Category: Jim Nantz

I know. I haven’t done links in a very long time. Let me provide some for you. I won’t make promises about providing them regularly as every time I do, something happens to make me break that promise. But I...
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Last month, I gave you my College Basketball TV Awards for the 2012-13 regular season. As promised, I’ll provide you with the NCAA Tournament Edition featuring my picks for Final Four, Regional Final and First Week levels. Those not worthy...
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Saturday, March 30 Men’s Pregame & Studio Shows Road to the Final Four — CBS, 2:30 p.m. NCAA Basketball Tournament Press Conference — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m. NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 4:30 p.m. Big Ten...
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CBS which includes CBS, CBS Sports Network and Showtime saw a total of 15 Sports Emmy nominations for 2012. Among the major nods include Jim Nantz for Play-by-Play, James Brown for Studio Host the NFL Today and Inside the NFL,...
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Just received this from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the full press release of the nominations for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. NBC Sports Group received the most nominations with 58 followed by ESPN with 43...
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Announced today by the CBS/Turner Sports consortium for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the 75th incarnation of college basketball’s national championship, will be the men and women who will be in front of the camera this year. As usual, Jim Nantz,...
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On Sunday, the Super Bowl was played in New Orleans for the tenth time, tying with Miami as the most times a city has hosted the Big Game. And in a city that is known for voodoo and the macabre,...
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All Times Eastern Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. Super Bowl Live — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown...
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I provide this table which has all of the Super Bowls to date including their networks and broadcasters. I thought you might get a kick out of it to see who has called which games. The CBS lines are in...
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All Times Eastern Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. SportsCenter Special: Parcells’ Conference Championship Preview — ESPN2, 8 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m....
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All Times Eastern Saturday, January 12 Pregame & Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon The...
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All Times Eastern Saturday, January 5 Pregame & Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. First on the Field — NFL Network, 10 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 11 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10...
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Busy day today. Yes, without a Thursday night game and the Monday night game played on Saturday, we’re left with just Sunday games today and next week. We have 11 games in the 1 p.m. ET window, three games in...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Saturday, December 22 Studio & Pregame Shows Monday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access — NFL Network, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access: Postgame — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m....
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the 506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN,...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10...
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Tough day today. Indeed it is. The NFL is dealing with the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide of his girlfriend that leaves a beautiful three month old girl without parents and the Kansas City Chiefs wondering how they will acknowledge him. ESPN’s...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports...
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Well? Well what? We’re back for another viewing guide. Do you want to ask a proper question? Ok, who’s on bye this week? No one. We’re done with the byes for the season. We have a full slate of games...
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All Times Eastern Pregame and Studio Shows NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 10 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, 4 p.m. NFL GameDay Scoreboard — NFL Network, 4 p.m. NFL Total Access —...
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This Thursday, CBS will have the first of three Thanksgiving Day NFL games across the country. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the Houston Texans-Detroit Lions game at 12:35 p.m. It begins with a Thanksgiving Day edition of The...
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So where were you last week? Sick. I went to bed early without doing any NFL previews.  I think you got by fine. In fact, no one asked me about them. Who has the doubleheader? CBS does for Week 11....
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Let’s do some Friday megalinks. Haven’t done any in a couple of weeks. The Weekend Viewing Picks have all of your sports and entertainment TV needs. Time for the linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes the rising rights...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports...
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The last few days, I’ve been sick which limited the number of posts between Friday and Saturday. I’m still not feeling well, but I’ll be providing linkage and posts as long I’m physically able. To the links. Sports Illustrated’s Richard...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 7:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports...
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This is up late once again and I’m getting ready for Hurricane Sandy as it speeds up the East Coast into the Northeast. Well, let’s provide the Week 8 Viewing Guide in The League Where They Play for Pay. So...
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports...
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