The ACC basketball title game is moving to Saturday night. In other news, college football’s Alamo Bowl is getting a new date, and the Chicago Blackhawks have extended their local TV deal with WGN.
ACC Hoops Title Game Moves to Saturday Night
- The championship game of the ACC men’s basketball tournament will move to Saturday night beginning next year. ESPN will televise the game at 8:30 PM ET, replacing the Big 12 Championship Game in that timeslot. The move will likely put the ACC in direct competition with the Big East title game on Fox Sports 1. (post-gazette.com)
Alamo Bowl Gets January Date
- The Alamo Bowl is scheduled for January 2 this season, marking just the second January date in the bowl’s history. The game will air at 6:45 PM ET on ESPN without any competition from other bowl games. (alamobowl.com)
Blackhawks, WGN, Extend Deal
- The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a media rights extension with local station WGN through the 2018-19 season. WGN will continue to air “about 20” Blackhawks games per season, with the rest either on Comcast SportsNet Chicago or NBC. WGN began airing Blackhawks games in 2008. (Chicago Tribune, Sports Business Daily)
