- Idle Note: The University of Texas declined an offer to move the October 16 Texas/Nebraska college football game to a Thursday night. According to Nebraska AD Tom Osborne, ESPN “wanted to move” the game to Thursday, October 14, and Nebraska agreed to the change. However, Texas refused due to concerns about players missing class. (omaha.com)
- The Ratings Game: Total viewers (P2+) for recent sporting events: Lakers/Cavaliers (1/21, TNT) drew 3,946,000 viewers; Blackhawks/Red Wings (1/17, NBC) drew 996,000; Connecticut/Michigan (1/17, CBS) drew 790,000; Illinois/Michigan St. (1/16, CBS) drew 742,000. (Media Life Magazine, TV By the Numbers)
- Big Names: Washington Wizards G Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittendon were suspended for the remainder of the 2009-10 season on Wednesday, stemming from a December incident between the two involving guns in the locker room. (NBA)
YouTube balks at splitting NFL package with Netflix, broadcast TV back in mix, per Ourand
The twists and turns continue over the NFL's five-game media rights package. Just hours after Alex Sherman of CNBC...
