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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Big East to provide video coverage of hoop opening rounds
The Big East Conference will provide free, live video coverage of the first round of both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments via its video website, BIGEAST.tv.The women start play at the Hartford XL Center on Friday, March 6. The men’s first round, from Madison Square Garden, will be Tuesday, March 10.The second round of [...]
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Baseball is back on TV
Major League Baseball is back on television this week with the opening of the Grapefruit League and Cactus League exhibition schedules.MLB Network will air a host of spring training games throughout the exhibition season, starting with a Wednesday doubleheader: San Francisco vs. Cleveland (3 p.m.) and Boston vs. Minnesota (7 p.m.).MLB Network games are subject [...]
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Nantz named sportscaster of the year
Jim Nantz of CBS Sports was named the 2008 National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. It is the fourth time Nantz has won the award, including 1998, 1995 and 2007.“Hello, friends,” is how Nantz often welcomes his audience to a list of highlight programs, including the NFL, golf (including [...]
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Fox announcer Joy defends Earnhart’s role in Daytona crash
Fox Sports lead NASCAR announcer Mike Joy has come to the defense of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. for his part in the 10-car accident that marred the Daytona 500 on Sunday.Said Joy: “Dale Jr. didn’t know the consequences of the action he took in trying to pass Brian Vickers. I don’t believe he knew that [...]
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Cablevision to air Section 1 wrestling tourney (updated)
Cablevision will be videotaping the Section 1 (Dutchess, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam counties) wrestling tournament from Pace University this weekend. Sports anchor Charlie Cornacchio will handle announcing duties with Bob Zifchok and reporter Doug Harrel.Cablevision is prevalent throughout Dutchess County, the Highland-New Paltz area in Ulster and the Monroe-Warwick areas in Orange County.
UPDATE: Here is the [...]
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Red Bulls to air on TV 29 times
Fans of the New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer will be able to watch 29 matches this season, with Madison Square Garden Network providing the bulk of coverage, and national TV appearances on ESPN2 and Fox Soccer Channel.Steve Cangialosi and Shep Messing will return as play-by-play man and color analyst, respectively. Tina Cervasio [...]
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NFL Net to feature 21 hours of Brett Favre this weekend
The NFL Network will send Brett Favre into retirement (again, we think) with a 21-hour block of nine games featuring the former Packer and Jets quarterback. It all starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Saturday9 a.m. — Packers-Bengals, Sept. 20, 199212 p.m. — Packers-Cowboys, 1995 NFC title game3 p.m. — Packers-Patriots, Super Bowl XXXI6 p.m. – Packers-Raiders, Dec. [...]
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U.S. Olympic Curling trials on Universal Sports this weekend