Truly the Grand Slam network?
Starting in 2009, ESPN could hold the rights to all four tennis Grand Slams.As was reported last fall, USA Network...
Tennis
Idle notes.
The NHL is close to locking up a two year extension with NBC. The league will soon announce that NBC...
The ratings game.
NBA ratings continue to increase from last year. TNT is reporting substantial ratings increases in several demographics, including "households (+11%)...
Versus could snatch U.S. Open.
In going for an ace, the USTA may end up with a double fault.Rights for the U.S. Open are up...
USA to drop U.S. Open; ESPN/TTC could take over.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports the USA Network "is expected to shed its money-losing coverage of United...
Double fault.
There are some announcers who become bigger than the game. From Dick Vitale to Bill Walton to Lee Corso, these...
Opinion: Female athletes have a long way to go.
By all accounts, it has been a superb last several days in women's sports. In the same week that Nike...
Idle notes.
ESPN is trying to draw big numbers from other network's reality shows. The third season of The Contender will begin...
Bud Collins moves to ESPN.
Boston Globe columnist and former NBC analyst Bud Collins has signed on to cover tennis for ESPN, starting with this...
Roger Federer numbers game.
Ratings for every Grand Slam final Roger Federer has participated in. Ratings for matches on cable (the 2004, 2006 and...
