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.

ESPN networks’ weeklong coverage of Super Bowl XLV

January 31, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Though Super Bowl XLV airs Feb. 6 on FOX, it wouldn’t have the hype it does without the machine that is ESPN covering the game from about every angle beginning Jan. 31. After ESPN is done with this thing, viewers will be praying for an NFL lockout next season. Here’s ESPN’s release on all of its Super Bowl Week coverage plans. Be sure to read all the way to the end. We don’t want you to miss ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Presents Super Brawl 2011. ESPN at Super Bowl XLV in North Texas ESPN kicks off its […]

“Road to the Super Bowl” airs Super Bowl Sunday on FOX

January 31, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Release from FOX on the airing of NFL Films’ Road to the Super Bowl documentary special airing at 12pm ET on Sunday, Feb. 6, as part of the network’s pregame programming: NFL FILMS’ “ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL” DEBUTS ON FOX AT 12:00 NOON ET ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 41ST Year of TV’s Longest-Running, Most-Honored Annual Sports Special One-Hour Special Culled From 1.7 Million Feet of Game Film & 400 Hours of Game Audio from 133 Coaches & Players How did the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers advance to Super Bowl XLV in North Texas? Re-live […]

2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule on NBC and NBC Universal

January 28, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Quick! Name the top U.S. women’s figure skater … No, I can’t either. It’s not like it used to be when Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen were household names. I’m told that’s Rachel Flatt we’ve got pictured here, but I couldn’t pick her out of a two-person lineup. Anyway, the only way for the new batch of unknown skaters to get some real recognition is by skating in major events in front of a national TV audience. NBC and Universal Sports have coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 29-30. With there being no […]

2011 NFL Pro Bowl Jan. 30 on FOX

January 28, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz After last year’s experiment of playing the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium the week before Super Bowl XLIV, the NFL has decided to move the all-star spectacle back to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. But while the site has changed, the date hasn’t. It will still be played the week before Super Bowl XLV, so don’t expect to see any players from the Green Bay Packers or Pittsburgh Steelers in Honolulu. Top starters for the AFC are Philip Rivers, Arian Foster, Reggie Wayne, Ray Lewis and Darelle Revis. The NFC has Michael Vick, Michael Turner, […]

NFL Network Super Bowl highlights marathon schedule

January 27, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The weekend before Super Bowl XLV is a great time to kick back and relive the great games in Super Bowl history. NFL Network is showing every Super Bowl highlight show in a marathon beginning Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10am. Here’s the complete schedule from NFL Network: Saturday, January 29 10:00 AM – Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs 10:30 AM – Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders 11:00 AM – Super Bowl III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts 11:30 AM – Super Bowl IV: Kansas City vs. Minnesota […]

Where to watch the 2011 NHL All-Star Game

January 26, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The 2011 NHL All-Star Game at RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C., eschews the traditional East vs. West matchup in favor of a format with a decidedly fantasy-hockey feel to it. Captains for each side will select their teams from a pool of 42 players chosen by fan balloting and the NHL in the 2011 All-Star Fantasy Draft on Jan. 28 (televised by Versus). After the 42 All-Stars were selected, the players elected captains — Hurricanes center Eric Staal and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom — to represent their teams. A coin toss will determine which team picks first, and […]

PBA Tournament of Champions bowling live Jan. 22 on ABC

January 21, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz What’s this? Bowling on network television? Yes! ABC has coverage of the $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions, the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s signature event, from Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas. The PBA is making its first appearance on ABC since 1997 as part of a new deal extension that now includes more than 20 PBA telecasts on the network per year through 2013. Last year’s Tournament of Champions produced a historic moment as Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour event. Here’s the press release with coverage details from ESPN: PBA […]

Tennis Channel presents “Rally for Relief” for Australian flood victims

January 14, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz While the Australian Open tennis tournament starts this weekend on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel, Australia is dealing with an epic natural disaster — severe flooding that has devastated much of northeastern Australia. While much of the sports world will have its eyes Down Under for the year’s first Grand Slam tournament, top tennis stars and tournament organizers are using the opportunity to reach out and help flood victims with a special Rally for Relief exhibition on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 10pm ET on Tennis Channel. Here’s the release from Tennis Channel, along with a link for more […]

2011 Australian Open tennis TV schedule

January 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, as the world’s best tennis players head Down Under. Roger Federer won his 16th career Grand Slam title at last year’s tournament, easily beating Andy Murray. Federer will be back this month to go for his fifth Australian Open championship. On the women’s side, two-time defending Australian Open champion Serena Williams won’t be back to make it three in a row. The star had to withdraw from the tournament as she continues to recover from a foot injury she sustained in a freak accident […]

2011 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Schedule

January 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

ESPN has released the early part of its 2011 Sunday Night Baseball lineup (featuring its new broadcast team of Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine). Check out the full press release and schedule from ESPN. We’ll update the schedule for games in June and after July 17 as the games are announced (usually two weeks in advance). We’ve also got ESPN’s plans for Opening Day on March 31-April 1, which includes five games. Complete releases from ESPN and schedules below: ESPN to Present MLB Opening Night – Giants at Dodgers – March 31 at 8 p.m. ET Five Games […]