TV Schedule, Sunday, September 8

Bull Riding:  Oakland Invitational 7pm on CBS Sports Network

College Volleyball:  Illinois @ Iowa St. 1:30pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  European Masters, final round 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Web.com Tour:  Chiquita Classic, final round 12:30pm on Golf Channel
Walker Cup:  Final Round 3pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Montreal Championship, final round 5:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

MLB Baseball:

Boston @ New  York Yankees 12pm on TBS
Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on FS Wisconsin & WGN America
Pittsburgh @ St. Louis 1pm on FS Midwest
Toronto @ Minnesota 1pm on FS North
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati 7pm on ESPN

Motor Sports:

Formula One:  Italian Gran Prix 7am on NBCSN
 Camping World Series:  Iowa 250 Qualifying 11:30am on Fox Sports 1 (same day tape)
NHRA:  Lucas Oil Series 4:30pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
Camping World Series:  Iowa 250 1pm on Fox Sports 1
Rolex Series:  Laguna Seca 4pm on Fox Sports 1

NFL Football:

Chicago @ Cincinnati 12pm on KCCI
Minnesota @ Detroit 12pm on KDSM
Green Bay @ San Francisco 3:25pm on KDSM
New York Giants @ Dallas 7:20pm on WHO

Sailing:  America's Cup 3pm on WHO

Soccer:

College:  North Carolina @ Notre Dame 11am on ESPNU
College:  North Texas @ TCU (women's) 12pm on Fox College Sports Central
College:  Oklahoma St. @ Florida (women's) 12pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

U.S. Open Tennis:  11:30 on ESPN2 &  3:30pm on KCCI

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

TV Schedule, Saturday, September 7

AFL Premiership Football:  Collingwood vs Port Adelade 4:30am on Fox Sports 2

College Football:

Big 12:

Oklahoma St. @ Texas San Antonio 11am on Fox Sports 1

SE Louisiana @ TCU 11am on FS Midwest, FS North, & FS Wisconsin

Buffalo @ Baylor 2:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom) & FS North

Louisana-Lafayette @ Kansas St. 5:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Stephen F Austin @ Texas Tech 6pm on FS Wisconsin

West Virginia @ Oklahoma 6pm on KDSM

Texas @ BYU 6pm on ESPN2

Stephen F. Austin @ Texas Tech 6pm on FS Midwest & FS North+

Big 10:

Cincinnati @ Illinois 11am on ESPN2

Eastern Michigan @ Penn St. 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Indiana St. @ Purdue 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Missouri St. @ Iowa 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

South Florida @ Michigan St. 11am on ESPNU

Tennessee Tech @ Wisconsin 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

San Diego St. @ Ohio St. 2:30pm on WOI

Navy @ Indiana 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Southern Miss @ Nebraska 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Syracuse @ Northwestern 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Minnesota @ New Mexico St. 7pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

Notre Dame @ Michigan 7pm on ESPN

Missouri Valley:  Drake @ Northern Iowa 4pm on WOI-DT (5.2)

National Games:

Florida @ Miami (FL) 11am on ESPN

Miami (OH) @ Kentucky 11am on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)

Norfolk St. @ Rutgers 11am on CBS Sports Network

Western Kentucky @ Tennessee 11am on WOI-DT (5.2)

Middle Tennessee @ North Carolina 11:30am on WHO-DT (13.3)

Delaware St. @ Delaware 2:30pm on NBCSN

Oregon @ Virginia 2:30pm on ESPN2

Utah St. @ Air Force 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network
Toledo @ Missouri 2:30pm on ESPNU 

Old Dominion @ Maryland 3pm on ESPNews

South Carolina @ Georgia 3:30pm on ESPN

Austin Peay @ Vanderbilt 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Colorado St. @ Tulsa 6pm on CBS Sports Network

UAB @ LSU 6pm on ESPNU

Arkansas St. @ Auburn 6:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)

New Mexico @ UTEP 7pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

Washington St. @ USC 9:30pm on Fox Sports 1

Arizona @ UNLV 9:30pm on CBS College Sports Network

Golf:

European PGa tour:  European Masters, third round 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Web.com Tour:  Chiquita Classic, third round 1pm on Golf Channel
USGA:  Walker Cup, first round 3pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Montreal Championship, second round 5:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

Boston @ New York Yankees 12pm on KDSM
Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Pittsburgh @ St. Louis 6pm on FS Midwest
Toronto @ Minnesota 6pm on FS North 

