Merlin Olsen, pro football Hall of Famer and broadcaster, dies at 69

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

Merlin Olsen, a 14-time Pro Bowler and former lead NFL analyst for NBC Sports, passed away Wednesday night at the age of 69.
Olsen worked with Dick Enberg on the top NBC on NFL team from 1978-1988, and the pair called the Rose Bowl from 1980-88. He also worked with Curt Gowdy, Jim Simpson and Charlie Jones during his NBC days (1977-89).
Olsen jumped to CBS in 1990 and worked with Dick Stockton, Sean McDonough and Brad Nessler for two seasons.
The Enberg-Olsen pair was remarkable. Olsen was very knowledgable about the game but was never over-stated or prone to hype.
For many Americans, however, Olsen will be remembered as a commercial spokesman for FTD Florists, and as the character Jonathan Garvey on “Little House on the Prairie.”
Olsen passed away from mesothelioma. He was diagnosed last year, and in January he filed a lawsuit against NBC Studios, NBC Universal and 20th Century Fox for exposing him to asbestos.
Olsen was voted to the California Sports Hall of Fame for 2010. The football field at his alma mater, Utah State, is going to be named in his honor in the fall.

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March Madness hoops frenzy starts now

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

If you love college basketball, then this is the ideal time of the year for you. The major conferences are wrapping up regular-season action this weekend, while the smaller leagues are already headed into post-season tournament action.
Here is this weekend’s schedule, and seeing how there may not be enough room in our newspaper TV listings to squeeze all this action in, you can keep checking this WKEN blog for updates as they become available.
Stay basketball thirsty, my friends.

Friday
Men’s basketball
Murray State-Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Kent State-Akron, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saint John’s-DePaul, 8:30 p.m. (SNY, WBBR 1130-AM)
Tennessee Tech-Morehead State, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
Marist-Canisius, 9:30 p.m. (WKIP 1450-AM)

Women’s basketball
Michigan State-Michigan, 11:30 a.m. (Big Ten)
Iowa-Penn State, 2 p.m. (Big Ten)
Ohio State vs. Indiana or Illinois, 6 p.m. (Big Ten)
Wisconsin-Purdue, 8:30 p.m. (Big Ten)

Saturday
Men’s basketball
Texas A&M-Oklahoma, noon (ESPN)
Florida State-Miami (Fla.), noon (ESPN2)
Northwestern-Indiana, noon (Big Ten)
Tulsa-Memphis, 1 p.m. (CBS College)
Kansas-Missouri, 2 p.m. (WCBS-2)
Syracuse-Louisville, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
South Carolina-Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Connecticut-South Florida, 2 p.m. (SNY)
Purdue-Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. (Big Ten)
Rider-Saint Peter’s, 2:30 p.m. (MSG, FoxC Atlantic)
UCLA-Arizona State, 4 p.m. (WCBS-2)
Texas-Baylor, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Wyoming-Nevada Las Vegas, 4 p.m. (Versus)
Big South final, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Siena vs. Loyola or Manhattan, 4:30 p.m. (MSG2, FoxC Atlantic), 4 a.m. (FoxC Atlantic)
Rutgers-Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. (MSG Plus, WOR 710-AM)
Tennessee-Mississippi State, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Atlantic Sun final, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Fairfield vs. Marist or Canisius, 7:30 p.m. (MSG2, FoxC Atlantic, WKIP 1450-AM)
Murray St. or E. Illinois vs. Tenn. Tech or Morehead St., 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Houston-Tulane, 8 p.m. (CBS College)
Horizon semi, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
North Carolina-Duke, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Niagara-Iona, 9:30 p.m. (FoxC Atlantic, MSG after Knicks)
Horizon semi, 10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
California-Stanford, 6 p.m. (FoxC Pacific)

