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• Saturday and Sunday on TV

  - 2008-04-05

  Saturday on TV LDS General Conference (10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Ch. 5 and BYUTV; repeats at noon and 4 p.m., Ch. 11): From the Conference Center NCAA women's basketball tournament: The Final Four -- Connecticut vs. Stanford (5 p.m., ESPN); Louisiana State vs. Tennessee (7...

  Tags: conference, ESPN, NBC Universal Inc., tournament, TVs

• MWC just can't get anything right

  - 2008-03-21

  A recent e-mailer asked a perfectly logical question that included a perfectly logical comment: Can anyone explain why the MWC tournament games were on three different networks? That doesn't seem like a successful recipe to help fans find the games. My rather flippant reply was that,...

  Tags: ABC Inc., CBS Corp., champion, conference, ESPN, Games, league, NETWORKING

• Sports on TV, radio

  - 2008-03-15

  Update for BYU, Utah, Utah St. tv/radio as necessary Saturday TV COLLEGE BASKETBALL Conference USA Championship, Ch. 2, 9:30 a.m. America East Championship, ESPN2, 10 a.m. ACC Semifinals, ESPN, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Semifinals, Ch....

  Tags: conference, ESPN, MARKETING, NBA, radio, TV

• Tired Knight decides to unsaddle his horse

  - 2008-02-05

  LUBBOCK, Texas -- Bob Knight, known as much for his fiery temper as his basketball brilliance, resigned Monday at Texas Tech, handing the team over to his son. It was a stunning midseason move by the winningest men's coach in major college basketball, who gave no hint...

  Tags: Associated Press, conference, ESPN, Games, team, University of California at Los Angeles

• Other leagues won't have same problem as The mtn.

  - 2007-06-15

  JUST AS WE expected, more college conferences are looking at jumping on the have-your-own-channel bandwagon. The Big Ten will launch a network in August. The SEC is looking at doing the same in a couple of years. Of course, the Big Ten will be on DirecTV...

  Tags: conference, ESPN, SEC, TVs

• New pact makes hoops can-see TV

  - 2007-04-27

  By Kurt Caywood THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL If the Big 12 isn't careful, people might start calling it a basketball league. The conference's new, eight-year contract with ABC/ESPN, announced Thursday, largely maintained the status quo in football, with an understanding that ABC would grow the coverage...

  Tags: ABC Inc., conference, ESPN, Games, league, TV

• New pact makes hoops can-see TV

  - 2007-04-27

  By Kurt Caywood THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL If the Big 12 isn't careful, people might start calling it a basketball league. The conference's new, eight-year contract with ABC/ESPN, announced Thursday, largely maintained the status quo in football, with an understanding that ABC would grow the coverage...

  Tags: ABC Inc., conference, ESPN, Games, league, TV

• Wanted: 6-6 teams for expanded bowl slots

  - 2006-11-28

  As many as 18 teams could finish the college football season with a .500 record, but some still will be in bowl games. As a result of the NCAA's new permanent 12-game schedules, a conference can send a 6-6 team to a postseason game if the league doesn't have enough...

  Tags: conference, ESPN, game, SEC, team

• Season kickoff a five-day blitz

  - 2006-08-28

  Major college football begins this week with five consecutive days of games starting Thursday. The most significant opener Thursday is South Carolina at Mississippi State in an early Southeastern Conference game. Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks will be looking to build on last year's bowl season, while Sylvester Croom's Bulldogs will be...

  Tags: ABC Inc., conference, ESPN, Games, Miami

• Calendar

  - 2006-08-22

  Professional BASEBALL Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Golf 2006 Ryder Cup Points UNITED STATES Final 1. x-Tiger Woods4,825.000 2. x-Phil Mickelson 2,474.375 3. x-Jim Furyk 2,076.000 4. x-Chad Campbel...

  Tags: Australia, Canada, conference, ESPN, league, Robert, SEC, South, Stratus Technologies, Suzuki, U.S., women