SportsNewser The Rock, Jerry Bruckheimer Sell Wrestling Drama To NBC By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 23, 2011 - 6:48 PM NBC has bought the rights to a new wrestling drama from the team of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jerry Bruckheimer, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The hour-long project from Jerry Bruckheimer Television in assoc ...
SportsNewser NFL on CBS Announces 2011-12 Broadcast Teams By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 23, 2011 - 6:03 PM The NFL on CBS announced their broadcast pairings for the 2011-12 football season (play-by-play/analyst): Jim Nantz & Phil Simms Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf Ian Eagle & Dan Fouts Marv Albert & Rich Gannon
SportsNewser | WebNewser NCAA.com To Debut College Football Preview Show By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:59 PM Vince Cellini and Dave Archer will host a new college football show on NCAA.com starting this Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET. The debut 30-minute show will focus on the top storylines for the upcoming 2011 college football season acros ...
SportsNewser Brian Kenny Leaving ESPN After 13 Years By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 8:08 PM After 13 years at ESPN, anchor Brian Kenny is leaving the network in September. “Brian did great work for us. His contract was up and he found a new opportunity,” ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys told Michael McCarthy of USA ...
SportsNewser Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh To Make SVU Cameo By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 7:26 PM NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh will make cameo appearances on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. According to the episode description, Dan Lauria plays a youth basketball coach suspected of bei ...
People | SportsNewser Fiesta Bowl Moved Up To Jan. 2 By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 4:20 PM With the NFL lockout resolved, the 2012 Fiesta Bowl has been moved up from Jan. 5 to Jan. 2. The BCS originally left the evening of Jan. 2 free in case the NFL had to push their season back due to the lockout. The Fiesta Bowl will ...
SportsNewser Gary Stevenson Hired To Run Pac-12 Enterprises By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 3:17 PM The Pac-12 has hired sports media and marking executive Gary Stevenson to lead the Conference’s new Pac-12 Enterprises company. Stevenson’s 30-plus years of experience includes stops at the Golf Channel, the NBA, and t ...
SportsNewser The Bleacher Report Five Discuss Their New Gigs By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 12:05 PM The five new hires of Bleacher Report all wrote introductions for their new sports home. Below are excerpts: Bethlehem Shoals, NBA Lead Writer – Sometimes I wonder how many critics bagging on Bleacher Report’s approach ...
SportsNewser Bleacher Report Hires Five Actual Writers By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 22, 2011 - 12:00 PM Bleacher Report, the sports website we love to mock, announced Monday its new Lead Writer Program. Looking to gain some much needed creditability, Bleacher Report has hired Dan Levy (On the DL), Matt Miller (New Era Scouting), Dan ...
View Post SportsNewser First UFC on FOX Card Only One Hour By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 20, 2011 - 2:09 PM Hours after formally announcing their new deal with FOX, details were released about the first UFC card on the broadcast network. The UFC on FOX card on Nov. 12 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. will feature only two fights ...