TV Schedule, Saturday August 31

College Football:

Big 10:


Buffalo @ Ohio St. 11am on ESPN2
Purdue @ Cincinnati 11am on ESPNU
Southern Illinois @ Illinois 11am on BTN (check local listings for availability)
UMass @ Wisconsin 11am on BTN (check local listings for availability)
Central Michigan @ Michigan 2:30pm on BTN (check local listings for availability)
Northern Illinois @ Iowa 2:30pm on BTN  (check local listings for availability)
Syracuse vs Penn St. 2:30pm on  ESPN2
Wyoming @ Nebraska 7pm on BTN
Northwestern @ Cal 9:30pm on ESPN2

Big 12:

William & Mary @  West Virgina 11am on Fox Sports 1
Mississippi St. @ Oklahoma St. 2:30pm on WOI
Wofford @ Baylor 6:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Northern Iowa @ Iowa St. 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
LSU vs TCU 8pm on ESPN

National Telecasts:

Villanova @ Boston College 11am on ESPNews
Toledo @ Florida 11am on WOI-DT 5.2
Louisiana Tech @ North Carolina St. 11:30am on WHO-DT 13.3
Florida International @ Maryland 11:30am on FS Midwest
Rice @ Texas A&M 12pm on ESPN
BYU @ Virgina 2:30pm on ESPNU
Louisana Lafayette @ Arkansas 3pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Nicholls St. @ Oregon 3pm on Fox Sports 1
Temple @ Notre Dame 2:30pm on WHO
Alabama vs Virginia Tech 4:30pm on ESPN
Kentucky vs Western Kentucky 6pm on ESPNews
Miami, OH @ Marshall 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Old Dominion @ East Carolina 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Washington St. @ Auburn 6pm on ESPNU
Georgia @ Clemson 7pm on ABC
Boise St. @ Washington 9pm on Fox Sports 1

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  iSPS Handa Wales Open, Third Round 7:30am on Golf Channel
Web.com Tour:  Hotel Fitness Championship, Third Round 12pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Deutsche Bank Championship, Secound Round 2pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour:  Safeway Classic, Third Round 5:30pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Shaw Charity Classic, Second Round 7:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

High School Football:  St. Thomas Aquinas, FL @ Miami (FL) Northwestern 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

Horse Racing:  Woodward Stakes 3pm on NBCSN

MLB Baseball:

Balitmore @ New York Yankees 12pm on MLB Network
Philadelphia @ Chicago Cubs 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Chicago White Sox @ Boston 6pm on WGN America
Cleveland @ Detroit 6pm on MLB Network
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Milwaukee 6pm on FS Wisconsin
St. Louis @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Midwest
Minnesota @ Texas 7pm on FS  North

Motor Sports:

Nationwide Series:  Great Clips-Grit Chips 300 Practice 9:30am on Fox Sports 2
Sprint Cup:  AdvoCare 500 Practice 2pm on Fox Sports 2
Nationwide Series:  Great Clips-Grit Chips 300 Qualifying 3pm on Fox Sports 2
IRL:  Grand Prix of Baltimore Qualifying 5pm on NBCSN (same day tape)
Sprint Cup:  AdvoCare 500 Final Practice 5pm on Fox Sports 2

PBR Bull Riding:  Winstar World Casino Invitiational 10pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

Rugby:  Bulldogs vs Panthers 2:30am on Fox Sports 2

Soccer:

English Premier League:  Manchester City FC vs Hull 6:45am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Cardiff City FC vs Eveeton FC 8:55am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Crystal Palace FC vs Sunderland AFC 11:30am on WHO
National Women's League:  Western NY vs Portland 7pm on Fox Sports 2
MLS:  D.C. United @ New York 7:30pm on NBCSN

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on KCCI & CBS Sports Network and 6pm on Tennis Channel

WNBA Basketball:  Connecticut @ Phoenix 9pm on NBATV

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

Schedule of Tomorrow's College Football Studio Shows

Here's a schedule of all of the various studio shows that will debut tomorrow and will air throughout the college football season, postgame shows on ESPNU and BTN will reair throughout Sunday morning.  This is a one time listing and as usual, all times are Central and start times for postgame start when the game broacast preceding the show concludes.

Pregame Shows:

College GameDay 8am on ESPN
First Take:  College Football 7am & 9am on ESPN
Dari & Mel 8am on ESPN (simulcast of ESPN Radio)
Fox College Saturday 9am on Fox Sports 1
BTN Football Pregame 10am on BTN

Postgame Shows:

SportsCenter U 2pm, 5:30pm, 9pm-12:30am on ESPNU
College Football Postgame Report 6pm on NBCSN
BTN Football Gamebreak 2pm on BTN
BTN Football Postgame 5:30pm on BTN
The Final Drive on BTN commencing at the conclusion of the primetime game or a predetermined time when there are no evening telecasts on BTN.
Big 12 Live 11pm on FS Midwest
College Football Final 12:30am on ESPN2

TV Schedule, Friday, August 30

College Football:

Big 12:

