Articles by Ryan Berenz

About Ryan Berenz

Member of the Television Critics Association. Charter member of the Ancient and Mystic Society of No Homers. Squire of the Ancient & Benevolent Order of the Lynx, Lodge 49, Long Beach, Calif. Costco Wholesale Gold Star Member since 2011.

“Big Break NFL Puerto Rico” tees off Oct. 8 on GOLF CHANNEL

October 8, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Big Break NFL Puerto Rico tees off Oct. 8 on GOLF CHANNEL: Retired NFL stars Jerry Rice, Marc Bulger, Al Del Greco, Chris Doleman, Mark Rypien and Tim Brown join 12 former Big Break contestants in a six-team format for the new season of the golf skills competition at Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico. Premieres Tuesday, Oct, 8, at 9pm ET. The teams competing on Big Break NFL Puerto Rico are: Team Brown Tim Brown (46, Dallas, Texas, 3 handicap, 17-year NFL wide receiver, 1987 Heisman Trophy winner) Mallory Blackwelder (26, Versailles, Ky. / Scottsdale, Ariz. – BIG BREAK […]

PBS Frontline “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis”

October 8, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Frontline‘s documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis investigates how, for years, the NFL denied and worked to refute scientific evidence that playing football is linked to early onset dementia, brain damage and other devastating consequences. The two-hour League of Denial premieres on PBS Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 9pm ET (check local listings). Watch “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” preview on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. What and when did the NFL know about the long-term effects of head injuries on its players? Frontline‘s controversial documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis — made even more controversial […]

Problem solved: PEG + CAT equals fun!

October 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

PBS and The Fred Rogers Company present Peg + Cat on PBS Kids, a new animated series geared to 3- to 5-year-olds that uses songs and stories to explore numbers, arithmetic, measures, geometry, spatial relations and more. PBS teamed up with The Fred Rogers Company to look for an early-learning solution to the problem of students not meeting math proficiency standards. Their answer is Peg + Cat (pronounced “Peg Plus Cat”) premiering Monday, Oct. 9, at 9am ET (check local listings) on PBS Kids. Peg + Cat is an animated series geared to 3- to 5-year-olds using songs and stories to […]

WNBA Finals 2013 on ESPN and ESPN2

October 4, 2013 Ryan Berenz

WNBA Finals 2013 on ESPN and ESPN2: The Minnesota Lynx take on the Atlanta Dream in the best-of-five-game WNBA Finals 2013 beginning Sunday, Oct. 6, on ESPN. Full press release and schedule from ESPN: WNBA Finals Begin Sunday, Oct. 6; Return of Ref Cam The Minnesota Lynx will take on the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Finals 2013 Presented by Boost Mobile beginning Sunday, Oct. 6. The best-of-five series is a rematch of the 2011 championship in which the Lynx swept Atlanta in three games. It is the third straight season that Minnesota has advanced to the championship round, having […]

MLB ALDS schedule 2013

October 3, 2013 Ryan Berenz

MLB ALDS schedule 2013: Dates, times and TV channels for the Tampa Bay vs. Boston and Detroit vs. Oakland ALDS series. MLB Playoff Schedule at a Glance Wild-Card Games, TBS (Oct. 1-2) Division Series, TBS & MLB Network (Beginning Oct. 3) National League Championship Series, TBS (Beginning Oct. 11) American League Championship Series, FOX (Beginning Oct. 12) World Series, FOX (Beginning Oct. 23) ALSO SEE: MLB playoff schedule 2013 MLB tiebreakers 2013: Tampa Bay at Texas TV channel MLB Wild Card 2013 TV schedule MLB NLDS TV schedule 2013 MLB ALDS Schedule 2013 ALDS Game Matchup Date Time (ET) […]

MLB NLDS schedule 2013

October 3, 2013 Ryan Berenz

MLB NLDS schedule 2013: Dates, times and TV channels for the Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis and L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta NLDS series. MLB Playoff Schedule at a Glance Wild-Card Games, TBS (Oct. 1-2) Division Series, TBS & MLB Network (Beginning Oct. 3) National League Championship Series, TBS (Beginning Oct. 11) American League Championship Series, FOX (Beginning Oct. 12) World Series, FOX (Beginning Oct. 23) ALSO SEE: MLB playoff schedule 2013 MLB tiebreakers 2013: Tampa Bay at Texas TV channel MLB Wild Card 2013 TV schedule MLB ALDS TV schedule 2013 MLB NLDS Schedule 2013 NLDS Game Matchup Date Time […]

Presidents Cup 2013 dates, times and TV channels

October 2, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Presidents Cup 2013 dates, times and TV channels: NBC Sports Group will provide a total of more than 70 live hours of coverage of The Presidents Cup from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The biennial Presidents Cup has the best golfers in the world from non-European countries taking on the best players from the United States in match-play competition. First held in 1994, the U.S. is 7-1-1 against the International Team overall. In 2011 in Australia, the U.S. won 19-15. The International Team’s lone victory was in Australia in 1998. The 2003 tournament in South Africa ended in […]

NHL TV schedule 2013-14

October 2, 2013 Ryan Berenz

NHL TV schedule 2013-14: U.S. national TV schedule for NHL games on NBC Sports Network, NBC and NHL Network. The NHL is making up for lost time after last season’s lockout, with division realignment, Olympic rivalries and expansion of marquee games shaking up the status quo. Here’s a rundown of the big happenings for 2013-14: Divisional Realignment The standings board will look different this season as a result of the NHL moving teams into more geographically correct, renamed divisions. The league now consists of two eight-team divisions in the Eastern Conference and two seven-team divisions in the Western Conference. The […]

“The Goldbergs” Totally ’80s Recap: Daddy Daughter Day

October 2, 2013 Ryan Berenz

The Goldbergs Totally ’80s Recap: Daddy Daughter Day (original airdate on ABC, Oct. 1, 2013) Murray tries to bond with Erica, while Beverly and Adam have a dispute over back-to-school clothes. ALSO SEE: The Goldbergs Totally ’80s Recap: Circle of Driving Totally Best Line: “That’s how I remember my dad: Pantsless, pissed off and far from a millionaire” – Adult Adam Totally In The Fortress Of Ultimate Darkness: Adam has a poster of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits on his bedroom wall. Nine-Volt Battery Totally Not Included!: The thing that looks like a Star Wars AT-AT on Adam’s dresser is actually […]

ESPN’s “30 for 30” series returns for fall season Oct. 1

October 1, 2013 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s 30 for 30 sports documentary series returns for a fall season on Oct. 1 with “Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau,” about the award-winning big-wave surfer and lifeguard who died trying to save others when a voyaging canoe capsized. The rest of the 30 for 30 fall season below. ESPN’s 30 for 30 Fall Season Schedule (All episodes air Tuesdays on ESPN at 8pm ET) Oct. 8 “Free Spirits” “Free Spirits” tells the colorful story of the Spirits of St. Louis – one of the teams left out when the NBA merged with the American Basketball Association in 1976. […]