Monthly Archives: June 2007

A Swede bet to win U.S. Women’s Open

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 28, 2007 | Comments closed
Defending U.S. Open women’s golf champion Annika Sorenstam has to be the favorite heading into today’s opening round held at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. “You’d be crazy to bet against Annika,” said NBC Sports analyst Dottie Pepper, who competed in 19 U.S. Opens. “She may not be the player [...]
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Are you kidding me?! Johnny Mac talks Wimbledon

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 27, 2007 | Comments closed
John McEnroe has been a fixture on Grand Slam tennis telecasts since 1992, working for USA Network, CBS and NBC. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion is covering WImbledon over the next two weeks, and Johnny Mac is never short on opinions. In a teleconference call with the media on Wednesday, McEnroe stated Roger Federer and [...]
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Army firms up ESPN home schedule

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 26, 2007 | Comments closed
All five Army football games at West Point’s Michie Stadium this fall will be aired on one of the ESPN networks, as well as two road contests. Army and ESPN are in the third year of a five-year contract calling for all Army home games and select neutral-site games to be televised by ESPN. The television [...]
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Halpenny flying high with Skyhawks

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 25, 2007 | Comments closed
One broadcasting door closed on Kevin Halpenny and another opened. For the past several years Halpenny was co-host of “Hudson Valley Sports Talk” on Newburgh-based WGNY (1220 AM) but that Saturday morning program went on hiatus in early April after Tom Morel, another co-host, accepted a job with Clear Channel radio. Management at Sunshine Radio has yet [...]
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Renegades Clubhouse Report on TV

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 25, 2007 | Comments closed
Can’t get enough of your favorite local minor league baseball team? Well, tune in to the weekly Renegades Clubhouse Report hosted by Cablevision sports anchor Charlie Cornacchio. The program will air on Cablevision Channel 18 on Tuesdays at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and also on Time Warner Cable Channel 6 [...]
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Renegades on TW Cable Sportswire

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 25, 2007 | Comments closed
Time Warner Cable in Middletown will be airing another Hudson Valley Renegades special from the team’s media day event. On this week’s edition of “Sportswire,” anchor Lindsay Liquori interviews Renegade pitchers Mark Suchowiecki of Newburgh and Doug Waechter, second-year manager Matt Quatraro and Time Warner play-by-play man Tony Morino. “Sportswire” is aired on Mondays and Wednesdays [...]
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Talking auto racing on cable radio

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 25, 2007 | Comments closed
WALN digital cable radio hosts a pair of weekly talk shows on auto racing every Monday night. Gasoline Alley (6-8 p.m.) and On-Track (8-9 p.m.) are hosted by Ed Pados, Steve Pados and Randy Kane. The shows can be heard on the Internet at walncableradio.com. Tonight, Gasoline Alley features appearances by ASA Midwest Tour racers Nathan Haseleu and Jamie [...]
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Monday viewing suggestions

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 25, 2007 | Comments closed
Wimbledon gets underway today with nine hours of live coverage on ESPN2 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Defending champion Roger Federer receives the traditional opening match on Centre Court at 8 a.m. (New York time). His likely victim is Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili, a 22-year-old who is ranked 85th in the world and is 15-32 overall. Federer, by [...]
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Sunday viewing suggestions

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 24, 2007 | Comments closed
The TV remote should get a busy workout on Sunday, enough to drive the rest of the family crazy. I’m a big fan of open-wheel racing, and at 1 o’clock I have the Champ Car race from Cleveland (which uses a great course at the airport) going up against the Indy Racing League event on the new [...]
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Hudson Valley Sports Talk celebrates 14 years

By Ken McMillan | Published: June 23, 2007 | Comments closed
Fans of WFAN know full well the all-sports radio station is on the verge of its 20th anniversary. But did you know the Hudson Valley also has a long-standing radio sports show? Hudson Valley Sports Talk, airing Saturdays on WHVW (950 AM), recently celebrated its 14th anniversary with Carl Garofolo Jr. as its host. This week’s show will [...]
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