http://www.mail.com/subjects/13120-sports-media.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13120-sports-media.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106492-cbs-up-idol-traditional-tv-season-ends.html NEW YORK (AP) — CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close. The traditional television season ended Wednesday. Though that marker is losing its meaning with more fresh programming airing during the summer, it's still a good time to take stock on whe... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:47:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106492-cbs-up-idol-traditional-tv-season-ends.html 2013-05-24T00:47:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100460-espn-cutting-workforce-smartly-managing-costs.html NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. "While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive." ... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100460-espn-cutting-workforce-smartly-managing-costs.html 2013-05-21T19:26:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100766-nfl-xbox-enhancing-interactive-television-viewing.html Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking at still photos. Or sitting at home and pulling up real-time highlights on a Sunday afternoon. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2100766-nfl-xbox-enhancing-interactive-television-viewing.html 2013-05-21T19:20:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096440-slim-broadcasters-take-fight-to-soccer-field.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer. Slim recently bought part of two of Mexico's first division soccer teams, setting up another... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096440-slim-broadcasters-take-fight-to-soccer-field.html 2013-05-19T17:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend. "He was, like, getting under the ropes a little bit, " Nelson's widow, Peggy, recalled Saturday of that moment during the 1946 San Francisco Open. "Byron said, 'Kid, could you move... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html 2013-05-18T20:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection that he could no l... Sat, 18 May 2013 02:13:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html 2013-05-18T02:13:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2093574-retirement-tests-beckham-built-lasting-brand.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham's pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he's giving up. Listed as the world's highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham's retirement from play still leaves him with valuable endorsements and unparalleled celebrity. The question is whether he can maintain it. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2093574-retirement-tests-beckham-built-lasting-brand.html 2013-05-17T17:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN. The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, also includes the series of North American summer hard-court tournaments leading up to the Open. Since 2009, ESPN a... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html 2013-05-16T19:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084722-abc-adds-14-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — ABC is cutting its aging "Dancing With the Stars" back to two hours and one night next season, creating a slot for a new drama series based on the Marvel Comics world that's aimed at expanding the network's audience, its programming chief said Tuesday. Condensing the celebrity dancing contest on Monday night "opens up Tuesday for a pretty ... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084722-abc-adds-14-season.html 2013-05-14T23:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080670-nbc-hopes-hayes-fox-bolster-thursdays.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBC will try to awaken the ghosts of past dominance on Thursday night by making it a "family night" of television bolstered by the additions of Sean Hayes and Michael J. Fox. NBC on Sunday became the first of the major broadcasters to announce its plans for next season, and its executives said they had ordered a staggering 17 new series. O... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:15:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080670-nbc-hopes-hayes-fox-bolster-thursdays.html 2013-05-13T00:15:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077878-cbs-anchor-pelley-journalisms-house-fire.html NEW YORK (AP) — Top CBS News anchor Scott Pelley delivered a tongue-lashing to fellow journalists on Friday, urging them to worry less about the "vanity" of being first on a story and more about being right. "This has been a bad few months for journalism," Pelley said. "We're getting the big stories wrong over and over again." The "CBS Evening News" ancho... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077878-cbs-anchor-pelley-journalisms-house-fire.html 2013-05-10T21:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2070698-huskers-frazier-knew-call-to-hall-would.html Some of the greatest players have had to wait decades after becoming eligible to get the call from the College Football Hall of Fame. Tommie Frazier's selection Tuesday came in his third year of eligibility, and many believe that still was too long for the player who defined Nebraska's run of dominance in the mid-90s. Frazier sounded more relieved than ex... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2070698-huskers-frazier-knew-call-to-hall-would.html 2013-05-08T08:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069704-underwood-to-sing-sunday-night-football-theme.html NEW YORK (AP) — Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its intro. Underwood steps in for Faith Hill, who announced last month that she would not be back for a seventh season. Underwood will sing a new version of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the ... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:11:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2069704-underwood-to-sing-sunday-night-football-theme.html 2013-05-07T21:11:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068544-ncaa-hoops-semifinal-games-moving-to-cable-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Final Four's first two games are moving to cable next year. The national semifinals will air on TBS in 2014 and 2015, with the title game remaining on CBS, the companies said Tuesday. Under the 14-year deal that CBS and Turner Sports signed with the NCAA in 2010, CBS and TBS were scheduled to start alternating broadcasts of the entire ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:53:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2068544-ncaa-hoops-semifinal-games-moving-to-cable-2014.html 2013-05-07T15:53:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064356-cnns-kurtz-apologizes-errors-collins-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — Media critic Howard Kurtz used his CNN show on Sunday to point a finger at himself, apologizing for a story on gay basketball player Jason Collins that he said was riddled with errors and shouldn't have been written in the first place. The extraordinary edition of CNN's "Reliable Sources" contained not only his apology but also a session w... Sun, 05 May 2013 17:14:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064356-cnns-kurtz-apologizes-errors-collins-story.html 2013-05-05T17:14:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2062850-derby-live-orb-wins-surging-bettors.