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Ken McMillan has been covering sports since he got his first writing job in 1979. He has covered Section 9 athletics for most of the past 28 years. He reports on college sports, including Army and Marist College. He also writes on TV/radio sports ... Read FullCategories
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Auto racing finales to air on WTBQ, WINE and WPUT
As the auto racing season heads into the final three months, the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide races can be heard on three radio stations in the region. WTBQ (1110-AM) in Florida carries Sunday afternoon Sprint Cup action. WINE (940-AM) in Danbury, Conn., and WPUT (1510-AM) in Brewster will air just about every race — their [...]
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Sunday afternoon NFL football available on local radio
While most people pile around the television set for Sunday NFL action, there are some fans who have no choice but to tune in the radio to catch all of the action.
The Jets will air on ESPN 1050 (WEPN-AM) and the Giants will air on WFAN (660-AM), although some September games will appear on WCBS [...]
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WDLC 1490-AM to air Port Jevis, Delaware Valley football games
The start of the high school football season means the radio airwaves will be crackling with excitement for a pair of teams.
Port Jervis station WDLC (1490-AM) will be partnering with KJ Broadcasting to present the Port Jervis and Delaware Valley (Pa.) football schedules. Most games can be heard live on the radio and all contests [...]
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SportsCenter grows by seven hours
Sports news has finally graduated to the level of the rest of the news universe with the expansion of SportsCenter on the ESPN Networks.
We’ve come a long way since the original days of the network, when SportsCenter was a show that came on at 11 p.m. — and ended whenever the anchors saw fit to [...]
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Are you ready for some hockey?
The release of the national TV schedules for the National Hockey League should be followed pretty soon by the local broadcasters. In New York, that means MSG Network and MSG Plus and their coverage of the Rangers, Devils and Islanders.
There’s been a healthy dose of hockey specials and classic broadcasts over the summer months, but [...]
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MSG gears up for college football
MSG Network has not officially released its 2010 college football schedule yet, but we do have a glimpse at what to expect in September.
MSG Network will show select Southeast Conference games. MSG Plus Network will air games from the Big Eight and Pac 10 conferences, and a Wagner game from the Northeast Conference on Sept. [...]
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Rangers to appear 11 times in Versus’ NHL schedule
National Hockey League fans should be pleased with the news that Versus has expanded its schedule by 13 games to 78 telecasts this season, branching out quite a bit from its exclusive windows on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
There are 24 games on 23 Monday nights (one doubleheader), 26 games on 25 Tuesday nights (one doubleheader), [...]
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Top CBS NFL teams remain same
CBS Sports has announced its NFL broadcast teams for the upcoming season, with no wholesale changes in the top lineups.
The biggest absence is Dick Enberg, who left CBS to announce San Diego Padres baseball games.
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms remain the top team, with Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf forming the second unit.
Ian Eagle will [...]
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Army-Navy women’s soccer to air on Fox Soccer Channel
The Army-Navy women’s soccer match on Oct. 8 at West Point will be nationally televised by Fox Soccer Channel. The telecast of the 7 p.m. match will be aired on four-hour delay at 11 p.m. that evening, with a replay or two over the following week.
The Army-Navy game is part of a 20-match collegiate schedule [...]
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WINE and WPUT to air handful of NCAA football games