Monthly Archives: January 2009

Sam Ryan is lone woman standing

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 30, 2009 | Comments closed
The local sports department of WCBS-TV (Ch. 2) in New York has been gutted due to budget cutbacks.Sam Ryan has been promoted from the weekend sports anchor duties to the weekday anchor for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, starting yesterday. Weekend news anchor Steve Bartelstein – a former sports anchor at CNN – will report [...]
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WPIX picks up four Rangers, Knicks games

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 27, 2009 | Comments closed
MSG Network has moved two Rangers games and two Knicks games to FREE TV, which is probably good news to the few of you who don’t have cable television or subscribe to the cable sports packages. WPIX (Channel 11) will carry the four contests.Rangers: Feb. 28 vs. Colorado; March 21 vs. BuffaloKnicks: March 7 vs. [...]
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Rush Limbaugh looks a bit like Bob Murphy

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 23, 2009 | Comments closed
I was watching the Fox News Channel talk show “Hannity” and his exclusive interview with conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, and a revelation came to me:Wow, Rush Limbaugh, 58, is starting to look a lot like former Mets announcer Bob Murphy.If you squint your eyes a bit, believe me, you can see the resemblance, especially [...]
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What a thrill to see old Knicks torched by Pistol Pete

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 23, 2009 | Comments closed
Talk about having flashbacks … I happened across NBA TV this evening, and found a Feb. 1977 Knicks telecast from New Orleans on the night Pistol Pete Maravich scored 68 points for the Jazz in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome. It’s an old videotape from the Channel 9 broadcast, with Andy Musser on the play-by-play and [...]
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Speed Channel honors Johnson as top performer in 2008

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Jimmie Johnson, the defending three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, was named the Speed Channel performer of the year for the third time in a row. Johnson beat National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain, Indy Racing League champion Scott Dixon, Motorcycle Grand Prix competitor Valentino [...]
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WDLC to air first match of wrestling tripleheader

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Wrestling fans will be treated to a unique afternoon at West Point’s Gillis Fieldhouse on Sunday, Jan. 25. The day begins with a high school match between Port Jervis and Pine Bush — radio station WDLC 1490 AM will broadcast the match starting at 11:45 a.m., and it will be streamed live at wgny.net. Tim [...]
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MLB Net to air numerous spring training games

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Still awaiting word on the Mets and Yankees spring training TV schedules, but there’s good news out of MLB Network.The new cable network will air live spring training games at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on most days starting Feb. 25 — there will be some days when the 7 p.m. game is [...]
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Caribbean World Series on MLB Net

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 22, 2009 | Comments closed
The MLB (Major League Baseball) Network will televise its first live games Feb. 2-7 when it presents the Caribbean World Series from Mexicali, Mexico, located close to the California border.The tournament features the Winter League champions from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Numerous major league and minor league players from teams in [...]
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ESPN2 alters MLS schedule

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Major League Soccer will continue to be shown on ESPN2 but the Thursday Night game of the week has been abandoned.According to Sports Business Journal, the ESPN2 telecasts will be shown on Thursday (10 games), Saturday (8 games), Wednesday (6 games) and Friday (3 games).Fox Soccer Channel will continue to air Saturday night games. Spanish [...]
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Top 50 sportscasters of all time list released

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 14, 2009 | Comments closed
The American Sportscasters Association has released its voting on the top 50 sportscasters of all time as chosen by its membership and a special committee. I have included some notes on the highlights of each broadcaster. Let the debates begin. 1 – Vin Scully (famed Dodgers voice; NBC baseball game of the week; CBS football and [...]
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