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A Quiet Wednesday Linkfest

Was out of the office again earlier today so I’m getting to these rather late. Let’s look at what we have today.

USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the new CBS Sports/Showtime documentary on this year’s Army-Navy football game will have touches of reality TV.

Mike McCarthy of USA Today notes that TNT’s Shaquille O’Neal and ESPN bloviator Skippy Bayless are throwing insults at each other.

At the Hollywood Reporter, Carolyn Giardina and Adrian Pennington report that at least 10 Olympic venues in London are expected to get the 3-D TV treatment. About 16 people in the US will be able to watch that.

George Winslow of Broadcasting & Cable says ESPN will make its news feeds available to the Pulse mobile app.

Gregg Rosenthal at Pro Football Talk cites a Phil Mushnick report that the man who helped ruin the Cleveland Browns, Eric Manmoron Mangini will be an ESPN NFL analyst this season.

At the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Eric Deggan of the St. Petersburg Times previews the ESPN Films documentary on the real-life Rocky Balboa who got his shot at the championship.

Lauren Indvik of Mashable looks at how Sports Illustrated is on top of digital technology by publishing a tablet edition of its magazine.

In SportsNewser, Marcus Vanderberg talks with Bomani Jones about the end of his morning show at The Score on Sirius Satellite Radio in Canada.

Cam Martin at SportsNewser tells us to get ready for the NASCAR-themed drama “Tits in the Pits”. You can’t make this shit up.

Dan Fogarty at SportsGrid notes that ESPN’s Merril Hoge took to Twitter to say that Tim Tebow isn’t going to be a good NFL quarterback.

Former Boston Sports Media Watch blogger David Scott writes in ESPN’s Front Row about the Alleged Worldwide Leader breaking ground on a new building and pledging to create an additional 200-800 new jobs in Connecticut over the next five years.

Kristi Dosh, the SportsBizMiss, of the Business of College Sports tries to predict the future and creates four potential BCS “Superconferences” out of the remains of the Big 12 and the Big East.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell notes that video game manufacturer EA Sports could stand to lose one billion dollars if a lawsuit by college athletes goes against it.

Darren talks with Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott about the league’s upcoming regional sports networks.

And Darren looks at a new venture that could bring fans closer to their favorite athletes by consolidating social media and personal websites into one site.

John Talty of the International Business Times writes that the NBA lockout won’t be much of a drain on the economy, only to the league’s fans.

Kevin McNamara of the Providence Journal writes about the Big East Conference looking forward to a potential huge media rights payday in two years.

Kevin says Big East Commissioner John Marinatto is denying reports that the conference may have to drop a few schools in order to get big TV money.

Jeff Jacobs of the Hartford Courant says the next TV negotiations for the Big East will be the league’s most important in its history.

Mara Lee of the Courant talks about ESPN’s planned expansion in Connecticut.

JC Reindl of the Day of New London (CT) writes that Connecticut came up with plenty of tax breaks so ESPN could expand its Bristol headquarters.

Pete Thamel of the New York Times writes that despite conventional wisdom, the Big East is a big player in college sports.

Lenn Robbins of the New York Post says a lucrative TV contract will ensure the Big East’s success in the long term.

Sean Daly of the Post says NBC is really going after ESPN with its rebranding of Versus.

Newsday’s Neil Best notes that the winner of SNY’s Kidcaster contest got to call a Mets home run last night.

Neil says ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit is now downplaying reports that overzealous Ohio State fans forced him to move from his native Columbus to Tennessee.

Neil writes that there appears to be a cease fire between WFAN’s Mike Francesa and the New York Jets.

Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record says two local radio stations will pick up Compass Media’s NFL schedule this fall.

Ken says this month’s US Open tennis coverage will be divided among three networks again.

And Ken has the preliminary Westwood One Radio NFL schedule for the first six weeks of the season.

In the New Jersey Newsroom, Evan Weiner says the NFL and the league’s Players Association may not be done negotiating yet.

To the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog where Dan Steinberg notes previews from Sports Illustrated’s Peter King and ESPN Radio Hack Colin Cowherd on the DC NFL Team.

Bridget Cary of the Miami Herald says ESPN Deportes Radio is changing stations to get a better signal in South Florida.

Mel Bracht of the Daily Oklahoman looks at the local ratings from the weekend.

Berry Tramel of the Oklahoman says the Longhorn Network has made Texas untouchable to other BCS conferences.