MLS Soccer:  Chicago @ Seattle 9pm on NBCSN

Motor Sports:

Formula One:  Grand Prix of Italy practice 5:30 am on NBCSN (same day tape)
Formula One:  Grand Prix of Italy qualifying 7am on NBCSN
Camping World Series:  Iowa 200 practice 11am on Fox Sports 2
Sprint Cup:  Federated Auto Parts 400 6:30pm on WOI

Rugby: 

Dragons vs Warriors 12am on Fox Sports 2
Storm vs Titans 2:30am on Fox Sports 2
London Irish vs Saracena 7:55am on Fox Sports 2
London Wasps vs Harlequins 10:25am on Fox Sports 2
Pro 12 Munster vs Edinburgh 1:10pm on Fox Sports 2

Sailing:  America's Cup 3pm on WHO



U.S. Open Tennis:  11am on KCCI & 5pm on Tennis Channel

WNBA:  Connecticut @ Indiana 6pm on NBATV

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

TV Schedule, Friday, September 6

AFL Premiership Football:  Geelong vs Fremantle 11pm on Fox Sports 2

CFL:  Calgary @ Edmonton 8pm on NBCSN

College Football:

Wake Forest @ Boston College 7pm on ESPN2
Central Florida @ Florida International 7pm on CBS Sports Network

College Volleyball:  San Diego @ Iowa St. 6pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  European Masters, second round 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Web.com Tour:  Chiquita Classic, second round 3pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Montreal Championship, first round 5:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

High School Football:

Bergen Catholic (NJ) at John Curtis Christian (LA) 6pm on Fox Sports 1
Oscar  Smith (VA) vs Lake Taylor (VA) 7pm on ESPNU

MLB Baseball:

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

Motor Sports:

Formula One:  Grand Prix of Italy Practice 7am on NBCSN
Nationwide Series:  Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Practice 8am on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  Federated Auto Parts 400 Practice 11am on ESPN2
Sprint Cup:  Federated Auto Parts 400 Happy Hour 1:30pm on ESPN2
Nationwide Series:  Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Qualifying 3pm on ESPN2
Sprint Cup:  Federated Auto Parts 400 Qualifying 4:30pm on ESPN2
Nationwide Series:  Virginia 529 College Savings 250 6:30pm on ESPN

Soccer:

World Cup Qualifier:  Moldova @ England 2pm on Fox Sports 1
World Cup Qualifier:  Honduras @ Mexico 8:15pm on ESPNews

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:  11:30am on KCCI

WNBA:  Los Angeles @ Tulsa 7pm on NBATV

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

NBATV To Televise Multipe Preseason NBA Games From Around The Globe

As part of the NBA's  Global Games of 2013, NBATV will televise 8 preseason games from around the Globe.

Coverage beings on Saturday, October 5 as the Oklahoma City visit a team in Turkey.  In addition to Turkey, games will be played in Spain, China, the United Kingdom and other countries.

For a complete schedule, visit the Web Site linked above.

CBS Acquires A Few Big East Basketball Telecasts

Fox Sports today has announced that an agreement has been reached with CBS Sports to sublicense up to 30 Big East Men's basketball games to CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.

The Agreement begins with the 2013-14 basketball season and includes two telecasts on CBS and 18 telecasts on CBS Sports Network.

The Big East is what Fox Sports 1 is going to hang their hat on this winter, so this is a surprising move.  Fox Sports must be confident enough in their inventory of live sporting events to sublicense game telecasts to not effect their existing inventory.  Not to mention, in gives a boost in programming for CBS Sports Network.

You can get a complete list of Big East games to be televised on CBS or CBS Sports Network at the link above.

Free Preview Of NFL Sunday Ticket This Weekend

For those with DirecTV, there will be a free preview of NFL Sunday Ticket this weekend.  Tune into channels 701-718 for all the action.

BTN's Forever B1G Debuts Friday Night

As part of the BTN's fall programming schedule, a new series called Forever B1G debuts Friday Night at 6:30pm (CT).

Forever B1G is a "where are they now" show catching up with former athletes from around the Big 10.  The 8 episode series will showcase 16 former athletes.  Former Michigan St. lineman, Tony Mandarich, will be featured in the first episode.

For more information about the show, visit the Web Site linked above.

Is CSN Chicago about to become NBCSN Chicago?

