By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 6, 2012) US Soccer Players -- As halftime came to an end during Sunday's Chelsea - Manchester United broadcast on Fox, studio host Rob Stone fell back on what has become a cliché of getting professional soccer over to a broader audience. Each and every game is of unquestioned importance. Stone said that should Chelsea's lead hold, they'd theoretically pull ...
The Super Bowl wasn't the only "bowl" played on Sunday, Feb. 5. Once again, NBA All-Star Chris Paul hosted the increasingly popular stop on the PBA Tour, the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational . The event was held at Lucky Strike LA Live, as Paul recently made the...
Three-time Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee was among three new members of the USA Track and Field board of directors announced on Monday by the national sport governing body.
Heated competition and demand for sports cable programming is driving up broadcasting rights fees. And some Major League Baseball clubs find themselves flush in a sport with no limit on how much they can spend for players. So where does all this leave the Indians?
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The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season.
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2012 Tampa Bay Times staff writer Tom Jones looks back at the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports. Most enigmatic coverage Fox had another UFC mixed-martial arts card in prime time on Saturday — the second ever and the first of four in 2012. So far, Fox has had some rotten luck. The first card back in November featured one fight ...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season.
Looking back at a weekend of televised sports ... Most enigmatic coverage Fox had another UFC mixed-martial arts card in primetime on Saturday -- the second ever and the first of four in 2012. So far, Fox has had some rotten luck. The first card back in November featured one fight that lasted less than one round. On Saturday, there were three fights and all went the distance, making for a boring ...
Network chief reveals how she'll measure ROI on the ad, how important sports events are to...
Former Penn State wrestler Phil Davis steps into the national spotlight tonight when he enters the octagon for the main event on "UFC on Fox 2." The show airs live on Fox beginning at 8 p.m.
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Oops! I did it again I played with your heart, got lost in this game Oh baby, baby Britney Spears doesn't have much in common with American sports fans. However, she really nailed it with that song. Those lyrics are a testament to everybody who has ever "Jumped the...
Without much fanfare, soccer will take another big step into the American mainstream this weekend when Manchester United's game at Arsenal becomes the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network.
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 20, 2012 tom jones' two cents The latest from the world of sports. Personality of the day When you think of the new breed of sports analysts, the two names that come up most often as the pioneers are John Madden and Tim McCarver . Fox Sports chair David Hill wants to add another name to that list: Fox NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip , above. "I ...
NEW YORK -- The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Without much fanfare, soccer will take another big step into the American mainstream this weekend when Manchester United's game at Arsenal becomes the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network.
One of my favorite sayings and one of my Golden Rules is that an event will be big only if you make it big. Now, mostly, you see press conferences or product unveilings or special announcements that are big because of all the hype leading up to it.
Piers Morgan explains how he satisfies his intense jones for soccer from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
