TV Schedule, Sunday April 24

Happy Easter!

College Baseball:

Minnesota @ Indiana 11am on Big 10 Network
Nebraska @ Oklahoma 1pm on Fox College Sports Central
LSU @ Vanderbilt 2pm on ESPN2

College Lacrosse:

Women's ACC Championship 12pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Men's Championship: 2:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

College Softball:

Alabama @ Florida 12pm on ESPN
Ohio St. @ Northwestern 2pm on Big 10 Network

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour: Liberty Mutual Legends (Final Round) 12pm on CBS
PGA Tour: The Heritage (Final Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on CBS

MLB Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit 12pm on WGN
Clevleand @ Minnesota 1pm on FS North
Houston @ Milwaukee 1pm on FS Wisconsin
LA Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & TBS (subject to blackout across Iowa on TBS)
Kansas City @ Texas 2pm on FS Kansas City & on FS Midwest across Iowa on Mediacom
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 7pm on ESPN

NBA Playoffs:

Miami @ Philadelphia 12pm on ABC
Boston @ New York 2:30pm on ABC
Orlando @ Atlanta 6pm on TNT
LA Lakers @ New Orleans 6:30pm on TNT

NBA D-League Finals: Iowa @ Rio Grande Valley 9:30pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

NHL Playoffs:

Philadelphia @ Buffalo 2pm on NBC
Vancouver @ Chicago (if necessary) 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS

NHRA Drag Racing: Lucas Oil Series 5pm on ESPN2

NLL Lacrosse: Rochester @ Buffalo 3pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premier League: Bolton vs Arsenal 10am on Fox Soccer Channel
Ligue 1: FC Lorent vs LOSC Lille Metropoloa 2pm on Fox Soccer Channel
WPS: Western New York @ Atlanta 5pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis:

WTA Tour: Prosche Grand Prix Final 9am on Tennis Channel
ATP Tour: Barcelona Open Final 3pm on Tennis Channel (same day tape)

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

TV Schedule, Saturday April 23

College Baseball:

North Carolina St. @ Virgina 12pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Texas Tech @ Kansas St. 1pm on FS Midwest
Purdue @ Northwestern 3pm on Big 10 Network
Alabama @ Florida 5pm on ESPN2
South Carolina @ Mississippi St. 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

College Football:

Ohio St. Spring Game 12:30pm on Big 10 Network
Wisconsin Spring Game 9pm on Big 10 Network (same day tape)

College Lacrosse:

Fairfield @ Ohio St. 10am on Big 10 Network
Georgetown @ Notre Dame (women's) 12pm on CBS Sports Network
Hofstra vs UMASS 2pm on ESPNU
Lehigh @ Navy (women's) 2pm on CBS Sports Network
Rutgers vs Syracuse 4:30pm on ESPNU
Bucknell @ Colgate 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Navy @ Johns Hopkins 7pm on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour: Liberty Mutual (Second Round) 12pm on CBS
PGA Tour: The Heritage (Third Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on CBS

MLB Baseball:

Cleveland @ Minnesota 12pm on FS North
LA Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 3pm on Fox (some Iowa markets may receive Chicago White Sox @ Detroit)
Houston @ Milwaukee 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Kansas City Texas 7pm on FS Kansas City & across Iowa on FS Midwest (Mediacom)
Boston @ LA Angels of Anaheim 8pm on MLB Network

NASCAR:

Nationwide Series Qualifying 11am on ESPN
Nationwide Series Race 1pm on ESPN

NBA Playoffs:

Indiana @ Chicago 1:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & TNT
Dallas @ Portland 4pm on TNT
San Antonio @ Memphis 6:30pm on ESPN
Oklahoma City @ Denver 9pm on ESPN

NHL Playoffs:

Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh 11am on VERSUS
NY Rangers @ Washington 2pm on NBC
Montreal @ Boston 6pm on VERSUS
Tampa @ Pittsburgh 8:30pm on VERSUS (joined in progress)
Los Angeles @ San Jose 9:30pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premier League: Liverpool vs Birmingham City 9am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Chelsea vs West Ham United 11:30am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: Juventus vs Catania 2pm on Fox Soccer Channel
MLS League: Houston @ Chicago 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
MLS League: Portland @ Los Angeles 10pm on Fox Soccer channel

Tennis:

WTA Tour: Porsche Grand Prix 7am & 11:30am on Tennis Chananel
ATP Tour: Barcelona Open 3pm on Tennis Channel (same day tape)

Dislcaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional MLB, MLS, & NBA telecasts outside of Iowa.