I keep noticing in press releases from NBC Sports that the Comcast regional sports networks ("RSN's), including Comcast SportsNet Chicago, being refereed to as the NBC RSN's.

NBC owns several RSN's from coast to coast, all in top 10 media markets.  A rebrand to NBCSN Chicago, New England, etc. would make perfect sense.  In addition, with all of the resources of these RSN's, I have always thought it would logical for NBC to pool its resources from NBC Sports & the RSN's together and launch a nightly highlight show on NBCSN. 

Rebranding the RSN's to NBCSN fill in the blank market would add instant credibility to NBCSN and provide an alternative to Fox Sports 1's Fox Sports Live as a competitor to SportsCenter.

NFL Week 1 Viewing Guide

Here's a listing of the weekend NFL Games on TV in Central Iowa, all times are Central.

Thursday:  Baltimore @ Denver 7:30pm on WHO

Sunday:

Chicago @ Cincinnati 12pm on KCCI
Minnesota @ Detroit 12pm on KDSM
Green Bay @ San Francisco 3:25pm on KDSM
New York Giants @ Dallas 7:20pm on WHO

Monday:

Philadelphia @ Washington 5:55pm on ESPN
Houston @ San Diego 9:15pm on ESPN

TV Schedule, Thursday, September 5

College Football:

Florida Atlantic @ East Carolina 6:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Winston-Salem St. @ North Carolina (Pembroke) 7pm on CBS Sports Network

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  European Masters, First Round 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Web.com Tour:  Chiquita Classic, First Round 3pm on Golf Channel

High School Football:  Katy (TX) vs Taylor (TX) 7pm on ESPNU

MLB Baseball:

Boston @ New York Yankees 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Cincinnati 6pm on FS Midwest

NFL Football:  Baltimore @ Denver 7:30pm on WHO

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel; 11am on ESPN2; and 7pm on ESPN

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

A Look At ESPN's Extensive NFL Coverage

ESPN has announced their broadcast plans for the 2013 NFL season and the coverage is quite extensive with blanket coverage on Sunday's and numerous studio shows throughout the week.

Mike Tricio and Jon Gruden return to the booth to anchor the coverage and Lisa Salters will provide sideline reports for Monday Night Football which debuts September 9 with a doubleheader.

ESPN will serve up 27 plus hours of programming a week that starts Sunday morning and goes all week.  On Monday's, NFL programing begins at 1pm and continues until the start of Monday Night Football at 7:25pm.

You can get a full schedule of NFL programming for the upcoming season at the Web Site linked above.

Sunday NFL Telecast Predictions For KDSM

Here are my predictions for KDSM Sunday NFL telecasts.  As with the KCCI predictions, late in the season NBC flex picks aren't factored in.

Regarding my picks for KDSM, they have 3 teams to be concerned about, Chicago, Green Bay, & Minnesota.  When Kansas City is playing on the road in an NFC stadium, history has shown that KDSM often sticks with the most competitive  NFC North game available.

Week 1:  Minnesota @ Detroit (early) & Green Bay @ San Francisco (late)
Week 2:  Minnesota @ Chicago
Week 3:  Green Bay @ Cincinnati
Week 4:  Chicago @ Detroit (early) & Philadelphia @ Denver (late)
Week 5: Detroit @ Green Bay
Week 6:  Green Bay @ Baltimore (early) & New Orleans @ New England (late)
Week 7:  Chicago @ Washington
Week 8:  Dallas @ Detroit (early) & Washington @ Denver (late)
Week 9:  Minnesota @ Dallas
Week 10:  Philadelphia @ Green Bay
Week 11:  Detroit @ Pittsburgh (early) & Minnesota @ Seattle (late)
Week 12:  Minnesota @ Green Bay (early) & Dallas @ New York Giants (late)
Week 13:  Chicago @ Minnesota
Week 14:  Minnesota @ Baltimore (early) Seattle @ San Francisco (late)
Week 15:  Philadelphia @ Minnesota (early) & Green Bay @ Dallas (late)
Week 16:  Minnesota @ Cincinnati
Week 17:  Green Bay @ Chicago (early) & San Francisco @ Arizona (late)

A Look At NBC's NFL Coverage

The 2013 NFL season kicks off tomorrow night on NBC and the NBC family of networks is planning blanket NFL coverage.  NBC's coverage tomorrow night begins at 6:30pm with a pre-game concert featuring Keith Urban.

