sports.aol.com - 4/12/2008
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Former pro golfer and current CBS announcer Bobby Clampett referred to golfer Liang Wen-Chong as "the chinaman" during today's Masters broadcast and apologized afterward. Here's the full apology he gave on the Masters webcast, according to CBS spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade: "It has been a privilege to be here with you the last 2 days describing action of all of the players. In describing the ...
Masters mania
sportscouchpotato.typepad.com 4/9/2008 —
There's the conventional coverage of the Masters golf tournament this week on ESPN and CBS, and then there's Masters mania on DirecTV.
This year the satellite carrier is offering free to its customers a Masters Mix Channel similar to those on its Major League Baseball Extra Innings and NFL Sunday Ticket packages.
The Masters Mix Channel will consist of a four-way
split screen: the ...
Masters.org is not Firefox friendly
hookedongolfblog.com 4/10/2008 — I’m unable to view any of the live video from Masters.org on my Mac. I’m running Firefox 2.0.0.13. It keeps telling me I need to install flash player 9, which is already installed. This happens every year. You’d think CBS or Masters.org or whoever is programming their sites would fix [...]
Former Masters Broadcaster Shoots Age —
ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
John Derr interviewing Ben Hogan for CBS Radio. John Derr is a former golf journalist and CBS broadcaster who covered 62 Masters. His friends in golf included Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. I asked him what was new this morning. “Celebrated 90th birthday playing the Gary Player course at Pinewild in 85,” John wrote, “but went 5 over par in last three holes.” John lives in Pinehurst, ...
Weekend ratings. —
Sports Media Watch
Overnight (metered market) ratings by sport.
Ratings for MLB on FOX and NASCAR on FOX are unavailable.
Golf.
8.9/18: The Masters on CBS, Final Round (2:30 PM Sunday)
6.1/14: The Masters on CBS, Third Round (3:30 PM Saturday)
1.5/4: Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta: The 1978 Masters (1:30 PM Sunday)
1.5/4: Eighties at Augusta on CBS (2:30 PM Saturday)
0.7/2: Links to Legends on CBS (1:30
Masters ratings down slightly on CBS. —
Sports Media Watch
The final round of The Masters put up strong, though declining, numbers on Sunday.
CBS drew an 8.9 overnight rating for Masters coverage Sunday afternoon, down 2% from a 9.1 last year, and the lowest overnight for the final round of The Masters since 2004.
Coverage of The Masters drew 15.9 million viewers during the 7:00-7:30 PM ET half hour, helping CBS to a #1 finish in the timeslot.
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CALLING YOU OUT! - CBS —
Epic Carnival
by WCT , The Ship of Fools “Calling You Out!” is a periodic segment where WCT takes people to task for irresponsible journalism, foolhardy activities, or just general douchebaggery. Nothing is sacred, no one is spared, watch your ass mister! You could be next! Today - CBS: enough already. Please. Let me preface the following rant with an admission: I love golf. I love to play golf when I ...
Trevor Immelman Posts Another 68, Tops Masters Leaderboard [Round 2 Open Thread] —
FanIQ Blog
Sure, Trevor Immelman. That guy.
Wait, who?
The 28-year-old South African matched his opening round 68 with another 4-under 2nd Round and currently sits atop the Masters Leaderboard .
If you're looking for the human interest storyline, which CBS definitely won't pummel you with tomorrow afternoon, Immelman had a several health issues in 2007.
Immelman lost 20 pounds because of a ...
Masters Theme > Hiiiiighway Duhduhduh Danger Zone —
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Dave Loggins wrote the Masters music, so I’m not going to do anything silly like call him “Ozzie Canseco” or something. Still, he’s probably fairly close to Stephen Baldwin territory though. Oh yeah…check out this new golf blog joint thing that I’m working on: In the Weeds . After you listen to the full version of the Master theme song that is.
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TIGER WOODS SHOOTS FOR GRAND SLAM AS MASTERS BEGINS TODAY —
BROOKTOWN WSOP
Today starts the Masters. Certainly the best golf tournament of the year, and as it always coincides closely with the first or second week of baseball, yet another reminder that winter is over, and the nice weather is on the way. As usual Brooktown will have a pool associated with it, and we will update the standing here and on our website www.BrooktownLeague.com if you are interested. The ...
Track Your Fantasy Golf Teams With Additional Masters Coverage —
Knight-Packer
For all you (fantasy) golf addicts, The Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year , and the first tournament that can put a huge dent in your fantasy golf league’s standings. Luckily for you, as CBS’ weekday broadcast partner, ESPN is expanding the coverage of Masters golf . In addition to broadcasting the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday in High-Definition, ...
ESPN Masters Coverage Schedule for Wednesday, April 9, 2008 —
Eye On Sports Media
Athens, GA (Apr 9, 2008) - ESPN is kicking off the first year of its partnership with Augusta National (and by default with CBS Sports ) with coverage of today's family-friendly Par 3 competition from The Masters . Of course Tiger Woods is not playing as explained later in this video: Viewers have the following options to watch today: Masters.Org : 2:00 - 5:00 PM ET ESPN/ESPNHD : 3:00 - ...
Does Jim Nantz Come Up With His Championship Calls Beforehand? —
AwfulAnnouncing
I read an interview with Jim Nantz once where said he honestly doesn't prepare his "Championship Calls" beforehand. With the NCAA Championship tonight and the Masters this weekend he's got a lot of stuff to "not prepare" for. Or has he already planned them out? According to this quote from a CBS conference call regarding the Masters it appears that he does think them out in advance.... ...