Blackhawks & Bulls deliver huge ratings for Comcast SportsNet Chicago

The playoff run by the Chicago Blackhawks and Bulls are giving Comcast SportsNet Chciago ("CSN Chicago"), it's highest TV ratings ever.

According to a press release from CSN Chicago, over 886, 000 TV home's in the CSN Chicago footprint tuned in for all or part of the Blackhawks & Bulls playoff coverage as well as last's White Sox/Tampa game.

CSN Chicago is available across all of Iowa on both DirecTV & Dish Network as well as on cable in Eastern Iowa.

For more information as well as a playoff schedule update, please click here: http://www.csnchicago.com/04/22/11/CSN-scores-its-biggest-night-in-network-/landing.html?blockID=509156&feedID=4321

ESPN celebrates the 50th anniversary of "Wide World of Sports"

Gone, but not forgotten. Wide World Sports hasn't been seen on ABC in years, but as the iconic show approaches it's 50th anniversary, ESPN Classic will celebrate the show and it's legacy with 70 hours worth of coverage.

According to a press release, the celebration begins on today, April 22 and continues through the week.

A little sports trivia, the first episode of Wide World Sports came from the Drake Relays here in Des Moines.

For a complete schedule of programming celebrating Wide World Sports, please click here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/04/21/50th-anniversary-of-wide-world-of-sports-celebrated/

TV Schedule, Friday April 22

Arena League Football: Kansas City @ Chicago 7pm on NFL Network

Boxing: Friday Night Fights 9:30pm on ESPN

College Baseball:

Coppin St @ Bethune-Cookman 1pm on ESPNU
Eastern Michigan @Michigan 1pm on Big Ten Network
Michigan St. @ Illinois 6pm on Big 10 Network
South Carolina @ Mississippi St. 7pm on ESPNU

College Football: Navy Spring Game 6pm on CBS Sports Network

College Softball:

LSU @ Ole Miss 5pm on ESPNU
Mississippi St. @ Tennessee 5pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour: Liberty Mutual Open (First Round) 11:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: The Heritage (Second Round) 2pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

LA Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on WGN
Chicago White Sox @ Detroit 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Cleveland @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North
Houston @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Kansas City @ Texas 7pm on FS Kansas City & Mediacom Channel 22

MLS Soccer: Seattle @ Colorado Rapids 8:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

NASCAR:

Camping World Series Qualifying 4pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series Practice 5:30pm on ESPN2
Camping World Series Race 7pm on Speed Channel

NBA Playoffs:

Boston @ New York 6pm on ESPN
Orlando @ Atlanta 7pm on ESPN2
LA Lakers @ New Orleans 8:30pm on ESPN

NHL Playoffs:

Buffalo @ Philadelphia 6:30pm on VERSUS
Nasville @ Anaheim 9pm on VERSUS

Tennis: Barcelona Open 5:30am on Tennis Channel (coverage continues all day)

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

NFL TV partners release their 2011 TV schedule's

In a very strange off season that has me paying zero attention to the NFL draft coverage, the NFL and their TV partners have released their 2011 TV schedules with no guarantee that there will even be a 2011 NFL Season. Regardless, here are links to the official press release's from NFL Network, ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, & Fox Sports:

CBS Sports: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/cbs-announces-2011-nfl-on-cbs-broadcast-schedule/

ESPN: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/2011-%E2%80%9Csunday-night-football%E2%80%9D-schedule-announced/

