Tuesday, March 1, 2011

TV Schedule, Wednesday March 2

College Basketball:

Big 10:

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

Big 12:

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

*Check local listings for channel availability in your area.

National Games:

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

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

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

NBA Basketball:

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

NHL Hockey:

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

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

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

St. Louis Cardnails radio information for Iowa

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

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

Out of state stations with signal coverage reaching into Iowa;

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

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

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

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

ESPN plans extensive coverage of Championship Week

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, February 28, 2011

TV Schedule, Tuesday March 1

College Basketball:

Big 12:

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

*Check local listings for game availability in your area.

Big 10:

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

National Games:

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

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

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

NBA Basketball:

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

NHL Hockey:

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

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

Soccer:

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

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

Iowa Barnstormers to appear on NFL Network twice

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

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

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

Sunday, February 27, 2011

TV Schedule, Monday February 28

College Basketball:

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

National Games:

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

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

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

NBA Basketball:

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

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

NHL Hockey:

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

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

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

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

Saturday, February 26, 2011

TV Schedule, Sunday February 27

American Hockey League: Manitoba @ Toronto 12pm on NHL Network

Auto Racing:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race 1:30pm on Fox
Motorcycle Racing: World Superbike 4pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
NHRA Drag Racing 6pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Bowling: PBA Tour 2pm on ESPN

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

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Texas A&M @ Texas (women's) 2pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS Wisconsin
Baylor @ Oklahoma (women's) 4pm on ESPN2

Big 10:

St. Joseph's @ George Washington (women's) 11am on CBS College Sports
Wisconsin @ Ohio St. (women's) 11am on Big 10 Network
Purdue @ Michigan St. 12pm on ESPN
Iowa @ Indiana (women's) 1pm on Big 10 Network
Marshall @ East Carolina (women's) 1pm on CBS College Sports
Indiana @ Ohio St. 3pm on CBS
Northwestern @ Penn St. (women's) 3pm on Big 10 Network
Northwestern @ Wisconsin 5pm on Big 10 Network

Missouri Valley: Creighton @ Missouri St. (women's) 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

National Games:

UCONN @ Cincinnati 11am on ESPNU
Xavier @ Dayton 12pm on ESPN2
LSU @ Tennessee (women's) 1pm on ESPNU
Pitt @ Louisville 1pm on CBS
Xavier @ Temple (women's) 3pm on ESPNU
North Carolina @ Duke (women's) 4pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS Wisconsin
Maryland @ North Carolina 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS North, & Mediacom Channel 22
Washington St. @ Washington 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS North, & JIP on FS Midwest

College Hockey: Bemidji St. @ North Dakota 3:30pm on Fox College Sports Central

Golf:

WGC Accenture Match Play Championship (Day 5) 8am on Golf Channel & 1pm on NBC
LPGA Tour 1pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)
PGA Tour (Mayakoba Classic, final round) 6pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

LA Angels of Anaheim @ LA Dodgers 2pm on MLB Network
NY Yankees @ Philadelphia 7pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NFL Football: Scouting Combine 8am on NFL Network and continues all day

NHL Hockey:

Phoenix @ Chicago 6pm on NHL Network (subject to blackout across Iowa) & WGN
St. Louis @ Calgary 7pm on FS Midwest

NBA Basketball:

LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City 1:30pm on ABC
Golden St. @ Minnesota 4pm on FS North
New York @ Miami 7pm on ESPN
Atlanta @ Portland 9:30pm on ESPN

NLL Lacrosse: All-Star Game 1pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premier League: West Ham United vs Liverpool 7:30am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Manchester City vs Fulham 8:55am on ESPN2
Carling Cup Championship: Arsenal vs Birmingham City 10am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie League: Sampdoria vs Inter Millan 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis:

International Championships (Doubles Final) 12pm on Tennis Channel
International Championships (Singles Final) 2pm on Tennis Channel

Track and Field: Indoor Championships ESPN 3:30 p.m.

