Archive for June 7th, 2008

An excerpt from Roone Arledge‘s posthumous memoir. The AP wire, meanwhile, was reporting the killing of one, possibly two, Israeli athletes. Jacques ripped the copy from the wire machine and called the Sheraton barbershop, where [...]

Ratings and viewership for The Belmont Stakes since 1997, courtesy the Sports Business Daily. Winning horses listed, and years with the possibility of a Triple Crown winner are marked with an asterisk (*). 20073.2, 4.9 [...]

The ratings for Game 1 of the NBA Finals are a good indication of where the Celtics land on the Boston sports landscape. The Celtics’ Game 1 victory drew a 21.7/37 rating with 720,000 viewers [...]

The voice that narrated some of the most memorable moments in sports has been silenced. Emmy Award winning ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who hosted ABC’s Wide World of Sports and was part of the [...]