2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Air Exclusively on MLB Network

July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Air Exclusively on MLB Network

Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven and Pat Gillick Are The Hall’s 2011 Inductees

Coverage to Begin Live this Sunday, July 24 at 12:30 p.m. ET

Secaucus, N.J. and Cooperstown, N.Y., July 20, 2011 – Twelve-time All-Star Roberto Alomar, 287-game winner Bert Blyleven and former Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies general manager Pat Gillick will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on Sunday, July 24 in a ceremony airing live exclusively on MLB Network.

Coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET with a pre-ceremony show live from MLB Network’s studios, hosted by Greg Amsinger and Baseball Writers’ Association of America members and Hall of Fame voters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci. The pre-ceremony show will include interviews by Bob Costas with Alomar, Blyleven and Gillick, live interviews with guests on-site, and highlights from the Hall of Fame Parade of Legends.

MLB Network’s Peter Gammons, winner of the 2004 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing, Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian will join with live coverage from Cooperstown, including interviews with Hall of Famers in attendance and special features on this year’s inductees.

Live coverage of the ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET, including each inductee’s acceptance speech, an appearance by Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, and introductions of an expected 49 returning Hall of Famers, including Hank Aaron, George Brett and Sandy Koufax. MLB Network will make footage of the ceremony available live via satellite on July 24. Additional details on the satellite feed will be sent to media from MLB Network.

Leading into its live coverage on July 24, MLB Network will air the 2011 Hall of Fame Awards Presentation at 11:30 a.m. ET. The presentation, which will be held on Saturday, June 23 in Cooperstown, will honor longtime Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins announcer Dave Van Horne, who will receive the Ford C. Frick Award for major contributions to baseball broadcasting; Philadelphia Daily News national baseball columnist Bill Conlin, who will receive the J.G. Taylor Spink Award; and veteran baseball executive Roland Hemond, who will receive the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award.

MLB Network’s live coverage of the Induction Ceremony will be simulcast online on MLB.com and BaseballHall.org. The ceremony will also be available on MLB Network in Puerto Rico, as well as simulcast throughout Canada on Rogers Sportsnet.

Founded in 1936, the National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed its first class that year and opened its doors to the public three years later. The Hall of Fame’s 2011 election results were announced on January 5 live from MLB Network’s studios for the third consecutive year and aired exclusively on MLB Network and online at MLB.com.

MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans, featuring live games, original programming, highlights, and insights and analysis from the best in the business, including Bob Costas, Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter and Peter Gammons. MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009 as the largest launch in cable television history and is currently distributed in approximately 57 million cable, telco TV and satellite homes throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. For more information and to find MLB Network in your area, go to www.mlbnetwork.com.

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Bestwick, Briscoe to Expand Roles in ESPN’s NASCAR Coverage

July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Allen Bestwick and Nicole Briscoe, two veterans of ESPN’s NASCAR coverage team, will have expanded roles as ESPN’s telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of the season begin next week.

Bestwick, who has filled a variety of positions since ESPN returned to live NASCAR event coverage in 2007, will move into the booth as the lap-by-lap announcer for all ESPN NASCAR Sprint Cup telecasts, including races, practices and qualifying. He will be joined by analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree when ESPN starts its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage with the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 31.

Briscoe, who has been a host and reporter for ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now since joining ESPN in 2008, and a fill-in host for the pre-race NASCAR Countdown show since 2010, will become the regular NASCAR Countdown host for all NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series telecasts on ESPN. Briscoe will work with analysts Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty in the ESPN Pit Studio at racetracks. Bestwick has been in the NASCAR Countdown host role since midway through the 2007 season.

Marty Reid, who has been primary lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN’s coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series since 2009, and for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2010, will continue to call NASCAR Nationwide Series race telecasts on ESPN as well as practice and qualifying telecasts. In addition, Reid also will continue as lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN’s coverage of five races in the IZOD IndyCar Series, including the Indianapolis 500, with the next event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Aug. 14.

“We are blessed with a talented and versatile group of NASCAR commentators,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production. “We believe this arrangement best plays to our individual and collective strengths.”

Since joining ESPN in 2007, Bestwick has worked as a pit reporter and host and has called some races in the lap-by-lap announcer position. In addition to his new duties in the booth, he will continue as the main host and moderator for the Monday roundtable discussion edition of NASCAR Now. The program features a panel of three racing experts who discuss and debate the latest NASCAR news in a one-hour format.

Bestwick has extensive experience in both radio and television, having started his NASCAR career in 1986 as a turn announcer for MRN Radio. He worked for MRN for nearly 15 years and was the lap-by-lap announcer from 1988-2000, as well as host of the network’s daily news program. He made his television debut in 1995 on the original NASCAR Today program on ESPN and joined SPEED in 1996 as the host of a weekly NASCAR show, a post he held for 10 years. He started pit reporting for TBS and TNT in 1997 and was part of NBC and TNT’s NASCAR coverage from 2001-2006, both as a pit reporter and lap-by-lap announcer.