Jim Thomas of the Canton (OH) Repository profiles local native Dan Dierdorf on his second career as an NFL analyst.

Shane Hoover of the Repository notes that the NFL continues to find new fans via social and new media.

Steve Ballard of the Indianapolis Star notes that Sunday’s Brickyard 400 scored for ESPN.

David Brauer of MinnPost says the Twin Cities’ ESPN Radio affiliate is pulling Colin Cowherd and inserting a local talk show in his place.

Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail says it’s not known if the NHL’s marriage to Versus will pay off in the long run.

To the Biz of Baseball and Maury Brown who reports that one section of Ohio that was hit with blackouts of the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates won’t be blacked out anymore.

Larry Brown Sports has former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach sticking up for suspended ESPN.com writer Bruce Feldman on Fox Sports Radio last night.

The Days of Y’Orr Boston Bruins blog notes the creation of a new Jack Edwards soundboard. It’s tremendous.

Kissing Suzy Kolber notes that ESPN’s sponsored segments are getting a bit out of hand.

Melina Travis of Pro Sports Communications talks about the power of sports documentaries.

Ty Duffy at The Big Lead wonders if the Big East has any juice with fans.

Awful Announcing kicks around some ideas for the next batch of ESPN Films documentaries.

We have a lot of links today. That’s good for you. I’ll be back later tonight.

Chugging Along On A Thursday Linkage Edition

Time for the linkage here on this Thursday getting a late charge out of the gate as I’ve had to visit a jobsite and then had to run a couple of office errands, but we’re back inside ready to give you some linkage. Lots of stuff to get to now.

We begin with some sad news from Chicago. Sports anchor Daryl Hawks of WMAQ-TV, the NBC affiliate, was found dead this morning in an Atlanta hotel room as he was going to cover tonight’s Bulls-Hawks game. He was 38. No other details are available.

Ed Sherman at Crain’s Chicago Business says this is the 2nd unexpected death to happen to the WMAQ-TV sports staff in less than a decade.

Robert Feder at TimeOut Chicago says Hawks’ friends and colleagues are stunned.

If I get more details about Hawks’ death, I’ll post it here.

From USA Today’s Arin Kariminian, we learn that the NFL players are suing for over $700 million in damages from the league over the disputed broadcast revenues that led to the lockout in the first place.

Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal who’s been wearing bow ties for charitable causes, tells us that he’ll be wearing one this week for the Red Sox-Yankees game that will be near and very dear to his heart. We at Fang’s Bites wholeheartedly support this.

Etan Vlessing from the Hollywood Reporter says the owner of Canadian sports TV network The Score has purchased the third largest sports mobile app provider in the US.

To Marcus Vanderberg of SportsNewser who tells us that ESPN3.com will stream the entire season of the National Lacrosse League.

Jason Dachman from Sports Video Group looks at NBC/Golf Channel’s production of this weekend’s Players Championship.

In the Indiana National Sports Journalism Center, Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times does not want athletes to stop tweeting their thoughts.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell looks at one restaurant chain that is allowing customers to drink beer for free as long as the NFL lockout continues.

Darren suggests that Disney buy Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom if he wins the next leg of the Triple Crown.

Public relations maven Bill Hofheimer in ESPN Front Row talks with two ESPN’ers who hope to have their CBS sitcoms picked up in the network upfronts later this month.

Adam Proteau from the Hockey News says fans rallying around Sean Avery’s gay marriage stance and denouncing of Uptown Sports’ tweets against it shows a true evolution in the sport.

In the Boston Herald, Ian R. Rapoport has video of Tom Brady explaining why he cried during the ESPN/NFL Films documentary, “The Brady 6.”

The New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman writes an appreciation of collegue, cartoonist Bill Gallo who passed away at the age of 88.

The Daily News’ Flip Bondy has Gallo’s obituary.

And Mike Lupica says Gallo will live on through his work.

Ken Schott from the Schenectady Gazette writes about ESPN airing a college basketball game from a military aircraft carrier on Veterans Day.

A related note from the Associated Press and picked up by the Sporting News: the carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea could be the one that hosts the game.

Ken says the NBC Sports Group will be airing horse racing from Saratoga Race Course over the summer.

Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner notes that NASCAR fans in the DC area will be flocking to Dover this weekend.

