SportsNewser NBC Taps Jim Bell to Lead 2012 Olympics Coverage By Alex Weprin on Aug. 30, 2011 - 10:24 AM NBC Sports & Olympics has tapped “Today” executive producer Jim Bell to lead its 2012 coverage of the London Olympic Games. Bell spent 16 years at NBC Sports & Olympics before joining the iconic morning program ...
Events | SportsNewser Radio Host Finebaum to Write for SI.com By Cam Martin on Aug. 30, 2011 - 10:14 AM Radio host Paul Finebaum, a former columnist for al.com who last year wrote that Vanderbilt should be kicked out of the SEC for not being competitive in football, is joining SI.com as a columnist. He reported the news on Twitter, ...
People | SportsNewser | WebNewser Bill Buckner on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' This Sunday By Cam Martin on Aug. 30, 2011 - 9:51 AM Once upon a time, the mere mention of Bill Buckner’s name would make Red Sox fans turn pale. But time heels all wounds (especially when your team wins two World Series), and Sox fans aren’t particularly bothered when B ...
Revolving Door | SportsNewser Video: Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski in Another New Era Video By Cam Martin on Aug. 30, 2011 - 8:46 AM The Red Sox and the Yankees begin another series in their hate-filled rivalry tonight, so that means it must be time for another Alec Baldwin-John Krasinski video from New Era. In this installment — the fifth in a six-video ...
SportsNewser Bomani Jones' Farewell From The Morning Jones By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 30, 2011 - 12:03 AM Tuesday morning marks the final day of The Morning Jones on The Score Sirius 158. Hosted by Bomani Jones, the sports radio host and Around the Horn regular shared his thoughts on the end of a successful 18-month run: “On a p ...
Events | SportsNewser Ron Artest Will Compete In Dancing with the Stars By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 29, 2011 - 11:35 PM After back-and-forth rumors, Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest will compete in the 13th season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Artest is still interested in playing for Cheshire Jets of the British Basketball League. If ...
Revolving Door | SportsNewser Jags Coach Visits Ailing Bills Reporter By Cam Martin on Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:58 PM Allen Wilson of The Buffalo News has been battling chronic leukemia for more than three years. The longtime Buffalo sports columnist is being treated at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he’s awaiting a bone-marrow tr ...
SportsNewser Keith Jackson and Dhani Jones to Host Shows on Big Ten Network By Cam Martin on Aug. 29, 2011 - 3:05 PM Hall of Fame broadcaster Keith Jackson and former Michigan star and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones will host respective shows on the Big Ten Network this fall, the channel announced today. Jackson will host a program ca ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz BBC to Erect Three 600-inch HD TV Screens For London Olympics By Cam Martin on Aug. 29, 2011 - 2:20 PM The BBC has commissioned three custom-built, 600-inch public television screens that will air live footage of next year’s summer Olympics in London. The three televisions are under construction in Japan and will utilize the ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Sirius XM Radio Inks New College Deal By Marcus Vanderberg on Aug. 29, 2011 - 2:08 PM Sirius XM Radio will continue to be the home of all things college sports after the announcement of a multi-year broadcasting agreement Monday with Learfield Sports and IMG College. SiriusXM will carry live regular season college ...