For some reason, Saturday ended up being a very busy day as I was out of the house all day. Not what I had planned, but I’m hoping to get some linkage done today so let’s get to it.
Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News talks about HBO Sports being very excited about this season’s edition of “Hard Knocks”
John Eggerton of Multichannel writes that the National Association of Broadcasters is asking member stations to help the USA’s bid to get the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
Dave Kindred at the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center says writers who go the extra mile are rewarded.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell says a mustard company wants Amar’e Stoudamire to put his money where is mouth is.
Billy Witz of the New York Times talks with Dick Enberg about his first season as the full-time San Diego Padres TV voice.
Bob Raissman in the New York Daily News feels MSG’s announcers overgushed on the Knick’s Amar’e Stoudamire’s trip to Israel.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union gets a video tour of Adam Schefter’s bus that he’s using to tour NFL training camps for ESPN.
Jim Williams from the Washington Examiner talks with Sirius XM’s head of sports programming about the recent launch of a 24/7 Fantasy Sports channel on the satellite radio service.
Michael Casagrande in the Times Daily (AL) says an ESPNU program and a movie on Alabama coach Nick Saban shed an inside look on the Crimson Tide football team.
Artie Gigantino in the San Francisco Examiner opines on the sad Albert Haynesworth debacle.
The Sports Media Watch has its weekly ratings predictions.
SMW says the X Games’ ratings were down.
SMW also has some ratings news and notes.
That’s it for now. I hope to do some more linkage and post some press releases later on.
