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I got extremely excited when ESPN sent a
press release with the subject line, "2008 College Football
Schedule For ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN Radio," but to my dismay, the thing has about a billion ...
At MGoBlog, Brian Cook asks Is this a
good deal? Alabama and Clemson are opening the season
in Atlanta. Kudos to them; the trend of moving football games off campus is far less annoying than the one in which no one plays anyone. But I wonder if ...
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There's been no word of the College Gameday
schedule for this year's College Football season, and I'm
sure ESPN is waiting to announce them all at once. Unfortunately for the powers that be, Beano Cook just gave away the first stop on the Gameday ...
Case 1: Buick Open. The first event of
three events so far that Woods would have played
but missed because of his knee surgery. The overnight rating on CBS for the fourth round was down 12%, from a 1.7 to a 1.5. Case 2: AT National. Worse. The ...
I was watching local ABC Channel 10 yesterday
and Brian Giles is being interviewed in the locker
room. He's got his shirt off and a ton of microphones in his face. He said something like "Why'd Eaton pitch such a great game? Well, he's tan. We've been ...
After the draft I noted what a fine
job NFL Network's Rich Eisen did as the studio
host. Well, it turns out Eisen's personal life isn't going quite as smoothly. The New York Post reports: Philadelphia TV reporter Alycia Lane is in hot water after a ...
Case 1: Buick Open. The first event of
three events so far that Woods would have played
but missed because of his knee surgery. The overnight rating on CBS for the fourth round was down 12%, from a 1.7 to a 1.5. Case 2: AT National. Worse. The ...
By JON SHOW & JOHN OURAND Staff Writers
The British Open is about to become an all-cable
affair, as ESPN stands poised to pick up rights to the entire tournament starting in 2010, ending ABC s 50-year association with the event. According to several ...
Justin Timberlake killed it at the ESPY Awards
. I think he even got Posh Spice to
crack half a smile. Here’s an interview JT did with ABC’s Robin Roberts the morning after his performance. In this clip you will see Kevin Everett walk up to the podium to accept the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Quite inspirational considering less than a year ago he was carried off the football ...
As the wind continues to sweep around the
links of Royal Birkdale, the scores balloon and the
leaders are bringing more and more names into the equation. Chris Wood ? Simon Wakefield ? Ross Fisher ? Really? Greg Norman , the leader heading into Sunday , has struggled while Padraig Harrington has kept it steady through seven holes and is currently leading the Open Championship. Sitting ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (TICKER) —Oklahoma City’s new NBA franchise
has nicknamed itself the Thunder, according to a report
Saturday on the web site of the city’s ABC affiliate. Citing a source close to team ownership, KOCO-TV reported that the ...
With the NFL and Comcast still feuding ,
we started thinking about which NFL players are most
like which TV channels. In honor of their continued struggle to allow the whole world to see the NFL Cheerleader playoffs, we will leave the NFL Network off the list here.
Bray 0 - Bohemians 2 ( Eircom Premier,
July 15, 2008) Bohs closed the gap on league
leaders St Patrick’s Athletic to one point. Jason McGuinness fired home his first league goal of the season from a Stephen O’Donnell corner. Neil Fenn ...
The Association of Boxing Commissioners has elected to
create a committee to oversee the sport of Mixed
Martial Arts. Nick Lembo, the legal counsel for the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, has been chosen to chair the committee. Other member on the ...
Well, it looks like everyone agreed that the
Association of Boxing Commissions fucked up with their last
attempt to mess with the Unified Rules of MMA. Now that everyone has basically told them where to shove their changes, they’re backtracking ...
Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., professed
his love for the Steelers to KDKA-TV. Watch HERE.
Asked what first comes to his mind when he thinks of Pittsburgh, McCain chuckled, "the Steelers. I was a mediocre high school athlete...
July 10 --- MVN Soccer: Every indicator in
2008 - from league development and investment in all
types of soccer, to TV viewership to website interest, to ticket and merchandise sales - says that soccer interest is VERY HIGH and GROWING with absolutely no signs of SLOWING. --- Attendance records for soccer have been set at several NFL stadiums this year again, as in previous years...
I know it's early, and you probably don't
want to be reliving the Chris Snyder injury from
last week , but ABC put out a great article on what it's going to take for the Catcher to recover from his broken testicle. I'll try not to gross you out in ...
Yes, I know we’ve heard it all too
much the past year or so, but there is
some news to report on the UFC / television front. We’re real close to a network,” said Dana White, “I’m going to say in three ...
This morning ABC News' Political Punch reports that
"In an interview with NPR's David Welna that ran
today former Gov. Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Ind-Minn., sounds like he may run for Senate, challenging incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., whom Ventura defeated for governor in 1998, as well as Democratic nominee and former Saturday Night Live humorist Al Franken."