Garry Smits from the Florida Times-Union looks at the NBC Sports Group airing the Players Championship this week.

Tom Jones from the St. Petersburg Times says a popular local sports radio host has signed a new contract with his current station.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that police confiscated some 30 phony passes including some labeled “NBC Sports” from people attempting to attend the Kentucky Derby.

John E. Hoover at the Tulsa World notes that the Oklahoma-Florida State game will be aired in primetime by either ESPN or ABC.

Amanda Van Benschoten from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that NBC’s Cris Collinsworth has been named to a national fitness panel.

Alan Babbitt of the Holland (MI) Sentinel says ESPN’s Outside the Lines will air a segment Sunday on the high school basketball team that had a player pass away on court earlier this year.

Bob Wolfley from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the Arena Football League’s Mustangs will be heard on local radio.

Ed Sherman from Crain’s Chicago Business explores the latest troubles with Jay Mariotti.

Mariotti’s former paper, the Chicago Sun-Times uses wire copy to construct the latest story on his latest arrest on stalking and domestic violence charges.

John Vornhof, Jr. from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal writes that Fox Sports North jumps into the WNBA game this summer.

Scott Dochterman in the Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette notes that Big Ten Network will air a new original series on conference coaches.

Ben Kaplan of the National Post writes about a new documentary on Donald Trump’s efforts to build a golf course in Scotland that was first chronicled by HBO’s Real Sports.

The Toronto Sports Media blog notes that a Rogers Sportsnet host who weighed in on the gay marriage debate on Twitter regarding Sean Avery’s stance, was fired yesterday.

Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star says the host, Damian Goddard is standing by his tweets.

The Big Lead looks at the first review of Captain Blowhard’s Grantland site.

The Pretty in Pinstripes blog takes down the SNY “More Sports, More Testosterone” ad campaign that was very inexplicably created by women.

Sports Media Watch says the Miami Heat series clincher over Boston took in a good rating, but not as good as Game 4.

Joe Favorito explores the new magazine being published by energy drink manufacturer Red Bull.

And that is where we’ll end it for today. Lots of links for you today.

Yahoo’s Puck Daddy To Team with Toronto’s theScore for NHL Trade Deadline Coverage

One very nice feature of this year’s NHL Trade Deadline is having Yahoo’s PuckDaddy Radio on top of all of the news. Friend of Fang’s Bites Greg Wyshynski will host five and a half hours of coverage starting at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Monday. Not only will it be heard in Toronto, but all over North America on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 98 We have the press release.

theScore® Teams Up with Yahoo! Sports To Keep You in the Know on NHL® Trade Deadline Day

Can’t sit for hours in front of the TV?  theScore’s got you covered.

TORONTO, February 25^th, 2011 – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) and Yahoo! Sports today announce that they’re joining forces to get you everything you need to know – the way you want it – on NHL Trade Deadline Day.  >From Puck Daddy’s in-depth analysis throughout the day available on theScore Satellite Radio™ SIRIUS Channel 98 and streamed online on theScore.com and Yahoo! Sports along with regular TV updates from Sid Seixeiro and in-depth analysis by 24hrs in 30mins personalities Tim Micallef and Cam Stewart, theScore along with special contributions from Yahoo! Sports analysts will be the ultimate source for all the information you’ll need and want on trade deadline day.

Greg Wyshynski, editor of Puck Daddy, Yahoo! Sports’ infamous and humorous hockey blog and host of Puck Daddy Radio on theScore, will feature a special edition of his popular radio show live from 10-3:30 p.m. giving his analysis of each and every move.  With special guests, live in-studio visitors, and other members of Yahoo! Sports’ respected NHL analysts contributing to the show alongside their regular contributions to the Puck Daddy blog on Yahoo! Sports, this can’t-miss edition of Puck Daddy Radio will also be streamed on theScore.com.

“theScore is known for our authentic and in-depth sports analysis and our partnership with the Puck Daddy blog and Yahoo! Sports will add another level to our coverage that will give sports fans what they want, the way they want it,” says Benjie Levy, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Score Media Inc.

theScore.com, theScore iPad Edition and ScoreMobile will offer you everything you need to know wherever you are.  theScore.com’s talented roster of Sports Federation bloggers will be breaking down trades while the trade tracker will give you each and every move.  theScore iPad Edition will have a trade deadline blog and a trade, rumour and signing tracker available anywhere you are.  As always, the industry-leading app, ScoreMobile®, will have you covered with up-to-the minute reports on trade news and rumours throughout the day, available on your Android, BlackBerry, iPhone or Windows Phone 7 device.

theScore will also feature two special editions of 24hrs in 30mins with Tim Micallef and Cam Stewart, known for their hard-hitting and blunt analysis airing at both 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.  Throughout the day, theScore’s TV coverage will consist of on-going updates hosted by Score personality Sid Seixeiro who will be breaking down every move while paying particular attention to what is being said on Twitter by players, analysts, reporters and management.

