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Let’s do our links.
Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that NFL and college football analyst Matt Millen refuses to look back at his failed tenure as Detroit Lions GM. And Michael adds that it appears Jim Lampley won’t be going to the Winter Olympics ending a streak of 14 consecutive Olympic assignments.
Beth Harris of the Associated Press reports that Voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers Vin Scully has announced he will work the 2010 season and then decide his future later.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell says the buzz on the new Andre Agassi book is paying off in very good sales.
Editor & Publisher’s Pub blog says the Hockey Hall of Fame has honored Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Dave Molinari.
Jerry Barmash in New York Sportsbeat continues his talk with Yankees radio voice John Sterling.
Alan Sepinwall of the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger shares his thoughts on the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Jimmy The Greek.
The Washington Post’s Leonard Shapiro says WRC-TV reporter Lindsay Czaniak was just getting to the tough questions in her interview with DC NFL team owner Daniel Snyder when the band started playing.
The Washington Examiner’s Jim Williams says MLB Network gets into Hot Stove mode today.
In the Washington Times, Tim Lemke has an update on a sports lobbying group that may or may not be fronted by satellite television.
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel talks with ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown about tonight’s Magic-Cavs game.
Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune talks with ESPN’s Jon Gruden about working on Monday Night Football and trying to adjust to life without coaching.
To the South Florida Sun-Sentinel where Sarah Talalay writes that the Florida Panthers’ new sponsors are infusing a lot of cash to the team’s coffers.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News writes that Cowboys fans have an opportunity to watch last Sunday night’s win against the Eagles again tonight.
Ed Sherman in Crain’s Chicago Business says the Bears may be struggling, but they won’t be flexed out of Sunday Night Football next week.
Ed says Matt Millen faces a credibility issue when he starts doing Thursday Night Football this week.
Bob Wolfley from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel looks at the high pay for college football coaches.
Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times was at a luncheon where Dodgers voice Vin Scully was speaking.
And Diane writes that Vin didn’t have much to say about the Frank and Jamie McCourt divorce war.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has the college football TV schedule for SoCal.
Tom also wishes reporters would stop speculating on Vin Scully’s future.
William Houston in his Truth & Rumours blog talks about how Rogers Sportsnet analyst Nick Kypreos got the first interview with Mike Danton, the former St. Louis Blues winger who was convicted for trying to hire a hitman to kill his agent.
Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail wonders how Danton will be perceived after the interview airs tonight.
In Australia, Michael Warner of the Melbourne Herald-Sun says fans are angry that they won’t be able to watch Tiger Woods in the Australian Masters as he plays in the morning local time and 9 Network won’t start coverage until 12:30 p.m.
Rick Kissell of Variety says sports continues to draw tremendous ratings in primetime.
Also from Variety, Cynthia Littleton says Comcast’s cable properties including Versus and its regional sports nets would join an expanded NBC Universal umbrella.
Anthony Crupi of Mediaweek says USA Network won the cable primetime ratings, but ESPN won the key demographic race.
Anthony writes that the Steelers helped to steer ESPN to big ratings for Monday Night Football.
Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says the NFL Network has signed an Video on Demand agreement with a digital media service company.
Toni Fitzgerald of Media Life Magazine says the Philadelphia Phillies may have lost the World Series, but they did win one thing… exposure.
The Sports Media Watch has the weekend overnight ratings.
SMW says it appears that ESPN will claim the entire NBA Eastern Conference Finals for itself.
SMW tells us that Sunday’s NASCAR on ABC’s ratings ended up being even with last year.
And the SMW says the NFL on CBS’ national game on Sunday did not measure up to ratings from last year.
The Big Lead has a great interview with ESPN college basketball analyst and noted Duke apologist Dick Vitale.
Maury Brown of the Biz of Baseball recaps Bob Costas’ interview with MLB Walking, Talking Conflict of Interest Bud Selig.
Joe Favorito talks about how History Channel will get some nice cross-promotion during Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight on pay per view.
Steve Lepore from Puck The Media has some really good programming suggestions for NHL Network.
The Babes Loves Baseball blog is happy to have Vin Scully call the Dodgers for at least one more season.
The EPL Talk blog tells Fox Soccer Channel to use its own announcers on UEFA Champions League games.
And Kristine Leahy has today’s edition of The Five on WEEI.com.
That’s it for now. Coming up later today, a link to the latest edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast and our guest will be Vice President of Programming for NESN, Joel Feld. Keep your Twitter and RSS feeds updated.
