Let’s provide some linkage on this 4th of July holiday. I hope you’re having a great day wherever you are.
Aaron Couch of the Hollywood Reporter writes about ESPN taking over the Wimbledon TV contract after a 43 year association with NBC.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times says NBC wanted to use Versus as part of its Wimbledon coverage.
Diane Pucin from the Los Angeles Times notes that NBC pledged to end the Wimbledon tape delays by 2014, apparently not soon enough for All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union is not a fan of ESPN2’s tennis crew.
Back to Richard Sandomir of the New York Times and he has a good background story on how Fox has played a role in the whole Los Angeles Dodgers-Frank McCourt ownership debacle.
Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner speaks with Versus’ Paul Sherwin about the Tour de France.
Ron Morris of The State wishes ESPN would cut down the time in-between innings at the College World Series.
Brandon Marcello of the Shreveport (LA) Times speaks with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive about the state of the conference and the league’s TV contracts.
Bob Ray Sanders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram looks at how Fox Sports Southwest has teamed with an organization to help troubled teens.
Michael Zuidema of the Grand Rapids (MI) Press says comedy and sports can be mixed.
Dusty Saunders of the Denver Post says an e-mail exchange with a reader over soccer bordered on racism.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has the SoCal sports calendar for this week.
The extremely uninformed Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail says TSN and Rogers Sportsnet failed to get the job done on NHL Free Agent Frenzy on Friday and at the bottom, he writes “hot rumour of the weekend is ESPN snatching rights from NBC for next year’s (Wimbledon).” It’s not rumor, Bruce!
The Toronto Sports Media Blog notes that talented CBC Hockey Night in Canada Radio Jeff Marek is leaving and heading to Rogers Sportsnet. I have enjoyed listening to Jeff on HNIC Radio over the years on Sirius Satellite Radio. He will be missed on the show.
On this day of the Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest, Luke O’Brien looks at the Competitive Eating Champion-in-Exile, Kobayashi.
Mike Silva’s NY Baseball Digest speaks with ESPN Radio New York’s Brandon Tierney who’s heading out West.
Joe Favorito looks at the collateral damage from the NBA and NFL lockouts.
Awful Announcing says Jon Sciambi drew the short stick in having to call the Harlem Globetrotters on ESPN.
The Ringside Report speaks with former CNN Sports anchor Fred Hickman about his friend, the late Nick Charles.
That will do it.
