TV Schedule, Monday, April 7

Barclays Premier League Soccer:  Tottenham vs Sunderland 1:55pm on NBCSN

College Basketball, National Championship Game:  Kentucky vs UCONN 8:10pm on KCCI

College Baseball:  North Carolina St. @ Clemson 6pm on ESPNU

TV Schedule, Sunday, April 6

Australian Football:  Melbourne vs Port Adelaide 1am on Fox Sports 2

Bull Riding:  PBR Tour 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Baseball:

Notre Dame @ Florida St. 11am on ESPNU
Penn St. @ Purdue 11am on BTN
Cal St.  Bakersfield @ Oklahoma 1pm on Fox College Sports Central
West Virgina @ TCU 1pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Middle Tennessee St. @ Southern Miss 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Illinois @ Northwestern 2pm on BTN
North Carolina St. @ Clemson 2pm on ESPNU
Baylor vs Texas 2:30pm on Longhorn Network

TV Schedule, Saturday, April 5

Arena League Football:  Portland @ Los Angeles 9pm on CBS Sports Network


College Baseball:

Mississippi St. @ LSU 6:30pm on ESPNU

College Basketball:

All-Star Game 11am on KCCI
Women's NIT Championship:  Teams TBA 2pm on CBS Sports Network
Florida vs UCONN 5pm on TBS, TNT, and TruTV
Wisconsin vs Kentucky 7:30pm on TBS, TNT, and TruTV

College Football: 

Northwestern Spring Game 10am on BTN
Michigan Spring Game 3pm on BTN

College Lacrosse:

Duke @ Notre Dame 11am on ESPNU
Virgina @ North Carolina 2pm on ESPNU 

College Softball:

Florida International @ Florida Atlantic 3pm on Fox Sports North
Auburn @ Florida 4pm on ESPNU

Golf:

PGA Tour:  Shell Houston Open 12pm & 2pm on WHO
LPGA Tour:  Kraft Nabisco Championship 4pm on Golf Channel

High School Basketball:  

Girls  Dick's Sporting Goods National Tournament Championship Game 9am on ESPN2
Boys Dick's Sporting Goods National Tournament Championship Game 11am on ESPN

Horse Racing:  Santa Anita Derby 4:30pm on NBCSN

MLB Baseball:

Minnesota @ Cleveland 12pm on Fox Sports 1
Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City 1pm on Fox Sports Kansas City; Fox Sports Midwest+ (Mediacom) & WGN America
Philadelphia @ Chicago Cubs 1:20pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
San Francisco @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3pm on Fox Sports 1
Atlanta @ Washington 6pm on MLB Network
Milwaukee @ Boston 6pm on Fox Sports Wisconsin
St. Louis @ Pittsburgh 6pm on Fox Sp

Motor Sports:

Formula One:  Bahrain Grand Priz qualifying 11:30am on NBCSN
Sprint Cup Series:  Texas 500 practice 9:30am on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup Series:  Texas 500 qualifying 2pm on Fox Sports 2
Motorcycle:  AMA Supercross from Houston 7:30pm on Fox Sports 1

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Washington 6pm on WGN America

NHL Hockey:

Philadelphia @ Boston 12pm on NHL Network
Colorado @ St. Louis 1pm on Fox Sports Midwest
Detroit @ Montreal 6pm on NHL Network
Pittsburgh @ Minnesota 7pm on Fox Sports North

NRL Rugby:  Storm vs Titans 11pm on Fox Sports 2

Soccer:

Australian League:  Newcastle vs Melbourne 1:30am on Fox Sports 2
Australian League:  Collingwood vs Geelong 3:30am on Fox Sports 2
Barclays Premier League:  Manchester City vs Southampton 6:40am on NBCSN
Barclays Premier League:  Newcastle vs Manchester United 8:55am on NBCSN
English Premier League:  Stoke City vs Chelsea 11:30am on WHO
MLS:  Portland vs Seattle 2pm on NBCSN

Tennis:  

Women's Family Circle Cup 12pm on ESPN2

Fox Sports 1 To Televise One MLB League Championship Series

More and more big game events are making the move to cable, including this weekend's NCAA Final Four and the trend is continuing with an announcement from Fox Sports that Fox Sports 1 will televise one League Championship Series in Major League Baseball's "Hunt For October and TBS will air the other.

ESPN To Televise Early Round Play At The Masters

A rite of spring week, The Masters, is next weekend and for the 7th year in a row, ESPN will present early round play as well as the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday from the Augusta National Golf Club.

TV Schedule, Friday, April 4

College Baseball:

East Carolina @ Rice 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Baylor @ Texas 7pm on Longhorn Network
South Carolina @ Arkansas 7pm on ESPNU

College Basketball:

CBI Championship:  Fresno St. @ Siena 8:30pm on CBS Sports Network

CBS Sports & Turner Announce Broadcast For The Final Four

CBS Sports and Turner have announced their broadcast plans for the Final Four, that from a TV perspective is historic.

TV Schedule, Thursday, April 3

Boxing:  Golden Boy 9pm on Fox Sports 1

College Baseball:

South Carolina @ Arkansas 7pm on ESPNU
Michigan St. @ Lansing 6pm on BTN

College Basketball:

CIT Tournament, championship:  Yale @ Murray St. 6pm on CBS Sports Network
NIT:  Minnesota vs SMU 6pm on ESPN
Slam Dunk & 3 Point Championship 8pm on ESPN

TV Schedule, Tuesday, April 2

College Baseball:

Louisville @ Kentucky 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 6pm on Fox College Sports Central

College Basketball:

CIT Tournament:

Yale @ VMI 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Pacific @ Murray St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network

Fox Sports 1Names Anchor For America's Pregame

Fox Sports 1 nightly pregame show called America's Pregame will debut Monday, April 7 at 5pm (CT) and Fox Sports recently announced who will host the show.

CBS Prepares For The Masters

When the college basketball season comes to a conclusion with Monday's National Championship game of the NCAA Tournament, CBS will quickly shift its coverage to Augusta, GA and the world's most renowned golf tournament.

Trent Green Joins CBS Sports

CBS Sports today has announced that former NFL quarterback Trent Green has joined CBS Sports.  Green will serve as a game analyst for CBS Sports TV coverage of The NFL on CBS.  In addition, Green will be seen on CBS Sports Network's NFL studio shows including NFL Monday QB and That Other Pregame Show.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, April 2

College Basketball, CBI Tournament:  Fresno ST. @ Siena 6pm on CBS Sports Network

College Softball: 

Louisville @ Kentucky 5pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Creighton @ Nebraska 6pm on BTN
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Centra
Texas St. @ Texas 7pm on Longhorn Network

The Turner Family Of Networks Will Televise The Final Four

As part of the TV deal between CBS, Turner Sports and the NCAA that has allowed every game of the NCAA tournament in recent years will bring Saturday's national semi-finals to TBS for the first time.

In addition, TNT and TruTV will get in on the action with each network offering a team-centric telecast for each of the schools participating in the Final Four.  More information on this will be released later this week and CBS will televise Monday's championship game.

ESPN To Have Extensive Coverage Of The Final Four

Despite not being able to televise this weekend's games at the Final Four, that's not stopping the ESPN family of networks from offering extensive coverage.

TV Schedule, Monday, March 31

College Basketball:

College Basketball Invite:  Siena @ Fresno St. 8:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Women's NCAA Tournament:  Teams TBA 6:30pm & 8:30pm

College Softball:  Florida St. @ North Carolina 5pm on ESPNU

Minnesota Twins Radio Network Affiliates In Iowa

The following is a listing of Iowa radio stations that are affiliates of the Minnesota Twins radio network.  The listing is subject to change.

TV Schedule, Sunday, March 30

AHL Hockey:  Abbotsford @ Toronto 3pm on NHL Network

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open, Men's final 1:30pm on ESPN

College Baseball:

Tulane @ Marshall 9am on Fox Sports 2
Baylor @ West Virginia 12:30pm on Fox Sports 1
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt 1pm on ESPNU
UNLV @ Nebraska 1pm on BTNTexas @ Texas Tech 2pm on Fox College Sports Central

TV Schedule, Saturday, March 29

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open, women's championship 12pm on ESPN2

Arena League Football:  Orlando @ Tampa Bay 6pm on CBS Sports Network

Bull Riding:  PBR Table Mountain Casino Invitational 9pm on CBS Sports Network

College Baseball:

Missouri @ Auburn 12pm on Fox Sports Midwest
LSU @ Florida 12pm on CBS Sports Network

Sirius/XM To Offer Extensive Coverage Of the 2014 MLB Season

Subscribers of Sirius/XM satellite radio will find extensive coverage of the 2014 MLB season on their receivers along with their mobile and desktop devices.

