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Might ESPN bid on NHL rights in 2011?
Hi Rabbits and Rats! I'm a longtime lurker who recently started to whisper from the sidelines. This is the first time I've jumped into the game, but I do like to get hit, so I hope you welcome me with fraternally planted feet. This interview with ESPN VP of Communications Mike Soltys touched on...
Vick Story w/ Misleading Title
"Michael Vick doesn't sound so thrilled about being an Eagle" Yet the article isn't nearly as negative as the headline implies. Its just a re-cap on the story JasonB posted the other day: where Vick talks candidly, and logically, about his future. I guess the media needs to brew a...
More games to be televised
Erik Erlendsson at the Tribune reports that Channel 44 in the Tampa Bay area will be picking up six additional Lightning games that were not originally to be televised. Two road games (Dallas and Philadelphia) and four home games have been added. All games are Saturday night games and will be...
Lightning preseason games all over the radio dial
Of the eight pre-season games scheduled for the Bolts in the coming days (starting tomorrow night in Dallas, Texas), seven will be broadcast on local radio. The exception being the Lightning against the Norfolk Admirals at the Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. That means five of the six games in seven...
Joe Posnanski: GMJ contract only #6 worst contract in baseball
Rejoice! We're not that bad after all. Money quote (not sure if this is damning with faint praise): "One funny part of this, though, is that I don’t think the Angels have a lot of buyer’s remorse here. They are a weird team, the Angels. They just chug along, year after year. They pretty wildly...
Off Topic: Al Keck to leave ABC 28
Long time Tampa Bay sports anchor (at both WTSP 10 and WFTS 28) Al Keck will be leavign WFTS ABC 28 after his contract expires on September 1st. http://blogs.tampabay.com/twocents/2009/07/al-keck-to-leave-ch-28.html
Erin Andrews maybe possibly but probably not coming to Boise State ESPN broadcast this fall
ESPN's announcer pairings are released, and I begin to build up my tolerance for Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore. On an Erin Andrews note: she'll be covering Thursday games but will probably be in SEC/ACC country on Sept. 3 and not gracing the Boise State sidelines....
Can design save newspapers?
Every so often (as most blogs do) we discuss the ways that media, and in particular newspapers, is changing. Usually it's something grim for the newspapers. Here's the other side of the argument, that perhaps something as obvious as just having good design can save newspapers. This six minute...
The Onion Riffs on the Sports Punditocracy
A hundred thousand people have commented on the problems with sports pundits today, but leave it to the court jester of American news to get it right and make it real funny too. http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nation_desperately_seeks
The economy might not be thriving, but the Virginia Tech audience? Well, it’s a captive and growing...
The economy might not be thriving, but the Virginia Tech audience? Well, it’s a captive and growing market, which is obvious. But the manner in which Hokie fans, and sports fans in general, are getting their news is changing rapidly. How are media organizations responding? In discussing the topic...
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