Monthly Archives: June 2008

MLBRed Sox at Tampa Bay – NESN/ION, 7 p.m.Texas at New York Yankees – FSN Southwest/YES, 7 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore – FSN Kansas City/MASN, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – FSN Pittsburgh/FSN Ohio, 7 p.m.Washington at Florida – MASN2/FSN Florida,...
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Comcast SportsNet New England makes a big splash tonight with the appearance of the Boston Herald’s John Tomase on Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight. Here’s the press release: JOHN TOMASE TALKS PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT ON COMCAST SPORTSNET’S MOHEGAN...
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After a few glitches involving my computer, I think I’m ready to bring you some links this morning. Starting off with Neil Best of Newsday, he writes a column about father and son broadcasters, Joe Castiglione, voice of the Red...
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Back in 1984, SuperStation TBS purchased the rights to the National Basketball Association, a partnership that has continued through today. Then in 1988, the NBA began airing on TBS’ sister network TNT, and since 2002, has shared the cable rights...
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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...
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Saturday, June 28 BoxingWBC Lightweight Championship/David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquaio – HBO PPV, 9 p.m. GolfU.S. Women’s Open, 3rd Round – NBC, 3 p.m.PGA Tour/Buick Open, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m. Indy Car SeriesSunTrust Indy Challenge – ESPN, 8...
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MLBCincinnati at Cleveland – FSN Ohio/STO, 7 p.m.Colorado at Detroit – FSN Rocky Mountain/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Toronto – SportSouth/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh – ION/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Washington – MASN/MASN2, 7 p.m.Arizona at Florida...
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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...
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After being at a jobsite for the afternoon and spending time away from a computer in the early evening, it’s time to provide some links now. Neil Best of Newsday will be listening to WFAN’s Mike Francesa on Friday just...
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MLBSan Francisco at Cleveland – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/STO, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at Toronto – FSN Ohio/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Pittsburgh – YES/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Texas at Houston – FSN Southwest/FSN Houston, 8 p.m. NBANBA Entry Draft –...
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I have to be at a jobsite later today so I’ll be giving you some quick links. Let’s get to the links. Starting with Newsday’s Neil Best, he writes that a reporter plans to take in both ends of the...
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Well, if you were watching Germany-Turkey in the semifinals of Euro 2008 on ESPN or any other outlet from around the world, you know about the technical glitches that marred the last sixteen minutes of the second half including stoppage...
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According to Neil Best of Newsday, Giants play-by-play man Bob Papa will be the man to replace Bryant Gumbel in the NFL Network booth for Thursday and Saturday night football games. Gumbel took himself off play-by-play earlier this year. This...
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College World SeriesGame 3, Fresno State vs. Georgia – ESPN, 7 p.m. MLBArizona at Red Sox – ESPN2/FSN Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.San Francisco at Cleveland – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/STO, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Detroit – FSN Midwest/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.Cincinnati...
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Let’s give you some links today. Starting with the Sports Media Watch which writes that NASCAR got good ratings on TNT Sunday, but they were lower from last year. The SMW says the NBA Finals ended on a high note....
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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...
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This is a review of the latest edition of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel as it airs on June 24, 2008. As usual, there are four segments. As we approach the Summer Olympics in Communist China, Real Sports has...
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College World SeriesGame 2, Fresno State vs. Georgia – ESPN, 7 p.m. GolfCVS Caremark Charity Classic – Golf Channel, 8 p.m. MLBArizona at Red Sox – FSN Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.Anaheim at Washington – FSN West/MASN2San Francisco at Cleveland – Comcast...
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After getting stuck trying to get some paperwork done (sometimes work gets in the way of blogging), I can provide you with some links. Once again, I’ve been enjoying Wimbledon online. Whether you watch from ESPN360 or Mediazone or various...
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Let’s give you some links this evening. First, from Neil Best of Newsday, he has transcribed what Chris Russo of WFAN said to open the Mike & the Mad Dog show today. Russo responds to Neil’s story that Mike &...
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Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch reports that the former New York Giant defensive end will join Fox Sports as a studio analyst. Strahan has a home in Southern California near the Fox Sports studio so this move is a natural for...
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College World SeriesGame 1, Fresno State vs. Georgia – ESPN2, 7 p.m. MLBArizona at Red Sox – ESPN/FSN Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.Anaheim Angeles at Washington – FSN West/MASN, 7 p.m.Seattle at New York Mets – FSN Northwest/SNY, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Atlanta...
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I was enjoying my weekend, but it’s back to the grind today as I was at a jobsite earlier today and it’s the reason why these links are coming late. But I’m here and time to give you the Monday...
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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...
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Last week, I gave you various NBA on CBS opens. Now it’s NBC’s turn. In 1989, NBC outbid CBS for the rights to the Association. It ended up being one of the worst decisions for CBS Sports as the NBA...
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