And there you have it.

The Day Before Thanksgiving Day Links

Let’s provide you with some linkage on this day before Thanksgiving. Lots of things to get done so let’s do this.

USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy backtracking on his 72 win prediction for the Miami Heat.

Brian Lowry at Fox Sports says the Thanksgiving weekend gives sports fans a cornucopia of games to watch.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell talks with Tiger Woods’ agent about his client’s tumultuous year. 

Frank Deford at NPR talks about switching between Monday Night Football and Dancing with the Stars.

At the Huffington Post, Friend of Fang’s Bites Joe Favorito explores the banning of noted hockey blogger Chris Botta by the New York Islanders.

Noah Davis at SportsNewser notes that both ESPN and Fox Soccer Channel will have the live announcement of the hosts of World Cup 2018 and 2022.

Noah adds that Universal Sports’ Senior Vice President for Distribution is leaving.

The Playlist blog says the Moneyball movie based on the book focusing on the Oakland A’s thrifty ways and starring Brad Pitt will be released in the fall of next year.

Georg Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter writes that an FCC judge will preside over the Comcast/Tennis Channel carriage dispute which has carried on for years.

Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News says ESPN2 and Tennis Channel have picked up the rights to three noted tennis tournaments.

Marcus Henry at Newsday says the Manny Pacquaio-Antonio Margarito pay per view fight exceeded over one million purchases.

Neil Best of Newsday writes that the Mets’ new manager has to learn to work with a tough New York media.

Larry Rulison of the Albany Times Union says Time Warner Cable’s recent deal with Disney means more sports for subscribers.

Over at Press Box, DCRTV’s Dave Hughes notes that the Maryland high school football championships will be on Baltimore and DC TV.

The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg of the DC Sports Bog has the funny call of Maryland’s radio announcer as the Terrapins won the NCAA Field Hockey Championships.

To the Washington Examiner where Jim Williams notes that the Wizards get a national showcase on Thanksgiving night thanks to TNT.

And Jim tells us to watch Bob Uecker on Studio 42 with Bob Costas which airs this Friday on MLB Network.

Sarah Talalay of the South Florida Sun Sentinel says FanVision, an interactive hand held device, will be utilized at three BCS games.

John Kiesewetter at the Cincinnati Enquirer tells Bearcat fans where to watch tonight’s basketball game against Savannah State.

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says Fox Sports Wisconsin will debut some of the best moments in Brewers history.

Ed Sherman in Crain’s Chicago Business looks at The Year That Was for Tiger Woods.

Meg James at the Los Angeles delves more into the Comcast/Tennis Channel fight.

Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail writes about a long-time TV host leaving The Score.

Awful Announcing has the video of a classic Gus Johnson call on the Big Ten Network last night.

Crossing Broad says Al Michaels could have chosen some better words during the Giants-Eagles game last Sunday.

Sports Media Watch notes the 4th ratings decline over the last six weeks for Monday Night Football.

SMW has the Weekend Overnight Ratings.

SMW says the MLS Cup received its lowest rating ever on American television. 

Jason Clinkscales of A Sports Scribe continues his interviews of influential sports bloggers and today, he talks with Paulsen of Sports Media Watch. 

Jason Rice at Sports Business Digest writes that the mostly unused “Bird’s Nest” from the 2008 Olympics in Communist China will be the site of the 2015 World Track & Field Championships.

Paul Gardner at SoccerAmerica feels ESPN did a disservice to American soccer fans by utilizing Ian Darke on the MLS Cup.

And I’ll end it there for now.

Yahoo’s Puck Daddy Is Now On The Radio

How about this? Friend of Fang’s Bites Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo’s tremendous Puck Daddy section now has its own radio show. I usually don’t lobby to be a guest on radio shows (although I am available), but this is perfect for Wyshynski and I to talk about hockey on TV. Steve Lepore of Puck The Media would be perfect too, but this is right my alley and I know Greg visits Fang’s Bites, so Greg? I’m available to be on the show anytime you want.