Women’s basketball
Iona-Siena winner vs. Fairfield-Loyola winner, 9:30 a.m. (MSG, FoxC Atlantic)
Marist-Canisius winner vs. Manhattan-Niagara winner, 11:30 a.m. (MSG, FoxC Atlantic)
Big East Rd. 2: Notre Dame vs. Pitt or Louisville, noon (SNY)
ACC semi, 1 p.m. (FoxC Central), 11:30 p.m. (MSG Plus)
SEC semi, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
ACC semi, 3:30 p.m. (FoxC Central), 1:30 a.m. (MSG Plus)
Big East Rd. 2: Providence vs. Syracuse or Seton Hall, 4 p.m. (SNY)
Big 10 semi: Michigan State or Michigan vs. Penn State or Iowa, 5 p.m., 3 a.m. (Big Ten)
Big East Rd. 2: DePaul vs. Marquette or Villanova, 6 p.m. (SNY)
SEC semi, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Big 10 semi: Indiana/Illinois-Ohio State vs. Wisconsin-Purdue, 5 p.m., 5 a.m. (Big Ten)
Big East Rd 2: Rutgers vs. South Florida or Cincinnati, 8 p.m. (SNY)
Stanford-California, 3:30 p.m., 4 a.m. (FoxC Pacific)

Sunday
Men’s basketball
Florida-Kentucky, noon (WCBS-2)
Wisconsin-Illinois, noon (ESPN)
Missouri Valley final, 2 p.m. (WCBS-2)
Northeast semi, 2 p.m. (MSG, FoxC Atlantic)
MAAC semi, 4 p.m. (MSG, FoxC Atlantic), 2 a.m. (FoxC Atlantic)
Michigan-Michigan State, 4 p.m. (WCBS-2)
MAAC semi, 6:30 p.m. (MSG2, FoxC Atlantic), 4 a.m. (FoxC Atlantic)
Clemson-Wake Forest, 6 p.m. (MSG Plus 2, FoxC Central)
Southern semi, 6 p.m. (FoxC Pacific)
American-Lehigh, 8 p.m. (CBS College)
Southern semi, 8:30 p.m. (FoxC Pacific)
West Coast semi, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
West Coast semi, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
SIAC final, 10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Women’s basketball
Atlantic 10 semi, noon (CBS College)
Southern semi, noon (FoxC Pacific)
Big East quarter: St. John’s-TBA, noon (ESPNU)
MAAC final, noon (MSG, FoxC Atlantic), midnight (FoxC Atlantic)
ACC final, 1 p.m. (MSG Plus, FoxC Central)
Big East quarter: Connecticut-TBA, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
Atlantic 10 semi, 2:30 p.m. (CBS College)
Southern semi, 2:30 p.m. (FoxC Pacific)
Texas-Baylor, 3:30 p.m. (MSG Plus, FoxC Central)
Big 10 final, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Big East quarter: West Virginia-TBA, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
SEC final, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Big East quarter: Georgetown-TBA, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Monday
Men’s basketball
Metro Atlantic final, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Colonial final, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
West Coast final, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Southern final, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women’s basketball
SIAC final, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
West Coast final, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Atlantic 10 final, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

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WGN to provide Windy City baseball to nation

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

For those local cable TV systems that carry WGN America, baseball fans will be treated to some baseball, Chicago style, courtesy of the Cubs and White Sox.

Chicago Cubs on WGN (all times ET)
March
Sat. 6 — White Sox, 3 p.m.; Sun. 7 — White Sox, 3 p.m.; Sun. 14 — Anaheim, 4 p.m.; Fri. 26 — Oakland, 4 p.m.; Sat. 27 — San Diego, 4 p.m.
April
Sat. 3 — Arizona, 4 p.m.; Fri. 9 — at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 — at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.; Mon. 12 — Milwaukee, 2 p.m.; Sun. 18 — Houston, 2 p.m.; Tues. 20 — at Mets, 7 p.m.; Fri. 23 — at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.; Sat. 24 — at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.; Thur. 29 — Arizona, 2 p.m.
May
Sat. 1 — Arizona, 1 p.m.; Sun. 2 — Arizona, 2 p.m.; Tues. 4 — at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.; Thur. 6 — at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.; Sun. 9 — at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.; Wed. 12 — Florida, 2 p.m.; Fri. 14 — Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.; Sun. 16 — Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.; Thur. 20 — at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.; Sun. 23 — at Texas, 2 p.m.; Wed. 26 — Los Angeles, 8 p.m.; Fri. 28 — St. Louis, 2 p.m.; Mon. 31 — at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
June
Fri. 4 — at Houston, 8 p.m.; Sun. 6 — at Houston, 2 p.m.; Thur. 10 — at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.; Wed. 16 — Oakland, 8 p.m.; Sat. 19 — Anaheim, 1 p.m.; Wed. 23 — at Seattle, 10 p.m.; Sun. 27 — at Whiet Sox, 2 p.m.; Tues. 29 — Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.; Wed. 30 — Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
July
Fri. 2 — Cincinnati, 2 p.m.; Sun. 4 — Cincinnati, 2 p.m.; Wed, 7 — at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.; Thur. 8 — at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.; Wed. 21 — Houston, 2 p.m.; Fri. 23 — St. Louis, 2 p.m.; Tues. 27 — at Houston, 8 p.m.; Fri. 30 — at Colorado, 9 p.m.; Sat. 31 — at Colorado, 8 p.m.
August
Sun. 8 — Cincinnati, 2 p.m.; Tues. 10 — at San Francisco, 10 p.m.; Thur. 12 — at San Francisco, 3:30 p.m.; Sun. 15 — at St. Louis, 2 p.m.; Mon. 16 — San Diego, 8 p.m.; Thur. 19 — San Diego, 2 pm.; Tues. 24 — at Washington, 7 p.m.; Fri. 27 — at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.; Sun. 29 — at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
September
Wed. 1 — Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.; Sun. 5 — Mets, 2 p.m.; Mon. 6 — Houston, 2 p.m.; Fri. 10 — at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.; Sun. 12 — at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.; Sat. 18 — at Florida, 7 p.m.; Sun. 19 — at Florida, 1 p.m.; Mon. 27 — at San Diego, 10 p.m.; Tues. 28 — at San Diego, 10 p.m.
October
Sat. 2 — at Houston, 7 p.m.