The nation's No. 1 prime time show, Sunday Night Football returns September 1.  Al Michaels returns for his 28th year as the voice of Sunday Night Football.

In addition, NBCSN will be serving up Pro Football Talk co-hosted by Mike Florio and Erik Kuselias at 4:30pm Monday through Friday and a Fantasy Football show Thursday at 5:30pm

For more information on the NBC family of network's coverage of the NFL including online streaming of Sunday Night Football, visit the Web Site linked above.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago Announces 2013-14 Blackhaws Schedule

The defending Stanley Cup Champions, Chicago Blackhawks, will begin defense of the Cup on Saturday, October 5, against Tampa Bay.  Comcast SportsNet Chicago has announced that 50 preseason and regular season games will be televised by the regional sports network.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago is the primary regional sports network for cable subscribers in Eastern Iowa and is available across the state on both DirecTV and Dish Network.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, September 4

College Volleyball:  Northern Iowa @ Iowa St. 6:45pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)

MLB Baseball:

Miami @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Detroit @ Boston 6pm on ESPN
St. Louis @ Cincinnati 6pm on FS Midwest
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Seattle @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9pm on ESPN

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; 11am & 6pm on ESPN2

WNBA Basketball:  Los Angeles @ Minnesota 7pm on NBATV

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

Sneak Peek At Saturday's College Football Schedule

Here’s a sneak peek at Saturday’s College Football TV Schedule that will be part of Saturday's TV schedule.

Big 12:

Oklahoma St. @ Texas San Antonio 11am on Fox Sports 1

SE Louisiana @ TCU 11am on FS Midwest & FS North

Buffalo @ Baylor 2:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom) & FS North

Toledo @ Missouri 2:30pm on ESPNU

Louisana-Lafayette @ Kansas St. 5:30pm on Fox Sports 1

West Virginia @ Oklahoma 6pm on KDSM

Texas @ BYU 6pm on ESPN2

Stephen F. Austin @ Texas Tech 6pm on FS Midwest & FS North+

Big 10:

Cincinnati @ Illinois 11am on ESPN2

Eastern Michigan @ Penn St. 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Indiana St. @ Purdue 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Missouri St. @ Iowa 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

South Florida @ Michigan St. 11am on ESPNU

Tennessee Tech @ Wisconsin 11am on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

San Diego St. @ Ohio St. 2:30pm on WOI

Navy @ Indiana 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Southern Miss @ Nebraska 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Syracuse @ Northwestern 5pm on BTN (Check local listings for channel number on satellite)

Minnesota @ New Mexico St. 7pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

Notre Dame @ Michigan 7pm on ESPN

Missouri Valley:  Drake @ Northern Iowa 4pm on WOI-DT (5.2)

National Games:

Florida @ Miami (FL) 11am on ESPN

Miami (OH) @ Kentucky 11am on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)

Norfolk St. @ Rutgers 11am on CBS Sports Network

Western Kentucky @ Tennessee 11am on WOI-DT (5.2)

Middle Tennessee @ North Carolina 11:30am on WHO-DT (13.3)

Delaware St. @ Delaware 2:30pm on NBCSN

Oregon @ Virginia 2:30pm on ESPN2

Utah St. @ Air Force 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Old Dominion @ Maryland 3pm on ESPNews

South Carolina @ Georgia 3:30pm on ESPN

Austin Peay @ Vanderbilt 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Colorado St. @ Tulsa 6pm on CBS Sports Network

UAB @ LSU 6pm on ESPNU

Arkansas St. @ Auburn 6:30pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)

New Mexico @ UTEP 7pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

Washington St. @ USC 9:30pm on Fox Sports 1

Arizona @ UNLV 9:30pm on CBS College Sports Network

"Colin's New Football Show" debuts September 8 on ESPN2

The crowded landscape of Sunday football studio shows gets more crowded with the debut of Colin's New Football Show hosted by ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd Sunday morning at 8am (CT) on ESPN2.

Both college and professional football will be covered with a recap of action from Saturday as well as a preview of the day's NFL action.  The set for the show will be desgined as a kitchen and living room with Cowherd and guests sitting at a breakfast bar discussing about the hot football topics of the day.

For more information, including a list of weekly guests, visit the Web Site linked above.

