without Tiger […]
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Ok, so this is way after 9 p.m., but at least I’m here doing the links on a Friday night for you. As usual, we preview the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks This is one of those lazy weekends where there are a lot of events, but not a lot of buzz as we have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2008
Let’s give you some links on this Wednesday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the U.S. Open 18 hole playoff drew a lot of traffic to the internet. And Michael lists the TV network options for Michael Strahan who could be signed as early as one week. Neil Best of Newsday has a special bonus Wednesday […]
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Let’s give you a few links this evening. Starting with some breaking news, Michael David Smith of the AOL Fanhouse blog who reports that ESPN has suspended Jamele Hill for her stupid comments in an anti-Celtics column which made references to Hitler and the Cold War. The Big Lead says the suspension will force Hill […]