Chicago White Sox on WGN (all times ET)
Sat. March 20 — San Diego, 4 p.m.; Wed. Apr. 7 — Cleveland, 8 p.m.; Sun. Apr. 11 — Minnesota, 2 p.m.; Sun. Apr. 25 — Seattle, 2 p.m.; Sat. May 8 — Toronto, 7 p.m.; Sat. May 15 — at Kansas City, 7 p.m.; Wed. May 26 — at Cleveland, noon; Sun. May 30 — at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.; Sat. June 5 — Cleveland, 7 p.m.; Fri. June 11 — at Cubs, 2 p.m.; Thur. June 17 — at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.; Thur. June 24 — Atlanta, 2 p.m.; Fri. June 25 — Cubs, 4 p.m.; Sat. July 3 — at Texas, 8 p.m.; Sat. July 10 — Kansas City, 7 p.m.; Sat. July 17 — at Minnesota, 7 p.m.; Sun. July 18 — at Minnesota, 2 p.m.; Tues. July 20 — at Seattle, 10 p.m.; Fri. July 23 — at Oakland, 10 p.m.; Sun. Aug. 1 — Oakland, 2 p.m.; Thur. Aug. 5 — at Detroit, 1 p.m.; Sat. Aug. 7 — at Baltimore, 7 p.m.; Wed. Aug. 11 — Minnesota, 8 p.m.; Sat. Aug. 14 — Detroit, 7 p.m.; Sat. Aug. 21 — at Kansas City, 7 p.m.; Sat. Aug. 28 — Yankees, 7 p.m.; Mon. Aug. 30 — at Cleveland, 7 p.m.; Sat. Sept. 11 — Kansas City, 7 p.m.; Tues. Sept. 21 — at Oakland, 10 p.m.; Fri. Sept. 24 — at Anaheim, 10 p.m.; Sun. Oct. 3 — Cleveland, 2 p.m.

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ESPN to air 10 spring training telecasts

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

ESPN will air 10 spring training baseball telecasts, starting March 22 when the Yankees take on the Philadelphia Phillies. All of the games will air over the final two weeks of Grapefruit League play — naturally, the East Coast bias will be tossed about since no games from the Cactus League will be aired.

ESPN schedule
March
Mon. 22 — Yankees vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m.; Tues. 23 — Atlanta vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; Wed. 24 — Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, 1 p.m.; Thur. 25 — Mets vs. St. Louis, 1 p.m.; Fri. 26 — Detroit vs. Atlanta, 1 p.m.; Mon. 29 — Minnesota vs. St. Louis, 1 p.m.; Tues. 30 — Boston vs. Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.; Wed. 31 — Minnesota vs. Yankees, 1 p.m.
April
Thur. 1 — Minnesota vs. Boston, 1 p.m.; Fri. 2 — Baltimore vs. Yankees, 1 p.m.

