For some reason, I keep closing my eyes here at the office. I was also doing that while blogging on the main site last night, so yes, I need to get more sleep. Let’s give you some linkage today.
Thanks to Sports Business Daily which opened its Morning Buzz section today. Several good stories there.
John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes that NFL Network is now amping up the pressure on Time Warner Cable.
Toni Fitzgerald in Media Life Magazine writes about college football’s ratings which are up for both ABC’s and CBS’ afternoon broadcasts.
Advertisting Age says CBS just has a handful of ads to sell for Super Bowl XLIV.
Bob Kimball of USA Today says TNT is polling fans to get the decade’s top moments in the NBA.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell warns travelers to beware of the airline Super Bowl tax which will be tacked on to fares the day after the Big Game.
Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk writes that New York Giants owner John Mara is choosing a strange time to complain about playing on Thanksgiving night for the NFL Network.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times gives Jon Gruden some pointers for Monday Night Football.
Dave Caldwell of the Times looks at St. Peter’s College playing basketball at 6 a.m. Tuesday to accommodate ESPN.
Pete Dougherty in the Albany Times Union has the updated NFL TV schedule for Week 11 in the New York Capital Region.
Jim Williams from the Washington Examiner writes that the 1979 Pirates will be featured tonight on MLB Network.
Jim says dirtbag and first class jerk Art Modell was “inducted” into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. If the Pro Football Hall of Fame wants to honor a man who took a franchise out of a perfectly good market and rape the city of Cleveland, then go right ahead. The Browns fans will be waiting for him in Canton. No, I’m not angry.
The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg writes in the DC Sports Bog that the Tony Kornheiser-Mike Wise feud continues on the radio airwaves.
Matt Levin of the Sebastian (FL) Sun tells readers where to find the Dolphins-Panthers game this Thursday.
Mel Bracht of The Oklahoman is skeptical that Jon Gruden will stay at ESPN for the length of his new contract.
John Kiesewetter from the Cincinnati Enquirer tells his readers where to find the Bearcats-Toledo basketball game tonight.
Bob Wolfley in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel looks at the local NFL ratings (scroll down).
Ed Sherman in Crain’s Chicago Business talks with NBC’s Tony Dungy about Bears QB Jay Cutler.
The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth is not a fan of the UFL.
Tom has the college football TV schedule for SoCal.
Tom also has the NFL TV schedule.
Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star says the CFL playoffs did well in the TV ratings in Canada.
Bruce Dowbiggin in the Toronto Globe and Mail writes that TSN second-guessed the now-infamous Bill Belichick decision, but failing to mention a similar situation in the CFL earlier in the day.
William Houston in Truth & Rumours says Al Strachan’s lawyer is firing off a letter to CBC after the reporter was taken off Hockey Night in Canada’s Hotstove feature over a branding dispute.
The Sports Media Watch has the weekend overnight ratings.
Chris Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media wishes Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis would end his man crush on Siena. The least said about this the better. I’m not a fan of Seth Davis.
Joe Favorito looks at how sports branding is bringing countries and nations together.
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann writing in his Baseball Nerd blog predicts an increase in video replay within a year and a half.
The Big Lead has a Miami radio DJ getting kicked out of a party hosted by Sammy Sosa for making fun of his complexion.
Here’s Kristine Leahy hosting The Five on WEEI.com.
In one of the funniest stories I have read all year, SportsbyBrooks has the video of the Stanford Marching Band making fun of “Girls Gone Wild” owner Joe Francis during the halftime of the Stanford-USC game which was played at the LA Coliseum last Saturday. Francis is a USC alum. The Stanford band is known for rather unusual halftime shows and this is no exception. That’s really funny. And very ballsy to do that.
Those are the links for today.
