- The ratings game: Tuesday’s BYU/Oregon St. Las Vegas Bowl drew a 2.2/4 U.S. rating and 3.5 million viewers on ESPN, up 5% in viewership from last year’s game (BYU/Arizona). (pifeedback.com)
- Idle note: Time Warner’s TMZ is reportedly “expected to unleash an all-sports spinoff from its gossip Web site early next year.” Sports By Brooks reported earlier this week that TMZ had registered the domain name TMZSports.com. (New York Times)
- Big name: ESPN’s Jemele Hill “may not be appearing” on ESPN television shows in the future. In the wake of recent controversial comments Hill made on ESPN First Take about Charles Manson and the fanbase of the University of Kentucky basketball team, “ESPN?s TV side decided to take a closer look at whether or not Hill is a good fit on TV.” Hill’s position as an ESPN.com columnist “is not at all in jeopardy.” (The Big Lead)
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