Early ESPN schedule
April
Sun. 4 — Yankees at Boston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Mon. 5 — St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.; Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 4 p.m.; Sun. 11 — St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.; Mon. 12 — TBD, 7 p.m.; Sun. 18 — Mets at St. Louis, 8 p.m.; Mon. 19 — TBD, 7 p.m.; Wed. 21 — TBD, 7 p.m.; Sun. 25 — Atlanta at Mets, 8 p.m.; Mon. 26 — TBD, 7 p.m.; Wed. 28 — TBD, 7 p.m.

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MLB Network schedule for spring training, “30 in 30″ broadcasts

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

MLB Network (Major League Baseball) will begin airing daily spring training games starting March 2 and running through the rest of the month. Most of the telecasts air are Grapefruit League contests at 1 p.m., but there will also be Cactus League games at 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. and even some night games from both Florida and Arizona. The telecasts may be blacked out in local markets, so some of the Yankees and Mets games won’t appear if they are being televised by YES Network, SportsNet New York, WWOR-9 or WPIX-11.
Also, the very popular 30 Clubs in 30 Days series starts March 3. The hour-long programs go in-depth about each MLB team, with interviews and candid discussions. The Yankees appear on March 4 and the Mets appear on March 14, with re-runs on each episode running over the coming days.

Spring training games on MLB Network
March
Tues. 2 – Atlanta vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; Wed. 3 – Pittsburgh vs. Yankees, 1 p.m.; Thur. 4 – St. Louis vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; Fri. 5 – Tampa Bay vs. Yankees, 1 p.m.; Sat. 6 – Toronto vs. Yankees; Sun. 7 – Boston vs. Baltimore, 1 p.m.; Oakland vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.; Mon. 8 – Philadelphia vs. Yankees, 1 p.m.; Seattle vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.; Tues. 9 – Houston vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m.; Wed. 10 – Arizona vs. Los Angeles, 3 p.m.; Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.; Thur. 11 – Boston vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; Atlanta vs. Yankees, 7 p.m.; Fri. 12 – Yankees vs. Washington, 1 p.m. (should air locally); Anaheim vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m.; Sat. 13 – Minnesota vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m.; Pittsburgh vs. Boston, 7 p.m.; Sun. 14 – Boston vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m.; Cleveland vs. San Diego, 5 p.m.; Yankees vs. Pittsburgh, 9 p.m. (should air locally); Mon. 15 – Toronto vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.; Cleveland vs. Milwaukee, 5 p.m.; Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox, 10 p.m.; Tues. 16 – Florida vs. Atlanta, 1 p.m.; San Francisco vs. Cleveland, 5 p.m.; Detroit vs. Philadelphia, 10 p.m.; Wed. 17 – Atlanta vs. Florida, 1 p.m.; Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles, 5 p.m.; Texas vs. Seattle, 10 p.m.; Thur. 18 – Houston vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.; Tampa Bay vs. Yankees, 7 p.m.; Milwaukee vs. Texas, 11 p.m.; Fri. 19 – St. Louis vs. Florida, 1 p.m.; Yankees vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.; Chcago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, 11 p.m.; Sat. 20 – Philadelphia vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.; Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, 5 p.m.; Arizona vs. Seattle, 10 p.m.; Sun. 21 – Baltimore vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m.; Texas vs. San Diego, 5 p.m.; Colorado vs. Kansas City, 10 p.m.; Mon. 22 – Colorado vs. Cincinnati, 4 p.m.; Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs, 9 p.m.; Tues. 23 – Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City, 4 p.m.; Boston vs. Minnesota, 9 p.m.; Wed. 24 – Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox, 4 p.m.; Seattle vs. San Diego, 10 p.m.; Thur. 25 – Texas vs. Anaheim, 4 p.m.; Oakland vs. San Francisco, 10 p.m.; Fri. 26 – Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs, 4 p.m.; Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 9 p.m.; Sat. 27 – Washington vs. Mets, 1 p.m.; San Francisco vs. Anaheim, 5 p.m.; Texas vs. Milwaukee, 10 p.m.; Sun. 28 – Minnesota vs. Boston, 1 p.m.; Cleveland vs. Anaheim, 5 p.m.; Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle, 9 p.m.; Mon. 29 – Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 7 p.m.; Arizona vs. San Diego, 11 p.m.; Tues. 30 – Los Angeles vs. Colorado, 4 p.m.; St. Louis vs. Mets, 9 p.m.; Wed. 31 – Arizona vs. Colorado, 4 p.m.; Houston vs. Atlanta, 9 p.m.

