Saturday Morning Links

Giving you some links this Saturday.

Jerry Garcia of the San Antonio Express-News says both NASCAR and the NBA have come a long way as far as popularity is concerned.

From the Dallas Morning News, Barry Horn talks with TNT’s Marv Albert about bringing Jason Kidd to the Mavericks.

Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wonders if the new gadgets by Fox can help raise the ratings for NASCAR.

William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail writes that Canadian ski officials are annoyed that Rogers Sportsnet will call next week’s Skiing World Cup event from British Columbia off a monitor in Toronto.

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports that the Yogi Berra Museum in New Jersey has removed Roger Clemens jersey from display.

Ken Schott of the Schenectady (NY) Daily Gazette says two local TV stations are treating their sports anchor openings differently.

Doug Goodman of the Rockford (IL) Register Star has a profile of new ESPN NASCAR Now host, Nicole Manske who hails from the local area.

Fox Sports gives us its technical rundown of its coverage for the Daytona 500.

The Sports Media Watch blog details Charles Barkley’s appearance on CNN’s The Situation Room yesterday.

That will do it for now.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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