NFL Network sets prime-time viewing (Asbury Park Press) The NFL
NFL Network sets prime-time viewing (Asbury Park Press)
The NFL Network will broad-
Labor issues threaten to spoil NFL balance (The Arizona Republic)
NFL keeps remaining games in-house, leaves OLN in cold (USA Today)
So much for the speculation Comcast, the USA’s biggest cable operator, would turn its Outdoor Life Network into a powerhouse sports channel.
The Rooneys of Pittsburgh Hold to Their Trusted Path (Washington Post)
Owner Dan Rooney still runs the Steelers, one of the NFL’s most stable franchises, much like his father Art did when he brought football to Pittsburgh in 1933.
Baseball — or Is It Vaudeville? — Will Soon Regain Center Stage (Washington Post)
Spring training draws near and Major League Baseball is ready to return with its unique blend of off-field comedy and drama.
It’s Official: NFL Network Gets 8 Games A Year (Deadspin)
As BenMaller.com told us two weeks ago, and the Associated Press tells us today, the NFL network will be carrying eight live NFL games on Thursdays and Saturdays next year. The games will also be…
SPORT CHECK NFL: Network gets eight games (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
The NFL Network will broadcast eight prime-time games on Thursdays and Saturdays beginning next season.
Grace period for pro coaches becoming thinking of past (San Jose Mercury News)
“That should tell you if you have a good coach and patient ownership, you will succeed,'’ said Bob LaMonte, a former San Jose high school teacher who now is the pre-eminent agent for NFL coaches. “But if you don’t get an opportunity to prove you’re a good coach, you’re going to get fired.'’
Flaggingexcitement (Daily Tribune)
HIBBING Watching NFL playoff games, reminds me why I like baseball so much. I watched some of the NFC championship game, in which the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers. At one point, the Panthers Steve Smith appeared to score a touchdown on a punt return.
$10,000 NFL Championship Wager Sends Heinz Tomatoes Head-to-Head with Blue Nile Carats; Heinz and Blue Nile Up the Ante (FinanzNachrichten)
In the world of sports, when you’re talking diamonds, you’re talking baseball. However, in honor of the NFL Championship game in Detroit, pitting the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Company ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) (NYSE:HNZ), maker of the World’s Favorite Ketchup(TM) and Seattle-based Blue Nile ( Nachrichten ) (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online