Texas Tech @ SMU 7pm on ESPN
North Dakota St. @ Kansas St. 7:30pm on Fox Sports 1


Big 10:

Western Michigan @ Michigan St. 7pm on BTN


National Games:

Morgan St. @ Army 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Florida Atlantic @ Miami, FL 7pm on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  Wales Open, second round 8:30am on Golf Channel
Web.com Tour:  Hotel Fitness Championship, second round 11:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Deutsche Bank Championship, first round 2pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour:  Safeway Classic, second round 5:30pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Shaw Charity Classic, first round 7:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

MLB Baseball:

Philadelphia @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on WGN America
Baltimore @ New York Yankees 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago White Sox @ Boston 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kansas City @ Toronto 6pm on FS Kansas City & FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
St. Louis @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Midwest
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Texas 7pm on FS North

NASCAR:

Sprint Cup:  AdvoCare 500 Practice 2pm on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  AdvoCare 500 Pole Qualifying 6pm on Fox Sports 1 (same day tape)

Soccer:  

UEFA Super Cup:  Bayern Munchen vs Chelsea FC 1:30pm on Fox Sports 2
Women's College:  Oklahoma @ Oklahoma St. 7pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
MLS:  Portland @ Real Salt Lake 9pm on NBCSN 

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN
Friday Night Live 6pm on WHO-DT 13.2

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel and 12pm and 6pm on ESPN2

WNBA:  Indiana @ New York 6:30pm on NBATV

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

A look at Saturday's CFB TV Schedule

Below is a sneak peak of Saturday's TV schedule of college football games that will be included in Saturday's TV schedule.  Year 7 of the BTN and Mediacom yet doesn't carry the BTN spill over channels.

A couple of additions, you will find an SEC game on WOI-DT 5.2, these games will move to the SEC Network next year.  In addition, no more telecasts on FX, those have moved to Fox Sports 1 and you will see a slight decrease of televised games on FSN as those have moved to Fox Sports 1 as well.

Big 10:


Buffalo @ Ohio St. 11am on ESPN2
Purdue @ Cincinnati 11am on ESPNU
Southern Illinois @ Illinois 11am on BTN (check local listings for availability)
UMass @ Wisconsin 11am on BTN (check local listings for availability)
Central Michigan @ Michigan 2:30pm on BTN (check local listings for availability)
Northern Illinois @ Iowa 2:30pm on BTN  (check local listings for availability)
Syracuse vs Penn St. 2:30pm on  ESPN2
Wyoming @ Nebraska 7pm on BTN
Northwestern @ Cal 9:30pm on ESPN2

Big 12:

William & Mary @  West Virgina 11am on Fox Sports 1
Mississippi St. @ Oklahoma St. 2:30pm on WOI
Wofford @ Baylor 6:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Northern Iowa @ Iowa St. 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
LSU vs TCU 8pm on ESPN

National Telecasts:

Villanova @ Boston College 11am on ESPNews
Toledo @ Florida 11am on WOI-DT 5.2
Louisiana Tech @ North Carolina St. 11:30am on WHO-DT 13.3
Florida International @ Maryland 11:30am on FS Midwest
Rice @ Texas A&M 12pm on ESPN
BYU @ Virgina 2:30pm on ESPNU
Louisana Lafayette @ Arkansas 3pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Nicholls St. @ Oregon 3pm on Fox Sports 1
Temple @ Notre Dame 2:30pm on WHO
Alabama vs Virginia Tech 4:30pm on ESPN
Kentucky vs Western Kentucky 6pm on ESPNews
Miami, OH @ Marshall 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Washington St. @ Auburn 6pm on ESPNU
Georgia @ Clemson 7pm on ABC
Boise St. @ Washington 9pm on Fox Sports 1

ESPN Announces 2013-14 Big 10 Basketball Schedule

While we are all focused on college football, ESPN has announced it's schedule of  televised Big 10 games for the 2013-14 basketball season.   The ESPN family of networks will televise 37 Big 10 games, including 29 games involving ranked teams in an early ESPN.com pre-season poll.

Last basketball season, Big 10 games was ESPN's most viewed conference averaging over 1.8 million viewers.

You can get a complete schedule at the link above.

TV Schedule, Thursday, August 29

College Football:

Big 10:  

Indiana St. @ Indiana 6pm on BTN (check local listings for availability)
UNLV @ Minnesota 6pm on BTN (check local listings for availability)

Missouri Valley:  Northwestern St. @ Missouri St. 7pm on MC22 (Mediacom)

National Games:

North Carolina @ South Carolina 5pm on ESPN
Tulsa @ Bowling Green 6pm on ESPNU
Utah St. @ Utah 7pm on Fox Sports 1
Mississippi @ Vanderbilt 8:15pm on ESPN
Rutgers @ Fresno St. 9:30pm on ESPNU
USC @ Hawaii 10pm on CBS Sports  Network

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  ISPS Handa Wales Open, 1st round 9am on Golf Channel
Web.com Tour:  Hotel Fitness Championship, 1st round 2pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour:  Safeway Classic,First Round 4:30pm on Golf Channel

High School Football:  West Lyon (IA) @ Central Lyon (IA) 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & 10pm on KDMI (same day tape)

MLB Baseball:  Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Wisconsin

NFL Preseason Football:

NY Giants @ New England 6:30pm on NFL Network
Cleveland @ Chicago 7pm on KDMI
Green Bay @ Kansas City 7pm on KCWI (Packers feed) KDSM (Chiefs feed)
Tenessee @ Minnesota 7pm on KCCI-DT 8.2
San Francisco @ San Diego 9:30pm on NFL Network

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel, 12pm and 6pm on ESPN2

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

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Signs New Deal With Sirius/XM

There were talks earlier this year that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo was going to sign off of Sirius/XM satellite radio when his contract expired.  Well, those were just talks.

