Monthly Archives: October 2007

ABC, ESPN2 to televise crucial NASCAR chase from Texas

There are just three races left on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, with Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson separated by just 11 points – that’s the closest two championship contenders have been at this stage of a season. The next stop is Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, one of the fastest tracks in all of NASCAR. ESPN2 [...]
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Army-Navy hoops on CBS television

The annual Star Game matchup between Army and Navy will be televised from West Point on Feb. 23 as part of CBS Sports’ college basketball schedule for 2007-08. Among the best non-conference games on the CBS schedule are Kentucky at Indiana (Dec. 8), Louisville-Purdue (Dec. 15), UCLA at Michigan (Dec. 22), Louisville at Kentucky (Jan. 5) [...]
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Reggie Miller speaks out in role of TNT’s NBA analyst

Reggie Miller couldn’t be coerced into coming out of retirement, so he will be back for another season of analysis on TNT’s coverage of the NBA. This season Miller has been moved out of the studio and into the lead annouce team with Marv Albert and coach-analyst-coach-analyst Mike Fratello. Miller shared his thoughts on his new [...]
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Sportswire checks in with the Sweet Science

Time Warner Cable’s weekly sports show, Sportswire, will focus on boxing this week. Host Lindsay Liquori will interview welterweight boxer Dan Sostre of Highland and two-time former world champion Tracy Patterson of New Paltz, who trains Sostre and other fighters. Sostre is 4-3 and will fight again on Friday at Monticello Gaming and Raceway. Sportswire airs Mondays and [...]
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Rangers-Bruins game moved on MSG

Boston is not only the hub of New England, it is also the hub of great sports action this weekend. With the Red Sox taking on the Indians in Game Six of the American League Championship Series at 8 p.m. (FOX TV, ESPN Radio), a decision was made to move the Rangers-Bruins hockey game from 7 [...]
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Jerome Bettis offers thoughts on Steelers-Broncos game

It wasn’t long ago when Jerome Bettis was putting on the black-and-gold of the Pittsburgh Steelers instead of a suit and tie on the set of NBC Sports’ Football Night in America. Bettis will surely be a little nostalgic watching his old club battle the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football. Here is what Bettis had [...]
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Working extra on the Irish

Notre Dame is not having the kind of season that will stir the passion of most college football fans, but the Fighting Irish faithful are loyal watchers and they will have a bonanza to choose from as Southern California visits South Bend for a Saturday afternoon showdown. NBC Sports will televise the game at 3:30 p.m., [...]
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ESPN to present Joe Torre special on Friday

ESPN is going to make good use of its early afternoon hours, presenting a special two-hour SportsCenter focusing on the changing of the guard with the New York Yankees. Starting at 1 p.m., the Baseball Tonight crew will surely provide plenty of analysis of Joe Torre’s departure from the Yankees and what will happen next with [...]
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Barry Switzer offers his take on LSU, college football’s upsets

Former Oklahoma University and Dallas Cowboys football coach Barry Switzer remains outspoken on his favorite sport, and he offers his views on “XM Radio Sports Nation This Morning,” which can be heard Mondays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m. ET on XM Channel 144. Here is what Switzer had to say about Louisiana State losing to Kentucky [...]
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Army hockey to air on WBNR/WLNA radio

Friday’s college hockey matchup between Army and RPI will be the first of 20 games aired locally on WBNR (1260 AM) and WLNA (1420 AM). The audio stream can also be found on www.goarmysports.com. Tony Morino will be calling the play-by-play action for all but two games this season. The radio schedule for Army hockey games this [...]
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