Enough groveling. Considering how many times Greg has been a guest on various shows across the US and Canada, this is the next logical step and very well deserved for Puck Daddy. The show will air on The Score in Toronto through its website, theScore.com as well as on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 98. This is great news.

Puck Daddy Joins theScore Satellite Radio

Greg Wyshynski, a.k.a. “Puck Daddy” now on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 98 and theScore.com with live daily radio show airing from 1-2 p.m. ET

TORONTO, October 12th, 2010 – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces that Greg Wyshynski, a.k.a “Puck Daddy”, has officially joined its line-up of broadcast talent. Greg Wyshynski, the editor of Puck Daddy, Yahoo! Sports’ infamous and humorous hockey blog, today becomes a member of theScore with a live show on theScore Satellite Radio on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 98. Puck Daddy Radio will be hosted by Greg Wyshynski along with theScore’s Rob Pizzo, and will air Monday to Friday from 1-2 p.m. ET. Each episode will be rebroadcast at 5 p.m. ET daily and will be streamed on both theScore.com and on Yahoo.com’s Puck Daddy blog.    

Since 2008, Puck Daddy has blended in-depth analysis of the NHL with a humorous look at hockey culture. It is considered the leading hockey blog in North America for its innovation and influence. Award-winning editor, Greg Wyshynski, has written for many leading publications including Deadspin, AOL FanHouse, the Hockey News, The Fourth Period Magazine and SportsFan Magazine. He also spent 9 years as an editor for The Connection Newspapers of Northern Virginia, a chain of 16 weekly publications. 

Wyshynski frequently appears as a guest on radio stations around North America and through his many years as a hockey authority, he has developed an enormous following of devoted fans. His weekly play-off show and various other appearances on theScore during the 2009-2010 NHL season got rave reviews and left fans wanting more.

“After the success of last season’s Puck Daddy play-off show, we discovered that fans wanted more and that a weekly show was simply not enough so we made the decision to create a dedicated, daily show that will give both Puck Daddy and his fans an even louder voice in the hockey world,” says Mike Gentile, Program Director, theScore Satellite Radio. 

With Wyshynski’s wit and in-depth hockey knowledge, Puck Daddy Radio on SIRIUS channel 98 will be the go-to destination for hockey fans across North America.

“My goal is to take the insight and entertainment from Puck Daddy and bring it to theScore Satellite Radio. It’ll be exciting, informative and unpredictable,” says Greg Wyshynski, Host, Puck Daddy Radio. “I think theScore is a perfect partner in bringing the nonsense we do on the blog to an unsuspecting public and I look forward to interacting with the Puck Daddy audience on a more personal level as scary as that could get.”

More stuff coming up.

The Score Network in Canada Unveils Its iPad App

Known as the third all-sports network in Canada after TSN and Rogers Sportsnet, The Score has unveiled an iPad app. It’ll have plenty of scores, stats and news for the hardcore Canadian sports fan. Of course, it’ll be available in the US as well at the iTunes store.

Score Media Introduces theScore iPad Edition

Creators of leading mobile app, ScoreMobile, launches one of the first free iPad sports apps on the market

TORONTO, July 27th, 2010 – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces the launch of theScore iPad Edition, one of the first free sports apps on the market from the creators of the leading mobile app, ScoreMobile.  Already a leading free sports app just days after launching in Apple’s App Store, theScore iPad Edition offers the latest stats, news, scores and standings from every major sports league, while integrating the best content from The Score’s multiplatform properties – The Score Television Network, theScore.com, Hardcore Sports Radio (HSR) and ScoreMobile – all on one app.