ESPN Previews Its 25th Season of MLB Telecasts

ESPN Sunday night begins its 25th season of televising MLB telecasts and in 2014 begins a new rights agreement with MLB that will include some new features.

TV Schedule, Friday, March 28

AFL Premiership Football:

St. Kilda vs GWS Giants 9:30pm on Fox Sports 2
Port Adelaide vs Adelaid 12:30am (Saturday) on Fox Sports 2

ATP Tennis:

Women's semifinal & Men's quarterfinal 12pm on ESPN2
Men's quarterfinal & Women's semifinal 6pm on ESPN2
Men's semifinal 2pm on ESPN 2 & 6pm on ESPN

ESPN Opens The 2014 MLB Season With 7 Telecasts

The 2014 MLB season begins in earnest this coming weekend and ESPN will kickoff it's 25 season of MLB telecasts in a big way.

It's A Record Breaking NCAA Wrestling Championships For ESPN

ESPN's expanded coverage of the NCAA wrestling championships has paid off to the tune of record viewership.

St. Louis Cardnail Radio Affiliates Across Iowa

The following is a listing of affiliates of the St. Louis Cardnails radio network across Iowa.  This listing is subject to change.

TV Schedule, Thursday, March 27

ATP Tennis, Sony Open:  Women's semifinal & Men's quarterfinal 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2 

College Baseball:  Missouri @ Auburn 6:30pm on ESPNU

TV Schedule, Wednesday, March 26

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open, men's & women's quarterfinals 12pm on ESPN2; 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball:

Texas-Pan American @ TCU 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Nebraska @ Kansas St. 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

Fox Sports 1 Simulcast Of Mike Francesa Is Off To a Slow Start

The national simulcast of New York City's top rated sports show on Fox Sports 1 & Fox Sports 2 got off to a slow start yesterday.

Online Streaming Of The NCAA Tournament Is The Highest Ever

Over the last year or so, the amount of minutes spent streaming live sporting events has exploded and the trend has continued with this year's NCAA basketball tournament.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago Announces 2014 White Sox Coverage

Comcast SportsNet Chicago ("CSN Chicago") has released it's 107 game regular season broadcast schedule for the 2014 White Sox baseball season.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, March 25

AHL Hockey:  Charlotte @ Iowa 5:30pm on MC22 (Mediacom)

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball:

Florida St. @ Florida 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Nebraska (Omaha) @ Kansas St. 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Central
Texas St. @ Texas 6pm on Longhorn Network

Cubs Radio Affiliates Across Iowa

The following is a listing of 2014 Iowa radio affiliates of the Chicago Cubs radio network.  This listing is subject to change.

NCAA Tournament Viewership The Highest In 21 Years

With the final 16 teams set for the the next round of games in the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the tournament is enjoying strong viewership.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago Announces 2014 Cubs Coverage

Comcast SportsNet Chicago ("CSN Chicago") has released it's 80 game regular season broadcast schedule for the 2014 Cubs baseball season.

TV Schedule, Monday, March 24

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball:  Virgina @ Miami (FL) 6pm on ESPNU

TV Schedule, Sunday, March 23

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

Arena League Football:  Spokane @ Arizona 5:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Bull Riding:  Ty Murray Invite 3pm on CBS Sports Network

College Baseball:

Columbia @ Texas 12pm on Longhorn Network
Michigan @ Indiana 12pm on BTN
Kansas St. @ Oklahoma 1pm on Fox Sports Midwest+
Oklahoma St. @ Baylor 1pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Texas Tech @ TCU 1pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

TV Schedule, Saturday, March 22

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

Bull Riding:  Ty Murray Invite 10pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament, 3rd round:

Pitt vs Florida 11am on KCCI
St. Louis vs Louisville 1:30pm on  KCCI
Texas vs Michigan 4pm on KCCI
North Dakota St. vs San Diego St. 5pm on TNT
Dayton vs Syracuse 6pm on TBS
Oregon vs Wisconsin 6:30pm on KCCI
Harvard vs Michigan St. 7:30pm on TNT
UCONN vs Villanova 8:40pm on TBS

TV Schedule, Friday March 21

AFL Premiership Football:  North Melbourne vs Essendon 3:30pm on Fox Sports 2

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball:

Missouri St. @ Wichita St. 5:30pm on ESPNU 
Kansas St. @ Oklahoma 6pm on Fox College Sports Central
Columbia @ Texas 6pm on Longhorn Network
Oklahoma St. @ Baylor 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Central

TV Schedule, Thursday, March 20

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament, second round:

Fox Sports Announces 2014 MLB Telecast Schedule

If you have spent anytime watching Fox Sports 1, i'm sure you have seen the promos touting the upstart sports network's coverage of America's Pastime this coming MLB season.

ESPN To Televise The Entire Women's Basketball Championship

The ESPN family of networks returns in 2014 as the exclusive TV home of the Division 1 Women's Basket ball Championship.

MLB Network Announces April Schedule of Televised Games

MLB Network will kickoff the 2014 MLB season with 40 televised games in April.  The regular season gets an early start on with games in Australia and MLB Network will televise those games as well.  In fact, throughout the month of April, there will only be two days when MLB Network isn't televising a live game.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, March 19

ATP Tennis:  Sony Open 10am & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball: 

Air Force @ Kansas St. 3pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Arkansas Little Rock @ Oklahoma 6pm on Fox College Sports Central

Turner Sports & CBS Unveil Broadcast Team For The NCAA Tournament

In 2014, Turner Sports will team up with CBS Sports for coverage of the 2014 NCAA Basketball Tournament which begins tonight with first round play and as in previous years, the broadcast talent will be a hybrid of talent from both Turner Sports and CBS Sports.

ESPN Names New #1 Voice For College Football

With Brent Musburger sliding over to the SEC Network, it created an opening at ESPN for the lead Saturday night primetime voice of college football on ABC as well as a void for the post season and ESPN moved quickly to fill it.

ESPN Announces Lead SEC Network College Football Broadcast Team

When the SEC Network debuts in August, a pair of faces and voices familiar to college football fans will be the primetime voices of college football on the SEC Network.

Fox Sports Kansas City Announces 2014 Royals Broadcast Schedule

Fox Sports Kansas City will televise a record number of Royals games this coming season.  The new package will allow Fox Sports Kansas City to televise 150 games during the upcoming season. All but one game in August will be televised and all September games will be televised as well.

The 150 game broadcast schedule beings Opening Day, March 31, when the Royals visit Detroit.

ESPN Networks To Televise All NIT Games

ESPN this year will once again present exclusive coverage of the 77th NIT post season tournament which beings tonight.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, March 18

College Baseball:

Air Force @ Kansas St.6:30pm on Fox Sports Midwest
TCU @ Oklahoma 6pm on Fox College Sports Central

College Softball:  Bradley @ Oklahoma 12pm on Fox Sports Midwest+ & 6pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

Fox Sports 1 To Launch A Nightly Studio Pregame Show

As Fox Sports 1 continues to evolve, the upstart network has a announced the launch of a nightly pregame show.

Fox Sports 1 To Televise The Mike Francesa Show

Fox Sports 1 has officially announced that it will become the TV home of The Mike Francesa Show that is heard in New York on the grandfather of sports talk radio, WFAN.