Fox Sports: http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom//binary/2011/04/20/2011_NFL_ON_FOX_SCHEDULE_RELEASE1303333645514.pdf

NBC Sports: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/2011-%E2%80%9Csunday-night-football%E2%80%9D-schedule-announced/

NFL Network: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/nfl-network-2011-primetime-thursday-night-football-schedule-announced/

TV Schedule, Thursday April 21

College Baseball: Ole Miss @ Auburn 6:30pm on ESPNU

Golf

European PGA Tour 8:30am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
PGA Tour: The Heritage (First Round) 2pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

Arizona @ Cincinnati 11:30am on MLB Network
Washington @ St. Louis 12:30pm on FS Midwest
Chicago White Sox @ Tampa 5:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Minnesota @ Baltimore 6pm on FS North

MLS Soccer: New York @ DC United 7pm on ESPN2

NBA Playoffs:

Chicago @ Indiana 6pm on NBATV
Miamia @ Philadelphia 7pm on TNT
Dallas @ Portland 9:30pm on TNT

NHL Playoffs:

Boston @ Montreal 6pm on VERSUS
Chicago @ Vancouver 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS

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

TV Schedule, Wednesday April 20

College Softball: Michigan @ Penn St. 4:30pm on Big 10 Network

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 12pm on MLB Network & FS Wisconsin (subject to blackout on MLB Network across Iowa)
San Diego @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Washington @ St. Louis 1pm on FS Midwest
Chicago White Sox @ Tampa 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Minnesota @ Baltimore 6pm on ESPN & FS North (Subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN)
San Diego @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Cleveland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & Mediacom Channel 22
Washington @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest

NBA Playoffs:

Denver @ Oklahoma City 6pm on TNT
Miami @ Philadelphia 7pm on NBATV
Dallas @ Portland 8:30pm on TNT

NHL Playoffs:

Washington @ New York Rangers 6pm on VERSUS
Detroit @ Phoenix 9:30pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premier League: Tottenham @ Arsenal 1:30pm on ESPN2
English Premier League: Birmingham City @ Chelsea 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
CONCACAF Champions League: Real Salt Lake @ Monterrey 9pm on Fox Soccer Channel

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

NHL announces new TV contract with the Comcast/NBC group

The NHL & Comcast/NBC group has announced a new 10 year TV contract. According to a press release, 100 games will be telvised between NBC & VERSUS with a national game on NBC the day after Thanksgiving. In addition, all Stanley Cup playoff games will have national coverage.

For more information, please click here: http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=4523&NewsAreaId=2

TV Schedule, Tuesday April 19

College Baseball: Nebraska @ Creighton 6:30pm on CBS Sports Network

English Premier League Soccer: Manchester United @ Newcastle 1:30pm on ESPN2

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Baltimore 6pm on FS North
NY Yankees @ Toronto 6pm on MLB Network (DirecTV Channel 214)
Cleveland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & Mediacom Channel 22
Washington @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
San Diego @ Chicago Cubs 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Atlanta @ LA Dodgers 9pm on MLB Network

Minor League Baseball: Rochester @ Buffalo 11am on MLB Network

NBA Playoffs:

New York @ Boston 6pm on TNT
Atlanta @ Orlando 6:30pm on NBATV
Portland @ Dallas 8:30pm on TNT

NHL Playoffs:

Vancouver @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS
San Jose @ Los Angeles 9:30pm on VERSUS

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

TV Schedule, Monday April 18

MLB Baseball:

Chicago @ Tampa Bay 5:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Milwaukee @ Philadelphia 6pm on ESPN (subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN) & FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Baltimore 6pm on FS North
Cleveland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & on FS Midwest for Mediacom subscribers

NBA Playoffs:

Philadelphia @ Miami 6pm on TNT
Indiana Chicago 8:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & TNT

NHL Playoffs:

Philadelphia @ Buffalo 6pm on VERSUS
Pittsburgh @ Tampa Pay 8:30pm on VERSUS
Detroit @ Phoenix 9:30pm on VERSUS

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