What 2 Watch Today

It’s finally here !! One of the funnest weekends for sports fans has just begun and we’re here to make sure that you know which games to watch during the NCAA’s busiest weekend.
Now for most people that only have one CBS affiliate, you will only be getting one game at a time unless it’s a blowout and they decide to switch you to a better game. Awful Announcing has the coverage maps for Thursday’s games so you will be able to see what your affiliate is showing. For people that are lucky enough to have many affiliates or have the On Demand, can pretty much watch any game they want. And here would be our recommendations:

12:20 PM Georgia vs Xavier
12:25 PM Portland State vs Kansas
12:30 PM Temple vs Michigan State

2:30 PM Kentucky vs Marquette
2:40 PM Baylor vs Purdue
2:45 PM Kent State vs UNLV
2:50 PM Oral Roberts vs Pittsburgh
4:40 PM Cornell vs Stanford

7:10 PM Kansas State vs Southern California
7:10 PM Belmont vs Duke
7:20 PM Winthrop vs Washington State
7:25 PM Taxas A&M vs BYU

9:30 PM Arizona vs West Virginia
9:30 PM Cal St Fullerton vs Wisconsin
9:40 PM George Mason vs Notre Dame
9:40 PM Mississippi Valley State vs UCLA

1:00 PM New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays ESPN,YES If you are anti College Basketball, this is the perfect alternative for you.
3:30 PM Barcelona @ Valencia GolTV The winner moves on to the Spanish Copa del Ray Final.
8:00 PM Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks TNT You really should be watching Kansas State vs USC.
10:30 PM Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz TNT Another possible Western Conference Finals preview.

(all listed in EST time)

 

ESPNNewsHD Screenshots

So it looks like ESPN is launching ESPNNewsHD on March 30th and from looks of the screen shots that have been released, it going to be fantastic. From the official Press Release:

ESPN will launch its third HD service on March 30, 2008, when ESPNEWS begins telecasting in high definition. The shift to HD will enable ESPNEWS to make the most of the 16 x 9 high-definition television viewing area, offering fans an enhanced viewing experience. ESPNEWS HD will also afford new graphic sponsorship placement opportunities for advertisers.

ESPN’s innovative new HD Sideline graphic, which will debut on ESPNEWS HD, will wrap around the top, left and bottom of the HD screen. The HD Sideline will offer the display of textual information, headshots, news, and scores, while still delivering a window to accommodate all video highlights in 16×9 HD. It will also offer additional content not available on ESPNEWS SD, which will also contain a redesigned bottom line graphic. Both the high-definition and standard-definition services will have increased capacity to display breaking news and news of the day.

And here are the screen shots courtesy of daddah.

 

What 2 Watch Tonight

7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers MSG,FSNPI Remember Hockey ?
7:30 PM Mount St Mary’s vs Coppin State ESPN Who will move on … to lose to North Carolina ?
7:30 PM Denver Nuggets @ Detroit Pistons ALT The Pistons are still kicking themselves for picking Darko over Carmelo.
8:30 PM Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks KCAL Best game of the night and a possible Western Conference Finals preview.
9:30 PM Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets TNT The Rockets are chasing history and tonight could be their 23rd straight win.

(all listed in EST time)

 

What 2 Watch Tonight

7:00 PM Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic NBATV LeBron vs Howard = Must See TV.
8:30 PM Boston Celtics @ San Antonio Spurs FSSW Hate to say it but a possible Finals preview.
9:00 PM Black Magic ESPN If you enjoyed the premiere last night, you’re tuning in tonight as well.
9:00 PM WWE Monday Night Raw USA Mayweather will be in the house again and HHH is in charge tonight.

(all listed in EST time)

 

What 2 Watch This Weekend

Friday:
West Virginia vs Georgetown 7:00 PM (ESPN)
Georgia Tech vs Duke 7:00 PM (ESPN2)
Los Angeles Lakers @ New Orleans Hornets 8:00 PM (KCAL/COX)
Hot Fuzz 9:00 PM (MoreMAX)
Saturday:
Manchester United @ Derby 11:00 AM (Setanta Sports)
Reading @ Liverpool 11:00 AM (FSC/Sportsnet)
Championship Weekend ALL DAY (CBS/ESPN/ESPN2)
New Jersey Devils @ Colorado Avalanche 3:00 PM (FSNY)
AC Milan @ AS Roma 3:30 PM (FSC)
Vancouver Canucks @ Dallas Stars 7:00 PM (CBC/KDFI)
Sunday:
Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins 12:00 PM (NBC)
New Orleans Hornets @ Detroit Pistons 1:00 PM (ABC)
Barcelona @ Almeria 2:00 PM (GolTV)
Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets 3:30 PM (ABC)
Championship Weekend 1:00 – 6:00 PM (CBS/ESPN)
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show 6:00 PM (CBS)

 

Best. Commentator. Ever.

If you are Soccer fan and follow the Spanish League on GolTV every week, you are well aware of the king of unintentional comedy, Ray Hudson. He says the funniest/weirdest things during games and has orgasms during spectacular goals.

Well this weekend we were treated to what might have been his finest work yet.

 

Eli Manning on Late Show with David Letterman !

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and he was funny and charming. He will now get a standing ovation wherever he goes in New York for the rest of his life.

Part 1

Part 2

 

Michael Strahan on Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Michael was on Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night and don’t forget that Eli Manning will be on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight!!

 

Giants schedule on TV this week

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, will be on The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night.

Last night David had some fun on New England’s expense and revealed the Top Ten New England Patriots Excuses. You can watch it Here.

10 What? It’s best-of-seven
09 Too much pre-game chowder
08 Since when is that dude allowed to catch a ball with his head?!
07 Terrified by that Fox football robot
06 Everything was fine til’ Dr. Phil decided to straighten us out
05 Should have campaigned harder in Florida
04 Entire team stayed up late that night before watching Hannah Montana concert movie 03 Exhausted after spending hours consoling a weepy Terrell Owens
02 Thought game was supposed to be played on Super Tuesday
01 Airline lost our ‘roids

NFL Replay will re-air the Giants victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII in a fast-paced 90-minute format on NFL Network Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8:30 PM ET.

Encore episodes of the Super Bowl XLII Replay will air as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 12:00 Midnight ET
Thursday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET and 9:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET and 12:30 p.m. ET

 

Giants beat the Pats in the most watched Super Bowl of All Time !!

The telecast was the most-watched Super Bowl in history, with 97.5 million viewers. A record 148.3 million total viewers tuned into the game.

The 97.5 million viewers makes the Giants’ 17-14 defeat of the Patriots the second-most watched television broadcast in American history, short of only the 106 million viewers who tuned into the series finale of M*A*S*H in 1983. While the Super Bowl fell short of the record set by M*A*S*H, the game matched the 106 million viewer mark during the 9:30 PM half hour when Manning drove the Giants down the field to win the game.

Most watched Super Bowls.
97.5 million: XLII, Giants/Patriots (2/3/08 FOX)
94.1 million: XXX, Cowboys/Steelers (1/28/96 NBC)
93.2 million: XLI, Colts/Bears (2/4/07 CBS)

Thanks to Sports Media Watch.