Idle Notes: Rose, Sugar Bowls to Host Inaugural Semifinals (Also: NHL Schedule, MLB/T-Mobile)
The new college football playoff will kickoff from Pasadena, CA, on January 1, 2015. In other news, the NHL plans...
The new college football playoff will kickoff from Pasadena, CA, on January 1, 2015. In other news, the NHL plans...
Teams such as the Yankees, Dodgers and Cardinals will be able to make twice-as-many appearances on Fox Sports 1 thanks...
ESPN MLB analyst John Kruk will join the "Sunday Night Baseball" team next season. In other news, former MLBPA leader...
While Marv Albert feels he is in his broadcasting prime, Charles Barkley suggests he may be on his way out....
In the wake of yet another record-low World Series, here is a look at how Major League Baseball stacks up...
The 2012 World Series was easily the lowest rated and least-viewed ever. The four-game Giants/Tigers World Series averaged a 7.6...
The final game of the World Series was a decidedly better draw than the previous three, but still set record...
The penultimate game of the 2012 World Series tied an all-time record low Saturday night. Game 3 of the Giants/Tigers...
A rough World Series for Fox Sports ended on a better note Sunday night. Game 4 of the Giants/Tigers World...
The World Series always does poorly on Saturday nights, and competition from Notre Dame football certainly did not help. Game...

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