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had a field of 19 horses, with Orb topping the field in just over two minutes. He's the newest contender for a Triple Crown in thoroughbred racing. The Preakness follows in two weeks and the Belmont Stakes is June 8. The last horse to sweep all three races was Affirmed in 19... Sun, 05 May 2013 00:02:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2062850-derby-live-orb-wins-surging-bettors.html 2013-05-05T00:02:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2061568-usher-ready-role-sugar-ray-leonard.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Usher believes his dancing skills will help him in his upcoming role as Sugar Ray Leonard in "Hands of Stone," a new boxing film about the great brawler Roberto Duran. Usher said he has been preparing to play Leonard — a fighter with fast hands, smooth feet and a wide smile — for more than a year and still needs to... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2061568-usher-ready-role-sugar-ray-leonard.html 2013-05-03T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058168-bbc-sportscaster-hall-admits-14-indecent-assaults.html LONDON (AP) — Veteran BBC sportscaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on underage girls, including one who was just 9 years old, prompting the broadcaster Thursday to drop him for his "sickening" behavior. The 83-year-old, who had been arrested in January for questioning about alleged crimes committed between 1967 and 1986, had earlier... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058168-bbc-sportscaster-hall-admits-14-indecent-assaults.html 2013-05-02T21:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2058832-secs-network-with-espn-to-debut-2014.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. Slive says the network will carry... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2058832-secs-network-with-espn-to-debut-2014.html 2013-05-02T20:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052890-im-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-breaks-barrier.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade. Collins eventually decided he shouldn't, because he wanted to keep his secret safe: For more than a decade as a professional athlete, he had remained silent about his sexuality, worried a... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:48:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052890-im-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-breaks-barrier.html 2013-04-30T13:48:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2053264-collins-support-coming-incredible.html Jason Collins said he has gotten "incredible" support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, and hopes he may have made the path easier for others to follow. Collins sat down for an interview that was aired by ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, one day after the veteran NBA center revealed h... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2053264-collins-support-coming-incredible.html 2013-04-30T12:52:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2047316-nhl-thriving-despite-short-season-lockout.html NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever damage was caused by the latest long NHL lockout, the league isn't feeling the fallout as it gets set to start this year's playoffs. With just a few days left in the shortened 48-game season, a look back shows that fans are still flocking to arenas and tuning in on TV sets. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told a meeting of Associate... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:14:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2047316-nhl-thriving-despite-short-season-lockout.html 2013-04-26T20:14:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2040406-captioner-calling-deschanel-bomb-suspect.html NEW YORK (AP) — A TV captioning service has apologized for misidentifying "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel (ZOH'-ee deh-shuh-NEHL') as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on a Texas news broadcast. Lawrence, Kan.-based Caption Solutions says it and its captioner "deeply regret" the mistake. Company president Kala J. Patterson says in a statement is... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:41:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2040406-captioner-calling-deschanel-bomb-suspect.html 2013-04-23T22:41:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Boston Marathon bombings and the massive manhunt for two suspects helped television news, with Fox News Channel leading all cable networks in prime-time ratings for the first week since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Fox averaged 2.87 million viewers in prime time last week, topping the USA network, which had 2.62 m... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:26:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html 2013-04-23T20:26:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2038518-games-take-points-to-win-take-fans.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a Super Bowl matchup for the ages: cats vs. dogs. The Puppy Bowl, a fixture on Animal Planet during the Super Bowl for nearly a decade, will have new competition next year from the Kitten Bowl, the Hallmark Channel announced this month. "We would like to own the day," said Bill Abbott, president and CEO of Crown Media Family Networ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:37:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2038518-games-take-points-to-win-take-fans.html 2013-04-23T18:37:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 42 million people watched the last hour of Friday's manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on television. That was the Nielsen company's estimate Monday of the number of people watching ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC during the hour that ended at 9 p.m. on the East Coast. That's when police announced that Dz... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html 2013-04-22T23:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2035020-nbcs-michaels-arrested-alleged-dui-calif.html SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — NBC Sports announcer Al Michaels was arrested over the weekend in Southern California on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities said Sunday. Michaels was pulled over at about 9:30 p.m. Friday after officers manning a DUI checkpoint witnessed him make an illegal U-turn, Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis said. Michaels, t... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:59:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2035020-nbcs-michaels-arrested-alleged-dui-calif.html 2013-04-21T21:59:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2033974-summerall-remembered-voice-nfl.html PLANO, Texas (AP) — Veteran sportscaster Pat Summerall was remembered Saturday during a memorial service as "the voice of the NFL" and a venerated figure who maintained a humble approach despite the praise his broadcast work received for decades. Thousands gathered Saturday at a Baptist church just north of Dallas to pay tribute to a broadcaster who calle... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:24:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2033974-summerall-remembered-voice-nfl.html 2013-04-20T21:24:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2032584-photos-force-suspects-move-breaking-bombing-case.html BOSTON (AP) — Moments after investigators went before television cameras to broadcast photos of two men in ball caps wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing, queries from viewers started cascading in — 300,000 hits a minute that overwhelmed the FBI's website. It marked a key turning point in a search that, for all the intensity of its first 72 hours, had f... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:17:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2032584-photos-force-suspects-move-breaking-bombing-case.html 2013-04-20T02:17:07Z