Archive for May 19th, 2008

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When CBS begins televising EliteXC bouts late this month, a familiar voice will be calling the action. College basketball and NFL announcer Gus Johnson will be the play-by-play voice of CBS MMA coverage, which starts [...]

Despite featuring a Triple Crown hopeful, The Preakness stumbled out of the blocks on Saturday. NBC drew a 6.2 overnight for Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown‘s victory, down 3% from a 6.4 last year. Compared [...]

Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are going to the Stanley Cup Finals, and NBC may be the biggest winner. The deciding game of the Penguins/Flyers Eastern Conference Finals drew a 1.7/4 on NBC Sunday afternoon, [...]

Candace Parker‘s stellar debut gave the WNBA a needed boost. The opening game of the WNBA season drew a 0.9 overnight rating on ABC Saturday afternoon, up 50% from a 0.6 last year. The 0.9 [...]

The battle between LeBron James and Paul Pierce helped ABC to the highest non-NBA Finals overnight in four years. Game 7 of the Cavaliers/Celtics second round series drew a 6.9 overnight rating on ABC Sunday [...]