30 Clubs in 30 Days series
Shows normally air at 5 p.m., 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Wed. 3 – Detroit; Thur. 4 – Yankees; Fri. 5 – Philadelphia; Sat. 6 – Toronto; Sun. 7 – Pittsburgh; Mon. 8 – Baltimore; Tues. 9 – Tampa Bay; Wed. 10 – Minnesota (no 5 p.m. show); Thur. 11 – Boston; Fri. 12 – Florida; Sat. 13 – St. Louis; Sun. 14 – Mets (8 p.m., 1 a.m.); Mon. 15 – Houston (9 p.m.); Tues. 16 – Washington (9 p.m.); Wed. 17 – Atlanta (9 p.m.); Thur. 18 – Anaheim; Fri. 19 – Los Angeles; Sat. 20 – Milwaukee (9 p.m.); Sun. 21 – San Francisco (9 p.m.); Mon. 22 – Oakland (7 p.m.); Tues. 23 – Cincinnati (7 p.m.); Wed. 24 – Cleveland (7 p.m.); Thur. 25 – Texas (7 p.m.); Fri. 26 – Colorado (7 p.m.); Sat. 27 – Arizona (9 p.m.); Sun. 28 – Kansas City (8 p.m.); Mon. 29 – Seattle; Tues. 30 –Chicago Cubs (7 p.m.); Wed. 31 – Chicago White Sox (7 p.m.)

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Yankees schedule 14 spring training games on YES and WWOR-9

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

The New York Yankees have scheduled 14 spring training telecasts on YES Network and WWOR-9. There will also be eight games carried by radio flagship WCBS 880-AM.
All games at 1 p.m. and on YES unless indicated
March
Wed. 3 — Pittsburgh; Fri. 5 — Tampa Bay; Sat. 6 — Toronto (WWOR and WCBS-AM); Mon. 8 — Philadelphia; Tues. 9 — Pittsburgh; Thur. 11 — Atlanta, 7 p.m. (YES and WCBS-AM); Sat. 13 — Baltimore (WWOR and WCBS-AM); Thur. 18 — Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. (YES and WCBS-AM); Fri. 19 — Detroit; Sun. 21 — Detroit (YES and WCBS-AM); Mon. 22 — at Philadelphia (YES and ESPN); Fri. 26 — Philadelphia, 7 p.m. (WCBS-AM); Sun. 28 — Detroit (YES and WCBS-AM); Tues. 30 — Toronto, 7 p.m. (YES and WCBS-AM); Wed. 31 — Minnesota (YES and ESPN)
April
Fri. 2 — Baltimore (YES and ESPN)

Once again, Yankees games will appear on free television on WWOR-9, and national telecasts on WNYW-5.
WWOR-9 schedule
Thur. April 15 — Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Tues. April 27 — at Baltimore, 7 p.m.
Tues. May 11 — at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tues. May 18 — Boston, 7 p.m.
Tues. May 25 — at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Tues. June 8 — at Baltimore, 7 p.m.
Tues. June 15 — Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Fri. June 18 — Mets, 7 p.m.
Tues. June 29 — Seattle, 7 p.m.
Fri. July 16 — Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Tues. July 20 — Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Tues. July 27 — at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Fri. Aug. 6 — Boston, 7 p.m.
Tues. Aug. 10 — at Texas, 8 p.m.
Tues. Aug. 17 — Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tues. Aug. 24 — at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tues. Sept. 14 — at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Tues. Sept. 21 — Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Tues. Sept. 28 — at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 1 — at Boston, 7 p.m.

WNYW-5 (Fox) schedule
Sat. April 10 — at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.
Sat. April 24 — at Anaheim, 4 p.m.
Sat. May 8 — at Boston, 3 p.m.
Sat. May 22 — at Mets, 7 p.m.
Sat. June 22 — at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Sat. July 17 — Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Sat. Aug. 7 — Boston, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 2 are two Boston games which Fox would likely pick up.

