The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants commentator Mike Krukow used to refer to the right-centerfield expanse at Pac Bell Park as "Finley Alley," referring to Steve Finley who remarkably wore a Giants uniform for a season. David will likely...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
I present this commercial not because it's a funny relic of a time when Sonny Bono was almost relevant, but because, for the first time ever, you can watch pretty much every sport in existence today. Bo probably didn't know that day would ever come. Inhistoric started the speculation , and SBNation put together the viewing guide , so all I really have to contribute is the nickname: All Sports' Day....
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Filed under: Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars , followed by the series premiere of The Forgotten . CBS has the season premiere of NCIS at 8, then the series premieres of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife . NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show . FOX...
The FanHouse - Chicago Bulls (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Vikings , NFC North Can we get this charade over with? Brett Favre's going to be a Viking, which is a secret even he can't keep under wraps. The Vikings players were watching Brett Favre 's interview with HBO's Joe Buck like everyone else. They heard a pretty straightforward account of Favre's conversations with the Vikings. But there was one quote that really stood out ....
SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
As the Orlando Magic and now Joe Buck can tell you, overtime can be a cruel mistress. The debut of HBO’s “Joe Buck Live” on Monday was notable for two reasons: The painful, knuckle-biting inexperience of the host, and spectacular warehouse fire of an appearance by MADtv alum and Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange. Much [...]
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
Today's Calls : Joe Buck vs. Artie Lange, Hedo Turkoglu vs. Kobe Bryant, Luke Harangody vs. Tyler Hansbrough, Prince Fielder vs. Pablo Sandoval, Bryce Harper vs. Giuseppi Rossi and More. The Opening Pitch: Yesterday was a slow sports day. Joe Buck was counting on it. The NBA Finals are over. The NHL Finals are over. There were only two MLB games. The U.S. Open hasn't started yet. The NFL offseason...
The FanHouse - Los Angeles Clippers (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
by Andrew Johnson Filed under: TV and Movies , Sports Media Joe Buck has been announcing NFL games for FOX since 1994 and been the lead play-by-play MLB man since the network acquired the rights to broadcast baseball games for the 1996 season. Monday night, Buck will break with his announcing past and become an emcee for the premier episode of his new talk show, Joe Buck Live on HBO (9 PM ET/PT) ....
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Today's Calls: Phil Jackson vs. History, Kobe vs. Shaq, Penguins vs. TV, Sidney Crosby vs. Red Wings fans, Cliff Lee vs. Chad Billingsley, Bryce Harper vs. Stephen Strasburg, BCS vs. Congress, Jrue Holiday vs. Stephen Curry, Brett Favre vs. Joe Buck and More. The Opening Pitch: In the last 20 years of NBA history, there have been six dynasties (or mini-dynasties) that have defined the "modern"...
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