TV Schedule, Monday, March 17

Boxing:  Golden Boy Live 7:30pm on Fox Sports 1

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ Milwaukee 5pm on Fox Sports Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Baltimore 6pm on MLB Network
Texas @ Kansas City 8pm on Fox Sports Kansas City & Fox Sports Midwest+ (Mediacom)
New York Yankees @ Pittsburgh 10pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

TV Schedule, Thursday, March 6

ATP Tennis:  BNP Paribas Open 1pm & 9pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Women's Tournament:  Northwestern vs Ohio St. 11am on BTN
Women's Tournament:  Illinois vs Iowa 1:30pm on BTN
Women's Tournament:  Indiana vs Michigan 5:30pm on BTN
Women's Tournament:  Minnesota vs Wisconsin 8pm on BTN
Penn St. @ Northwestern 8pm on ESPNU
Iowa @ Michigan St. 8pm on ESPN 

Fox Sports Announces MLB Broadcast Talent and Studio Shows

Fox Sports recently announced the additions in the Fox Broadcast booth to fill the void caused by the retirement of Tim Tim McCarver and announced a new nightly MLB highlight show which will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

Dish Network & Walt Disney Reach Long Term Carriage Agreement

The big news this week in the sports media world was the announcement yesterday that Dish Network and Walt Disney announced a multi-year agreement that will keep Disney owned channels on Dish Network for the next several years as well as the announcement of several sports channels.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, March 5

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Nebraska @ Indiana 6pm on BTN
Purdue @ Wisconsin 8pm on BTN

Big 12:

Texas Tech @ Kansas 7pm on WOI-DT (5.2)
West Virgina @ Oklahoma 8pm on ESPNU

TV Schedule, Monday, February 24

ATP Tennis, 

Dubai Duty Free:  4am; 6am; 9am; 11am on Tennis Channel
Abierto Mexicano Telcell 10pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Minnesota @ Michigan St. (women's) 6pm on BTN
Penn St. @ Nebraska (women's) 6pm on ESPN2

Saturday Olympic Ratings Update

As the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi Russia comes to a close today, NBC's ratings for its tape delayed primetime coverage remains strong.  Overnight ratings from Saturday shows that NBC generated an overnight rating/share of 8.6/15 good enough to easily win Saturday night in ratings.

TV Schedule, Sunday, February 23

Bowling:  USBC Masters 2pm on ESPN

Bull Riding:  PBR Caterpillar Classic 3pm on CBS Sports Network

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan St. @ Michigan 11am on KCCI
Northwestern @ Ohio St. (women's) 11am on BTN
Wisconsin @ Purdue (women's) 1pm on BTN
Purdue @ Nebraska 3:15pm on BTN

Friday Olympic Ratings Update

As the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia winds down, NBC's primetime tape delay coverage continues to win the night in ratings.  Friday night's coverage on NBC posted an overnight rating/share of 9.4/16, which was 114% higher than the second most watched show of the night.

BTN To Telvise 7 Big 10 Winter Championships

As the college sports winter season is in the home stretch, BTN is gearing up to televise 7 conference championships beginning February 23 with coverage of the Big 10 Women's Swimming & Diving Championships.  Live coverage include wrestling and men's & women's gymnastics.

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

TV Schedule, Saturday, February 22

ATP Tennis:

Delray Beach International 7:30pm & 9:3pm on Tennis Channel
500 World Tour:  Rio Open 11:30pm on Tennis Channel (same day tape)

Bull Riding:  Caterpillar Classic 9pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

Viewers Flock To NBC's Digital Platforms To Stream Today's Ollympic Hockey Game

It was anticipated that the web stream of today's men's hockey semifinal game at the Winter Olympics would generate a record number of users and fans didn't disappoint.

Fox Sports Has Produced A Daytona 500 Broadcast Guide

Fox Sports has published a 55 page broadcast guide for the upcoming Daytona 500.  Included in the guide is Fox Sports production facts, audience facts and history, a complete program guide to Daytona related events as well as a 2014 Fox broadcast schedule.

NFL Network To Provide Exclusive Coverage Of The Scouting Combine

The NFL's trail to the NFL Draft this spring gets underway this weekend with the annual NFL Scouting Combine and for the 10th year in a row, NFL Network will have exclusive coverage.

Women's Gold Medal Hockey Game Most Streamed In NBC History

Yesterday's Gold Medal Olympic women's hockey game between Team USA and Canada generated huge viewers on the NBC Sports Live Extra 1.2 million users and 34.9 million minutes of consumption.  Excluding Super Bowl XLVI, this is the most streamed sporting event in NBC History.

Olympic Ratings Update

The primetime Winter Olympics coverage on NBC continues to put up strong ratings.  Thursday night's coverage posted an overnight rating/share of 13.1/21, good enough to once again win the night by a wide margin.

Partial TV Schedule, Friday, February 21

ATP Tennis:

Delray Beach Championships 5:30pm & 7:30pm on Tennis Channel
400 World Tour:  Rio Open 9:30pm & 11:30pm on Tennis Channel (same day tape)

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Missouri Valley:  Illinois St. @ Wichita St. (women's) 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & Fox Sports Midwest

TV Schedule, Thursday, February 20

ATP Tennis:

Delray Beach Championships 11:30am & 1:30pm on Tennis Channel
500 World Tour:  Rio Open 4pm & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan St. @ Purdue 6pm on ESPN
Northwestern @ Penn St. (women's) 6pm on BTN
Penn St. @ Nebraska 6pm on ESPNU
Michigan St. @ Wisconsin (women's) 8pm on BTN

NBC Olympics To Have Coverage Of The Paralympic Winter Games

Once the NBC family of networks concludes its coverage of the Winter Olympics from Sochi, NBC's focus will shift to coverage of the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games.

ESPN Has A Big Weekend Of College Basketball Telecasts

The ESPN family of networks will showcase 5 of the nation's top 8 teams this weekend and ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday will air from Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke University campus.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, February 19

ATP Tennis:  Delray Beach International, early rounds 11:30am; 1:30pm; 5:30pm; 7:30pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Northwestern @ Ohio St. 6pm on BTN
Illinois @ Minnesota 8pm on BTN

CBS Sports To Make Changes To The NFL Today

There was speculation last month that CBS Sports would make major changes to the cast of CBS Sports low rated NFL Today pregame show and today we got word from CBS Sports that there will be changes to the cast of the NFL Today for the 2014 NFL season.

Allen Bestwick To Remain With ESPN

With ESPN exiting NASCAR at the conclusion of the 2014, there has been speculation Allen Bestwick's role with ESPN once the NASCAR season has ended.  Today, that speculation can be put to bed.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago Release Spring Training Schedule

Spring Training is getting into full swing in both Arizona and Florida and Comcast SportsNet Chicago ("CSN Chicago") has announced its broadcast plans for both the Chicago Cubs & White Sox.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, February 18

ATP Tennis:  Delray Beach International, early round 11:30am; 1:30pm; 5:30pm; 7:30pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball:  Northern Colorado @ TCU 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific

College Basketball:

Big 12:  Kansas @ Texas Tech 7pm on WOI-DT (5.2)

Sunday Winter Olympics Ratings Update

Over a full week into the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi Russia, the ratings juggernaut that is the tape delayed primetime telecast on NBC continues to roll on.

Olympic Ratings Update

Saturday's intense U.S. Hockey victory over Russia Saturday morning drew big ratings and viewership numbers.

An Early Week Look At ESPN's Slate of College Basketball Telecasts

ESPN's early week of college basketball telecasts is highlighted by an appearance of the nation's lone remaining undefeated team when top ranked Syracuse hosts Boston College Wednesday at 6pm (CT) on ESPN2.

Bob Costas Returns NBC Tonight

After taking a few days off due to health issues, Bob Costas will resume his hosting duties of NBC's primetime and late night Winter Olympic coverage tonight.

TV Schedule, Monday, February 17

ATP Tennis:  Delray Beach International:  11:30am; 1:30pm; 5:30pm; 7:30pm on Tennis Channel

 Boxing:  Golden Boy Live 9pm on Fox Sports 1

College Basketball:  Big 12:  Oklahoma St. @ Baylor 8pm on ESPN

Olympic Ratings Update

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi continues to big ratings and big viewership numbers.  Through Thursday, over 150 million Americans have watched the Winter Olympics on the NBC family of networks.

TV Schedule, Sunday, February 16

ATP Tennis:  U.S. National Indoor Championship, final 3pm on Tennis Channel

Bull Riding:  PBR Build Ford Tough Series 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Baseball:

New Orleans vs Southern 12pm on MLB Network
Grambling St. @ LSU 4pm on MLB Network

TV Schedule, Saturday, February 15

ATP Tennis:  U.S. National Indoor Championship, second semifinal 5pm on Tennis Channel

Bull Riding:   PBR Built Ford Tough Series 9pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Texas Tech @ Kansas St. 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma St. 1pm on ESPN2
Texas Tech @ Kansas St. (women's) 2pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
TCU @ Kansas 3pm on Big 12 Network
Kansas St. @ Baylor 6pm on ESPNU

Big 10:

Iowa @ Penn St. 12pm on ESPNU
Minnesota @ Northwestern (women's) 2:30pm on BTN
Indiana @ Purdue 3pm on ESPN 
Ohio St. @ Michigan St. (women's) 4:30pm on BTN
Ohio St. @ Illinois 7pm on BTN

Missouri Valley:

Bradley @ Illinois St. 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & Fox Sports Midwest
Northern Iowa @ Missouri St. 8pm on ESPNU

National Games:

St. Joesph's @ La Salle 10am on ESPNU
Middle Tennessee @ Florida Atlantic (women's) 11am on Fox Sports Midwest
Villanova @ St. John's 11am (women's) on CBS Sports Network
Virgina @ Clemson 11am on ESPN2
Pitt @ North Carolina 12pm on KCCI
Central Florida @ South Florida 12:30pm on ESPNews
Memphis @ UCONN 11am on ESPN
Cal St. San Bernardino @ Cal St. Monterey Bay (women's) 1pm on CBS Sports Network
DePaul @ Providence 1pm on Fox Sports Midwest & Fox Sports North
Southern Miss @ Middle Tennessee St. 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Virginia Commonwealth @ St. Louis 1pm on ESPN
Houston @ Cincinnati 2pm on ESPNU
Green Bay @ Cleveland St. 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Ole Miss @ Georgia 3pm on Fox Sports Midwest & Fox Sports North
Tennessee @ Missouri 3pm on ESPN2
UNLV @ Utah St. 3pm on CBS Sports Network
Xavier @ Marquette 3pm on KDSM
LSU @ Arkansas 4pm on ESPNU
North Dakota St. @ Nebraska-Omaha (women's) 4pm on Fox College Sports Central
Seton Hall @ DePaul (women's) 4pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Georgia St. @ Troy 5pm on ESPN2
Maryland @ Duke 5pm on ESPN
Miami (FL) @ Virginia Tech 5pm on Fox Sports Midwest+
Nevada @ New Mexico 5pm on CBS Sports Network
BYU @ St. Mary's 7pm on ESPN2
Air Force @ San Diego St. 7pm on CBS Sports Network
Florida St. @ Wake Forest 7pm on Fox Sports Midwest+
Florida @ Kentucky 8pm on ESPN
San Francisco @ Santa Clara 10pm on ESPNU

College Gymnastics:  Nebraska @ Iowa 12pm on BTN

College Hockey:

Vermont @ New Hampshire (women's) 1pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Michigan St. @ Penn St. 2:30pm on ESPNews
Michigan @ Minnesota 7pm on Fox Sports North
Wisconsin @ Ohio St. 7pm on NBCSN

Golf:

European PGA Tour:  Africa Open, third round 4:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Northern Trust Open, third round 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on KCCI
Champions Tour:  ACE Group Classic, second round 2pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour:  ISPS Handa Australian Open, third round 4pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

Motorsports:

Sprint Cup:  Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying practice 9:30am; 12:30pm on Fox Sports 1
ARCA Series:  Lucas Oil 200 3:15pm on Fox Sports 1
Sprint Cup:  Sprint Unlimited 7pm on Fox Sports 1
Motorcycle:  Monster Energy Supercross:  Dallas 7:30pm on Fox Sports 2

NBA All-Star Festivities:

2014 All-Star East & West Practice 11am on NBATV
NBA D-League All-Star Game 2pm on NBATV
2014 All-Star Saturday Night 7:30pm on TNT

Soccer:

FA Cup:  Sunderland AFC vs Southampton FC 6:30am on Fox Sports 2
FA Cup:  Cardiff City vs Wigan Athletic FC 9am on Fox Sports 2
FA Cup:  Manchester City FC vs Chelsea FC 11am on Fox Sports 2
A-League:  Brisbane vs Newcastle 12am (Sunday) on Fox Sports 2

Winter Olympics:

Men's Hockey:  Slovakia vs Slovenia 2am on NBCSN
Women's Hockey:  Quarterfinals, countries TBA 2am on MSNBC
Women's Cross-Country Skiing 4:30am on NBCSN
Women's Curling:  Canada vs Japan 4:30am on MSNBC
Men's Hockey:  United States vs Russia 6am on NBCSN
Women's Hockey:  Quarterfinals, countries TBA 6:30am on MSNBC
Men's Skeleton 9am on NBCSN
Men's Hockey:  Sweden vs Latvia 11am on USA
Women's Short Track; Women's Cross Country Skiing; Men's Skeleton 2pm on WHO (same day tape)
Women's Curling:  United States vs Sweden 4pm on CNBC (same day tape)
Women's Alping Skiing; Men's Short Track; Men's Speedskating; Men's Ski Jumping 7pm on WHO (same day tape)
Women's Curling:  United States vs Sweden 11pm on WHO (same day tape)

Thursday Olympic Ratings Update

Ratings continue to be strong for NBC's primetime tape delayed coverage of the Winter Olympics from Sochi.  NBC's coverage Thursday posted an overnight rating of 14.4 good enough to top the other broadcast networks combined.

Rivalry Week Continues on ESPN

ESPN's Rivalry Week continues through the weekend with marquee rivalry matchups.  The weekend begins when ESPN's College GameDay visits Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY to preview Saturday's action.

TV Schedule, Friday, February 14

ATP Tennis: 

ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament 5:30am 7:30am on Tennis Channel
U.S. National Indoor Championship 7pm & 9pm on Tennis Channel   

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

ESPN Announces 2014 Arena Football League Broadcast Schedule

ESPN takes over as the TV partner of the Arena Football League beginning with 2014 season and a small number of games will be televised across the ESPN family of Network.

Wednesday Olympic Ratings Update

Wednesday's primetime Winter Olympic telecast generated an overnight rating of 13.3, easily winning the night and the overnight rating 82% better than the #2 primetime show.

NBC's Olympics Digital Platforms Are Booming With Traffic

While the Olympic coverage on TV is dominating in the ratings, the digital platforms that make up NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics is exploding with traffic.

TNT Returns As Exclusive TV Home Of NBA All-Star Weekend

The NBA goes on their All-Star Break this weekend and once again, TNT returns as the exclusive TV home of the festivities.

TV Schedule, Thursday, February 13

ATP Tennis:  ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament  4am; 6am; 8am; 12:30pm; & 2:30pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Northwestern @ Michigan St. 6pm on BTN
Illinois @ Iowa (women's) 8pm on BTN
Minnesota @ Wisconsin 8pm on ESPN

Big 12:  West Virginia @ Oklahoma (women's) 6pm on Fox Sports 1

NBC's Olympics Coverage Continues To Dominate In Ratings

Tuesday night's primetime Olympic coverage on NBC continues to dominate in the ratings generating an overnight rating of 14.5, 53% better in primetime than the other broadcast networks combined.

ESPN Announces Its Slate of MLB Spring Training Telecasts

ESPN has announced a schedule of MLB Spring Training telecasts that will commence on March 17.

Fox Sports Gears Up For Speed Weeks At Daytona

Mid February is rapidly approaching and that means another NASCAR season is right around the corner and Fox Sports is putting finalizing their broadcast plans for the season opening Speed Weeks at Daytona.

NBCSN To Debut A Daily NASCAR Show

While NBC is in full blown Olympic news, other sources are reporting that once the Olympics end, NBCSN will debut a daily NASCAR news & information show.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, February 12

AHL Hockey:  2014 All-Star Game 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Indiana 6pm on BTN
Illinois @ Nebraska 8pm on BTN

Multiple ESPN Platforms To Offer Coverage Of NBA All-Star Weekend

This year's NBA All-Star Weekend is this coming weekend and multiple ESPN platforms are teaming up to provide extensive coverage of the All-Star events.

Matt Lauer To Host NBC's Olympic Primetime & Late Night Coverage Tonight

Only during the Olympics could you find a press release with details on a change to the hosting duties of the primetime & late night Olympic coverage tonight.  Due to health reasons, Bob Costas will step aside and Matt Lauer will fill in.  You can get complete details at the Web Site linked above.

More Than 100 Million Americans Have Watched The Olympics

The Winter Olympics is just a few days old, but Americans are turning out in droves to watch the Winter Olympics across the NBC family of networks.

Nielsen Releases Its Year In Sports Media Report For 2013

Nielsen Media, the TV ratings provider, has released its 2013 Year In Sports Media Report.  The report is 30 plus pages in length and really only the true media nerds would be interested in the report as it goes into extreme summary on how we and who are watching sports across all of the major sports.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, February 11

AHL Hockey:  2014 All-Star Skills Competition 5:30pm on Fox Sports North & 10pm on Fox Sports Midwest (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Michigan @ Ohio St. 8pm on ESPN

Big 12:  Oklahoma St. @ Texas 6pm on ESPN2

ESPN's Rivalry Week Will Showcase Top Matchups

The annual Rivalry Week of college basketball matchups begin this week and ESPN has a jam-packed schedule for the first part of the week.

NASCAR Now Returns This Week To ESPN

The 2014 NASCAR season gets kicked into gear this week with several events leading up to The Daytona 500 in less than two weeks.