Before joining ESPN, Briscoe worked for two years as co-host of a motorsports news program on SPEED. Previously, she was a sports reporter at a TV station in Indianapolis, where she was first exposed to auto racing through covering the Indianapolis 500. She later worked as a pit reporter for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network on the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 as well as IZOD IndyCar Series race broadcasts before joining SPEED in 2006. She started her TV career as a general assignment reporter in Rockford, Ill., and also worked in TV in Fort Wayne, Ind., before moving to Indianapolis in 2004. With her new duties, she will continue as a NASCAR Now host on a limited basis.

 

About NASCAR on ESPN:

ESPN produces comprehensive, multi-platform coverage featuring telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, including the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Additionally, ESPN2 is the television home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series. ESPN’s NASCAR coverage extends to ESPN.com, SportsCenter, ESPN the Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and ESPN International, among other ESPN platforms. ESPN aired 262 NASCAR Cup Races over a 20-year period starting in 1981 and returned to NASCAR coverage in 2007. The network’s award-winning, live flag-to-flag coverage on ESPN has been honored with 19 Sports Emmy Awards, as well as many industry honors. It is widely credited for helping to popularize the sport nationwide.

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“Derek Jeter 3K” Premieres Thursday, July 28 on HBO

July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“DEREK JETER 3K” SET TO PREMIERE THURSDAY, JULY 28 IN PRIME TIME ON HBO®

JETER PROVIDES SPECIAL ACCESS

TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRODUCTIONS AND HBO SPORTS

 

New York, NY — “DEREK JETER 3K,” the hour-long documentary special from HBO and Major League Baseball Productions, will premiere Thursday, July 28th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.  The special chronicles New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter’s dramatic quest for his 3,000th career hit, which he accomplished versus the Tampa Bay Rays with a remarkable five-for-five performance on July 9th at Yankee Stadium.  “DEREK JETER 3K” will take viewers behind the scenes as Jeter made his run at the 3,000-hit milestone, becoming the first player to do it in a Yankees uniform.

With the cooperation of Derek Jeter and the Yankees, MLB Productions gained extensive access to Jeter both at and away from the ballpark.  For the first time ever, Jeter wore a microphone during two games including the one where he reached the 3,000 career hit milestone.  He also allowed MLB Productions camera crews to follow him on multiple occasions and in a variety of settings, including in his home and during rehabilitation from a calf injury.  “DEREK JETER 3K” also will feature exclusive interview footage with the Yankee captain which was recorded shortly after he became only the 28th player in MLB history to achieve the milestone.

Produced by MLB Productions in collaboration with HBO Sports, “DEREK JETER 3K” will include reflections on Jeter’s entire career, including footage in the Major League Baseball Film and Video Archive from his early days with the Yankees through his five World Series Championships.  The special will include new interviews with his family and friends as well as Yankees executives, legends and teammates such as Hal Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Curtis Granderson, Dave Winfield, Minka Kelly, Billy Crystal, and many more.  Liev Schreiber, the voice of HBO Sports, will narrate.

In addition to the prime-time premiere on July 28 and a full schedule of replays, the special also will be available to subscribers on HBO ON DEMAND® and HBO GO.

About HBO

Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing the two pay television services – HBO® and Cinemax® – to approximately 85 million subscribers worldwide.  The services offer the most popular subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand® as well as HBO GO® and MAX GO®, HD feeds and multiplex channels.  Internationally, HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 60 countries.  HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.  HBO Sports has earned 106 Sports Emmy® Awards and nine George Foster Peabody Awards for production excellence.

About MLB Productions

Major League Baseball Productions is the Emmy® award-winning television and video production division of Major League Baseball and the official video archivists of the game. With unparalleled access to the Clubs and their players, Major League Baseball Productions produces original programming for growing audiences worldwide through its network specials, exclusive home videos, commercials and other specialty programming. For more information on Major League Baseball Productions, log on to www.MLBProductions.com.

About DJ3K

After achieving the career milestone of reaching his 3,000th career hit, Derek Jeter, the first Yankee to achieve this accomplishment, teamed up with MLB and MLBPA, the New York Yankees and more than 10 MLB licensees to commemorate the milestone with a variety of products featuring the official DJ3K logo. One of the top merchandise sellers in baseball history, Jeter has partnered with MLB Digital to create www. Jeterstore3000.com, an online pop-up store that sells DJ3K memorabilia. Jeter and MLB launched the effort with an exclusive ‘Road To 3K” silicone bracelet, with proceeds benefiting his Turn 2 Foundation. Since its launch in 1996, the Turn 2 Foundation has

awarded more than $12 million in grants to create and support signature programs and activities that motivate young people to turn away from drugs and alcohol and “TURN 2” healthy lifestyles.  DJ3K products are available at www.JeterStore3000.com For more information, visit: www.turn2foundation.org or www.facebook.com/derekjeter.

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VERSUS Presents: “Out. The Glenn Burke Story,” About First Openly Gay Major League Baseball Player

July 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Comcast SportsNet Documentary Nominated for Both Emmy and GLAAD Media Awards to Air on VERSUS August 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
NEW YORK – July 20, 2011 – “Out. The Glenn Burke Story,” which documents Burke’s legacy as the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, will have its national premiere on VERSUS on Tuesday, August 9, at 10 p.m. ET. Nominated for a Northern California Area Emmy Award and a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 22nd Annual GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards, “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” originally premiered on and was produced by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area last November. VERSUS will provide encore presentations of the documentary on Saturday, August 13, at 11 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 17, at 11 p.m. ETGlenn Burke, the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, ended his journey through baseball where it began, in Oakland, California. His sports career had many stops along the way, starting as a multi-sport star at Berkeley High School, followed by a stint at the University of Nevada, Reno as a prized basketball recruit, and then into professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he was hailed by one coach as “the next Willie Mays.” Early in his career, Burke felt he had to hide his true self from his teammates. Later, when he began to reveal glimpses into his sexuality, the baseball establishment began to shut him out.