Fox Sports North Announces TV Schedule for 2013-14 Wild Season

In just over a month, the puck will drop for the 2013-14 NHL season and Fox Sports North has announced it's broadcast plans for the upcoming season.  The Regional Sports Network ("RSN") based out of the Twin Cities will televise 70 games this coming season.

Fox Sports North's coverage will begin on Saturday, October  5th as the Wild will play host to the Anaheim Ducks.  The 70 game schedule includes 7 telecasts on FS North+.

FS North is the primary RSN across Northern Iowa and is available on some local teleco's cable lineup across the state and outside of Northern Iowa, FS North is available in the sports pack on DirecTV and Dish Network.

Sunday NFL Telecast Predictions For KCCI

One of the great things about Central Iowa is that the Des Moines market is a melting pot when it comes the various fan bases of NFL teams.  You will find large fan bases of  all of the regional NFL teams in the market.  For the most part, broadcast affiliates have no control over what NFL game they are assigned, but they do have some limited say.

Rule of thumb for KCCI is that when they have the opportunity to televise an NFC North team on the road at an AFC stadium, KCCI will request to air that game, which reflects my prediction for week 1.  In addition, if the Chiefs are playing an AFC West team on the road with a 3pm start, KCCI will often request to opt out of the telecast so that they can get their evening news in.  Finally, if the Chiefs are a terrible team, KCCI will request to air the most competitive game available.

So, here are my predictions for KCCI NFL telecasts for the 2013 NFL season.  This does not take into consideration flex out's that NBC may have late in the season.

Week 1:  Chicago @ Cincinnati
Week 2:  Miami @ Indianapolis (early) & Denver @ New York Giants (late)
Week 3:  Cleveland @ Minnesota (early) & Indianapolis @ San Francisco (late)
Week 4:  Pittsburgh vs Minnesota (London game)
Week 5:  Kansas City @ Tennessee (early) & Denver @ Dallas (late)
Week 6:  Oakland @ Kansas City
Week 7:  Houston @ Kansas City (early) & Cleveland @ Green Bay (late)
Week 8:  Cleveland @ Kansas City
Week 9:  Tennessee @ St. Louis (early) & Pittsburgh @ New England (late)
Week 10:  Cincinnati @ Baltimore (early) & Denver @ San Diego (late)
Week 11:  Baltimore @ Chicago
Week 12:  San Diego @ Kansas City
Week 13:  Denver @ Kansas City (early) & New England @ Houston (late)
Week 14:  Kansas City @ Washington
Week 15:  Houston @ Indianapolis
Week 16:  Indianapolis @ Kansas City (early) & Pittsburgh @ Green Bay (late)
Week 17:  Baltimore @ Cincinnati (early) & Kansas City @ San Diego (late)

I'll do predictions for KDSM later this week.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, September 3

CFL Football:  Montreal @ Toronto 6:30pm on NBCSN

College Volleyball:  Arkansas @ Oklahoma 7pm on Fox College Sports Central

MLB Baseball:

Detroit @ Boston 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees 6pm on WGN America
St. Louis @ Cincinnati 6pm on FS Midwest
Miami @ Chicago Cubs 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Minnesota @ Houston 7pm on FS North
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Seattle @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)

Soccer:   USA vs Mexico 7pm on Fox Sports 1


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 ESPN2 & Tennis Channel; 6pm on ESPN

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

After One Week, Craig James is out at FS Southwest

From the what happened to Craig James department, his tenure at FS Southwest lasted all but a week.  Sports Illustrated  is reporting that James has been dismissed from his role as studio analyst at FS Southwest and that higher up's were not happy with the hire of James.

You can get full details at the Web Site linked above.

Sirius/XM Adds Dan Patrick Show To Mad Dog Radio

Sirius/XM has announced that the Dan Patrick Show is coming to Mad Dog Sports Radio starting Tuesday, September, 3.

The new weekday lineup includes:

Evan & Phillips from 5am-8am hosted by Evan Cohen and Steve Phillips
Dan Patrick from 8am-11am
Schein on Sports from 11-2 hosted by Adam Schein
Mad Dog Unleashed from 2-6 hosted by Chris "Mad Dog" Russo

NFL Network Announces New Prime Time Schedule

As the NFL Network celebrates it's 10th year on the air, the round the clock channel dedicated to the NFL, has announced a new prime time schedule that has NFL Total Access moving into prime time to air at 7pm (CT).

