0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2014
All Times Eastern College Football B1G Football Media Day 2014 — Big Ten Network, 10:30 a.m. 2014 College Football Media Days — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 2:30 p.m. CFB Daily: The Blitz — ESPNU, 5 p.m. Top 25 College Football Games of 2013: No. 15: Georgia vs. Tennessee — ESPNU, 7 […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore on 7/27/2014
It’s been a very long weekend of discussion regarding Stephen A. Smith’s comments about Ray Rice’s suspension. A reminder that Smith is in hot water for saying that, while men need to continue to be educated that domestic violence is never the answer, “we also have to make sure that we learn as much as […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Before ESPN’s “30 for 30″ series essentially took the title away, HBO was the pioneer of quality sports documentaries. So it might stand to reason that the premium cable network would plow new ground in the making of sports mockumentaries. Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) will star in 7 Days […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
In the wake of the NFL’s punishment of the Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Rice (or lack thereof) and subsequent reaction to domestic incident involving his then-fiancee, now wife Janay, the team is attempting to gain control of the message and take a new tact on his reputation. The team’s Senior Vice President for Public and Community […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
During an appearance on Friday on a Philadelphia sports radio station, TNT’s Charles Barkley declared that he’s not a friend of Tiger Woods. The two were friendly in the past, but telling Mike Missanelli of 97.5 The Fanatic, Barkley said they are friends no longer. Barkley expanded on his statement: “Well I think that when […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Ed Note: The following post appears courtesy Bloguin’s national NHL site Puck Drunk Love. Pierre McGuire is an interesting man. The word “interesting” in the previous sentence could be replaced with a lot of different words, but it’s clear that most hockey fans feel that McGuire is one of the most awkward, if not creepy, […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore
Net neutrality is the notion that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally. It would prevent broadband providers from being able to block legal internet content. The issue has drawn outrage from all corners of the internet, but one such outlet may surprise you: Major League Baseball. MLB Advanced […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football Collingwood Magpies vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball World Series of Volleyball, Long Beach, CA Women’s Bronze Medal Match — Universal Sports, 1 p.m. Men’s Bronze Medal Match — Universal Sports, 2 p.m. Women’s Gold Medal Match — NBC, 3:30 p.m. Women’s Gold Medal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/26/2014
If you’ve wanted an opportunity to cover the NBA and LeBron James, you may want to consider applying to the Northeast Ohio Media Group. The owner of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland.com and several smaller Ohio newspapers is looking for a beat reporter to cover LeBron James and LeBron James only. This is similar to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
ESPN has two former college coaches joining its college football ranks this season. The network has added former Texas Longhorns coach Mack Brown and former Miami Hurricanes and North Carolina Tar Heels coach Butch Davis as studio analysts. Brown will be on ABC with John Saunders and new studio analyst Danny Kanell on College Football […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore
College football is about a month away, which means the networks are starting to finalize their plans. While ABC has owned Saturday primetime, Fox continues to try and edge its way in with a weekly game that starts slightly earlier each week. CBS doesn’t go to primetime for football often, but they’re taking advantage of […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
It was only a matter of time. Only a matter of time before someone on First Take said something stupid enough to drag the show’s carcass back into the headlines. This time, it wasn’t Skip Bayless, nor even the ghost of Rob Parker. It was Stephen A. Smith and his comments on women “provoking” assault. […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel
On July 29th, ESPN will air a live SportsCenter Special that will feature your Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks at training camp. The network has bounced around different NFL training camps this summer, but this will be a two-hour special devoted solely to the Seahawks. The details from a network press release: ESPN will provide a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Author-based content portals are ceasing as a trend, and growing as a necessity among providers. Think about all of the portals out there – Grantland, The MMQB, Vox, 538, Jason Whitlock’s Black Grantland… content portals are popping up like weeds nowadays. Fox Sports is the latest to jump onboard with Just A Bit Outside, their […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
All Times Eastern Arena Football Arizona Rattlers at Orlando Predators — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Australian Rules Football Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast Suns — Fox Sports 2, 2:30 a.m. Hawthorn Hawks vs. Sydney Swans — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. Beach Volleyball World Series of Volleyball, Long Beach, CA Women’s Quarterfinal — Universal […]
