With Your Tuesday Links

November 17, 2009

Let’s do your links for today.
I’ll start with the great Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated who writes about ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Jon Gruden.
SI’s Peter King in his Tuesday edition of his Monday Morning Quarterback says Jon Gruden’s staying at ESPN now puts Mike Shanahan in prime position for several job openings during the offseason.
Also [...]

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Mayne Street – Just Give Me The Tickets

November 17, 2009

In this webisode, Kenny and Sarah (Alison Becker) are called into a special Sunday meeting with Evan Mintz and his assistant, Robin Gibney, only to find a confrontation waiting for them. Hilarity ensues. Or maybe not.

Mayne Street – S03 Ep. 4

Nice to see Aubrey Plaza playing Robin once again. But overall, the real star of [...]

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Tuesday’s Viewing Picks

November 16, 2009

College Basketball
Cal State-Fullerton at UCLA – ESPN, midnight
San Diego State at St. Mary’s – ESPN, 2 a.m.
Northern Colorado at Hawai’i – ESPN, 4 a.m.
Monmouth at St. Peter’s – ESPN, 6 a.m.
Drexel at Niagra – ESPN, 8 a.m.
Clemson at Liberty – ESPN, 10 a.m.
Northeastern at Siena – ESPN, noon
Arkansas-Little Rock at Tulsa – ESPN, 2 p.m.
Temple [...]

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This Is Monday’s Linkage

November 16, 2009

On this day when New England sports fans are talking about the Bill Belichick decision that cost the Patriots a win against the Colts, I’m enjoying the agony. Being a Browns fan, I need something to help me endure the season. And the Indianapolis Star has a picture of one of Belichick’s henchman shoving an [...]

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Monday’s Viewing Picks

November 16, 2009

College Basketball
NIT/Coastal Carolina at Duke – ESPNU, 7 p.m.
USC-Upstate at Indiana – Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
NIT/Colgate at UConn – ESPNU, 9 p.m.
NIT/Texas State at Arizona State – ESPNU, 11 p.m.
NBA
Dallas at Milwaukee – NBA TV, 8 p.m.
NFL
Baltimore at Cleveland – ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
NHL
New York Islanders at Bruins – NESN, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia [...]

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Sunday’s Links

November 15, 2009

We’re back after not being able to turn on the computer all day on Saturday. Anyway, let’s do the links.
Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated has an appreciation of Bill Walton upon his recent retirement from broadcasting.
T.S. Chamberland of the Lewiston (ME) Sun-Journal profiles the hosts of a weekend sports talk show and the editors of [...]

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Weekend Viewing Picks

November 13, 2009

Saturday, November 14
Boxing
Manny Pacquaio vs. Miguel Cotto – HBO PPV, 9 p.m.
College Basketball
Northern Michigan at Michigan – Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
College Football Viewing Picks

Figure Skating
Skate America – NBC, 2 p.m.
Golf
LPGA Tour/Lorena Ochoa Invitational, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 4 p.m.
PGA Tour/Children’s Miracle Network Classic, 3rd round – Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 105 [...]

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Friday’s Viewing Picks

November 13, 2009

Boxing
24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto (finale) – HBO, 9:30 p.m.
College Basketball
Morehead State at Kentucky – ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.
William & Mary at UConn – Big East Network, 7:30 p.m.
Howard at Indiana – Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
Bradley at BYU – the mtn., 9:30 p.m.
College Hockey
Ferris State at Miami (OH) – NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.
Harvard at Quinnipiac – NESN, [...]

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It’s Thursday Linkage

November 12, 2009

Let’s do linkage for today. I’m debating on whether to cover the UFL game between Florida and New York at Hartford, CT. I have a press credential, but I’m thinking I have so much to do right now. Not sure right now. I’ll know more later.
In any event, let’s bring you some links.
John Ourand and [...]

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Thursday’s Viewing Picks

November 12, 2009

College Basketball
James Madison at Ohio State – Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
College Football
Ball State at Northern Illinois – ESPNU, 6 p.m.
South Florida at Rutgers – ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
Texas Southern at Grambling – ESPNU, 9 p.m.
NBA
Cleveland at Miami – TNT, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers – TNT, 10:30 p.m.
Inside the NBA – TNT, 1 a.m.
NFL
Chicago [...]

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