TV Schedule, Sunday March 6

Bowling: PBA Tour 12pm on ESPN

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Minnesota 12pm on Big 10 Network
Wisconsin @ Ohio St. 3pm on CBS
Big 10 Women's Tournament Championship Game: Teams TBA 2:30pm on ESPN2

Missouri Valley Tournament Championship Game: Missouri St. vs Indiana St. 1pm on CBS

National Games:

Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament Semi-final: Teams TBA 11am on CBS College Sports
Big East Women's Tournament Quarterfinal: TBA vs Rutgers 11am on ESPNU
Kentucky @ Tennessee 11am on CBS
ACC Women's Tournament Championship: Teams TBA 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
Big East Women's Tournament Quarterfinal: TBA vs UCONN 1pm on ESPNU
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament Semi-final: Teams TBA 1:30pm on CBS College Sports
Washington @ USC (women's) 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
Patriot League Tournament Semi-final: 4pm on CBS College Sports
SEC Women's Tournament Championship: Teams TBA 4:30pm on ESPN2
Big East Women's Tournament Quarterfinal: TBA vs DePaul 5pm on ESPNU
Florida St. @ North Carolina St. 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
Patriot League Tournament Semi-final: 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Big East Women's Tournament Quarterfinal: TBA vs Notre Dame 7pm on ESPNU
West Coast Tournament Semi-final: Teams TBA 7pm on ESPN2
West Coast Touranment Semi-final: Teams TBA 9pm on ESPN2

College Wrestling: Big 10 Championships 3pm on Big 10 Network

Golf: Honda Classic (Final Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on NBC

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Atlanta @ Washington 12pm on MLB Network
LA Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs 2pm on WGN
Arizona @ LA Angels of Anaheim 6pm on MLB Network (same day tape)
Toronto @ Pittsburgh 10pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NASCAR: Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 1:30pm on Fox

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Miami 12pm on ABC*
LA Lakers @ San Antonio 2:30pm on ABC*
New York @ Atlanta 5:30pm on ESPN
Boston @ Milwaukee 8pm on ESPN

*Due to the Variety Club Telethon, in the Des Moines market, the Sunday afternoon NBA games will be shown on WOI-TV's digital sub channel 5.2

NHL Hockey: Philadelphia @ NY Rangers 11:30am on NBC

Soccer:

English Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester United 7:30am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Wolverhampton vs Tottenham 10am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: Lazio vs Palemo 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis: Davis Cup: Chile vs United States 8am & 11am on Tennis Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central.

Turner & CBS Sports announce an enhanced digital platform for the NCAA Tournament

Despite that every game of the upcoming NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament being televised on either CBS or the Turner family of networks, the NCAA TV partners recently announced an enhanced digital platform for the tournament.

According to a press release, special apps will be available for the I-Phone & I-Pad and every game will be streamed online with new viewer features.

Additional digital features include:

o My Channels makes it easy for fans to find games on TV. The online, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps list all four TV networks: TBS, TNT, truTV and CBS by default. Through My Channels, fans can plug in their zip code, select their TV provider and see their channel lineup for every game.

o The Game Center View is a true companion experience with live in-game stats. Fans can follow key stats of every team while watching games on TV. A full range of team stats include box score stats, team leaders, scoring streaks, biggest lead, and foul trouble.

More information can be found here: http://sportsmedianews.com/03/turner-sports-cbs-sports-and-the-ncaa%C2%AE-announce-a-newly-enhanced-ncaa-march-madness%C2%AE-on-demand/

TV Schedule, Saturday March 5

Auto Racing:

Rolex Sports Car Series 11am on Speed Channel
NASCAR Nationwide Sam's Town 300 2pm on ABC (may not air in all markets due to Big 12 basketball)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 Final Practice 5pm on Speed Channel
AMA Supercross Racing 7pm on Speed Channel

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Indiana @ Illinois 11am on Big 10 Network
Michigan St. @ Michigan 1pm on CBS (KMTV Omaha will have Oregon @ Arizona)
Purdue @ Iowa 3pm on ESPN