“Out. The Glenn Burke Story” tells the dramatic tale of Burke’s Major League career as an outfielder for the Dodgers and as a starter in Game One of the 1977 World Series, to being traded to the Oakland Athletics the following season, and then walking away in 1980 from the game that he deeply loved. Many of Burke’s teammates were aware of his homosexuality during his playing career, as were members of management. Many of those teammates believe that Burke’s sexuality led to the premature derailment of his baseball career.

“Out. The Glenn Burke Story” explores the wedge that was driven between Burke and the Los Angeles Dodgers management, the ensuing similar situation in Oakland that led to Burke’s abrupt retirement, and the hero’s welcome that Burke received in San Francisco’s Castro District after he left professional baseball. The documentary follows him through his public announcement of his homosexuality in a 1982 Inside Sports magazine article and on The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel, to his downward spiral after his split from baseball, a split that drove Burke to drugs and prison, and eventually to living on the same San Francisco streets where he was once recognized as an icon.

Burke’s story took on another level of tragedy when he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994. At the end of Burke’s life, the game that he claimed had abandoned him so many years before reached out to one of its own. The Oakland A’s found Burke and provided him with constant support in his final months, as did some of his former teammates. “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” features numerous interviews with Burke’s teammates and friends, including Dusty Baker, Davey Lopes, Reggie Smith, Rick Monday, Manny Mota, Rickey Henderson, Claudell Washington, Mike Norris, Shooty Babitt, Tito Fuentes, and former Major Leaguer and gay rights activist Billy Bean.

“Out. The Glenn Burke Story” is produced by Comcast SportNet Bay Area’s Ted Griggs, David Koppett, Sean Maddison and Doug Harris. The documentary is narrated by Dave Morey, who was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the class of 2010 after 26 years as a morning host at KFOG radio in San Francisco and nearly 40 years in broadcasting.

Excerpts from “Out. The Glenn Burke Story”:

Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim (Childhood friend and sports agent):
On Burke’s homosexuality and the homophobia in Major League Baseball: “It was uncompromising on both ends. Glenn was comfortable with who he was. Baseball was not comfortable with who he was.”

Davey Lopes (Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder, Dodgers coach):
On Burke being traded to the A’s: “You don’t break up, disrupt a team going as well as it was going to make changes. I didn’t feel it was going to make us a better ball club. Billy North was not going to make us, at that time, any better of a ballclub. Probably not the real reason why things happened.”

Dusty Baker (Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Cincinnati Reds manager):
On the rumors of Burke’s sexual preference and his trade to the A’s: “I think the Dodgers knew; I think that’s why they traded Glenn.”

Reggie Smith (Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder):
On the suspicions about Burke’s sexuality: “I certainly didn’t want to accuse him of that, because one thing’s for sure – at that time period, it was a kiss of death for a ballplayer. He would’ve been excused from the game, so to say.”

Vincent Trahan (Berkeley High School classmate):
On Dodger management and their suspicions: “Al Campanis and Walter O’Malley had called him into the office and offered him $75,000 to get married. And Glenn, being his comic self, said, ‘I guess you mean to a woman?’”

On the Dodgers’ controversial trade of Burke to the A’s: “He was hurt because they traded him not for his baseball ability but for his life choice.”

Rick Monday (Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, Dodgers broadcaster):
On Burke battling personal and professional demons: “We didn’t understand the challenges he was going through on a daily basis at the time. You put it into perspective when you say, here is a guy that is fighting not only the opposing pitcher that was trying to get him out, he was fighting the unknown.”

Lyle Spencer (MLB.com, former Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer):
On the reaction of Burke’s teammates the day he was traded: “I was shocked that he was traded… I walked into the clubhouse…and guys were visibly distraught over the trade, and that told me that my sense of how important he was to them internally was accurate. I even remember a few players crying when they found out about it at their lockers, which is stunning.”

Billy Bean (Former Major League outfielder, gay rights activist):
On Burke in baseball: “Baseball wasn’t ready for Glenn Burke. He was a pioneer and he caught them off guard.”

On dealing with discrimination: “The closet hurts people – forever. Everyone’s career ends, but to do it because you don’t feel you belong there when you’ve proven that you do is damaging. And it affects everything, and I’m sure that’s why Glenn swam in the waters of drugs and alcohol – to take away his frustration.”

Lutha Davis (Burke’s Sister):
On AIDS: “A lot of people were scared because I think, at the time, you didn’t know whether you can just breathe on somebody and get AIDS or just touch them.”

Pamela Pitts (Oakland A’s Director of Baseball Administration):
On Burke’s reaction to hearing the A’s would help him: “Glenn started to cry and said, ‘I’ve been told you’re going to help me. I can’t believe someone wants to help me.’”

