Sports Media Digest- July 5, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Gentlemen’s Semi-Finals at Wimbledon Tomorrow Morning on ESPN- ESPN continues its live coverage of Wimbledon tomorrow with the Gentlemen’s Semi-Finals. The action begins at 7:00a.m. ET with the one-hour Breakfast at Wimbledon, hosted by Hannah Storm. The first match begins at 8:00a.m. ET. Braves/Phillies This Weekend’s Sunday MLB on TBS Production- TBS has announced that this week’s Sunday MLB on TBS will feature the Atlanta Braves at the Philadelphia Phillies. Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling, and John Smoltz will have the call beginning at 1:30p.m. ET. Yankees/Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball- ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball this week will feature the New York Yankees at the Boston Red Sox. Coverage on ESPN begins at 8:00p.m. ET with Dan Shulman, Terry Francona, and Orel Hershiser. ESPN has All-Star Coverage Sunday through Tuesday- ESPN will once again have a strong presence at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On Sunday, July 8th the network will have coverage of the Sirius XM Futures Game at 5:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV and via the WatchESPN app. Steve Berthiaume will provide commentary with analysts Aaron Boone and Rick Sutcliffe and reporters Keith Law and Pedro Gomez. Chris Berman will once again host ESPN’s coverage of the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 9, at 8:00p.m. ET. Berman will be joined by analysts John Kruk and Nomar Garciaparra and reporters Buster Olney and Pedro Gomez. ESPN columnist Bill Simmons will serve as analyst during ESPN’s telecast of the Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. It will be available Monday on ESPN, ESPN Mobile TV and WatchESPN immediately following the Derby on Monday. Krzyzewski to Preview USA Basketball on SiriusXM Radio- SiriusXM Radio announced that Duke Basketball head coach and coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team Mike Krzyewski will host a special edition of his program looking at the 2012 USA hoops squad. Basketball and Beyond with Coach K will be co-hosted by Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis and will air nationwide on Mad Dog Radio (SiriusXM channel 86) this Monday (July 9th) at 7:00p.m. ET. WNBA Action Saturday on ESPN2- ESPN2 will have the WNBA covered this weekend as the Seattle Storm take on the Los Angeles Sparks. Coverage begins Saturday at 10:00p.m. ET with Terry Gannon and Rebecca Lobo. MLS Sunday Afternoon on ESPN- ESPN, ESPN3, and ESPN Deportes will have coverage of MLS action this Sunday at 3:00p.m. ET as the Los Angeles Galaxy host the Chicago Fire. Adrian Healey and Taylor Twellman will call the match and Alexi Lalas will provide studio analysis on site. CBS Sports Spectacular Tackles College Baseball, Distance Running, and Off-Road Racing- The CBS Sports Spectacular this weekend will provide three distinctive sporting events. On Saturday beginning at 2:00p.m. ET the program will have coverage of the TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby. Adam Zucker, Joe Carter and Tracy Wolfson will host. Sunday at 1:00p.m. ET the show will feature the incredible run by ultra-marathoner Karl Meltzer on his 2,200-mile journey as he re-traces the Pony Express route on foot. At 2:00p.m. ET Ken Stout, Cameron Steele, Jeremy McGrath, Rob Klepper and Erin Bates call all of the action of the Lucas Oil Off Road Pro4/Pro2 Series races.