Sports Media Digest- May 22, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NBCSN has Game Five of Coyotes and Kings Tonight- The L.A. Kings will have another shot at advancing to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals tonight if they can win Game Five of its Western Conference Finals series with the Phoenix Coyotes. Dave Strader, Darren Pang and Brian Engblom will call the action beginning at 9:00p.m. ET. ESPN 3D to Televise Final Five Days of Wimbledon- ESPN has announced that the last five days of Wimbledon will be telecast live in 3D on ESPN 3D. All matches from July 4th through July 8th will be competed on Centre Court and will re-air later each night at 9:00p.m. ET. Last year ESPN 3D telecast only one men’s semi-final match live, with the other semis and finals aired on tape delay. Here is the ESPN 3D Wimbledon schedule: Date Time (ET) Event Wed, July 4 8 a.m. Two Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals LIVE 9 p.m. Two Gentlemen’s Quarterfinals Reair Thur, July 5 8 a.m. Two Ladies’ Semifinals LIVE 9 p.m. Two Ladies’ Semifinals Reair Fri, July 6 8 a.m. Two Gentlemen’s Semifinals LIVE 9 p.m. Two Gentlemen’s Semifinals Reair Sat, July 7 9 a.m. Ladies’ Final LIVE 9 p.m. Ladies’ Final Reair Sun, July 8 9 a.m. Gentlemen’s Final LIVE 9 p.m. Gentlemen’s Final Reair ABC Sports Ready for Indy 500- For the 48th consecutive year, ABC will televise the Indianapolis 500. This Sunday’s race will kick-off with a one hour pre-race show at 11:00a.m. ET. Brent Musburger will host. 80 cameras will cover the race, with many on board feeds available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. Marty Reid will call the race with analysis by former IndyCar driver Scott Goodyear and 1998 Indy 500 winner Eddie Cheever. Pit reporters will be Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch. SiriusXM Radio Has Indy 500- SiriusXM Radio will be the official satellite radio network for this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. SiriusXM’s raceday coverage begins at 9:00 am ET on channel 94 on XM and channel 212 on Sirius Premier, with extensive pre-race programming hosted by veteran broadcaster Jack Arute. Some of the sport’s top drivers will be providing insight including Dario Franchitti, Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon. Rip Hamilton Joins NBA TV GameTime Tomorrow and Thursday- NBA TV has announced that Chicago Bulls guard Richard “Rip” Hamilton will join the set of NBA TV GameTime program tomorrow and Thursday. Hamilton will be along side host Rick Kamla and analysts Greg Anthony and Dennis Scott each night beginning at 7:30p.m. NBC, Golf Channel Prep for Senior PGA Championship- The NBC Sports Group plans over 12 hours of coverage of this weekend’s Senior PGA Championship. Golf Channel will air the opening rounds Thursday and Friday from Noon-3:00p.m. ET, followed by weekend coverage on NBC from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET. Host Dave Marr III and analyst Gary Koch will anchor Golf Channel’s early round coverage, with Dan Hicks assuming play-by-play duties alongside Koch on Saturday and Sunday. They will be joined all four rounds by tower reporter Mark Rolfing, course reporters Roger Maltbie and Dottie Pepper and interviewer/essayist Jimmy Roberts. Tennis Channel Looking for Hottest Tennis Coach- The Tennis Channel is embarking on a summer long project looking for the best male and female tennis coach in the country. Nominations for America’s Hottest Tennis Coach are available until June 22nd. The winners will be unveiled in August.