Weekend Tube Review: CBS, ESPN Play Nice
The Sporting Blog —
By Brian Powell Both ESPN and CBS did a wonderful job of bringing the brackets to us last evening, but even before the brackets were released the two networks were completing one of the most interesting trade-off. ESPN stepped up late Saturday night and agreed to allow CBS to air the SEC Championship game on ESPN so CBS could go ahead with its nationally televised Big 10 Championship. Georgia stunned Arkansas on a CBS broadcast, which aired on ESPN2, and could ultimately play into low ratings for CBS' Selection Show. I'm sure more people were watching a closely contested SEC Championship on the Deuce and ESPN jumped on the ...
Tiger Woods Is Good At Golf
AwfulAnnouncing —
I think this is about the 4th time I've used that title, but I just can't think of anything else to say about him. The guy is just unbelievable. Via TSB.... Yep. That was a twenty-foot downhill putt to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational and keep his winning streak alive. Just amazing. Weekend Tube Review: CBS, ESPN Play Nice (Sporting News)
Weekend Tube Review: CBS, ESPN Play Nice
The Sporting Blog —
By Brian Powell Both ESPN and CBS did a wonderful job of bringing the brackets to us last evening, but even before the brackets were released the two networks were completing one of the most interesting trade-off. ESPN stepped up late Saturday night and agreed to allow CBS to air the SEC Championship game on ESPN so CBS could go ahead with its nationally televised Big 10 Championship. [image] Georgia stunned Arkansas on a CBS broadcast, which aired on ESPN2, and could ultimately play into low ratings for CBS' Selection Show. I'm sure more people were watching a closely contested SEC Championship on the Deuce and ESPN jumped on the chance to try and keep people around. As ...
PGA Tour Players Mocking Tiger's 2008 Bay Hill Celebration
Waggle Room —
I don't know if you watched all of NBC Sports' coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. It was, what, six hours long? Well, I did. And, I even watched the golfers that weren't at the top of the leaderboard.
Two guys in particular, made the final hole very fun.
Johnson Wagner and Jerry Kelly both made some pretty nice putts on Bay Hill's challenging final hole. Both putts were kind of reminiscent of Tiger Woods' 24'2" putt that he made to win the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational. You know, this one:
But, also, Wagner and Kelly took the ...