Sunday Winter Olympic Telecast Ratings

Sunday's primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC posted an overnight rating of 15.7, topping the second ranked show of the night by a whopping 74%.  Coverage on NBCSN yesterday generated an overnight rating of 2.1, doubling the comparable 2012 rating from London.

NBC Continues Its Ratings Dominance Of The Olympics

NBC's primetime coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics continued it's ratings dominance Saturday night.  To the surprise of no one, Saturday's primetime viewership was the highest rated Saturday in four years.  The last time Saturday night ratings were this high?   The 2010 Winter Olympics.

Fox Sports 1 To Simulcast The Mike Francesa Show

When New York's YES Network ended its 12 year of simulcasting The Mike Francesa radio show earlier this month, many sports media junkies figured the simulcast would remain locally on another New York based regional sports network.

TV Schedule, Monday, February 10

Boxing:  Golden Boy Live 9pm on Fox Sports 1

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Northwestern @ Iowa (women's) 6pm on BTN

Big 12:  

Iowa St. @ West Virgina 6p on ESPNU
Kansas @ Kansas St. 8pm on ESPN

Rob Neyer Joins Fox Sports.com

Fox Sports has announced that veteran baseball writer Rob Neyer has joined Fox Sports.com who will make his debut this week.  In addition to the digital Fox Sports platforms, Neyer will also contribute to Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1.

The Opening Ceremony To The Olympic Games Puts Big Ratings

NBC Sports coverage of the tape-delayed Opening Ceremonies to the Winter Olympics was seen by an average viewership of 31.7 million viewers making it the most watched non-live Opening Ceremony in 20 years.

TV Schedule, Sunday, February 9

AHL Hockey:  Hamilton @ Toronto 2pm on NHL Network

Bull Riding:  Liftmaster Invitational 5pm on CBS Sports Network

TV Schedule, Saturday, February 8

Bull Riding:  Liftmaster Invitational 9pm on CBS Sports Network

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Texas Tech @ TCU  (women's) 12pm on Fox Sports Midwest+ &  Fox Sports North
Texas @ Kansas St. 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
TCU @ Iowa St. 3pm on Big 12 Network
West Virginia @ Kansas 3pm on ESPN
Baylor @ Oklahoma 6pm on ESPNU
Oklahoma St. @ Texas Tech 8:30pm on ESPNU

ESPN's Rivarly Week To Feature Marquee Matchups

ESPN's rivalry week which begins February 10 will showcase six of the top 11 teams playing historic rivals.

A Guide to NBC Olympics' Digital Coverage

With the Winter Olympics officially under way in Sochi and the Opening Ceremony taking place this morning, NBC has put out a press release with a guide to their extensive digital coverage of the Winter Olympics.

Thursday Night Olympics Wins The Night For NBC

In what i'm sure will be several winning nights for NBC, last night's Olympic coverage generated an overnight rating of 11.8, the highest Thursday night rating on any broadcast network since NBC's coverage of the NFL's 2013 opening game.

TV Schedule, Friday, February 7

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Manhattan @ Canisius 6pm on ESPNU
Seton Hall @ Villanova 6pm on Fox Sports 1
DePaul @ Creighton 8pm on Fox Sports 1
Detroit Mercy @ Valparaiso 8pm on ESPNU
Marshal @ Southern Mississippi 8:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Big 12 Announces Baseball Telecast Schedule

The Big 12 today announced eight regular season games and all games of the Big 12 postseason tournament will be televised on the conference's TV partners.

Fox Sports Go To Live Stream The Daytona 500

Can't be near a TV for the Daytona 500 later this month?  No problem has Fox Sports recently announced that the 2014 Daytona 500 will be streamed live on the Fox Sports Go App and on desktop devices at FoxSportsGo.com.

ESPN Unveils 2014 College Baseball Schedule

While it doesn't look or feel like baseball, college teams across the country are gearing up for the start of the 2014 college baseball season later this month and ESPN has unveiled its schedule of televised games for the upcoming season.

TV Schedule, Thursday, February 6

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Iowa @ Penn St. (women's) 5pm on BTN
Penn St. @ Michigan St. 8pm on ESPN2

CBS Wins The NFL Thursday Night Package of Games

CBS Sports has announced that the network has won the NFL's package of eight Thursday night telecasts.  CBS Sports will televise eight early season games that will be simulcasted on the NFL Network with the remaining 8 games to be televised excursively on NFL Network.

Fox Sports Web Stream of Super Bowl XLVIII Biggest Ever

Sunday's web stream of Super Bowl XLVIII on Fox Sports Go and Foxsports.com saw an average audience size of 528,000 viewers per minute making it the most-viewed live web stream for a single sporting event in the United States.

Saturday's Syrcause/Duke Game Puts Up Big Numbers For ESPN

Last week's Syracuse's win over Duke continues a trend of increased audience growth for the ESPN family of networks.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, February 5

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Nebraska @ Michigan 5:30pm on BTN
Minnesota @ Purdue 7:30pm on BTN

Big 12:

Oklahoma @ West Virgina 6pm on ESPNU
Kansas @ Oklahoma St. (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
TCU @ Iowa St. 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)

NHRA Drag Racing Returns To ESPN This Weekend

This weekend, ESPN will kickoff its 14th season of NHRA coverage this weekend with the 54th annual Winternationals in Pomona, CA.  ESPN will televise all premier Mello Yello Drag Racing Series 2014 events as well as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Services as well.

Coverage this weekend on ESPN2 and ESPN will be on a same day tape basis and ESPN3 will have live coverage Friday evening and all day Saturday.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, February 4

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Ohio St. @ Iowa 6pm on ESPN
Wisconsin @ Illinois 8pm on BTN

Big 12:  

Kansas & Baylor 6pm on ESPN2
Texas @ TCU 7pm on Big 12 Network (WOI-DT 5.2)

Super Bowl XLVIII Puts Up Huge Ratings

Despite a blowout, last night's Super Bowl will go into the ratings record book as a winner.

Marquee Matchups Dominate ESPN's College Basketball Slate

Marquee matchups is the headline as ESPN gears up for another busy week of college basketball telecasts that begin tonight with Big Monday.

An Early Look at Super Bowl XVLIII

An early look at last night's Super Bowl shows the Big Game generated a preliminary overnight rating/share of 47.6/70, good enough for the fifth-watched Super Bowl of all time.  Full ratings will be released later this afternoon.

TV Schedule, Monday, February 3

College Basketball:

Big 12: 

Baylor @ Oklahoma (women's) 6pm on ESPN2
Iowa St. @ Oklahoma St. 8pm on ESPN

A Preview Of Fox Sports Super Bowl Pregame Show

Fox Sports will begin its 4 hour Super Bowl Pregame show this afternoon at 1pm (CT) and Fox Sports has sent out a press release with a detailed preview of features and what time it will air.

ESPNU To Have All Day Coverage of Signing Day

The college football recruiting cycle for 2014 comes to a close this Wednesday as college football recruits all of the country will put pen to paper and sign their letters of intent.

TV Schedule, Sunday, February 2

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Purdue @ Penn St. 10:30am on BTN
Michigan @ Indiana 12pm on KCCI
Purdue @ Michigan St. (women's) 12:30pm on BTN

TV Schedule, Saturday, February 1

Bull Riding:  PBR Built Ford Tough Series 9pm on CBS Sports Network

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Kansas St @ West Virgina 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Baylor @ Oklahoma St. 1pm on ESPN
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma (women's) 2pm on Fox Sports Midwest
Kansas @ Texas 3pm on ESPN
Oklahoma @ Iowa St. 3pm on Big 12 Network
Texas @ Baylor (women's) 6:30pm on Fox Sports Midwest+

Super Bowl Sunday Studio Shows

Below is a schedule of studio shows that will air leading up to Sunday's Big Game.  All times are Central.

NFL GameDay First 6am on NFL Network
NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
Fox Super Bowl Kick-Off 9am on Fox Sports 1
That Other Pregame Show 9am on CBS Sports Network
Super Bowl XLVIII Pregame 1pm on KDSM
Sunday NFL Countdown 9am on ESPN
Colin's New Football Show 9am on ESPN2
Super Bowl XLVIII Postgame 9pm* on KDSM
NFL GameDay Final 9pm* on NFL Network
NFL PrimeTime 9:30pm* on ESPN

*Start time may vary depending on length of the game.

2013 Was A Banner Year For ESPN Digital

 It shouldn't come as a surprise when more and more people are using smartphones and tablets that usage turned into a banner year for ESPN Digital.