Big 10 Women's Tournament:

First Semifinal: Teams TBA 4pm on Big 10 Network
Second Semifinal: Teams TBA 6:30pm on Big 10 Network

Big 12:

Kansas @ Missouri 11am on CBS
Iowa St. @ Kansas St. 12:30pm on Big 12 Network*
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 3pm on Big 12 Network*
Kansas St. @ Kansas (women's) 6:30pm on FS Midwest
Texas @ Baylor 8pm on ESPN

*Check local listings for channel availability in your area

Missouri Valley:

Illinois St. @ Northern Iowa (women's) 3pm on Mediacom Channel 22
First Semifinal: Missouri St. vs Creighton 1:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Second Semifinal: Wichita St. vs Indiana St. 4pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

National Games:

Big East Women's Tournament Teams TBA 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Duquesne @ Richmond 11am on CBS College Sports
Louisville @ West Virgina 11am on ESPN
Virgina Tech @ Clemson 11am on ESPN2
ACC Women's Tournament First Semifinal: Teams TBA 12:30pm on FS North
Notre Dame @ UCONN 1pm on ESPN
South Carolina @ Mississippi St. 1pm on ESPN2
Xavier @ St. Louis 1pm on CBS College Sports
ACC Women's Tournament Second Semifinal: Teams TBA 2:30pm on FS North
Big South Tournament Championship Game: Teams TBA 3pm on ESPN2
SEC Women's Tournament First semifinal: Teams TBA 3pm on ESPNU
Tulane @ Memphis 3pm on CBS College Sports
UNLV @ Utah 3pm on VERSUS
Villanova @ Pitt 3pm on CBS
UCLA @ Washington St. 4:30pm on FS North
Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship Game: Teams TBA 5pm on ESPN2
Florida @ Vanderbilt 5pm on ESPN
SEC Women's Tournament Second semifinal: Teams TBA 5pm on ESPNU
Big East Women's Tournament Teams TBA 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Duke @ North Carolina 7pm on CBS
Ohio Valley Tournament Championship: Teams TBA 7pm on ESPN2
Southern Miss @ Tulsa 7pm on CBS College Sports
Horizon League Tournament: TBA vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7:30pm on ESPNU
Horizon League Tournament: Butler vs TBA 9:30pm on ESPNU
USC @ Washington 9:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, & FS Midwest & FS North
CIAA Tournament Championship Game: Teams TBA 11:30pm on ESPNU

College Hockey:

ECAC Championship Game (women's) 2pm on NHL Network
Colorado College @ Wisconsin 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Alaska-Anchorage @ Minnesota State 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Minnesota @ Bemidji St. 7pm on FS North

College Lacrosse: Princeton @ Johns Hopkins 12pm on ESPNU

Golf: PGA Tour (Honda Classic, 3rd round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on NBC

Iowa High School Girls Basketball Championships:

Class 3-A 6pm on IHSSN*: Davenport Assumption vs Mount Vernon
Class 4-A 8pm on IHSSN*: Iowa City West vs Des Moines East

*IHSSN Affiliates: KXVO (Omaha), KPTH (Sioux City), KIMT Digital 3.2 (Mason City), KCWI (Des Moines), KFXA (Cedar Rapids), KLJB (Quad Cities)

MLB Spring Training Baseball: Florida @ Boston 12pm on MLB Network

NBA Basketball: New Jersey vs Toronto (London, England) 2pm on NBATV

NBA D-League: New Mexico @ Utah 10pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

NHL Hockey:

St. Louis @ NY Islanders 12pm on FS Midwest check program guide for channel number) & Mediacom Channel 22
Pittsburgh @ Boston 6pm on NHL Network

Nebraska High School Girls Basketball Championships*:

Class D-2: 9:00am
Class C-2: 11am
Class A: 1pm
Class D-1: 4:30pm
Class B: 6:30pm
Class C-1: 8:30pm

*All games on NET (Nebraska Public TV), which is available across all of Western Iowa on cable or satellite.

