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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VETERAN LINEBACKER JUNIOR SEAU ON THIS WEEK’S “INSIDE THE NFL”

This week on INSIDE THE NFL ON SHOWTIME, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau joins James Brown, Phil Simms, Cris Collinsworth and Warren Sapp in-studio on Wednesday, January 13 (9:00 PM, ET/PT) to preview the divisional playoffs and discuss the New England’s tough loss to Baltimore.

INSIDE THE NFL is being produced by CBS Sports and NFL Films with new episodes airing on SHOWTIME every Wednesday during the NFL season through February 10, 2010.  Pete Radovich serves as coordinating producer. The executive producers are Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports, and NFL Films President Steve Sabol.

Tonight, MLB Network looks back at 1967.

st. louis CARDINALS, BOSTON RED SOX & a race to the al pennant HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW 1967 EPISODE OF bASEBALL’S SEASONS

Episode features stellar performances by future Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente and Mickey Mantle

  

Secaucus, N.J., January 12 – A new episode of Baseball’s Seasons premieres this Wednesday, January 13 on MLB Network with a focus on the most memorable moments of the 1967 Major League Baseball season. The episode, from the documentary-style series created by Major League Baseball Productions, focuses on the St. Louis Cardinals’ return to the top of the NL, led by ace Bob Gibson, unanimous MVP Orlando Cepeda and base-stealing star Lou Brock. Gibson later had three wins in a seven-game World Series that saw the Cardinals come out on top of the Boston Red Sox.

The episode also covers the “impossible dream” season for the Boston Red Sox. Led by rookie manager Dick Williams, aided by rookie centerfielder Reggie Smith and carried by the last Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski, the Red Sox compiled one of the most exciting and out-of-nowhere seasons ever seen. At the heart of the team was Yastrzemski, whose season allowed him to fully emerge from th
e shadows of Red Sox legend Ted Williams and become a Boston icon in his own right. The episode also highlights the race to the AL Pennant as the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins were all within two games of first place with one week to go in the season; as well as memorable accomplishments by Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Mickey Mantle.

As the series examines each year in the context of the time’s culture and society, the 1967 episode is depicted against a summer of unrest in the United States as civil rights demonstrations were building and opposition to the Vietnam War spread, including heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali’s refusal to join the war effort and the growth of the hippie movement.

The episode will air on Wednesday, January 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. PT. A preview of the 1967 episode can be viewed here.

Additional episodes of Baseball’s Seasons, including 1987, 2003 and 2004, will debut on MLB Network through February 2010. Episodes featured since MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009 include 1959, 1961, 1968, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1995 and 2001.

TNT will have an announcement regarding All-Star Weekend during Thursday’s NBA doubleheader.

The NBA on TNT to make Special Announcement Regarding All-Star Saturday Night “Slam Dunk”

Doubleheader features Bulls @ Celtics followed by Cavaliers @ Jazz

TNT NBA Thursday returns on Jan. 14, with a doubleheader beginning at 8 p.m. (ET) with NBA Tip-Off. Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) will preview the night’s action and make a special announcement pertaining to the “Slam Dunk” during All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Following the pre-game show, the first game will feature Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics
hosting Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last season’s first round playoff series.  Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) will call the game alongside Doug Collins (analyst) with Craig Sager reporting. In the second game of the night, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will visit Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz at 10:30 p.m. (ET).  Marv Albert (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst) and Reggie Miller (analyst) will be courtside with David Aldridge reporting. The Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA with Johnson (host), Barkley (analyst) and Smith (analyst) will recap the games.

This week, TNT will announce the nominees for its ‘TNT All-Decade Playoff Series’ category. Fans can visit NBA.com’s ‘TNT All-Decade’ page (http://www.nba.com/alldecade/vote3/) to view clips of the previously announced nominees and cast a vote on who they think should win. ‘TNT All-Decade’ includes the top performances, games and moments throughout the 2000’s and winners will be announced in a special one-hour show airing during TNT’s exclusive coverage of NBA All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. (ET).

Exclusive content, analysis from TNT announcers and replays of Inside the NBA are available on TNT OverTime on NBA.com. The broadband channel gives fans the inside scoop on players, coaches and storylines taking place around the league seven days a week. Check out the NBA on TNT pages on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NBAonTNT) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) to see the latest NBA on TNT schedule, news updates and special features from TNT announcers.

TNT NBA THURSDAY SCHEDULE:

 

Thursday,  Jan. 14

8 p.m.                 NBA Tip-Off

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

8:15 p.m.             Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics

Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

10:30 p.m.           Cleveland Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter)

Post-game           Inside the NBA

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

NBA ON TNT UPCOMING SC
HEDULE:

Monday,  Jan. 18

5 p.m.                 NBA Tip-Off

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

5:30 p.m.             Phoenix Suns @ Memphis Grizzlies

Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter)

8 p.m.                 Dallas Mavericks @ Boston Celtics

Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Kevin McHale (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter)

10:30 p.m.           Orlando Magic @ Los Angeles Lakers

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

Post-game           Inside the NBA

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

Thursday,  Jan. 21

8 p.m.                 NBA Tip-Off

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

8:15 p.m.             Los Angeles Lakers @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

10:30 p.m.           Los Angeles Clippers @ Denver Nuggets

Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter)

Post-game           Inside the NBA

Er
nie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

And we have quotage from the premiere of Seth “Damien” Davis’ show on CBS College Sports.

NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES FROM PREMIERE OF “COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS” ON CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK

Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl and Kansas Coach Bill Self Joined as Guests Along with CBSSports.com’s Gary Parrish, Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn and the Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK’s COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS, a weekly one-hour primetime college basketball talk show, premiered on Monday, Jan. 11 (9:00 PM, ET). College Basketball expert Seth Davis hosts the show. Each week the hard-hitting, fast paced program will focus on all the latest news, storylines and inside scoop in the world of college basketball.   

The premiere episode features interviews with Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and Kansas coach Bill Self. College basketball reporters Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com, Luke Winn from Sports Illustrated and the Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy join Davis for the writers’ roundtable segment. Throughout the season COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS will talk with a variety of high-profile guests from the college basketball community, including coaches, writers and broadcasters.

COURTSIDE WITH SETH DAVIS airs each Monday throughout the college basketball season at 9:00 PM, ET. Mike Aresco serves as Executive Producer. Tim Weinkauf and Tyler Hale produce.

The following are excerpts from the show:

(SETH DAVIS TALKING TO BRUCE PEARL ABOUT THE DISMISSAL OF TYLER SMITH AND THE SUSPENSION OF THREE OTHER PLAYERS)

Seth Davis: Let’s talk now about the events of the past week and how you’re handling it as a coach. I’m sure it’s pretty challenging for you…You had four players who were arrested, but only one, Tyler Smith, so far has been dismissed. Why has Tyler been dismissed, but not the other three?

Bruce Pearl:  I think in order to treat people fairly, you can’t treat them all the same. What we did was, we looked at the incident and we were able to determine who was responsible for what. The guys from the very beginning have been very forthcoming with me, honest and accountable. And when it became clear more of the circumstances of what Tyler was responsible for, that resulted in his dismissal. The other three are still suspended indefinitely. And Seth, I think this week more of the facts will come out and we’ll be able to give some more information about when those guys are likely to come back. But all three of them do have a chance to come back and join the basketball team this year. 

Davis: So you think we’ll have those decisions done by this week?

Pearl:   I think by the end of this week, we’ll have enough information to know when exactly they will return.

I have another press release post coming up.