TV Schedule, Friday, January 31

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Cleveland St. @ Detroit Mercy 6pm on ESPNU
Illinois St. @ Loyola-Chicago (women's) 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Manhattan @ Iona 8pm on ESPNU
Murray St. @ Austin Peay St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network

Thunder vs Heat Bring Big Ratings For ESPN

In a rematch of the 2012 NBA Fianls, last night's Oklahoma City vs Miami showdown helped ESPN post its highest rated NBA telecast of the 2013-14 season.

ESPN Adds A Midwest Rivalry To Its Sunday MLB Night Schedule

ESPN has announced that the May 4 edition of Sunday Night Baseball will showcase a Midwest rivalry when the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardnails.  This already will be the Cardnails 4th appearance on Sunday Night Baseball and the Cubs first.

ESPN's early season slate of Sunday Night Baseball telecasts can be found at the Web Site linked above.

ESPN's College GameDay To Visit Colorado

ESPN has announced that their College GameDay will make its first ever visit to the University of Colorado campus.  The show previewing #1 Arizona's visit to Boulder and other games of the day will air at 9am (CT) on ESPNU and then again at 7pm (CT).

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 30

Boxing:  Golden Boy Promotions 8pm on Fox Sports 1

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Purdue (women's) 5pm on BTN
Indiana @ Nebraska 7:15pm on BTN
Purdue @ Michigan 8pm on BTN

Weather Has Played A Role For ESPN's College Basketball Tonight

The severe ice and snow storm that it Georgia yesterday has had an impact on a pair of college basketball telecasts tonight.

Sirius/XM To Offer Extensive Super Bowl Coverage

NFL fans with satellite radio and who will be away from a TV Sunday night during The Super Bowl, will find 11 game broadcasts of the Big Game.

NBC Continues To Build Its NASCAR Broadcast Talent

The NBC Sports Group recently announced that veteran motorsports reporters Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast will join the roster of broadcast talent when NBC begins to televise NASCAR races in 2015.

Lindsey Vonn Joins NBC Sports For The Olympics

Gold medal alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has joined NBC for the upcoming Olympics.  Vonn will be a Correspondent for The Today Show and will serve as an analyst during alpine skiing events.  Olympic viewers will be able to interact with Vonn and other broadcast talent via the NBCOlympics Facebook page.

ESPN Digital Media Continues To Dominate

ESPN Digital Media continues to dominate in usage amongst  computers, smartphones and tablets last month tallying 64.9 million unique visitors.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 29

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Ohio St. 6pm on BTN
Northwestern @ Wisconsin 8pm on BTN

Big 12:

Oklahoma @ Kansas St. (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Texas Tech @ Baylor (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Iowa St. @ Kansas 8pm on ESPNU

NHL Stadium Series Draws Record Viewers

For the most part, the NHL dwarfs the NFL in viewership, however, you put an NHL game outdoors and viewership spikes and the recent NHL Stadium Series is no exception.

ESPN Announces A Monster College Softball TV Schedule

Even though the calendar says January and its cold across most of the country, college baseball & softball teams across the country have begun preparing for their upcoming season and ESPN has recently announced its college softball broadcast schedule.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, January 28

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Michigan St. @ Iowa 6pm on ESPN

Big 12:

West Virgina @ Baylor 6pm on ESPN2
Texas Tech @ Kansas St. 7pm on Big 12 Network (WOI-DT 5.2)

BTN Enjoys Its Highest Rated Super Wednesday Ever

Last weeks Super Wednesday doubleheader on BTN was the highest rated ever in the BTN's eight metered markets.  Michigan upsetting Iowa and Minnesota knocking off Wisconsin generated a rating of 1.5.

Ranked Teams Dominate ESPN's Early Week Of College Basketball Telecasts

As the conference schedule reaches the halfway point of the college basketball season, ESPN will showcase several ranked teams during the early portion of this week.

Fox Sports Go To Stream Sunday's Super Bowl

Fox Sports is offering a preview of this Sunday for all users of Fox Sports Go, which is Fox Sports app that offers live streaming of programming from Fox Sports.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 27

College Basketball:

Big 12:  Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 8pm on ESPN

Big 10:  Purdue @ Illinois (women's) 6pm on BTN

Missouri Valley:  Missouri St. @ Illinois St. (women's) 7pm on MC22 (Mediacom)

Fox Sports North To Expand Its Coverage of Twins Spring Training

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune  is reporting that Fox Sports North will televise all Minnesota Twins spring training home games this year. 

TV Schedule, Sunday, January 26

Australian Open Tennis:  men's final 2am on ESPN

Auto Racing:  Rolex 24 at Daytona 6am on Fox Sports 1

Bull Riding:  PBR Built Ford Tough Series 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

TV Schedule, Saturday, January 25

Australian Open Tennis:

Women's final 2am on ESPN
Men's Doubles final 4:30am on Tennis Channel
Mixed Doubles final 11pm on Tennis Channel

Auto Racing:

Rolex 24 at Daytona 1pm on KDSM &3pm on Fox Sports 2
Monster Energy Supercross 9:30pm on Fox Sports 1

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Kansas St. @ Iowa St. 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Kansas @ Kansas St. (women's) 1pm on Fox Sports Midwest+
West Virigina @ Oklahoma St. 1pm on ESPN2
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech 3pm on Big 12 Network
Kansas St. @ TCU 8pm on ESPNU

LPGA Returns To The Golf Channel This Weekend

The 2014 LPGA tour gets underway this weekend and the Golf Channel returns to provide in depth  coverage.

A Look At Super Bowl Programming For On The CBS Sports Networks

No big surprise here, expect a heavy dose of Super Bowl programming on the CBS Sports Network next week.

A Look At NFL Network's Super Bowl Coverage

With the NFL's biggest game of the year just over a week away, there is no shortage of coverage across the cable landscape and the NFL Network recently released their broadcast plans for next week.

TV Schedule, Friday, January 24

Australian Open Tennis:  Men's second semifnal 2:30am on ESPN

Auto Racing:  Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge 5pm on Fox Sports 2 (same day tape)

Boxing: 

Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2
Golden Boy Live 9pm on Fox Sports 1
Curtis Stevens vs Patrick Majewski 9pm on NBCSN

Australian Open On ESPN Update

The 2014 Australian Open on ESPN is in the homestretch as the men's semifinals begin in the predawn hours of Friday and the first men's semifinal is an historic one.

A Look At ESPN's Super Bowl Programming

ESPN will begin a week's worth of Super Bowl programming bright and early Monday morning when Mike & Mike sign on the air at 5am (CT) broadcasting from New York City.

NFL To Announce New TV Partner In The Coming Days

The SportsBusiness Daily is reporting that the NFL could make an announcement in the coming days as to who will be the winning bidder in a new slate of televised Thursday NFL games.  All of the current TV partners, along with TNT all submitted bids.  The NFL wants a deal done quickly as the league will start drafting the 2014 NFL schedule.

NBC Announces Pro Bowl & Super Bowl Coverage

Despite not having the TV rights this year to the Super Bowl, that's not stopping the NBC family of networks from having an extensive presence in the days leading up to the Big Game and that coverage begins this weekend.

ESPN Announces ACC Primetime College Football Telecasts

Between now and now and the middle of June, the various cable networks that televise college football and the major conferences will be assembling the pieces that will make up the broadcast schedule for the first few weeks of the college football season and the first piece of the puzzle has been released.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 23

Australian Open Tennis:

first men's semifinal 2:30am on ESPN
women's doubles final 10pm on Tennis Channel 

College Basketball:

Big 10:
 
Illinois @ Ohio St. 6pm on ESPN
Northwestern @ Purdue (women's) 6pm on BTN
Nebraska @ Penn St. 7pm on ESPNU
Wisconsin @ Minnesota (women's) 8pm on BTN

NBCSN's Sunday English Premier League Soccer Match Sets Records For Viewership

Sunday's English Premiere League (EPL) soccer match on Sunday between Chelse vs Manchester United match that was televised on NBCSN drew a record viewership.

A Look at ESPN's College Hoops Schedule

ESPN's basketball version of College GameDay will visit East Lansing, MI and the campus of Michigan State for the third time.

Super Bowl Programming To Be Prominent Across All Fox Networks

With the Super Bowl now less than two weeks away, Super Bowl themed programming will be prominent across all Fox owned cable networks.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 22

Australian Open Tennis: 

quarterfinal play 2:30am ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel
women's semifinals 8:30pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Iowa @ Michigan 6pm on BTN
Wisconsin @ Minnesota 8pm on BTN

CBS Sports Begins 2014 Golf Coverage This Weekend

With CBS Sports having wrapped up its football coverage until September, CBS turns its attention to golf and the PGA Tour.