In an interview with NPR's David Welna that
ran today former Gov. Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Ind-Minn.,
sounds like he may run for Senate, challenging incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., whom Ventura defeated for governor in 1998, as well as...
Ratings (465) NBA (346) ESPN (216) NFL (154)
ABC (127) MLB (122) Broadcasters (116) NBC (116) NHL
(106) Turner (94) FOX (88) Video of the day (80) Weekend ratings predictions (73) Numbers game (68) Question of the day ...
You can download the full document right here.
Take note of the new weight classes: MEN’S DIVISIONS
Flyweight (Up to 105 pounds) Super Flyweight (Over 105.1 to 115 lbs) Bantamweight (Over 115.1 to 125 lbs) Super Bantamweight (Over 125.1 to 135 ...
The long-haired gentleman in the loud coat above
is named Jesse Csincsak. He is the most recent
winner of the ABC reality television show The Bachelorette. So why is this being mentioned on here? Well, though living in Breckenridge, Colorado, Jesse is originally from Amherst, Ohio and is a professional snowboarder. See? Cleveland and sports...
Nick Lembo, the counsel for the New Jersey
Athletic Control Board and one of the chief principles
involved in writing the unified rules of mixed martial arts, issued a statement Sunday afternoon to address the recent passage of new rules by the ...
The EURO 2008 Finals-Spain vs. Germany are about
to start in Vienna, Austria on ABC-TV. It’s only
fitting that since several German porntars models got our attention at the start of EURO 2008 , this classy young German fan would get our ...
Lembo, ABC Management Discuss Unified Rules Loretta Hunt
caught up with New Jersey State Athletic Control Board
Deputy Attorney Nick Lembo, Association of Boxing Commissions MMA Chairman Dale Kliparchuk and ABC President Timothy ...
Sunday afternoon’s Euro 2008 final between Spain and
Germany on ABC was watched by 2.4 million overnight
households according to numbers announced by Nielsen Media Research. That gives the broadcast a 3.1 overnight rating based on the 77 ...
The Association of Boxing Commissions has ratified changes
to the unified rules of mixed martial arts aimed
at enhancing safety and altering weight classes. The ABC, which provides regulatory guidelines for MMA and boxing in the U.S. and Canada, made ...
ABC Passes Revised Unified Rules MONTREAL -- A
revised edition of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial
Arts was passed Thursday by the Association of Boxing Commissions via a majority vote at the ABC's annual conference
(Adam Hart, NECN/ABC) - Proposed chain reactions are
always a slippery slope, driving someone further away from
reality than is actually any good. But the Baron Davis signing with the LA Clippers may have a plausible reaction on the Boston Celtics in ...
(0:48) Official highlights: As seen by millions in
a TV showcase Sunday match (and by over 35,000
at RFK), DC United's Luciano Emilio scored on this great strike versus the LA Galaxy. --- Announced July 2 as the Goal of the Week, the day after Emilio was also awarded the honor of MLS Player of the Month for June. --- This was one of two goals scored by Emilio in their 4-1 win. (ABC / MLSNet.com)
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference
and its television partners announced jointly today (Wednesday, July
2) the time and television networks for the first three games of the Rich Rodriguez era at the University of Michigan. The Wolverines ...
Last night on Sportscenter, sports fans worldwide saw
the ultimate sellout by tWWL. We've all felt it
coming and some have been more vocal about it than others, but it's now official. In the Top 10 last night, #8 was a blatant, unmitigated ad for ...
NEW YORK (AP) - Spain’s 1-0 victory over
Germany in the European Championship final got a 3.1
overnight rating on ABC. Article ABC must be happy drawing that number on a Sunday afternoon. Personally I think its only a matter of time before ESPN purchases the right to broadcast EPL games when that contact comes up for renewal in a couple of years.
It’s pretty sad when two soccer columnists who
represent what is supposedly one of the nation’s top
newspapers are so incompetent and out-of-touch with reality. Last November, I called New York Times soccer columnist Jack Bell a ...
(5:22) Official highlights: In sweltering heat, 35,979 were
on hand at RFK Stadium to watch the East-West
coastal battle on Sunday afternoon. --- A Jaime Moreno penalty kick put United on their way; while Edson Buddle's 10th goal of the season soon pulled LA level, Luciano Emilio scored on either side of halftime, wrapped around a nice strike from Marcelo Gallardo. (ESPN on ABC / MLSNet.com)


























ESPN's 2008-2009 College Football Bowl Schedule