Soccer:

A-League: Central Cost vs Gold Coast United 2am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albon 6:30am on ESPN2
English Premier League: Arsenal vs Sunderland 9am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Manchester City vs Wigan 11:30am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: Juventus vs AC Milan 1:30pm n Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis: Davis Cup: Chile vs United States 9am on Tennis Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NHL Telecasts outside of Iowa.

TV Schedule, Friday March 4

Boxing: Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Big 10 Women's Tournament:

Penn St. vs TBA 10:30am on Big 10 Network
Michigan vs TBA 1pm on Big 10 Network
Michigan St. vs TBA 5pm on Big 10 Network
Iowa vs Ohio St. 7:30pm on Big 10 Network

Missouri Valley Tournament:

Missouri St. vs Southern Illinois 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Creighton vs Northern Iowa 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Bradley vs Wichita St. 6pm on FS Midwest
Evansville vs Indiana St. 8:30pm on FS Midwest

National Games:

Akron @ Kent St. 6pm on ESPN2
Ohio Valley Tournament: Murray St. vs TBA 7pm on ESPNU
Ohio Valley Tournament: TBA vs Morehead St. 9pm on ESPNU

College Hockey:

CCHA Tournament: Ohio St. @ Lake Superior St. 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Alaska-Anchorage @ Minnesota St. 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Minnesota @ Bemidji St. 7:30pm on FS North
St. Cloud St. @ Denver 10:30pm on FS North (same day tape)

College Lacrosse: Virginia @ Syracuse 5pm on ESPNU

Golf: PGA Tour (Honda Classic, 2nd Round) 2pm on Golf Channel

Iowa High School Girls Basketball Championships:

Class 1-A 6pm on IHSSN*: Martensdale-St. Marys vs Ar-We-VA
Class 2-A 8pm on IHSSN*: OA-BCIG vs Estherville-LC

*IHSSN Affiliates: KXVO (Omaha), KPTH (Sioux City), KIMT Digital 3.2 (Mason City), KCWI (Des Moines), KFXA (Cedar Rapids), KLJB (Quad Cities)

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ LA Angels of Anaheim 2pm on MLB Network
Boston @ NY Yankees 6pm on MLB Network

NASCAR:

Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 Practice 11am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 Final Practice 12:30pm on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 Practice 2pm on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 Qualifying 5:30pm on Speed Channel

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Orlando 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & ESPN (subject to blackout on ESPN)
Miami @ San Antonio 8:30pm on ESPN

NHL Hockey:

Carolina @ Chicago 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Pittsburgh @ New Jersey 6pm on NHL Network

Tennis: Davis Cup: USA vs Chile 8am on Tennis Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NBA & NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

ESPN Personalities to participate in the annual NFL USO Tour

With all the doom and gloom with the NFL labor talks, here's some good news tonight while checking numerous websites for news about the sports media.

ESPN today announced that a trio of their NFL personalities (Merril Hoge, Matt Millen, and Anthony Muñoz) will be taking part in the NFL USO Tour to the Persian Gulf. According to a press release from ESPN, this will the the 45th year that the NFL has participated in a UFO tour. Previous NFL stars who have participated include Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann.

More information can be found here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/03/02/espns-hoge-and-millen-to-participate-in-nfl-uso-tour-to-persian-gulf/

TV Schedule, Thursday March 3

College Basketball:

Big 10: Wisconsin @ Indiana 8pm on ESPN

Women's Tournament:

Indiana vs Purdue 1pm on Big 10 Network
Illinois vs Wisconsin 3:30pm on Big 10 Network
Minnesota vs Northwestern 6pm on Big 10 Network

Missouri Valley Tournament:

Illinois St. vs Southern Illinois 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & Mediacom Channel 22
Bradley vs Drake 8:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & Mediacom Channel 22

National Games:

Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal: Colgate @ American 12pm on CBS College Sports
Big South Conference Tournament: High Point vs UNC-Asheville 5pm on ESPNU
Memphis @ St. Johns (women's) 6pm on CBS College Sports
St. Johns @ Seton Hall 6pm on ESPN2
Tennessee @ South Carolina 6pm on ESPN
Big South Conference Tournament: Coastal Carolina vs VMI 7pm on ESPNU
UCLA @ Washington 8pm on ESPN2
Oregon St. @ Arizona 8pm on FS Wisconsin JIP 9pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Cal @ Stanford (women's) 10pm on FS Midwest & FS North & JIP on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Golf: PGA Tour (Honda Classic, 1st round) 2pm on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Taining Baseball:

Detroit @ Atlanta 12pm on ESPN
St. Louis @ NY Mets 3pm on MLB Network
Kansas City @ LA Angels of Anaheim 8pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball:

Orlando @ Miami 7pm on TNT
Denver @ Utah 9:30pm on TNT

NHL Hockey:

Minnesota @ NY Rangers 6pm on FS North
St. Louis @ Washington 6pm on FS Midwest
Tampa Bay @ Boston 6pm on NHL Network

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

TV Schedule, Wednesday March 2

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Iowa @ Michigan St. 5:30pm on Big 10 Network
Minnesota @ Northwestern 7:30pm on Big 10 Network

Big 12:

Colorado @ Iowa St. 6:30pm on CTN*
Texas A&M @ Kansas 8pm on ESPN2

*Check local listings for channel availability in your area.

National Games:

Maryland @ Miami, FL 6pm on ESPNU
North Carolina @ Florida St. 6pm on ESPN
Patriot League Quarterfinal Game: Teams TBA 6pm on CBS College Sports
St. Louis @ Dayton 6pm on FS Midwest
UCONN @ West Virgina 6pm on ESPN2
Portland St. @ Northern Arizona 7:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Clemson @ Duke 8pm on ESPN
Pitt @ South Florida 8pm on ESPNU
Utah @ Colorado St. 8pm on CBS College Sports
Utah St. @ New Mexico St. 10pm on ESPN2

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Houston @ NY Yankees 12pm on MLB Network
Kansas City @ LA Dodgers 8pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball:

Minnesota @ Detroit 6:30pm on FS North & Mediacom Channel 22
New Orleans @ New York 6:30pm on NBATV
Houston @ LA Clippers 9:30pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey:

Pittsburgh @ Toronto 6pm on VERSUS
Calgary @ Chicago 8pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Soccer: FA Cup Soccer Aresnal vs Leyton Orient 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NBA & NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

St. Louis Cardnails radio information for Iowa

The St. Louis Cardnails have released their 2011 radio network and this year, 7 radio stations across Iowa will broadcast Cardnail baseball and the affiliate listing is as follows:

Atlantic: KJAN (AM 1220)
Des Moines: KXNO (AM 1460)
Keokuk: KOKX (FM 95.3)
Maquoketa: KMAQ (FM 95.1)
Newton: KCOB (AM 1280 & FM 95.9)
Ottumwa: KOTM (FM 97.7)
Shenandoah: KMA (FM 99.1)

Out of state stations with signal coverage reaching into Iowa;

Quincy, IL: WGEM (105.1)
Bethany, MO: KAAN (FM 95.5)
Hannibal, MO: KHMO (AM 1070)
Memphis, MO: KMEM (FM 100.5)

In addition to the stations above, after a several year hiatus, KMOX (AM 1120) in St. Louis is back as the flagship station for the Cardnails radio network and their after sunset signal covers most of Iowa.

The affiliate listing above was taken from the Cardnails website and each game broadcast in Iowa is subject to local preemption due to coverage of local high school sports or other sports coverage. Due to FCC regulations, many AM radio stations across Iowa have to reduce their power at sunset and because of this, radio coverage of the Cardnails on AM radio stations could be effected.

Radio information for the other Midwest MLB teams will be posted as I find it.

ESPN plans extensive coverage of Championship Week

March has arrived, Girls State Basketball is underway in Des Moines and that means NCAA tournament time.

Leading up to the NCAA Basketball Tournament is Championship Week and the ESPN Family of Networks is planning extensive coverage of Championship Week.