On Burke’s death: “I do believe he was in a much better place. His demons were gone.”

Watch “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” trailer:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=xvYiUIwU7T_ZDt6XSawqgAW_NR88XaG_
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Bryant Gumbel’s Closing Commentary – Episode #172

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

BRYANT GUMBEL CLOSING COMMENTARY

REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL

EPISODE #172

AIRS TONIGHT (7/19) @ 10:00 PM ET/PT

“Finally tonight, can we stop coddling women in sports?  Are we now so fearful of being labeled sexist that we can’t objectively assess the efforts of female athletes?  Those are both valid questions that have come to the fore in the wake of the patronizing reactions that have followed the USA’s loss to Japan in the Women’s World Cup soccer final.

For the record, in the final, a very determined but unheralded Japanese team won the championship, upsetting a U.S. team that was heavily favored and ranked number one in the world of Women’s Soccer.  En route to the loss, the American women failed to cash in on a wealth of early scoring chances, twice blew late leads with sloppy mistakes, and then got badly outclassed in penalty kicks.

Had a men’s team turned in a similar performance, papers and pundits nationwide would have had a field day assailing the players, criticizing the coach, and demanding widespread changes to a men’s national team that flat out choked.  Yet the common reaction to this ladies’ loss were simply expressions of empathy for the defeat of the unfortunate darlings and pride in their oh-so-heroic effort.

Look, I have no desire to see anyone assail the women’s game or their athletes unfairly.  But if the definition of true equality is treating folks honestly, without regard for race or gender, then it’s time we started critiquing women athletes in the same way we do the men.  I’m sure some won’t like it, but blind praise is worthless in the absence of fair criticism.”

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TNT NASCAR Summer Series Coverage Delivers Overall Growth

July 19, 2011 By 2 Comments

TNT NASCAR Summer Series Coverage Delivers Overall Growth with More Than

5.1 Million Avg. Total Viewers and 3.1 Avg. U.S. HH Rating

NASCAR.com’s TNT RaceBuddy Sets Season Record with an average of 886,000 Weekly Video Streams,

Up +143% from 2010

 

TNT saw overall growth in total viewers, ratings and households with its just concluded six-race NASCAR Summer Series coverage of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series with 5,125,000total viewers (up +3%, 4,990,000 in 2010),3.1U.S. HH rating (up +3% vs. 3.0 U.S. HH rating in 2010) and 3,615,000 households (up +3%, 3,495,000 in 2010).

NASCAR.com’s TNT RaceBuddy complemented the television coverage with an average of 886,000 weekly video streams during the six-race Summer Series. Overall, video streams on RaceBuddy were up 143% from last year and delivered 5,319,000 total video streams this year. RaceBuddy had record-breaking viewership during TNT’s first race of the 2011 Summer Series in Pocono with 1,146,000 video streams and proceeded to have the second(Daytona, 1,020,000) and third-highest (Kentucky, 928,000)video stream totals in its history during this year’s Summer Series.

 Other highlights from the 2011 TNT NASCAR Summer Series Coverage:

  • The Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola from Daytona International Speedway was the highest-rated and most-watched cable program for the week (3.4 U.S. HH rating, June 27-July 3, 2011).
  • NASCAR.com’s TNT RaceBuddy total page views were up 21% vs. last year for its coverage during the 2011 NASCAR Summer Series.
  • RaceBuddy also experienced more than a 17% growth in daily uniques and total visits on TNT RaceBuddy were up +24% compared to last year.

   

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports’ television line-up includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company’s digital portfolio includes SI.com, NASCAR.COM, NCAA.com, PGATOUR.COM, GOLF.com and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.

TNT, one of cable’s top-rated networks, is television’s destination for drama. Seen in 100.5 million households, the network is home to such original series as The Closer, starring Emmy® winner Kyra Sedgwick; Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander; the Peabody Award-winning Men of a Certain Age, with Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher; Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton; Hawthorne, with Jada Pinkett Smith; Memphis Beat, with Jason Lee; and Southland, from Emmy-winning producer John Wells (ER); as well as the upcoming Falling Skies, starring Noah Wyle, and Franklin & Bash, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer. TNT also presents such powerful dramas as Bones, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Law & Order, CSI: NY, Cold Case and, starting in 2011, The Mentalist; broadcast premiere movies; compelling primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. TNT is available in high-definition.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom at http://news.turner.com. Follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR

Source: Linear: Nielsen Media Research, Live + Same Day Data stream.  2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup on TNT final 6 race average comparison vs. 2010 final 6 race average (06-12-11 – 07-17-11 vs. 06-06-10 – 07-17-2010).

Online Source: Omniture  

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CBS Sports’ Radovich Nominated for Emmy for 60 Minutes Story

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

CBS Sports’ Pete Radovich, Jr. Nominated for Emmy Award for “Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine” for

Story on Samoan Football As Part of 60 MINUTES’ 23 Emmy Nominations

 

CBS News was recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) with 34 News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations for segments broadcast in 2010.  60 MINUTES garnered 23 of the Network’s 34 Emmy nominations and led CBS News to earn more nominations than any other Network.

