Friday, February 17, 2012

Sports Media Digest- February 17, 2012

Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Returns to HBO- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel will debut its 18th season this Tuesday at 10:00p.m. ET on HBO. Segments will include apiece on the tragic plane crashed which killed members of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, one of Russia’s premier hockey teams; Professional BASE jumper, skydiver and wingsuiter Jeb Corliss; and the rise and fall of one time super agent Leigh Steinberg.

Kings/Heat NBATV’s Fan Night Presentation- This Tuesday’s Fan Nightgame on NBATV will feature the Sacramento Kings at the Miami Heat. Tip-off is at 7:30p.m. ET. Beginning Tuesday fans can begin to vote on the game to air on February 28th: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards @ Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Hornets @ Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors @ Houston Rockets or New Jersey Nets @ Dallas Mavericks.

TNT Has President’s Day NBA Twin Bill- TNT will air a special NBA double header this President’s Day. The opener will tip-off at 8:00p.m. ET as the Boston Celtics take on the Dallas Mavericks. Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, Steve Kerr, and Craig Sager will be on the call. The nightcap will air at 10:30p.m. ET as Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, and Cheryl Miller will call the Portland Trailblazers at the Los Angeles Lakers.

Four College Hoops Games on CBS Sports Network Saturday- The CBS Sports Network will have four games on its plate this Saturday. The action tips-off with a women’s game featuring Xavier at St. Bonaventure at 2:00p.m. ET. Jason Knapp and Leah Secondo announce. Men’s action begins at 4:00p.m. ET as Lafayette visits Lehigh with Bob Socci and Vince Curran handling the call. LaSalle visits UMass at 6:00p.m. ET with Dave Ryan and Pete Gillen on the mic. The finale features Dayton at Xavier at 8:00p.m. ET. James Bates and Steve Wolf will handle the call.

Final Eight Contestants Compete on Baseball IQ- MLB Network’s charity game show, Baseball IQ, is down to its final eight contestants. The series will wrap-up take place next week. The quarterfinal matches, featuring the Angels, a representative from the Hall-of-Fame, the Diamondbacks and Rockies will compete Tuesday at 9:00p.m. ET. Representatives from the Mets, Cubs, White Sox, and Red Sox will compete on Wednesday night at 9:00p.m. ET. The semi-finals and finals will take place Thursday beginning at 9:00p.m. ET.

NBC Gets Set for World Golf Championships- NBC Sports is preparing for extensive coverage next week of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Golf Channel and NBC will air 28 hours of live coverage, beginning Wednesday at Noon ET. Thursday and Friday’s action on Golf Channel begins at 2:00p.m. ET. Golf Channel will have action on Saturday at Noon ET before NBC takes over at 2:00p.m. ET. Golf Channel will have coverage of the semi-finals Sunday mornring at 9:00a.m. ET. NBC will have the championship round beginning at 2:00p.m. ET.

Tarkenton to Launch Weekly Show on SiriusXM- Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton is launching his own weekly show on SiriusXM Radio. The Fran Tarkenton Show will air live every Monday from 6:00 – 9:00 pm ET beginning this Monday on Sirius channel 104. The program will tackle a wide-range of topics, interview notable guests from the worlds of politics, business, sports and entertainment, and take calls from listeners nationwide.

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