- Idle Note: The NBA Developmental League and AOL Fanhouse have agreed to a three-year deal to stream live, weekly D-League games on the website. Fanhouse will also offer a “dedicated D-League section” at nba.fanhouse.com/nbadleague. The first D-League game on Fanhouse aired on Wednesday night. (Sports Business Daily)
- The Ratings Game: Through 45 games, TNT is averaging a 1.2 U.S. rating and 1.8 million viewers for NBA coverage, up 9% and 3%, respectively, from last year (1.1, 1.7 mil), and the network’s “best numbers in 15 years.” (TV By The Numbers)
- Big Name: Tiger Woods will answer questions from the media during a news conference at Augusta National Golf Course April 5. The news conference will mark the third time Woods has made public statements since news of his marital infidelity broke last year, following a televised apology in February and a pair of nationally televised interviews last Sunday. (ESPN)
News: March Madness expansion, Russell Wilson, Nexstar and more
The NCAA basketball tournaments are officially expanding to 76 teams; Russell Wilson is mulling between playing football and starting...
