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NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first-round schedule on CBS

By Ryan CBS has announced its first-round schedule and broadcast pairings for the NCAA Tournament March 18-19. Full schedule after the jump. From CBS: CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Announce Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage CBS Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the national championship game (9:00 […]

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Where to watch the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

By Ryan CBS will again have full coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with live coverage on CBS and online at March Madness On Demand. The preliminary CBS TV schedule is below (first-round matchups to be announced March 14). CBS SPORTS 2010 NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BROADCAST SCHEDULE Thursday, March 18 Noon-5:00 PM – FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, Providence, R.I., New Orleans, La., Oklahoma City, Okla., San Jose, Calif., Regional 7:00 PM-12:00 AM – FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, (same sites as above listing), Regional Friday, March 19 Noon-5:00 PM – FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, Jacksonville, Fla., Buffalo, N.Y., Milwaukee, Wisc. & Spokane, Wash., […]

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NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday live on CBS

By Ryan CBS announced its plans for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday special, airing March 14 at 6pm ET on CBS. Here’s the full press release from CBS: CBS SPORTS TOGETHER WITH CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BREAK DOWN THE BRACKETS WITH THREE HOURS OF NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW COVERAGE CBS Sports Broadcasts Exclusive, Live, First-time Announcement of  2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Field of 65 on Sunday, March 14 CBS College Sports Network Offers Two-Hours of In-Depth Analysis of Field of 65 Following CBS Sports’ Live Bracket Reveal CBSSports.com Streams CBS Sports’ Selection Show Live CBS Sports, […]

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CBS announces NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament broadcast teams

By Ryan Hard to believe, but NCAA Tournament time starts again, with the announcement of the tournament field on Sunday, March 14, and the first round beginning on Thursday, March 18. CBS will again cover the tournament, with Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg its top announcing team. More details from CBS: CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE NETWORK COVERAGE OF THE 2010 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS-OFF WITH FIRST-ROUND ACTION ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18 COVERAGE CULMINATES WITH NETWORK’S BROADCAST OF  FINAL FOUR® AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR 29th CONSECUTIVE YEAR Spero Dedes Added to CBS Sports’ Announcer Line-up Tournament Schedule and Broadcast […]

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“Being John Daly” premieres March 2 on GOLF CHANNEL

By Ryan GOLF CHANNEL is launching a new reality series following pro golfer John Daly on Tuesday, March 2 The series looks a Daly as he looks to reinvent his golf game — and his life — by quitting drinking and losing weight. From GOLF: GOLF CHANNEL CHRONICLES GOLFER JOHN DALY’S ROAD TO REDEMPTION IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES BEING JOHN DALY Eight-Part Docu-reality Series Premieres March 2 at 9 p.m. ET ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2010) – Similar to Mickey Rourke’s character in the critically acclaimed film The Wrestler, professional golfer John Daly had reached the pinnacle of success in […]

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Live coverage of USA vs. Canada Olympic hockey gold medal game on NBC

By Ryan NBC has announced it will air the USA vs. Canada gold medal hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 28, live in all time zones. From NBC: SUNDAY’S OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL MEN’S HOCKEY GAME LIVE IN ALL TIME ZONES; 3 P.M. ET/12 NOON PT ON NBCGold Medal Hockey Game Part of NBC’s 6 Hours of Coverage on Sunday Afternoon VANCOUVER – February 26, 2010 – The Olympic gold medal men’s hockey game featuring USA against the winner of the Slovakia vs. Canada game, which was originally scheduled to be broadcast live to the eastern and central time zones, will be […]

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Final Vancouver Olympic events for Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Ohno on NBC Friday

By Ryan A big day of Winter Olympic action on NBC, highlighted by the afternoon hockey clash between the USA and Finland. In prime time on NBC, viewers will see the final two events of these Olympics for Apolo Ohno, the men’s 500 meter final and the 5,000 meter relay final. Also, Lindsey Vonn looks to add to her medal total in her final event of these Games, the women’s slalom. Here’s the complete listings and highlights of Friday’s Olympic action from NBC: APOLO OHNO SKATES FOR GOLD IN TWO EVENTS LIVE ON DAY 15 USA vs. Finland & Canada […]

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GOLF CHANNEL premieres “The Haney Project: Ray Romano” March 1

By Ryan After attempting to fix Charles Barkley’s infamously awful swing in the first season of GOLF CHANNEL’s reality series The Haney Project, guru of the golf swing Hank Haney takes on a slightly better but no less entertaining pupil in actor Ray Romano. Haney will try to help Romano — a frequent player at celebrity golf tournaments — break an 18-hole score of 80 in The Haney Project: Ray Romano, premiering March 1 at 9pm ET on GOLF CHANNEL. Haney will work with Romano over the course of the seven-episode season, which visits the Ray Romano and Kevin James […]

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2010 spring training TV game schedule on MLB Network

By Ryan Yeah, it’s starting to feel like baseball season. (Never mind the few inches of snow we got last night.) Whether you prefer cactus or grapefruit, baseball’s exhibition season is getting underway in areas much warmer than I’m in right now. MLB Network announced its schedule of spring training games — 78 total, 45 live — featuring all 30 teams from March 2-April 4. Full release from MLB Network below, and full TV schedule after the jump: MLB NETWORK TO AIR 78 SPRING TRAINING GAMES Spring Training Schedule Features 45 Live Games, Includes All 30 MLB Clubs Secaucus, N.J. […]

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Live coverage of USA vs. Finland hockey semifinal game on NBC

By Ryan NBC has announced it will air the Winter Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinal game between the USA and Finland live in all time zones on Friday, Feb. 26. The game will air at 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT and 12pm PT on NBC. NBC has been under criticism for not airing enough events live, and “demoting” big live events like hockey to its cable channels. Team USA’s victory over Canada on Sunday aired live on MSNBC, with NBC cutting to live action only in the final minute after the USA scored an empty-net goal to secure the […]