It’s Thursday already? Man, this week is flying by fast. Let’s do some linkage. We begin with Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated who says Keith Olbermann was contrite when his return to ESPN2 was announced. Jason McIntyre of The Big...
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The NBC Sports Group was the big winner at the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York last night winning nine statues including some big awards like Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host (Bob Costas, who else?), Outstanding Sports...
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Throughout the day, I will be posting various press releases from the networks touting their Sports Emmy Awards. Last night, I posted the winners as they were handed out. Now, we have the official press release from the National Academy...
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The Sports Emmy Awards are being handed out in New York tonight. Through various sources at the event, I’ll be able to update this post as awards are being doled to the various winners. And no, I’m not there, but...
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Yesterday, I focused on several press releases before heading out for errands. Today, it’s back to the links. Daniel Kaplan at Sports Business Journal writes that the NFL wants to set up local zones in Super Bowl host cities similar...
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Overall, the NBC Sports Group has the second highest amount of Sports Emmy Award nominations after ESPN’s 52. Combined with NBC Sports, Golf Channel, Versus (now NBC Sports Network) and NBCSports.com, the Group has a whole slew of nominations. Some...
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NFL Media which consists of NFL Network, NFL Films and NFL.com received a total of 14 Sports Emmy Award nominations Tuesday. This includes Outstanding Game Analyst for Mike Mayock of NFL Network who did great work on Thursday Night Football...
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We have the nominations, all 170 in 33 different categories, for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards. They just came out today. There are some surprises like massive hockey charlatan Pierre McGuire nominated in the Sports Reporter category and for...
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Time to hand out the 5th edition of the Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. On Christmas Day, I provided the list of nominees for this year’s edition. Now, with the regular season over, let’s hand out the hardware for the...
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On this day when many of you head back to work after the lazy holiday season, let’s provide some links as we get into the New Year. I’m still saddened today by the passing of Turner Sports and PGA.com essayist...
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I’m not going to go too wild on this. Other sites are doing similar posts as well. I’ll provide what I feel are the best calls in Sports Broadcasting this year. The only way to do this is to post...
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Time to provide you some links to close out 2011. Thanks for visiting the blog this year. I moved from my old Blogger site to a new server, only to get kicked off the new place because it couldn’t handle...
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Announced today by the National Hockey League, the Winter Classic Alumni Game featuring former New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers will be moved from its original 1 p.m. ET start time to 3 p.m. Saturday. Weather concerns were the main...
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Let’s give you some linkage on this Thursday. We begin with Fox NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira who doesn’t mince words on ESPN’s Jon Gruden. Bob’s Blitz reacts to Pereira’s strong post. Jill Goldsmith of Variety says the clock is...
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On New Year’s Eve, one of the fun features of the NHL Winter Classic is the alumni game featuring former players from the teams participating in the annual outdoor game. This year, with the New York Rangers taking on the...
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Last week, NBC Sports and the NHL held a joint media event at the famed 8H studios where Saturday Night Live is performed, to promote next week’s Winter Classic and the rebrand of Versus into NBC Sports Network right after...
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In what has become a signature event for NBC Sports, the network is getting ready for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. NBC will air the game live from...
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In the wake of being charged with assaulting a 12 year old boy during a youth hockey game outside Boston last week, CBC and NBC NHL analyst Mike Milbury has been temporarily removed from his duties on American television. An...
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It’s time for me to bring back the annual College Football TV Awards. I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. Because of my schedule over the last week, I have not been able to bring it to you...
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Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 3 Big East/SEC Challenge Arkansas at UConn — ESPN, 3:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tennessee — ESPN, 5:15 p.m. LSU at Rutgers — ESPNU, 7 p.m. West Virginia at Mississippi State — ESPNU, 9...
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from the SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. ACC Championship, Charlotte, NC Virginia Tech vs. Clemson — ESPN/ESPN 3D, 8 p.m. Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN Wisconsin...
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This week has been a bad one for me. Haven’t been able to provide links since last Friday and that’s not good. Been busy and it’s cutting into bringing you the latest sports media news. I’ll try to do better...
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I can’t wait until I can write NBC Sports Network in January. Anyway, NBC Sports and Versus will team up for 2 games today. The NBC Mothership will have the annual Bayou Classic between traditional rivals Southern University and Grambling...
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Auburn, AL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Ohio State at Michigan — ABC Cincinnati at Syracuse — Big East Network Michigan State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network...
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Let’s do a few links for you on this day before Thanksgiving. And my best to you. Be safe in your travels. We begin with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily who convenes a roundtable of fellow SBD writers to...
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On this Thanksgiving Week, I’ll provide a few thoughts on what has transpired so far this week. All in bullet form, of course. The announcement that ESPN Dictator George Bodenheimer will become ESPN Chairman, leaving day-to-day operations with Executive Vice...
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About an hour after CBC announced it was picking up Sidney Crosby’s NHL season debut for Hockey Night in Canada, Versus says it will do the same. The network was originally slated to carry Boston-Montreal at 7:30 p.m. ET, but...
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Houston, TX — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Louisville at UConn — Big East Network Big Ten Network Channel Finder Indiana at Michigan State — Big Ten Network Iowa...
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I haven’t done a thoughts column in quite some time. And to boot, I’m doing this on the iPad. Not that you should care, but this will cause me to pause and think which is dangerous. Anyway, I’ll do this...
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After not being able to provide linkage for a few days, let’s get back to it. I probably won’t be able to do the links as I have to undergo a medical procedure. Nothing serious. I should be back on...
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