Following the success Around The League Live that took fans into training camps around the league, the live look-in's will continue in the regular season with a two hour block of Around The League Live airing from 5pm-7pm.

For more information, including information on a new host for NFL Total Access, visit the Web Site linked above.

A Guide For The Sunday NFL Studio Shows

With the 2013 NFL season to kickoff Thursday night in a prime time telecast, below is a look at the Sunday NFL studio shows, which gets even more crowded with CBS Sports Network & Fox Sports 1 both debuting studio shows on Sunday.

Pregame Shows:

NFL GameDay First 6am on NFL Network
Colin's New Football Show 8am on ESPN2

NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
That Other Pregame Show 8am on CBS Sports Network
Sunday NFL Countdown 9am on ESPN
Fox NFL Kickoff 10am on Fox Sports 1
Fox NFL Sunday 11am on KDSM
NFL Today 11am on KCCI

Highlight Shows:

NFL GameDay Scoreboard 3pm on NFL Network
Football Night In America 6pm on WHO
NFL GameDay Highlights 6:30pm (airs until 11pm) on NFL Network
NFL GameDay Final 11pm on NFL Network

Also of note, ESPN will offer a simuclast of ESPN Radio from 12pm-6pm and NFL Network will have a simulcast of Sirius/XM's NFL channel from 12pm-3pm.

ESPN's Weekend Of College Football Puts Up Strong Ratings

The first Saturday of the college football season was welcomed by fans across the country and strong ratings across multiple ESPN platforms back it up

Saturday night's battle of two top ten ranked teams, Georgia @ Clemson on ESPN generated a 5.0 rating up from the opening night last year.  Five games across ESPN and ABC were the highest rated of the day.  For a complete recap of the ratings, including a strong rating for the Texas A&M and Rice matchup, visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Monday, September 2

Beach Volleyball: AVP Tour 5pm on CBS Sports Network

Boxing: Welterweights 8pm on Fox Sports 1

College Football: Florida St. @ Pitt 7pm on ESPN

Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship, Final Round 10:30am on Golf Channel & 12pm on WHO

High School Football:  Godby (FL) vs Dematha (MD) 2pm on ESPN

MLB Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Cincinnati 12pm on FS Midwest
Miami @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on WGN America
Minnesota @ Houston 1pm on FS North
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 1pm on FS Wisconsin
Seattle @ Kansas City 1pm on FS Kansas City & FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Texas @ Oakland or Baltimore @ Cleveland 3pm on MLB Network
Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8pm on MLB Network

NHRA Drag Racing:  Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals 11am on ESPN2

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

U.S. Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel; 10am & 11:30 on KCCI and 6pm on ESPN2

WNBA Basketball:  Los Angeles @ Atlanta 5pm on NBATV

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

TV Schedule, Sunday, September 1

Australian Rules Football:  Western vs Belbourne 1:30am on Fox Sports 2

College Football:

Mississppi Valley St. @ Florida A&M 10:45am on ESPN
Ohio @ Louisville 2:30pm on ESPN
Colorado @ Colorado St. 5pm on CBS Sports Network

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  iSPS Handa Wales Open, Final Round 7:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Deutsche Bank Championship, Third Round 12pm on Golf Channel & 1:30pm on WHO
Web.com  Tour:  Hotel Fitness Championship, Final Round 1:30pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour:  Shaw Charity Classic, Final Round 4pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)
LPGA Tour:  Safeway Classic, Final Round 6pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

Baltimore @ New York Yankees 12pm on TBS
Kansas City @ Toronto 12pm on FS Kansas City & FS Midwest+ (Mediacom)
Chicago White Sox @ Boston 12:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Pittsburgh 12:30pm on FS Midwest
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Texas 2pm on FS North
New York Mets @ Washington 7pm on ESPN2

Motor Sports:

MotoGP:  British Grand Prix 7am on Fox Sports 1
NHRA:  Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals 12pm on ESPN2
NASCAR Camping World Series:  Chevrolet Silverado 250 12:30pm on Fox Sports 1
IRL:  Grand Prix of Baltimore 1pm on NBCSN
Firestone Indy Lights 4pm on NBCSN (same day tape)
Sprint Cup:  AdvoCare 500 6:30pm on ESPN

Soccer:

English Premier League:  Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC 7:30am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Arsenal FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC 10am on NBCSN
College:  Minnesota @ Iowa St. 12:30pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
College:  UCLA @ Indiana 1pm on BTN

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

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