A hybrid of Score Media’s leading sports app, ScoreMobile, and it’s newly relaunched website, theScore.com, theScore iPad Edition brings iPad users the best of both platforms while offering original video and audio content from The Score Television Network and HSR.

theScore iPad Edition is the perfect companion for watching sports on TV or sitting around with your friends discussing the latest trade and stories of the day.  It also gives users unlimited and immediate access to up-to-the-minute stats and entertaining content including:

• Real-time scores, breaking news and updates
• Original digital video segments available exclusively to iPad users  like The Score’s hit web show, The Break and The Footy Show, a news program and podcast dedicated to covering all of the latest soccer news and highlights
• Integrated social tools for sharing articles, blog posts and videos
• The Score’s entertaining television content offering unique interviews with top athletes along with iPad exclusives from The Score’s world renowned reporter Cabral “Cabbie” Richards as well as the popular, irreverent NBA web show, The Basketball Jones
• A slick interface designed specifically for the iPad with an intuitive and clean navigation  structure

“It took Apple only 80 days to sell 3 million iPads worldwide and with the exception of iPhone 4, that is faster than any other iDevice it’s sold in the past.  The iPad is yet another disruptive device that will transform how people consume and share content,” says Jonathan Savage, Vice President, Digital, Score Media Inc.  He adds, “We believe theScore iPad Edition is the best sports app for iPad on the market, period.  And just like ScoreMobile, our leading mobile property, it’s free, fast and fundamental to sports fans anywhere.”

NuLayer, one of Canada’s most innovative and reputable software development firms, worked closely with Score Media’s content team to build the iPad app for the company.

“theScore iPad Edition takes advantage of all the great features the iPad has to offer and leverages its native performance and flexible web views,” says Jeff Brenner, Co-Founder, NuLayer.  “It’s an awesome app that provides a socially-integrated way to explore the sports world. Fans are going to love it.”

Download theScore iPad Edition from Apple’s App Store and get ready for sports overload, non-stop entertainment and hardcore fandemonium!

For more information visit www.theScore.com/iPad.

We actually have some breaking news. Hold on.

Some Labor Day Holiday Links

Before I have to head out to the office (again, my day has been planned for me), I’ll provide you with some linkage.

Ken McMillan of the Hudson Valley Times Herald-Record liked the work of ESPN’s Eric Collins and Shaun King in Friday’s Army-Temple game.

Joe Favorito looks at the athletic background of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Tom Jones of the St. Petersburg Times looks back at the weekend of televised sports.

Dusty Saunders of the Rocky Mountain News says one local sports station has not only changed its frequency, but has also changed its sound.

The Baseball Hall of Fame has released the candidates for the Ford C. Frick Award, the local broadcaster who will be inducted into the Hall next year. Voice of the Seattle Mariners Dave Niehaus was inducted this year.

Maury Brown from the Biz of Baseball has comments from TBS’ Chip Carey and Buck Martinez during yesterday’s White Sox-Red Sox game.

I don’t know how I missed this. Awful Announcing has the very first commercial starring ESPN’s Erin Andrews.

The Sports Media Watch says ABC’s Saturday Night Football got off to a hot start.

Dave Ornauer of the Stars and Stripes newspaper says Armed Forces Network offers up a lot of college football for our enlisted men and women.

Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star talks about changes that are coming to Canada’s third all-sports network, The Score.

Grant Robertson of the Toronto Globe and Mail says The Score’s owners are investing a lot of money in these changes.

The Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch says a local golfer will be featured on a Golf Channel special on up-and-coming golfers getting tutored by an acclaimed swing coach.

In his mailbag, Sports Illustrated tennis writer Jon Wertheim talks about YouTube launching a new US Open channel (scroll down).

Ann LoPrinzi of the Times of Trenton (NJ) talks with the Boston Globe’s/ESPN’s/Tennis Channel’s Bud Collins about his new book on tennis.

There you have it. Not many links, but it’s not about quantity, it’s about quality. I may be back with another update, keep your RSS feeds updated.

Ways to Monitor the NHL Trading Deadline

I’m trying to finish this proposal, but if you’re at work and want to find out about the latest trades as the NHL Trading Deadline approaches, you can do it in several ways.

First, NHL.com is streaming TSN’s live all-day coverage and you can catch it here. Among TSN’s analysts are Mike Milbury, former Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Ferguson and Darren Pang.

You can watch Rogers Sportsnet’s extensive live coverage on-line here.

In addition, Canada’s third all-sports network, The Score, is also streaming live and started its coverage a half hour earlier than the other two networks.

Starting at 1 p.m. ET, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Radio will begin its coverage on Sirius Satellite Radio and continue until 8 p.m. From 1 until 4, the coverage will be on Sirius channel 126, then it will move at 4 to its regular channel, 122. It’s also streaming live at the CBC website.

And if you’re at home, the NHL Network is airing TSN’s coverage all day well.

So there are many ways to keep updated on the NHL Trading Deadline. Later.