  Among the nominations for 60 MINUTES was a story produced by CBS Sports’ 21-time Emmy Award-winning producer Pete Radovich, Jr.  Radovich produced his first ever story for 60 MINUTES, “Football Island,” which told of the propensity of the tiny Island of Samoa to produce so many great, college and NFL-caliber football players.  The story was nominated for “Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine.”

The 31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented Monday, Sept. 26, at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York.

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NBC Sports Group Coverage Of “Summer At Saratoga” Series Reaches Starting Gate This Saturday

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8 Hours of Live Coverage Over 7 Weekends from Saratoga Begins Saturday on NBC With Coverage of the Coaching Club American Oaks

“Summer at Saratoga” Series Includes 8 Hour-Long Shows; 5 on VERSUS and 3 on NBC, Including Famed Travers Stakes on August 27

 

NEW YORK – July 19, 2011 – The NBC Sports Group’s seven straight weekends of “Summer at Saratoga” live horse racing from Saratoga Race Course begins this Saturday, 5-6 p.m. ET on NBC with coverage of the Coaching Club American Oaks, a race for three-year-old fillies expected to include graded stakes winners Buster’s Ready, It’s Tricky, Plum Pretty, Joyful Victory, and Royal Delta.

COMMENTATORS: Saturday’s coverage will be hosted by Tom Hammond alongside Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, handicapper Mike Battaglia and reporter Kenny Rice. NBC will take the race call from the Saratoga track announcer, the legendary Tom Durkin.

ABOUT THE BROADCAST: The NBC Sports broadcast will feature live coverage of the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks and one undercard race. Coverage will include a feature on John Velazquez, who won the Kentucky Derby aboard Animal Kingdom, and last year, won the Coaching Club American Oaks aboard Devil May Care. There will also be a feature on the long, storied history of horse racing at Saratoga.

NBCSports.com will feature highlights and features from every race, plus online-only features by NBC Sports and Versus’ on-air talent.

In May, The New York Racing Association (NYRA) and the NBC Sports Group announced a partnership to broadcast “Summer at Saratoga,” the most extensive live national television coverage of racing from Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., over seven weekends this summer beginning this Saturday and including the famed $1 million Travers Stakes on August 27.

NBC SPORTS GROUP SUMMER AT SARATOGA COVERAGE (All Times ET)

July 23, Coaching Club American Oaks, 5-6 p.m., NBC
July 30, Diana and Jim Dandy, 5-6 p.m., VERSUS
Aug. 6, Whitney and Test, 5-6 p.m., VERSUS
Aug. 7, Vanderbilt and Honorable Miss, 5-6 p.m., VERSUS
Aug. 13, Sword Dancer, 5-6 p.m., VERSUS
Aug. 20, Alabama, 5-6 p.m., NBC
Aug. 27, Travers and King’s Bishop, 5-6 p.m., NBC
Sept. 3, Woodward and Forego, 5-6 p.m., VERSUS

Saratoga Race Course was named one of the world’s top 10 venues of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated. From late July through Labor Day, many of the sport’s top owners, trainers, jockeys, and horses gather in Saratoga Springs for the premier thoroughbred racing meet in the country. First held in 1863, the Saratoga meet now draws more than 20,000 passionate racing fans to the track on a daily basis.

NBC SPORTS AND HORSE RACING: The NBC Sports Group is the exclusive home to Horse Racing’s Triple Crown. This year marked the first time that all three races were broadcast on one network since NBC last aired the Triple Crown in 2005. NBC has been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since 2001.

NYRA: Founded in 1955, and franchised to run thoroughbred racing at New York’s three major tracks through 2033, NYRA boasts a lineage that actually stretches back almost 150 years. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of the state’s thoroughbred business which contributes more than $2 billion annually to New York State’s urban, suburban and rural economy. In 2010, more than 1.6 million people attended the live races at NYRA tracks. Factoring in nationwide off-track wagering, the average daily betting handle on NYRA races totals more than $8.7 million. NYRA has a vast network of websites, including http://www.nyra.com/

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http://www.nyragroupsales.com/” href=”http://www.nyragroupsales.com/”>www.nyragroupsales.com. You can also follow NYRA on social media platforms http://www.facebook.com/thenyra

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NBA on TNT 2011-12 Schedule

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal Joins Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside the NBA’ Studio Team of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley

TNT is the Exclusive home of 2012 NBA All-Star Game from Orlando

TNT today announced its 2011-12 NBA regular season schedule, which features 10 scheduled appearances each by the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks and perennial contenders the Boston Celtics and the L.A. Lakers, as well as nine by the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls.  Fifteen of the 16 playoff teams from last year, along with eight scheduled appearances each for the New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Orlando Magic also highlight the 23rd consecutive year of NBA coverage on TNT. The network is scheduled to air 52 games in primetime, with 44 being part of TNT’s Thursday night exclusive doubleheaders.  This marks TNT’s 28th season of NBA basketball coverage.

The NBA on TNT’s marquee roster of NBA announcers includes the studio team featuring two-time Emmy® Award-winning host Ernie Johnson, two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith, four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, along with select studio appearances by five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber.  On-site game announcers include: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), five-time NBA champion Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst), Mike Fratello (analyst), David Aldridge (reporter), Cheryl Miller (reporter) and Craig Sager (reporter).