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule
Sun. April 4 — at Boston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sun. May 9 — at Boston, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun. May 23 — at Mets, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
The second-half schedule has not been announced yet

The Yankees are also scheduled for a number of Sunday afternoon games on TBS and Monday/Wednesday Night Baseball on ESPN/ESPN2, but those games are usually blacked out in the New York market and would be televised by YES Network

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Mets schedule 16 spring training telecasts

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

The New York Mets have scheduled 16 spring training games for television coverage on SportsNet New York and WPIX-11. Nine games will also be carried by radio flagship WFAN 660-AM.
All games are at 1 p.m. and on SNY unless indicated.
March
Tues. 2 — Atlanta; Thur. 4 — St. Louis; Fri. 5 — Florida; Sat. 6 — Washington (WFAN); Sun. 7 — Washington (WPIX); Tues. 9 — Houston; Thur. 11 — Boston; Sat. 13 — Detroit (WPIX and WFAN); Sun. 14 — Florida (WFAN); Mon. 15 — St. Louis; Fri. 19 — Minnesota; Sat. 20 — St. Louis (WFAN); Sun. 21 — Houston (WFAN); Tues. 23 — Atlanta (SNY and ESPN); Wed. 24 — Houston; Thur. 25 — St. Louis (ESPN); Sat. 27 — Washington (WPIX and WFAN); Sun. 28 — St. Louis (WPIX and WFAN); Tues. 30 — St. Louis; Wed. 31 — Florida
April
Thur. 1 — Washington, 12 p.m. (SNY and WFAN); Sat. 3 — Baltimore (WFAN)

Once again, the Mets will appear on free television on WPIX-11 and WNYW-5.
WPIX-11 schedule
Yet to be announced, usually one game on Saturday or Sunday

WNYW-5 (Fox) schedule
Sat. April 17 — at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
Sat. May 1 — at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
Sat. May 22 — Yankees, 7 p.m.
Sat. June 5 — Florida, 4 p.m.
Sat. July 10 — Atlanta, 4 p.m.
Sat. July 24 — at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 4 — at Chicago Cubs, 4 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 11 — Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 18 — Atlanta, 4 p.m.

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule
Sun. April 18 — at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Sun. April 25 — Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Sun. May 23 — Yankees, 8 p.m.
The second-half schedule has yet to be announced.

The Mets are also scheduled for Sunday afternoon baseball on TBS and Monday/Wednesday Night Baseball on ESPN/ESPN2, but most of those games would be blacked out in the New York market and would appear on SNY.

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One in five New Yorkers are watching the Olympics, compared to all of Canada

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Canadian television ratings for the opening five days of the Winter Olympics have come out, and apparently three Canadians have not tuned in. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but the latest update says 94.5 percent of all Canadians have watched part of the Olympics.
The numbers are impressive in the United States as well, with about one in three having tuned in thus far (mind you, the USA is a lot more populated than the Great White North).
New Yorkers are watching on WNBC-4, though not in the droves as other markets in America. The opening ceremonies on Friday drew an 18.5 rating and 30 share, ranking 33rd among the top metered markets.
Saturday prime time garnered a 14.1/25 (ranking 42nd). Sunday was a 14.8/24 (ranked 43rd). Monday’s numbers were 14.7/24 (ranked 35th). Tuesday’s numbers were 13.8/21 (ranked 29th).

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Three Marist road hoop games to be aired by Time Warner

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

Three Marist College men’s basketball road games will be televised by Time Warner Cable channel 6 in Orange County. On Friday, Marist takes on Canisius at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Red Foxes play Niagara at 2 p.m. On Feb. 28, Marist closes the regular season against Siena at 4 p.m.

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MAAC gets two TV games for BracketBuster weekend

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Eleven national telecasts will be featured on the annual ESPNU BracketBusters weekend on Feb. 19-20. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference gets two televised games as Iona gets a home game with William & Mary on ESPNU and Siena plays at No. 15 Butler on ESPN2.
The series was created to match mid-major teams against one another with the hopes of improving their standing before the eyes of the NCAA Tournament selection committee prior to the March post-season tournaments.
Friday, Feb. 19
Old Dominion at No. 22 Northern Iowa, 7 p.m., ESPN2
William & Mary at Iona, 9 p.m., ESPNU
Saturday, Feb. 20
Siena at No. 15 Butler, 11 a.m., ESPN2
Morgan State at Murray State, noon, ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at Northeastern, 1 p.m., ESPN2
Nevada at Missouri State, 3 p.m., ESPN2
Akron at Virginia Commonwealth, 4 p.m., ESPNU
College of Charleston at George Mason, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Western Carolina at Kent State, 8 p.m., ESPNU
New Mexico State at Pacific, 10 p.m., ESPNU
Wichita State at Utah State, 11:59 p.m., ESPN2

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