Sports Media Digest- September 5, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Pro Bowl Safety Dawkins Joins ESPN- ESPN announced today that former Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins has joined the network as a NFL analyst. He will appear on studio programs throughout the year such as SportsCenter, NFL Live, Audibles and NFL32. Dawkins will make his debut on Audibles on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7:00 p.m. ET, alongside Keyshawn Johnson, Jerry Rice and Marcellus Wiley. Jalen Rose and Hugh Douglas Joins Revamped Numbers Never Lie- ESPN announced today that it will be making changes to its ESPN2 production of Numbers Never Lie. The program will continue to be hosted by Michael Smith. Smith will be joined on the show by analysts Jalen Rose and Hugh Douglas. The new look and reformatted Numbers Never Lie will debut next Monday at 4:0p.m. ET on ESPN2. Yankees/Orioles Battle for First Place in Sunday MLB on TBS- This weekend’s Sunday MLB on TBS telecast will feature a battle for first place in the A.L. East as the Yankees take on the Orioles in Baltimore. First pitch is 1:30p.m. wirh Ernie Johnson, John Smoltz, and Cal Ripken, Jr. on the call. Orioles/Yankees on NBCSN’s Caught Looking- The NBC Sports Network’s (NBCSN)next presentation of its Caught Looking documentary series will feature last weekend’s match-up between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees from New York. The program will air tomorrow night at 9:00p.m. on NBCSN. Boxing on HBO Saturday Night- HBO Sports will be producing its next championship boxing card this Saturday night. The live matches will feature Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson and Antonio Demarco vs. John Molina Jr. Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Emanuel Steward will call all the action Saturday beginning at 9:45p.m. ET.