TNT’s regular season coverage is set to begin Tuesday, Nov. 1, with a special half-hour preview show, TNT NBA Tip-Off ’11 presented by AutoTrader.com at 7 p.m. (ET), followed at 8 p.m. (ET) with an exclusive opening night doubleheader.  The first game will feature the defending NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks hosting the Chicago Bulls.  The Mavericks will be presented with their championship rings in pregame ceremonies prior to taking on the Bulls. The second game of the night will feature the Oklahoma City Thunder against the perennial contending L.A. Lakers at 10:30 p.m. (ET). Opening week continues on TNT on Thursday, Nov. 3, with the night’s first game featuring Orlando traveling south to Miami at 8 p.m. ET followed by Portland playing host to Denver in the second game of the doubleheader at 10:30 p.m.

In addition to the doubleheader on opening night, TNT’s schedule features a number of marquee match-ups, including:

  • Nov. 17, 2011 – A big night of basketball is in store as the Boston Celtics travel to Orlando for game one of the night against the Magic (8 p.m. ET), followed by the New York Knicks at the Staples Center matching up against the L.A. Lakers in this early-season showdown (10:30 p.m. ET).
  • Dec. 1, 2011 – The defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat travel to Beantown to battle their Eastern Conference rival the Boston Celtics (8 p.m. ET).
  • Dec. 8, 2011 – TNT’s first game of the night will feature the L.A. Lakers against the Miami Heat (8 p.m. ET).
  • Dec. 15, 2011 – The Philadelphia 76ers travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Knicks (7 p.m. ET) and Western Conference heavyweights the Dallas Mavericks meet the L.A. Lakers in game two of the night (9:30 p.m.)
  • Jan. 16, 2012 – This MLK Day doubleheader showcases the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Boston Celtics (8 p.m. ET) and the Dallas Mavericks traveling to play the L.A. Lakers (10:30 p.m. ET).
  • Feb.  2, 2012 – Old rivalries are renewed in this game between the Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks (8 p.m.).
  • Feb. 23, 2012 – In the final game leading into the NBA All-Star Weekend and TNT’s exclusive coverage, the New York Knicks travel to South Beach and take on the Miami Heat (8 p.m.) and the Denver Nuggets play host to the San Antonio Spurs (10:30 pm. ET).
  • Mar. 8, 2012 – The L.A. Lakers stop in Chicago to take on the Bulls (8 p.m.), while Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets round out the evening with an All-Western Conference nightcap (10:30 p.m. ET).
  • Mar. 29, 2012 – The Dallas Mavericks return to Miami for a rematch of the 2011 NBA Finals with the Heat (8 p.m. ET)
  • April 17, 2012 – In TNT’s final doubleheader before the start of the playoffs, the Boston Celtics head to New York to play the Knicks (8 p.m. ET) and the San Antonio Spurs travel to the L.A. Lakers in TNT’s second game of the night.

 

TNT once again will serve as the exclusive home for NBA All-Star 2012 and is slated to air all the action on NBA All-Star Friday, NBA All-Star Saturday and the 2012 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 26, from Orlando. The network also will air 40 or more NBA playoff games including, on an exclusive basis, conference semi-finals and the Western Conference Finals.

TNT is in its 23rd consecutive year of NBA coverage.  Sister network TBS aired the NBA exclusively for Turner Broadcasting System from 1984-89, with TNT serving as Turner’s sole NBA cable home from 1990-94.  Both networks aired NBA games from 1994-2002.  Once again, TNT’s entire NBA preseason, regular and postseason telecasts will air in high definition.

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised and online sports programming. With events airing on TBS, TNT and truTV, Turner Sports’ line-up includes NASCAR and NASCAR.COM, the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, professional golf, PGATOUR.COM and PGA.com. Turner Sports’ diverse portfolio also offers a collection of mobile Web sites and apps featuring NBA, NASCAR and professional golf content, along with Turner Sports’ first branded consumer product, SportsNOW. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAUGE.com and WNBA.com.

 

 

 

TNT’s 52-game schedule is listed below.  All times shown are Eastern.

 

TNT 2011-2012 NBA REGULAR SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE
Date Day Time Game
       
Nov. 1 Tuesday 7 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off ‘11 presented by Autotrader.com
    8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Dallas Mavericks
    10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Lakers
       
Nov. 3 Thursday 8 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Miami Heat
    10:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers
       
Nov. 10 Thursday 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Chicago Bulls
    10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Trail Blazers
       
Nov. 17 Thursday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic
    10:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ L.A. Lakers
       
Nov. 24 Thursday 8 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers @ Atlanta Hawks
    10:30 p.m. New Orleans Hornets @ L.A. Clippers
       
Dec. 1 Thursday 8 p.m. Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
    10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Denver Nuggets
       
Dec. 8 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Miami Heat
    10:30 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Portland Trail Blazers
       
Dec. 15 Thursday 7 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks
    9:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks
       
Dec. 22 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
    10:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Denver Nuggets
       
Dec. 29 Thursday 7 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Orlando Magic
    9:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
       
Jan. 12 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Memphis Grizzlies
    10:30 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Golden State Warriors
       
Jan. 16 Monday 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Boston Celtics
    10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ L.A. Lakers
       