According to a press release from ESPN, between March 3 & March 13, a mind blowing 190 games will be presented across all of the ESPN platforms, including all 15 games from the Big East Tournament in 3D.

Championship Week will conclude on Selection Sunday with ESPN providing extensive coverage leading up to the announcement of the tournament parings as well as primetime specials breaking down the tournament field.

For the complete press release from ESPN, please click here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/02/28/championship_week_big_east/

ESPN's new Sunday Night Baseball team to debut March 3

Spring Training is a time for hitters to find their grove and pitchers to get into game shape and now Spring Training is a time for announcers to find their grove as well.

This past off season, ESPN over hauled their announcing teams and ESPN's top broadcast team will make their TV debut on March 3. According to a press release from ESPN, the Sunday night team of Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser, and Bobby Valentine, will work together for the first time as they do a Spring Training game from Florida.

ESPN's new announcing teams for Monday Night & Wednesday Night Baseball will see action this month as well.

Spring Training games that will be televised on the ESPN Family of Networks as well as game announcers for each telecast can be found at this link: http://sportsmedianews.com/02/espns-new-sunday-night-baseball-team-to-debut-march-3/

TV Schedule, Tuesday March 1

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Baylor @ Oklahoma 6pm on ESPN2
Missouri @ Nebraska 7pm on Big 12 Network*

*Check local listings for game availability in your area.

Big 10:

Illinois @ Purdue 6pm on ESPN
Ohio St. @ Penn St. 8pm on Big 10 Network

National Games:

Arizona @ Florida 6pm on ESPNU
Vanderbilt @ Kentucky 6pm on ESPN
Boston College @ Virgina 8pm on ESPNU

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Cincinnati @ LA Angels of Anaheim 2pm on MLB Network
Detroit @ Philadelphia 7pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball:

New York @ Orlando 6pm on NBATV
LA Lakers @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North

NHL Hockey:

Buffalo @ NY Rangers 6pm on VERSUS
Calgary @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest

NFL Football: NFL Scouting Combine 8am on NFL Network (coverage continues all day)

Soccer:

English Premier League: Chelsea vs Manchester United 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
CONCACAF Championship League Soccer: Real Salt Lake vs Columbus 9pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NBA & NHL telecasts outside of Iowa.

Iowa Barnstormers to appear on NFL Network twice

The Arena Football League will return to the NFL Network in 2011 for it's weekly Friday Night Game of the Week and the Iowa Barnstormers are set to appear on the NFL Network twice, with both being home games.

The Barnstormers first appearance on the NFL Network is Friday March 25th against Spokane and the second appearance is May 27th against Utah. Both games are scheduled to begin at 7pm (CT).

The complete schedule of Arena Football League games on NFL Network can be found here: http://sportsmedianews.com/category/football/afl/

TV Schedule, Monday February 28

College Basketball:

Big 12: Kansas St. @ Texas 8pm on ESPN

National Games:

Morgan St. @ North Carolina A&T (women's) 3:30pm on ESPNU
Morgan St. @ North Carolina A&T 6pm on ESPNU
St. John's @ West Virgina (women's) 6pm on ESPN2
Villanova @ Notre Dame 6pm on ESPN
Jackson St. @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8pm on ESPNU
Notre Dame @ DePaul (women's) 8pm on CBS College Sports
Louisiana Tech @ Nevada (women's) 10pm on ESPNU

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ LA Dodgers 2pm on MLB Network (subject to blackout across Iowa)
Washington @ NY Mets 8:30pm on MLB Network

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Washington 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Boston @ Utah 8pm on NBATV

NFL Football: NFL Scouting Combine 8am on NFL Network (coverage continues all day)

NHL Hockey:

Chicago @ Minnesota 7pm on VERSUS
Detroit @ LA Kings 9:30pm on NHL Network

Soccer: AC Millan vs Napoli 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis: 2011 BNP Paribas Showdown (Andre Agassi vs Pete Sampras) 8pm on ESPN2

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NBA telecasts outside of Iowa.