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GOLF CHANNEL premieres “The Haney Project: Ray Romano” March 1

February 26, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan After attempting to fix Charles Barkley’s infamously awful swing in the first season of GOLF CHANNEL’s reality series The Haney Project, guru of the golf swing Hank Haney takes on a slightly better but no less entertaining pupil in actor Ray Romano. Haney will try to help Romano — a frequent player at celebrity golf tournaments — break an 18-hole score of 80 in The Haney Project: Ray Romano, premiering March 1 at 9pm ET on GOLF CHANNEL. Haney will work with Romano over the course of the seven-episode season, which visits the Ray Romano and Kevin James […]

2010 spring training TV game schedule on MLB Network

February 25, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Yeah, it’s starting to feel like baseball season. (Never mind the few inches of snow we got last night.) Whether you prefer cactus or grapefruit, baseball’s exhibition season is getting underway in areas much warmer than I’m in right now. MLB Network announced its schedule of spring training games — 78 total, 45 live — featuring all 30 teams from March 2-April 4. Full release from MLB Network below, and full TV schedule after the jump: MLB NETWORK TO AIR 78 SPRING TRAINING GAMES Spring Training Schedule Features 45 Live Games, Includes All 30 MLB Clubs Secaucus, N.J. […]

Live coverage of USA vs. Finland hockey semifinal game on NBC

February 25, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NBC has announced it will air the Winter Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinal game between the USA and Finland live in all time zones on Friday, Feb. 26. The game will air at 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT and 12pm PT on NBC. NBC has been under criticism for not airing enough events live, and “demoting” big live events like hockey to its cable channels. Team USA’s victory over Canada on Sunday aired live on MSNBC, with NBC cutting to live action only in the final minute after the USA scored an empty-net goal to secure the […]

SPEED Channel is on the “Fast Track to Fame”

February 24, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone created a NASCAR-themed reality talent/game show. SPEED Channel announced that Fast Track to Fame will premiere March 1, filling that hole in the TV schedule for people who still miss Hee-Haw. Here’s the full release from SPEED: SPEED INTRODUCES FAST TRACK TO FAME MARCH 1 FROM LAS VEGAS MICHAEL WALTRIP TO HOST NEW TALENT SHOW FOR NASCAR NATION Charlotte, NC – What would you get if you mixed a grassroots America talent search with a dash of Michael Waltrip’s gregarious personality and spread it liberally over NASCAR […]

MLB Network “30 Clubs in 30 Days” schedule

February 23, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan [Click here for the 2011 30 Clubs in 30 Days schedule] MLB Network will again preview each club during spring training with its 30 Clubs in 30 Days series, beginning March 3 with the Detroit Tigers. Here’s the full release and schedule from MLB Network: NEW SEASON OF30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS SPRING TRAINING SERIES BEGINS ON MLB NETWORK One-Hour Specials on Every MLB Club Shot On Location Throughout Spring Training MLB Tonight, MLB Network’s signature studio show, returns March 1 Secaucus, N.J. – With 41 days until Opening Day, MLB Network today announced it will once again […]

Where to watch Tiger Woods’ press statement

February 18, 2010 Ryan Berenz

ESPN will have coverage of Tiger Woods’ first public statement since the events of last Thanksgiving and the media firestorm surrounding his alleged marital infidelity. Woods is expected to release a statement on Friday, Feb. 19 at 11am ET — possibly announcing his return to competitive golf — but not field any questions from reporters. Here is the release from ESPN, and the release from GOLF CHANNEL after the jump: Tiger Woods Statement Live on ESPN Media Platforms ESPN’s SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, First Take (ESPN2), ESPN.com (streaming live), ESPN Radio (during The Herd with Colin Cowherd) and ESPN Mobile (streaming live) […]

ESPN Outside the Lines looks at women ski jumpers shut out of Olympics

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan We covered the exclusion of women’s ski jumping from the Winter Olympics earlier, and now this Sunday ESPN’s Outside the Lines takes a deeper look at at the controversy. From ESPN: Outside the Lines (Sunday, Feb. 14, 9am ET ESPN) Ski jumping, an Olympic sport for men since the first Games in 1924, is the only sport other than Nordic Combine at the 2010 Vancouver Games that doesn’t include women. While the International Ski Federation says more than 150 women from 17 countries compete at an elite level, women jumpers, led by American Lindsey Van, have unsuccessfully fought […]

Let the Olympic games – and tweets – begin!

February 12, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

While some celebrities and pro athletes engage in Olympian feats of tweeting over on Twitter, many actual Olympic athletes who will be competing in the 2010 games in Vancouver, which begin today on the networks of NBC Universal, also have Twitter accounts. “These are going to be the Twitter Olympics,” says Bob Condron, Director of Media Services for the United States Olympic Committee. “There’s no telling where the updates will come from. It could be the bench during a hockey game, or even the medal stand.” Here are just a few interesting athletes to follow throughout the games. Click on […]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 coverage on FOX

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season begins Sunday, Feb. 14, with the Great American Race — the Daytona 500 — from Daytona International Speedway. Lots of stories to look at this season in NASCAR, as the sport looks to get back to basics and improve competition by relaxing some of its restrictive rules. Jimmie Johnson’s quest for a fifth straight Cup title, Danica Patrick racing in the Nationwide Series will also be top storylines this year. Here are the details of the Daytona race coverage from FOX: FOX Sports Starts the Engine on Its 10th Season of NASCAR […]

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC

February 12, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan NBC has announced its plans for the Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony for Friday, Feb. 12. Here are the details from NBC: COSTAS & LAUER TO HOST NBC’S COVERAGE OF VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY Michaels, Williams, Brokaw, Collinsworth, Patrick, Carillo and Cantore Contribute Special Early Start Time 7:30 p.m. ET/PT Friday on NBC Vancouver, British Columbia – February 11, 2010 – NBC Olympic primetime host Bob Costas will host the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony alongside co-host Matt Lauer, NBC’s ‘Today’ co-anchor, February 12 – at a special early start time 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. Costas and […]