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NBC Sports Network exec: Patience required; viewers want alternative to ESPN
To hear all the initial reports, you would think they would be in panic mode at 30 Rock. The reports detail how the newly branded NBC Sports Network is off to a slow, slower, slowest start. It seems...
View ArticleESPN late SportsCenter chooses NBA first round over Rangers-Caps thriller
Not to beat a dead horse here, but… I found it interesting that the late version of ESPN’s SportsCenter led with the NBA over the NHL Tuesday morning. My son, Matt, who knows what I have been writing...
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Will basketball fans tune into Oklahoma City-San Antonio series?
This is a long way (as in light years) from Yankees-Red Sox. Or Lakers-Celtics for that matter. The Western Conference final between Oklahoma City and San Antonio (game 1, Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)...
View ArticleDream Team rises again in NBA TV documentary
The U.S. basketball team will have plenty of star power in London, but there will be only one Dream Team. Twenty years ago in Barcelona, a team for the ages transformed basketball. A new documentary on...
View ArticleSaturday flashback: Montage of Jordan clutch shots show James how it is done
OK, LeBron, that was pretty good Thursday. But can you do this? Showing how it is done in the clutch, here is a montage of Michael Jordan at his best. Pretty incredible stuff. Also, great to hear the...
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ESPN hires NBA referee equivalent to Mike Pereira
Sound move by ESPN. The network has hired a former NBA official to lend insights for its coverage of the finals on ABC. Richard Deitsch of SI.com reports Steve Javie will work as a rules analyst for...
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Stanley Cup Final could have used a Gretzky; Game 1 ratings soar with LeBron,...
It’s all about big, big stars. The NBA has them for its final; the NHL didn’t. Just look at the ratings. Final numbers for the Stanley Cup finals were the lowest since 2007. The Los Angeles Kings-New...
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The decision: Game 3 or U.S. Open tonight? Tiger or LeBron?
So what are you watching tonight? Game 3 of the NBA Finals or the final round of the U.S. Open? We have been handed this delicious Father’s Day bounty thanks to the Open being in San Francisco. In a...
View ArticleBrooklyn Nets star in new behind-the-scenes series on NBA TV
If I was a player, coach, owner or GM, I’m not sure I’d want my team to be part of an all-access show. I’d find it too intrusive. Fortunately, there are plenty of teams who do want to participate,...
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On the cover GQ: Lin-Sanity still lives on for now
GQ has jumped on the Jeremy Lin train. He is on the cover of the November issue. There’s hardly any guarantee that Lin, now with Houston, will continue to be the sensation that he was last year. So why...
View ArticleSimmons, Rose part of revamped ESPN NBA Countdown
Bill Simmons’ dream continues to get better. The NBA junkie now will be talking hoops with Magic Johnson as part of ESPN’s revamped NBA Countdown. In are Simmons and Jalen Rose. Out are Jon Barry and...
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Wilbon Q/A: NBA Countdown isn’t trying to compete with Barkley, TNT; speaks...
First of three parts: It isn’t easy to pin down Michael Wilbon these days. It’s not that he doesn’t want to talk. The notion of silence doesn’t exist for him. Rather, Wilbon is a constant man in motion...
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