Friday, February 25, 2011

TV Schedule, Saturday February 26

Auto Racing:

Nationwide Series Qualifying 1pm on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series Qualifying 2:30pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Race 4:30pm on ESPN2
AMA Supercross 6:30pm on Speed Channel
NHRA Drag Racing 10pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Bowling: PBA Tour 9pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS

College Baseball:

Bethune Cookman vs UC Irvine 3pm on MLB Network
Grambling St. vs Southern 7pm on MLB Network

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan @ Minnesota 3:30pm on Big 10 Network
Iowa @ Illinois 6pm on Big 10 Network

Big 12:

Missouri @ Kansas St. 11am on ESPN
Nebraska @ Iowa St. 12:30pm on Big 12 Network*
Kansas @ Oklahoma 3pm on ESPN
Texas @ Colorado 3pm on Big 12 Network*
Oklahoma St. @ Texas Tech (women's) 5pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Texas A&M @ Baylor 8pm on ESPNU

*Check local listings for channel availability in your area

Missouri Valley:

Wichita St. @ Missouri St. 12pm on ESPN2
Northern Iowa @ Creighton 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

National Games:

Bowling Green @ Miami, OH 10am on ESPNU
Bridgeport @ CW Post 11am on CBS College Sports
Syracuse @ Georgetown 11am on CBS
Central Connecticut St. @ Long Island 1pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Charlotte @ St. Bonaventure (women's) 1pm on CBS College Sports
BYU @ San Diego St. 1pm on CBS
St. John's @ Villanova 1pm on ESPN
Memphis @ UTEP 2pm on ESPN2
Arizona @ UCLA 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Florida @ Kentucky 3pm on CBS
High Point @ Winthrop (women's) 3pm on Fox College Sports, FS Midwest, & FS North
Lehigh @ Holy Cross 3pm on CBS College Sports
Cal @ Oregon St. 5pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Mississippi St. @ Tennessee 5pm on ESPN
UAB @ Houston 5pm on CBS College Sports
Seton Hall @ Notre Dame 6pm on ESPNU
Illinois-Chicago @ Valparaiso 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
New Mexico @ TCU 7pm on CBS College Sports
UC Santa Barbara @ Long Beach St. 7pm on ESPN2
Western Illinois @ Oral Roberts 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee St. 7pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Duke @ Virgina Tech 8pm on ESPN
UCLA @ Arizona St. (women's) 9:30pm on FS Midwest & JIP on FS North
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo @ Cal St. Fullerton 10pm on ESPNU

College Gymnastics: Ohio St. @ Penn St. (women's) 12pm on Big 10 Network

College Hockey:

Bemidgi St. @ North Dakota 3:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Michigan Tech @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North
Wisconsin @ St. Cloud St. 10:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22 (same day tap)

College Lacrosse:

Siena @ Johns Hopkins 12pm on ESPNU
Georgetown @ Maryland 2pm on ESPNU

Golf:

LPGA Tour 9am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
WGC Acenture Match Play Championship (Day 4) 11am on Golf Channel & 1pm on NBC
PGA Tour (Mayakoba Classic, 3rd round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

High School Basketball: Illinois Girls Class 2A Championship Game 8pm on Mediacom Channel 22

High School Swimming & Diving: Nebraska State High School Championships 11am on NET (Nebraska Public TV)

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Philadelphia @ NY Yankees 12pm on MLB Network
Colorado @ Arizona 10pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball:


Chicago @ Milwaukee 7:30pm on WGN
Boston @ LA Clippers 9:30pm on NBATV

NBA D-League: Bakersfield @ Idaho 10pm on VERSUS

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

NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh @ Toronto 6pm on NHL Network

Tennis:


Barclay's Dubai Championship 9am on Tennis Channel
ATP Tour (International Championships, 1st semifinal) 1pm on Tennis Channel
ATP Tour (International Championships, Doubles semifinal) 6pm on Tennis Channel
ATP Tour (International Championships, 2nd semifinal) 7:30pm on Tennis Channel

Disclaimer: All times are Central.

Iowa St. football to get ESPN exposure

ESPN today announced it's early selections for their coverage of Big East football and Iowa St. is on the schedule.

Iowa St. is set to travel to Connecticut for a non-conference football game in mid-September and according to a press release from ESPN, the game has been picked for a Friday Night, September 16 telecast at 7pm (CT) on either ESPN or ESPN2. Because Iowa St. is playing at Connecticut, the Big East TV package applies.

An early look at the 2011 schedule of Big East football games on the ESPN family of networks can be found here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/02/25/espn-announces-14-big-east-college-football-telecasts-for-2011/