Thanks to Awful Announcing for posting these at his site. Here are the videos from last night’s Costas Now segment on blogs. Here’s the taped introduction: And the segment itself: UPDATE: Awful Announcing has the rest of the 18 minute...
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MLBToronto at Red Sox – Rogers Sportsnet/NESN, 7 p.m.Detroit at New York Yankees – FSN Detroit/YES, 7 p.m.Seattle at Cleveland – FSN Northwest/STO, 7 p.m.LA Dodgers at Florida – FSN Prime Ticket/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.San Diego at Philadelphia – Comcast...
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I’m back from running errands so it’s time for some links on this Wednesday. First, I’m seeing increased traffic the last two days. It’s all for my post last year on Hot Chicks, formerly in Sports Broadcasting, who should be...
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Well, as I open my e-mail inbox this morning, I find plenty of reaction to last night’s Costas Now on HBO, especially the segment on blogs. Now, I have yet to see this, I have recorded Costas Now on DVD...
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As I watch the third night of Carrier on PBS, I’ll give you a few more links. First, a couple of things from the Sports Media Watch. Paul Sen says the final ratings for the NFL Draft showed that they...
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MLBToronto at Red Sox (weather permitting) – Rogers Sportsnet/NESN, 7 p.m.Seattle at Cleveland – FSN Northwest/STO, 7 p.m.Detroit at New York Yankees – FSN Detroit Plus/YES, 7 p.m.LA Dodgers at Florida – FSN Prime Ticket/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at New...
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After the Sports Emmy Awards post, I had to go to a meeting so the Tuesday links are delayed, but I’m ready to give them to you now. Starting with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he talks about...
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Last night, the 29th Sports Emmy Awards were held in New York and the big winner was HBO with 8. James Brown won Best Studio Host for CBS, NBC had a clean sweep of Play-by-Play, Studio Analyst and Game Analyst....
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I keep finding stories to link to. First, from USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, the ratings from selected weekend events including the NFL Draft on ESPN which were down significantly from last year. Awful Announcing reviews NFL Draft coverage for both...
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So it’s time to give you some links this evening. I guess for its 10th Anniversary, the Sports Business Journal is opening up its website. I think that’s a very good idea. So I’ll be giving you a series of...
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I’ll give you some more links on this Monday afternoon. From the Sports Media Watch, Tennis Week is reporting that ESPN has picked up the rights to the final leg of tennis’ Grand Slam, the US Open starting in 2009....
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MLBNew York Yankees at Cleveland – ESPN/YES/STO, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at New York Mets – FSN Pittsburgh/SNY, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at St. Louis – FSN Ohio/FSN Midwest, 8 p.m.Houston at Arizona – FSN Houston/FSN Arizona, 9:30 p.m.Oakland at Anaheim – FSN West,...
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Back to the work grind today. Not totally happy to be here, but gotta earn a living. Let’s give you some links. First, David Scott of the Boston Sports Media Watch has more on the Gordon Edes Boston Globe buyout...
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This is something I’m going to try to do every Sunday, previewing what’s ahead in the Week in Sport. One of the bigger events on the sporting calendar is the Kentucky Derby and it’s always a sign of spring. NBC...
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One thing I realized today, I’m getting close to the one year anniversary of this blog. I don’t remember the actual date of the beginning of Fang’s Bites in 2005 because I did not have a regular blogging schedule, plus...
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On this Sunday, I’ll give you some more links because linkage never takes the weekend off. First, I’d like to thank Will Leitch of Deadspin for linking over to Fang’s Bites this weekend. Will was doing his week in review...
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At the NFL Draft, there seems to be one player who drops in value. Last year, it was Brady Quinn. You remember these scenes. First, from the NFL Network: And the reaction from Mel Kiper, Jr. and Chris Mortensen from...
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Time to give you some links on this NFL Draft Weekend. Already some news being made as Adam Schecter of the NFL Network reports that the Atlanta Falcons will look to take Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan with the overall...
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Saturday, April 26 GolfChampions Tour/Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, 2nd Round – CBS, 1 p.m.LPGA Tour/Stanford International Pro-Am, 3rd Round – ESPN2, 4 p.m.PGA Tour/EDS Byron Nelson Championship, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m. MLBNew York Yankees at Cleveland –...
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Thanks once again to Laura Nachman, she provides the final moments of today’s Daily News Live from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia in which Michael Barkann narrates clips of people attending John Marzano’s funeral and then a final tribute from CSN. Following...
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MLBRed Sox at Tampa – NESN/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Cleveland – YES/STO, 7 p.m.Anaheim at Detroit – FSN West/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.Atlanta at New York Mets – Peachtree TV/SNY, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Pittsburgh – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/FSN...
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It’s time for the megalinks. Let’s get into them, but first, let’s look at the viewing menu for this weekend. The NFL Draft is the Viewing Pick of the weekend. Both ESPN and the NFL Network will have wall-to-wall coverage...
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I wasn’t planning on giving more links today, but there are enough stories for me to give you an update. Two things from Darren Rovell’s Sports Business blog at CNBC.com. First, Darren looks into who bought the David Ortiz Red...
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On April 29, Bob Costas will host a live show discussing the changing role of the sports media. This has the potential to be a very long, boring program, but there is also potential for fireworks. Will Leitch of Deadspin...
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Westwood One Radio will begin its NHL Postseason coverage this weekend: WESTWOOD ONE PRESENTS THE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS – Exclusive Play-By-Play Coverage – New York, NY – April 24, 2008 – Westwood One (NYSE: WON), the exclusive home of NHL RadioÒ,...
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MLBFlorida at Atlanta – FSN Florida/SportSouth, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Pittsburgh – FSN Midwest/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay – Rogers Sportsnet/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.New York Mets at Washington – SNY/MASN, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox...
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Time to do the links on this Thursday. Newsday’s Neil Best has breaking news for us. Former ESPN MLB analyst Harold Reynolds has been hired as a part-time studio analyst at SNY. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says...
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I’ll give you some more links on this Wednesday evening. First, Neil Best of Newsday writes that MLB Network has made its first major hire taking Tony Petitti away from CBS Sports. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union also...
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MLBAnaheim at Red Sox – FSN West/NESN, 7 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay – Rogers Sportsnet/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.Florida at Atlanta – FSN Florida/FSN South, 7 p.m.Houston at Cincinnati – FSN Houston/FSN Ohio, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Pittsburgh – FSN Midwest/FSN...
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From the fine people at Comcast SportsNet New England, we find that fans can chat during Game 2 of the Celtics-Hawks game tonight. Here’s the press release: CELTICS STUDIO HOSTS GARY TANGUAY AND DONNY MARSHALL TO CHAT IN-GAME WITH FANS...
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