Jan. 19 Thursday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat
    10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz
       
Jan. 26 Thursday 8 p.m. Miami Heat @ Orlando Magic
    10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ L.A. Clippers
       
Feb. 2 Thursday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
    10:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors
       
Feb. 9 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Boston Celtics
    10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Sacramento Kings
       
Feb. 16 Thursday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
    10:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Portland Trail Blazers
       
Feb. 20 Monday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks
    10:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Golden State Warriors
       
Feb. 23 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Miami Heat
    10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Denver Nuggets
       
*********************************NBA ALL-STAR 2011*************************************************
Feb. 24 Friday   NBA Rookie Challenge
Feb. 25 Saturday   NBA All-Star Saturday
Feb. 26 Sunday   2011 NBA All-Star Game from Orlando
*****************************************************************************************************
       
Mar. 1 Thursday 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Orlando Magic
    10:30 p.m. Miami Heat @ Portland Trail Blazers
       
Mar. 8 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Chicago Bulls
    10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns
       
Mar. 19 Monday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic
    10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets
       
Mar. 29 Tuesday 8 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Miami Heat
    10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Lakers
       
Apr. 5 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Orlando Magic
    10:30 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
       
Apr. 12 Thursday 8 p.m. Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
    10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
       
Apr. 17 Tuesday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
    10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ L.A. Lakers
         

 

 

TEAM APPEARANCES

 

Boston

10

 Golden State

4
Dallas

10

 San Antonio

4
L.A. Lakers

10

 Philadelphia

2
Chicago

9

 Phoenix

2
Miami

9

 Atlanta

1
New York

8

  Memphis

1
Oklahoma City

8

 New Orleans

1
Orlando

8

 Sacramento

1
Denver

5

 Utah

1
Portland

5

  

 
L.A. Clippers

5

  

 

 

 

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NBA TV 2011-12 Regular Season Schedule To Feature 96 Live NBA Games

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Network’s Comprehensive Coverage to Include Return of NBA TV’s Fan Night every Tuesday

NBA TV will present 96 live NBA games during the 2011-12 regular season. The schedule is highlighted by the return, for the fourth consecutive year, of the network’s popular Fan Night, in which fans have the opportunity to vote on NBA.com for the games they want to see televised nationally on NBA TV every Tuesday night during the season.

The season is scheduled to tip off on NBA TV on Saturday, Nov. 5, when the Oklahoma City Thunder takes on the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET).

NBA TV’s Fan Night studio team will return with host Ernie Johnson and analyst Chris Webber. With former Fan Night analyst and Hall of Famer Kevin McHale taking the head coaching position with the Houston Rockets, a new analyst will be named to join Johnson and Webber at a later date.  Fan Night voting is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Nov. 1 to select the first match-up of the season that is set to air on Election Night, on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

In addition to NBA TV’s full slate of games, fans can watch games on NBA Digital’s full suite of NBA LEAGUE PASS subscription products, including: NBA LEAGUE PASS with up to 40 live out-of-market NBA games on TV each week, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband for fans to watch online and NBA LEAGUE PASS Mobile for on-the-go access on mobile devices. All products feature live and on demand out-of-market games, highlights, scores and stats. Early bird offers will be available prior to the start of the season on NBA.com.

Key matchups on the NBA TV schedule this season include:

  • ·    Monday, Dec. 5, 2011: The Boston Celtics visit the L.A. Clippers in the City of Angels (10:30 p.m.

    ET).

  • ·   Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012: The New York Knicks meet the New Jersey Nets (7:30 p.m. ET) in a

    matchup of Hudson River rivals.

  • ·    Monday, Jan. 16, 2012: NBA TV celebrates MLK Day when it presents the Toronto Raptors   

against Atlanta Hawks (4:00 p.m. ET).

  • ·    Monday, Jan. 23, 2012: A matchup between 2011 NBA championship contenders features the

    Magic vs. the Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET).

  • ·    Monday, March 5, 2012: The Mavericks meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of the

    2011 Western Conference Finals. (8:00 p.m. ET).

  • ·    Sunday, March 25, 2012: The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat travel from South

    Beach to face the Thunder (1:00 p.m. ET).

 

Also appearing on NBA TV throughout the season are hosts Ernie, Johnson, Matt Winer, Ahmad Rashad, Rick Kamla, Vince Cellini analysts Chris Webber, Brent Barry, Steve Smith, and Dennis Scott and NBA Insider David Aldridge. TNT’s newest addition, Shaquille O’Neal, along with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller, Mike Fratello, and Cheryl Miller also will make select appearances on NBA TV throughout the season.
NBA Digital is the NBA’s extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports. This robust offering includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com.

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports’ television line-up includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company’s digital portfolio includes SI.com, NASCAR.COM, NCAA.com, PGATOUR.COM, GOLF.com and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.

