Blackhawks opener sets ratings record on CSN
The opening night ratings showed Chicago really was pumped up for the start of the Blackhawks season Thursday. The Blackhawks' 3-2 overtime victory over Dallas did a 5.4 rating on...
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No broadcasting double talk for David Diehl
Graduating from the field straight to the analyst's chair on network NFL games usually is reserved for Super Bowl glory guys like Phil Simms and Troy Aikman. Then there's David...
Mike Milbury: Eliminate fighting in hockey
Mike Milbury has had enough with fighting in the NHL. During their opening-night telecast on NBCS, Milbury shared his views with Keith Jones on the dwindling number of "enforcers" in...
Emrick picks Bruins to win the Stanley Cup
The best thing about the start of the NHL season is that it means hearing Mike "Doc" Emrick again. Emrick, along with Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire, will be on...
ESPN hires Michelle Obama’s brother, Craig Robinson
ESPN now has a good connection to the White House. The network hired Craig Robinson Tuesday to work as a college basketball game and studio analyst for ESPNU. Robinson, who...
DVR Alert: ‘Goodfellas’ explores Boston College point shaving scandal
ESPN's 30 for 30 franchise returns Tuesday night with a film you can't resist. "Playing for the Mob" is "Goodfellas" with the real Henry Hill and Ray Liotta, who serves...
Review: ‘Boy on Ice’ by John Branch
Typically, it is difficult to feel compassion for a hockey "goon" whose main job is to try to re-arrange faces in brawls during games. Yet John Branch accomplished that mission...
Big changes for CSN Chicago — so far, in future
When Comcast SportsNet launched on Oct. 1, 2004, the Blackhawks barely registered in Chicago. It didn't even matter that an NHL strike wiped out the entire 2004-05 season. The ratings...
Jeter launches athlete news site, names Russell Wilson senior editor
Derek Jeter has announced one of his plans for retirement. The future Hall of Famer who always measured his words, is launching a website to provide athletes with an "unfiltered"...
DVR alert: Blackhawks prominent as CSN celebrates anniversary
It has been 10 years since Comcast SportsNet first flipped the switch on Oct. 1, 2004. Since then, the network has documented some of the biggest moments in Chicago sports...