I’ll give you a few more Friday links before heading home for the weekend.
Ray Buck of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says current Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson’s story is part of ESPN’s Black Magic documentary. Mark Dawidziak of the Cleveland Plain Dealer says Black Magic is good, but could use some better pacing. Chris Pursell of TV Week writes in his Pressbox blog that Black Magic is the first project from the ESPN Films division.
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle says a local TV sports anchor is giving up his radio job to focus on television.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News writes that March Madness just keeps growing.
Paul Anna from the Aspen (CO) Times is looking forward to the NCAA Tournament while taking a shot at the Patriots.
George M. Thomas from the Akron Beacon Journal says basketball is on the TV docket this weekend.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union writes that WNYA-TV is increasing its sports programming.
The Sports Media Watch has its weekly ratings predictions for the weekend.
Evan Weiner of the New York Sun says while NBC would like to have an outdoor NHL game at Yankee Stadium next season, it still has to sign a new TV deal with the league.
Robert Feder of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that next week, Comcast SportsNet will show a classic Blackhawks game from 1971 featuring legends Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito.
Jack Bogaczyk of the Charleston (WV) Daily Mail says radio coverage of the boys basketball high school tournament is increasing because listeners are tuning in.
Fox Sports has announced that there will be a red carpet parade in Midtown Manhattan just before the All Star Game at Yankee Stadium anchored by Best Damn Sports Show Period host Chris Rose.
The Boston Globe reports that a Boston financial company will sponsor NESN’s broadcasts of the Red Sox-A’s series in Japan coming up later this month.
The Sports Business Daily reports that last weekend’s Kobalt 500 NASCAR race received ratings 23.1% higher than the year before.
Georgette Roberts of the New York Post reports that ESPN soccer analyst Tommy Smyth will be the Grand Marshall for this year’s New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
And there may be another update tonight. Keep your RSS feeds updated.
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