0 comments by Matt Yoder on 2/27/2015
For all the talk of Charles Barkley’s rivalry with Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets, there’s another ongoing feud between a prominent NBA franchise and a prominent NBA analyst. Throughout the season, Jeff Van Gundy has been hyper-critical of the Chicago Bulls and their handling of head coach Tom Thibodeau. Van Gundy accused the Bulls of […]
0 comments by Brad Gagnon
You know the NFL offseason has arrived when analyst Herm Edwards is providing analysis of four-legged animals. Let me explain. See, tragically — and as a devotee to old-school journalism and the value of legitimate news, I’m using that word sans sarcasm — the most gripping national news story on Thursday pertained to a pair […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football NAB Challenge, Bendigo Bank Stadium, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia West Coast Eagles vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 a.m. Boxing Friday Night Fights, Paramount Theater, Huntington, NY Junior Welterweights Johnny Garcia vs. Cletus Seldin — ESPN2, 9 p.m. Golden Boy Live, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Palm Springs, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/26/2015
With roles in the upcoming Furious 7, San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth sequels and Shazam!, Dwayne Johnson is presumably too busy with making movies to do some work in TV. But the action hero apparently made time in his schedule for an upcoming project. And besides, this isn’t just for TV […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
One of the major media stories of this calendar year will be Fox’s debut on the international soccer stage airing their first World Cup. The 2015 Women’s World Cup is rapidly approaching this summer and so far the network has made several changes in anticipation of the event. Fox has added new pieces like Alexi Lalas, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Earlier this week, WWE Network turned one year old. And today, WWE is claiming another victory in the digital sphere – over the last 12 months, their YouTube channel had the most views of any sports YouTube channel, totaling a whopping 4.2 billion video views (with probably a good million or so of those views […]
0 comments by David Rogers
ESPN Films has created a new series of short films titled “It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports” which will take a look at the drama and excitement of being a sports fan. The six films are directed by Academy Award winner Errol Morris and will air collectively in a primetime special on Sunday, March 1st at 9pm EST […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Whenever Bill Walton steps into the broadcast booth, it’s appointment television. And with the regular season winding down, we better enjoy the last few pit stops on the long strange trip that has been the 2014-2015 college basketball season. Last night the journey took us to the redhead’s old stomping grounds of UCLA for a […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Wednesday night’s 6 PM ET edition of SportsCenter begins with anchor Lindsay Czarniak quickly running through the top three stories of the day – the breaking news of Reggie Bush’s release from the Lions, Rajon Rondo’s one game suspension in Dallas, and Derrick Rose’s latest knee surgery. At 6:03, Czarniak interviews Nick Friedell of ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
All Times Eastern College Baseball Alabama A&M at Auburn — SEC Network Plus, 5 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at LSU — SEC Network Plus, 7:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Minnesota at Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m. Houston at Temple — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Delaware at Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (California/Mid-Atlantic)/SNY/The Comcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2015
Those who have TV’s with Roku will be able to see WatchESPN soon. Roku has announced that WatchESPN will be added to its app menu on smart TV’s that run the over the top service. However, like the WatchESPN app on Apple TV, you will have to be a subscriber to a cable or satellite […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
It’s a new world for CBS and Turner Sports as they embark upon another March to Madness. Bill Raftery will call his first Final Four on television, to the delight of 99.8 percent of fans. (The few who don’t like Onion Man will not be taken up to heaven when The Rafture comes… you have […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
On Tuesday Ryan Glasspiegel of The Big Lead posted a very interesting report that Fox Sports 1 starlet Katie Nolan was almost traded to ESPN for Ian Darke. Reportedly, Bill Simmons was high on Nolan for a role at Grantland, but negotiations broke down when Fox also wanted versatile reporter Marty Smith added to the […]
0 comments by Andrew Bucholtz
Ed Note: It’s late February. A bitter cold is sweeping through much of the lower 48. So what better time to honor the top Canadian imports in American sports media with this polar vortex of a listicle! It might surprise you to know just how big of an influence and impact our neighbors to the […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Fox Sports will be looking to give racing fans another reason to watch NASCAR Xfinity Series races this year – a rotation of top Sprint Cup drivers as a guest analyst in the broadcast booth. We’ve seen several drivers work the odd Saturday race here and there over the years, but this represents a dedicated […]