NBA TV 2011-12 NBA REGULAR SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE

Subject to change / All Times Eastern

   
November

 

  

 
Nov. 5 Saturday 8:30 PM Oklahoma City @ Dallas Mavericks
Nov. 6 Sunday 8:00 PM Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns
Nov. 7 Monday 9:00 PM Cleveland Cavaliers @ Denver Nuggets
Nov. 8 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Nov. 11 Friday 7:00 PM Milwaukee Bucks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Nov. 12 Saturday 7:30 PM Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks
Nov. 12 Saturday 10:00 PM Detroit Pistons @ Portland Trail Blazers
Nov. 14 Monday 8:00 PM Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies
Nov. 15 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Nov. 19 Saturday 10:30 PM Chicago Bulls @ L.A. Clippers
Nov. 21 Monday 8:30 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs
Nov. 22 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Nov. 26 Saturday 10:30 PM Utah Jazz @ Golden State Warriors
Nov. 27 Sunday 9:00 PM Charlotte Bobcats @ Sacramento Kings
Nov. 28 Monday 7:30 PM Washington Wizards @ New York Knicks
Nov. 29 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Nov. 30 Wednesday 8:00 PM San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls
Nov. 30 Wednesday 10:30 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
     
December    
Dec. 5 Monday 7:00 PM Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Dec. 5 Monday 10:30 PM Boston Celtics @ L.A. Clippers
Dec. 6 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Dec. 10 Saturday 8:30 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets
Dec. 11 Sunday 7:30 PM Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics
Dec. 12 Monday 8:30 PM Denver Nuggets @ Dallas Mavericks
Dec. 17 Saturday 7:30 PM L.A. Clippers @ New York Knicks
Dec. 18 Sunday 7:00 PM Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Dec. 19 Monday 7:00 PM New Orleans Hornets @ Washington Wizards
Dec. 20 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Dec. 21 Wednesday 7:30 PM Utah Jazz @ New York Knicks
Dec. 21 Wednesday 9:00 PM Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns
Dec. 26 Monday 8:30 PM Memphis Grizzlies @ San Antonio Spurs
Dec. 27 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Dec. 28 Wednesday 7:00 PM Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors
   
   
January  
Jan. 3 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 4 Wednesday 8:00 PM Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls
  10:30 PM Houston Rockets @ L.A. Clippers
Jan. 5 Thursday 9:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies @ Utah Jazz
Jan. 7 Saturday 7:30 PM New York Knicks @ New Jersey Nets
Jan. 9 Monday 7:30 PM Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics
Jan. 10 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 14 Saturday 9:00 PM New Jersey Nets @ Utah Jazz
Jan. 16 Monday 4:00 PM Toronto Raptors @ Atlanta Hawks
Jan. 17 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 21 Saturday 8:00 PM Dallas Mavericks @ New Orleans Hornets
Jan. 23 Monday 7:30 PM Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
Jan. 24 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 24 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 25 Wednesday 7:30 PM Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
  10:00 PM Denver Nuggets @ Sacramento Kings
Jan. 28 Saturday 9:00 PM Memphis Grizzles @ Phoenix Suns
Jan. 29 Sunday 7:30 PM San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks
Jan. 30 Monday 9:30 PM Miami Heat @ Houston Rockets
Jan. 31 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
   
February  
Feb. 4 Saturday 7:30 PM New Jersey Nets @ New York Knicks
  10:00 PM Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings
Feb. 6 Monday 7:00 PM L.A. Lakers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Feb. 7 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 8 Wednesday 7:00 PM New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
  10:00 PM Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 11 Saturday 8:30 PM Portland Trail Blazers @ Dallas Mavericks
Feb. 13 Monday 7:00 PM Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers
Feb. 14 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 18 Saturday 10:00 PM Atlanta Hawks @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 21 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 28 Tuesday TBD Fan  Night
   
March  
Mar. 3 Saturday 10:00 PM Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland TrailBlazers
Mar. 5 Monday 8:00 PM Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
 Mar. 6 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 7 Wednesday TBD Orlando Magic@ New Jersey Nets
  7:00 PM Utah Jazz @ Washington Wizards
  10:00 PM New Orleans Hornets @ Sacramento Kings
Mar. 8 Thursday TBD Orlando Magic @ New Jersey Nets
Mar. 9 Friday 8:30 PM New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
Mar. 10 Saturday 7:00 PM Milwaukee Bucks @ Washington Wizards
  10:30 PM Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
Mar. 13 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 16 Friday 8:00 PM Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls
Mar. 17 Saturday 8:00 PM Toronto Raptors @ Chicago Bulls
Mar. 20 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 24 Saturday 10:30 PM Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors
Mar. 25 Sunday 1:00 PM Miami Heat @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Mar. 26 Monday 8:00 PM Denver Nuggets @ Chicago Bulls
Mar. 27 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 28 Wednesday 10:30 PM New Orleans Hornets @ Golden State Warriors
     
April    
Apr. 1 Sunday 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies @ San Antonio Spurs
Apr. 3 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Apr. 6 Friday 8:00 PM Portland TrailBlazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Apr. 7 Saturday 7:00 PM Orlando Magic @ Philadelphia 76ers
  10:30 PM Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors
Apr. 8 Sunday 6:00 PM Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
Apr. 9 Monday 8:00 PM L.A. Lakers @ New Orleans Hornets
Apr. 14 Saturday 8:00 PM Utah Jazz @ Memphis Grizzlies
  10:30 PM Golden State Warriors @ L.A. Clippers
Apr. 15 Sunday 7:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Hornets
Apr. 16 Monday 7:00 PM Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic
  10:30 PM Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Clippers

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