Sports Media Digest- June 14, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Dream Team Documentary Gives NBATV Best Rating Ever- NBA TV’s original production of the documentary The Dream Team presented by Right Guard averaged 847,000 total viewers total viewers to become the network’s most-viewed telecast of all-time. The documentary will re-air on the network Friday, June 15, at 10:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, June 16, at midnight; Wednesday, July 4, at 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.; Thursday, July 5, at 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. SiriusXM Radio Has Coverage of the College World Series- SiruisXM Radio will distribute coverage of the 2012 College World Series. SiriusXM will carry Dial Global Sports coverage of the tournament, which begins tomorrow. All games will air on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91. ESPN and DIRECTV to Air Summer Olympics in 3D in Latin America- DIRECTV and ESPN have announced that it will partner to provide coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in 3D to the nations in Latin America. he broadcasts will be offered on the ESPN3D network exclusively to subscribers of DIRECTV in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela who are signed up for DIRECTV Plus HD. The opening and closing ceremonies, women’s gymnastics, track and field finals, and men’s basketball will be made available in 3D. Former Rutgers Player LeGrand to Receive ESPYs Honor- ESPN has announced that former Rutgers defensive lineman Eric LeGrand has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 Jimmy V Perseverance Award at this year’s ESPYs. LeGrand will be recognized for the obstacles he has overcome since suffering a spinal injury while playing with the Scarlet Knight in October of 2010. Red Sox/Cubs on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball- This weekend’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast on ESPN will feature the Boston Red Sox at the Chicago Cubs. First pitch is 8:00p.m. ET with Dan Shulman, Terry Francona, Orel Hershiser and reporter Buster Olney on ESPN and Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton on ESPN Radio. NBC Sports Announces 2012 Summer at Saratoga Schedule- NBC Sports and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) have announced a schedule of five live broadcasts from Saratoga Race Course as part of the network’s Summer at Saratoga series. The NBC Sports Network will televise events August 11th (6:00p.m. ET), 12th (6:00p.m. ET), and 18th (5:00p.m. ET). NBC will telecast on August 25th (4:00p.m. ET) and September 1st (5:00p.m. ET). FC Dallas and Houston do MLS Battle on ESPN2- ESPN2 will have this weekend’s MLS match between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo. Glenn Davis (play-by-play), Julie Foudy (analyst), and sideline reporter Monica Gonzalez will call the game beginning Saturday night at 7:30p.m. ET. Second Installment of The Fight Game with Jim Lampley This Saturday on HBO- The second episode of The Fight Game with Jim Lampley will debut Saturday night at Midnight ET on HBO. “Scoring a Fight” will be the single hot-button topic and focus of the new edition. In the aftermath of the controversial split decision victory awarded to Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao last Saturday in Las Vegas, the program will go wall-to-wall with a comprehensive examination of ringside judging.