Sirius/XM today has announced that Russo has agreed to a multi-year deal to remain with Sirius/XM and has an expanded role as well.

In addition to Mad Dog Unleashed, Russo will serve as SiriusXM's "baseball ambassador" and will host a new daily show on the MLB Network that will be simulcasted on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio Channel.

Mad Dog Unleashed already airs for several hours everyday, I'm so the existing show will have it's hours trimmed to make room for the expanded role.

ESPN Deportes and ESPNews Both Are Available on Watch ESPN

ESPN has announced today that ESPN Deportes and ESPNews are both now available on Watch ESPN.  In a Press Release from ESPN, the two networks launched today and are now avilable  on smartphones, tablets as well as AppleTV to fans who receive their video subscsription from an affiliated provider.

All other ESPN platforms are available on the Watch ESPN App which launched in April 2011 and is accessible to 55 million households who are on board for the Watch ESPN App.  Mediacom is one of the few cable companies who are not on board.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, August 28

MLB Baseball:

Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Baltimore @ Boston 6pm on ESPN
Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Houston @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kansas City @ Minnesota 7pm on FS Kansas City, FS Midwest+ (Mdiacom), and FS North

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League:  Pizen @ Maribor 1:30pm on FS Midwest
UEFA Champions League:  Eindhoven @ AC Milan 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
UEFA Champions League:  Lyon @ Real Sociedad 1;30pm on Fox Sports 2
UEFA Champions League:  FC Shakhter Karagandy @ Celtic FC 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

US Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel and 12pm & 6pm on ESPN 2

WNBA:  Washington @ Atlanta 6pm on NBATV

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

Kansas City Chiefs Radio Affiliates In Iowa

Continuing a look at various radio affiliates of NFL teams in Iowa, here's the listing for Iowa affiliates of the Kansas City Chiefs radio network.  There is no "as of date" on the link below, but after checking every day the last week or so, i'm confident the list is accurate.

Atlantic:  KJAN-AM (1220)
Centerville/Chariton:  KEDB-FM (105.3)
Council Bluffs/Omaha:  KXSP-AM (590) (KXSP has a strong signal across most of the state)
Des Moines:  KBGG-AM (1700)

You can get a complete list of the Chiefs Radio Network affiliates here.

Cyclones.tv Debuts On Mediacom August 31

Just in time for Iowa State's season opener against in-state foe Northern Iowa, Cyclones.tv will debut on Mediacom across the state this Saturday, August 31.

In a Press Release from Iowa St., Mediacom subscribers with the expanded basic cable option will receive Cyclone programming 24 hours a day with specialty shows, men's and women's basketball and Olympic sports.  To find the channel number in your area, visit this Web Site.

A Look At ESPN's College Football Coverage For Week 1

It's finally here, game week and the first games of the 2013 college football season is just over 48 hours from now.  The ESPN family of networks is going all out for wall to wall coverage.

Below are some of the highlights:

*Multiple ESPN platforms will present 10 games this Thursday night.

*Two matchup of ranked teams on Saturday night.

*In a span of 24 hours, six games from the state of Texas will be televised.

For a full schedule of games to be presented across multiple ESPN platforms (including online and radio), visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, August 27

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Houston @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kansas City @ Minnesota 7pm on FS Kansas City, FS Midwest+ (Mediacom) & FS North
Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers 9pm on WGN America

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League:  Arsenal FC vs Fenerbache SK 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
UEFA Champions League:  FK Austria Wen vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1:30pm on FS North & FS Midwest
UEFA Champions League:  Schalke @ PAOK 1:30pm on Fox Sports 2
UEFA Champions League:  PFC Ludogorets Razgrad @ FC Basel 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

CONCACAF Champions League:  Houston vs Arabe Unio 7pm on Fox Sports 2

Softball:  Slowpitch National Championship 9pm on CBS Sports Network

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel, 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

WNBA:  Connecticut @ Los Angeles 9:30pm on NBATV

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

TV Schedule, Monday, August 26

MLB Baseball:

Cincinnati @ St. Louis 6pm on ESPN & FS Midwest (subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN)
Houston @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on WHO-DT 13.3
Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Soccer:

English Premier League:  Manchester Uited FC vs Chelsea FC 2pm on NBCSN

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel & 12pm on ESPN2

Youth Baseball:  National Youth Championships 2pm on CBS Sports Network

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