NBC Is Close to Finalizing NASCAR Broadcast Talent

NBC has recently announced the broadcast talent  that will fill out the play by play studio when NBC returns to televising NASCAR in 2015 and recently NBC announced a pair of additions.

ESPN Announces 2014 College Lacrosse Schedule

While college lacrosse isn't a big deal in the Midwest, it certainly is on the east coast and the 2014 season is right around the corner and ESPN has announced its TV schedule for the 2014 college lacrosse season.

NFL Conference Championship Games Average More Than 50 Million Viewers

The final numbers are in for combined viewership during the NFL's Championship Sunday and the numbers are impressive.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, January 21

Australian Open Tennis:  quarterfinals 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Indiana @ Michigan St. 6pm on ESPN
Purdue @ Northwestern 8pm on BTN

NFC Championship Game Outrates The AFC

Last night's NFC Championship game on Fox Sports posted an overnight rating/share of 31.0/46 , it was an increase of 19% from the 2013 NFC Championship and defeats the AFC Championship game in when it comes to TV ratings.

AFC Championship Game Scores Big For CBS

Yesterday's AFC Championship game was the second most watched in 27 years.  The game between New England and Denver posted and overnight rating/share of 29.5/52.

Report: A College Football Shakeup Is Possible At ESPN

The college football broadcast roster at ESPN could potentially look much different in 2014 as it did last year.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 20

Australian Open Tennis: 

round of 16 2am on ESPN2
quarterfinals 6pm on Tennis channel & 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Ohio St. @ Nebraska 6pm on BTN

Big 12:  Baylor @ Kansas 8pm on ESPN

There Are No Guarantees For The Cubs & WGN

Last week, news broke about potential talks that the Chicago Cubs was having with Fox Sports regarding the Cubs future TV plans as their contract with WGN expires at the end of the 2014 season.

Tim McCarver To Join Fox Sports Midwest

That was a short retirement for Tim McCarver.  According to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, McCarver will soon join Fox Sports Midwest and be in the booth for 30 Cardnails telecasts during the upcoming MLB Season.

TV Schedule, Sunday Jauary 19

Australian Open Tennis:  round of 16 play 2am & 8pm on ESPNU & 6pm on Tennis Channel

Bull Riding:  Gwinnet Invitational 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Minnesota @ Iowa 12pm on BTN
Iowa @ Ohio St. (women's) 2pm on BTN
Penn St. @ Michigan St. (women's) 4pm on ESPN2
Purdue @ Nebraska (women's) 4pm on BTN

TV Schedule Saturday, January 18

Australian Open Tennis: 

Third round 2am on ESPN2
Round of 16 6pm on Tennis Channel & 8pm on ESPN2

Bull Riding:  Gwinnett Invitational 7pm on CBS Sports Network

Fox Sports Go To Stream Sundays NFC Championship Game

For those who are on the go and won't be near a TV Sunday for the NFC Championship Game, if you have access to Fox Sports Go, the game will be streamed to participating providers on the Fox Sports Go App.

NFL Network To Air The East-West Shrine Game This Weekend

College football fans who miss the game will have the opportunity over the next few weeks to catch the various all-star games and it begins this weekend.

TV Schedule Friday, January 17

Australian Open Tennis:  third round 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Green Bay @ Wright St. 6pm on ESPNU
Canisius @ Iona 8pm on ESPNU

College Gymnastics:  Iowa St. @ Oklahoma 7pm on Fox College Sports Central

NBC Olympics To Have A Presence On Facebook

NBC Olympics and Facebook (including Instragram) announced today that the two will partner together during the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

NFL Studio Shows For Championship Sunday

There is a plethora of studio shows that will help get you ready for Championship Sunday and then recap the action and preview the upcoming Super Bowl.  Below is a schedule and all times are Central.

Multiple Fox Platforms To Cover The Rolex 24 At Daytona

The 2014 Rolex 24 of Daytona is January 25-26 and multiple Fox platforms will provide 15 hours of live coverage beginning on the 25th at 1pm (CT) on the Fox broadcast network.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 16

Australian Open Tennis:  

Second round play 2am on ESPN2
Third round play 6pm on Tennis Channel & 10pm on ESPN2

An Update On The NFL Thursday Night TV Package

Earlier this week, I wrote that the NFL was looking to expand its Thursday Night TV Package to a full 16 weeks and then split the package 50/50 with its new partner.

Fox Sports 2 To Televise Hockey Day Minnesota

For the first time ever, Fox Sports 2 will offer a simulcast of FS North's coverage of Hockey Day Minnesota.

ESPN Releases a Partial Sunday Night Baseball Schedule

In March of this year, ESPN will begin its 25th year of Sunday Night Baseball and the worldwide leader in sports as released a partial schedule of Sunday night telecasts.

NFL Crows About The Ratings For Divisional Weekend

For the fourth year in a row, the Divisional Weekend of the NFL Playoffs have averaged 34 million viewers and accounted for the four most-watched shows of the week.  In fact, 5 of the 10 most-watched was sports programming with the BCS Championship game ranking 5th.

Fox Sports Plans Extensive Coverage Of The Super Bowl

With Fox Sports 1 up and running, you can count on extensive coverage from New York City in the days leading up to the big game.

NBC Announces Broadcast Talent For The Sochi Olympics

Over the last couple of months, NBC has been leaking the pieces that will makeup the broadcast puzzle for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic games and yesterday, NBC released its full roster of broadcast talent.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 15

2014 Australian Open:  second round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2; 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan St. @ Northwestern 6pm on BTN
Purdue @ Illinois 8pm on BTN

Big 12:

TCU @ Oklahoma 7pm on Big 12 Network
West Virginia @ Iowa St. (women's) 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
Baylor @ Texas Tech 8pm on ESPNU

National Games:

Central Florida @ Rutgers 6pm on ESPNews
Georgetown @ Xavier 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Notre Dame @ Maryland 6pm on ESPN2
South Florida @ SMU 6pm on ESPNU 
St. Bonaventure @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest 
Florida St. @ Miami (FL) 8pm on WHO-DT (13.3)
UNLV @ New Mexico 8pm on CBS Sports Network
Washington @ Cal 10pm on ESPNU

College Football:  2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Practice 12pm & 3pm on ESPNU


NHL Hockey:  Washington @ Pittsburgh 7pm on NBCSN

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Orlando 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Sacramento @ Minnesota 7pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom) & FS North
Utah @ San Antonio 7pm on ESPN
Denver @ Golden St. 9:30pm on ESPN

Soccer:  FA Cup:  Manchester City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC 2pm on Fox Sports 2

Sports Radio On TV:

Boomer & Carton 5am on CBS Sports Network
Mike & Mike 6am on ESPN2 (joined in progress)
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

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

Chicago Cubs Look To Cash In With Next TV Deal

From reading this article, it's apparent that the Chicago Cubs appear headed to ending their generations old agreement to televise games on WGN.  Last year, the Cubs announced the option to opt-out of their agreement with WGN at the end of the 2014 season.

2014 NFL Playoffs Are Fox Sports Most-Watched

Even though Fox Sports has only televised to date 3 NFC playoff games and with the NFC Championship and Super Bowl yet to be televised, NFL fans are flocking to Fox in record number.

ESPN Sees An Increase In College Basketball Viewership

ESPN has seen a significant growth in men's college basketball viewership two months into the season (through January 9).

FS Midwest Announces Cardnails Spring Training Schedule

Pitchers & Catchers will soon report to Arizona & Florida for spring training and with that comes televised spring training games.

Tim Brando & CBS Sports Are Going Their Separate Ways

The Sports Business Daily is reporting this morning that after 18 years, Tim Brando is leaving CBS.  Brando announced on his Facebook page that the TV simulcast of his radio show would no longer be televised on CBS Sports Network.  Brando's replacement show on CBS Sports Network is a simulcast of WFAN's Boomer & Carton show.  It should be noted that WFAN is owned by CBS.

Brando's radio show continues to be carried by Sirius/XM on The College Sports Nation channel.

TV Listings, Tuesday, January 14

Australian Open Tennis:  first round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Wisconsin @ Indiana 6pm on ESPN
Penn St. @ Michigan 7pm 

2013 Was A Good Year For Golf Channel

As the 2014 PGA Tour kicks off in Hawaii, Golf Channel is looking back on what was a very good 2013.

