AMERICA`S CUP ON THE RIGHT TV TRACK
In the religion of ESPN, they preach the holy trinity of College Basketball, NFL Draft Day-and America`s Cup. Those three events more than any others are the benchmarks in the...
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SPORTSCHANNEL SECURES HELP IN HALTING HAWKVISION PIRATES
Pirates, beware. As interest in the Blackhawks increases with every passing National Hockey League playoff game, so apparently does the temptation to watch the team`s pay-per-view HawkVision for free. With...
ABC`S MCKAY SETTLES FOR NORMAL DERBY ROLE
One of the most memorable moments in television history occurred at the Kentucky Derby two years ago when trainer Carl Nafzger screamed over the crowd noise: ''You`ve won, Mrs. Genter....
What happened to Jeremy Roenick in the…
What happened to Jeremy Roenick in the first round, can`t happen again. Or rather, it shouldn`t occur again, if the officiating crew does its job. Players such as this Blackhawks...
LOCAL BROADCASTS DYING SLOWLY, SURELY
It`s a long way from Los Angeles to Bristol, Conn. In more ways than one. Just ask Keith Olbermann, who made the trip recently for several reasons. Olbermann was the...
AFTER SLUMP, KRAVCHUK`S PLAYOFF STOCK RISING
Some questions had arisen about Blackhawks defenseman Igor Kravchuk entering the playoffs. After showing promise immediately upon his arrival in late February, the Ukrainian foundered a little in the final...
ESPN`S DRAFT SHOW TAKES ON ITS OWN LIFE
ESPN was just a fledgling cable network in 1979 when one of the bosses came up with an idea: Let`s televise the National Football League`s annual draft. It`ll be cheap...
CALLS INCREASING FOR HAWKVISION
HawkVision gets another try Monday night, when cable operators expect even more subscribers than Saturday. The price is $19.95 a game, or $16.95 a game for an entire round. HawkVision...
CBS ANNOUNCER HAS UNEASY START
Sean McDonough realizes the touch of irony in his first assignment Saturday as CBS` new lead baseball announcer. It`s at St. Louis` Busch Memorial Stadium, home of the Cardinals-and the...
HAWKVISION `TEST` HIGH-FLYING SUCCESS
Aren`t you glad hockey returned Sunday night? And wasn`t team President Bill Wirtz ''generous'' to let SportsChannel air the Hawks` contest from the Stadium? A discussion between SportsChannel boss Jim...