Archive for July 29th, 2009

ESPN says that a report on a lawsuit against NFL star Marvin Harrison did not violate its policy on reporting against civil suits against athletes. An ESPN spokesman responded to a Sports Media Watch article [...]

The four major North American sports leagues and the NCAA are trying to prevent the state of Delaware from offering sports betting. The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and NCAA have asked for an injunction to [...]

From the no surprise department, the NBA appears to have a Kobe Bryant/LeBron James showdown set for Christmas Day. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports that the Cavaliers are expected to play the Lakers on Christmas Day. [...]

Ratings for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard hit the lowest level in 9 years. ESPN drew a 4.1 U.S. rating and 6.5 million viewers for the 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, down 5% [...]

The 2009 Tour de France was a major success for Versus. Live, morning coverage of the ’09 Tour de France averaged 530,000 viewers on Versus, up 98% from last year. When including the “bonus windows [...]

Overnight ratings for sporting events on broadcast.Source: Sports Business Daily.Ratings for events on FOX unavailable. Golf Sport Game/Event Date Time Net Rating Golf Senior British Open, Final Round Sun., 7/26/09 1:00 PM ABC 1.1/- PGA [...]