Sunday's AFC Divisional Game Most Watch Of The Week

Sunday's AFC Divisional playoff game between Denver and San Diego was the most watched game of the weekend.

NFL Explores A New TV Contract

The New York Times is reporting that the NFL is looking to expand its Thursday Night package that would expand the package of games to 16 and is looking for a TV partner that will split the package 50/50 with the NFL Network.

This would be the boon that both Fox and NBC are looking for when it comes to their cable sports entities of Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN.  All 4 of the major broadcast networks as well as TNT are expected to bid on the package.

Dish Network Is Expected To Carry SEC Network Upon Launch

Sports Business Journal is reporting today this morning that Dish Network is expected to carry the SEC Network  upon launch this August.  In addition, SEC Network is expected to top what BTN and the Pac 12 networks charge per subscriber within the SEC footprint.

If how Dish Network treats BTN and the Pac 12 Networks is any indication, the SEC Network will be on primary programming packages within the SEC footprint and in the sports pack in other regions of the country.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 13

Australian Open Tennis:  First round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Texas @ West Virginia 6pm on ESPNU
UCONN @ Baylor (women's) 6pm on ESPN2
Kansas @ Iowa St. 8pm on ESPN

TV Schedule, Sunday, January 12

A-League Soccer:  Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners 12am on Fox Sports 2

Australian Open Tennis:  6pm on ESPN2

Bull Riding:  PBR Tour 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 12:  Texas @ West Virgina (women's) 11am on FS Midwest & FS North

TV Schedule, Saturday, January 11

Bull Riding:  PBR Built Ford Tough 9pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Indiana @ Penn St. 11am on BTN
Minnesota @ Michigan St. 1:15pm on BTN
Ohio St. @ Indiana (women's) 3:30pm on BTN

ESPN's Big Monday Returns On Monday

Conference basketball is underway and with that is the season premier of ESPN's Big Monday.

NBC Continues To Build Its NASCAR Broadcast Talent

It's still another year until NBC begins to televise NASCAR races on NBC & NBCSN, however, NASCAR continues to build its roster of broadcast talent and recently added a crew chief to the broadcast both.

TV Schedule, Friday, January 10

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Radford @ High Point 6pm on ESPNU
Wright St. @ Valparaiso 8pm on ESPNU

ESPN Announces MLB Opening Day Schedule

Pitchers and catchers will start reporting to Arizona & Florida for the start of Spring Training in just over a month and today, ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for Opening Day of the 2014 MLB Season.

CBS Crows About Its NFL Ratings

CBS Sports was the most watched broadcast network that televised games during the 2013 NFL regular season.

NFL 2013 TV Recap

With the NFL regular season complete, the NFL has provided a recap of the NFL on TV.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 9

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Nebraska @ Michigan St. (women's) 6pm on BTN
Michigan @ Nebraska 8pm on ESPN2
Northwestern @ Iowa 8pm on ESPNU
Penn St. @ Illinois (women's) 8pm on BTN

NBC Adds Nancy Kerrigan For The Winter Olympics

NBC has added a big name to it's broadcast talent of figure skating at the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Tennis Channel Gears Up For The Australian Open

For the seventh consecutive, the Tennis Channel will be serving up live coverage of the 2014 Australian Open.

As in previous years, Tennis Channel will offer 10 straight nights of live primetime matches that will begin on Monday, January 13 and conclude Wednesday, January 22.  All total, Tennis Channel will offer more than 180 hours of coverage, including 30 hours of live action, 60 hours of encore replays, and 80 hours of Australian Open Today and nine hours of daily highlights.

For a complete broadcast schedule and a roster of Tennis Channel broadcast talent, visit the Web Site linked above.

ESPN Gears Up For The Australian Open

The first grand slam event of the 2014 tennis season gets underway this week when first round play in The Australian Open gets underway on Sunday with 12 hours of live coverage on day 1.

ESPN's BCS National Championship Game Draws Record Ratings

The final ratings are in for the BCS National Championship game and the ratings are historic.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 8

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Kansas @ Oklahoma 6pm on ESPN2
Oklahoma St. @ Kansas St. (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Texas Tech @ Iowa St. (women's) 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
Texas @ Oklahoma St. 8pm on ESPNU 

Big 10:

Minnesota @ Penn St. 6pm on BTN
Illinois @ Wisconsin 8pm on BTN

NFL Fans Make Wild Card Weekend The Most-Watched Ever

NFL fans flocked to the TV in record numbers for Wildcard Weekend of the 2014 NFL Playoffs.

A Final Look At The BCS Ratings

Last night's BCS Championship Game bought to an end to the college football season and to an end of the BCS as well and the championship game generated big ratings.

BCS Ratings Update Through The Orange Bowl

ESPN's ratings of the first three games of the BCS are up from last year and the trend continued with the Discover Orange Bowl.

NFL Viewing Guide - Divisional Playoffs

Here is your viewing guide for the NFL Divisional Playoffs.  All times are Central.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, January 7

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Ohio St. @ Michigan St. 8pm on ESPN2

Big 12:

Baylor @ Iowa St. 6pm on ESPN2
Kansas St. @ TCU 7pm on Big 12 Network (WOI-DT 5.2)

Fox Sports NFC Wildcard Puts Up Big Ratings

The ratings machine that is the NFL continued to roll on yesterday with Fox Sports coverage of the NFC Wildcard game of San Francisco visiting Green Bay.

Ratings Update for CBS Coverage of the AFC Wildcard

No big surprise here, but yesterday's CBS Sports coverage of the AFC Wildcard game was the highest rated in 19 years.  San Diego's Wildcard win at Cincinnati was the highest rated in viewership and rating in 19 years generating nearly 31 million viewers and a rating of 18.9/36.

Wildcard Saturday Puts Up Big Ratings For NBC

Two Saturday NFL Wildcard games on NBC translates into a big ratings night for NBC.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 6th

BCS National Championship:  Auburn vs Florida St. 7:30pm on ESPN

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Indiana @ Purdue (women's) 6pm on BTN

TV Schedule, Sunday, January 5

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Iowa St. @ Oklahoma (women's) 1pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Kansas @ Baylor (women's) 3pm on FS Midwest & FS North
San Diego St. @ Kansas 3:30pm on KCCI

TV Schedule, Saturday, January 4

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Iowa St. @ Texas Tech 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Oklahoma St. @ Kansas St. 3pm on ESPNU
West Virginia @ TCU 3pm on Big 12 Network
West Virginia @ Oklahoma St. (women's) 6pm on Fox Sports 1

NHL Winter Classic Ratings Update

Turns out that the 2014 NHL Winter Classic tied as the highest-rated NHL regular season game in nearly 40 years.

BCS Ratings Update

Last night's Sugar Bowl on ESPN proved to be a ratings success as it was the highest rated BCS game in 7 years.

NFL On CBS NFL Ratings Highest In Nearly 20 Years

With the 2013 NFL regular season in the rear view mirror, CBS Sports coverage was the highest rated in nearly 20 years.

TV Schedule, Friday, January 3

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Wisconsin @ Illinois (women's) 7pm on BTN

Big 12:  Savannah St. @ Baylor 7pm on FS Midwest+

Missouri Valley:  Northern Iowa @ Indiana St. (women's) 6pm on FS Midwest

ESPN's BCS Ratings Are Up From Last Year

Through the first two games of the 2014 and final BCS, ESPN is enjoying an uptick in ratings.

AFC Playoff Games To Be Web Streamed by CBS

In a first for CBS Sports, all 4 of the AFC playoff games that will be televised by CBS will be streamed at the CBS Sports Web Site.

Sunday Night Football Is The Most Watched Show For Fall

No big surprise here, but NBC's Sunday Night Football was the most-watched primetime show of the recently concluded Fall TV season.

Winter Classic Ratings

The 2014 NHL Classic televised by NBC posted an overnight rating of 2.9.  This ties the ratings posted by the 2009 NHL Classic and is the highest overnight rating ever for a regular season game televised by NBC.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 2

2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl:  Alabama vs Oklahoma 7:30pm on ESPN

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan @ Minnesota 6pm on BTN
Wisconsin @ Northwestern 6pm on ESPN2
Northwestern @ Nebraska (women's) 8pm on BTN

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 1

Happy New Year!

College Basketball:

Missouri Valley:  Bradley @ Northern Iowa 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

National Games:

SMU vs Cincinnati 5pm on ESPNU
St. Bonaventure @ Duquesne (women's) 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Temple @ Rutgers 7pm on ESPNU
San Diego St. @ Colorado St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network