Recent sports media notes, including Turner Sports’ MLB studio team hosting a special on CBS, ESPN3.com airing the inaugural Women’s Championship of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, and the return of TNT’s ‘Wide Open’ NASCAR coverage on this week’s Coke Zero 400 from Daytona.
- TBS MLB Studio Crew Hosts Special on CBS: In the latest partnership between Turner Sports and CBS Sports, CBS will air a one-hour MLB midseason special on Saturday featuring the cast of TBS’ MLB studio show — host Matt Winer and analysts Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken Jr. and David Wells. (CBS Sports)
- Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN3: The inaugural Women’s Championship of the July 4 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will air on ESPN3.com at 11:30 AM. Highlights of the event will air during ESPN’s Noon ET coverage of the Men’s Championship. (ESPN)
- TNT Resumes ‘Wide Open’ Coverage: For the fifth straight year, TNT will use the ‘Wide Open’ format on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 from Daytona. Under the format, which features “continuous race coverage free of national commercial breaks,” Turner says it has missed zero laps of racing over the past two seasons. (Turner Sports)
