Here are the starting times for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday:
THURSDAY
4:15 pm: Miami vs. Marquette (CBS)
4:47 pm: Arizona vs. Ohio State (TBS)
6:45 pm: Indiana vs. Syracuse (CBS)
7:17 pm: Wichita St. vs. LaSalle (TBS)
FRIDAY
4:15 pm: Louisville vs. Oregon (CBS)
4:37 pm: Kansas vs. Michigan (TBS)
6:45 pm: Michigan State vs. Duke (CBS)
6:57 pm: Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast (TBS)
CBS and Turner sports have announced the starting times for Saturday’s and Sunday’s third-round games.
Here’s the schedule (with times in Pacific):
SATURDAY
9:15 a.m. CBS – VCU vs. Michigan
11:45 a.m. CBS: Memphis vs. Michigan State
2:15 CBS: Colorado State vs. Louisville
3:10 TNT: Harvard vs. Arizona
4:45 CBS: Butler vs. Marquette
4:10 TBS: Oregon vs. Saint Louis
5:40 TNT: Wichita State vs. Gonzaga
6:40 TBS: California vs. Syracuse
SUNDAY
9:15 a.m. CBS: Iowa State vs. Ohio State
11:45 a.m. CBS: Indiana vs. Temple
2:15 pm CBS: Kansas vs. North Carolina
3:10 TNT: Minnesota vs. Florida
4:10 TBS: Florida Gulf Coast vs. San Diego State
4:40 truTV: La Salle vs. Mississippi
5:40 TNT: Illinois vs. Miami
6:40 TBS: Duke vs. Creighton
With Thursday’s first day of action in the books, CBS and Turner sports have announced the starting times for Saturday’s eight third-round games.
Here’s the schedule (with times in Pacific):
9:15 a.m. CBS – VCU vs. Michigan
11:45 a.m. CBS: Memphis vs. Michigan State
2:15 CBS: Colorado State vs. Louisville
3:10 TNT: Harvard vs. Arizona
4:45 CBS: Butler vs. Marquette
4:10 TBS: Oregon vs. Saint Louis
5:40 TNT: Wichita State vs. Gonzaga
6:40 TBS: California vs. Syracuse
In a surprising turn of events, Floyd Mayweather announced he is switching television networks, going from sports leader HBO to Showtime. For me, there’s more questions. It’s a gamble for both sides with a lot of potential.
First, will this help elevate the sport. Mayweather is the top attraction now. With Manny Pacquiao’s back-to-back losses, Floyd stands alone. Now if he can get CBS involved in promoting his fights as well, it will be big in drawing in a larger audience. s. HBO has done a masterful job of spreading their promotion of boxing through the Time Warner properties. The 24/7 reality shows on CNN, and having spots on NBA games. Hopefully CBS can do more.
By signing with Showtime, Mayweather will be looked upon to bringing more fans to Showtime. It will be interesting to see how many people will switch over to Showtime from HBO for Mayweather. Will it be minimal, or will it be significant. The last boxing star Showtime had of this magnitude was Mike Tyson. It will be interesting at the end of Mayweather’s deal to see how he’s helped the network compared to Tyson.
According to a New York Times story in January, Showtime has improved its subscription base to 21.3 million, which is up from 13.8 million in 2005. By comparison, HBO has held steady at 28-to-29 million. And Showtime does have a strong array of shows, including Emmy-winner Homeland, as well as other critically acclaimed shows Dexter, Californiacation, Nurse Jackie, Shameless. The network has also expanded its sports coverage wtih Jim Rome, Inside NASCAR and Inside the NFL.
But there’s always big deals that never fulfill their potential. The truth is, Floyd is 36. How good will he be at the end of the contract? If there’s a big dropoff, that could really hurt Showtime. And will Showtime and CBS be able to get Floyd out there to really build their brand? HBO was pretty good at it. I’m not sure how successful Showtime will be.
But it will all be interesting to watch.
Sunday’s San Diego Chargers game will not be televised in Southern California again.
The Chargers didn’t sell enough tickets for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals to avoid a local television blackout. Nearly 11,000 tickets remained for the game.
This marks the Chargers’ eighth blackout in their last 16 afternoon games.
In place of the Chargers’ game, CBS will broadcast the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Baltimore Ravens at 1:25 p.m.
Football fans in the desert hoping to watch the San Diego Chargers’ home game against the Baltimore Ravens on television can now make alternate plans.
The Chargers’ game won’t be televised in Southern California, as more than 9,000 general tickets remained unsold at Thursday’s 1 p.m. deadline. CBS will now broadcast a 10 a.m. game, with the obvious choices being Denver at Kansas City or Oakland at Cincinnati. The exact game will be determined Friday.
All teams must sell out their home games 72 hours before kickoff, or the game can not be televised within a 75-mile radius. That area stretches into the Coachella Valley as well as Los Angeles.
This is San Diego’s second blackout of the season and seventh in the past three years.
Sunday’s San Diego Chargers home game against the Baltimore Ravens might not be on television in the Coachella Valley.
About 10,000 general tickets remain unsold for Sunday’s game. The game will not be shown live on CBS unless enough tickets are sold by Thursday’s 1 p.m. deadline.
If the Chargers are blacked out, it would be San Diego’s second of the season and seventh in its past 21 regular-season home games.
The Chargers (4-6) have lost five of their past six games.
The San Diego Chargers sold enough tickets to lift the local television blackout for their home opener Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
The game will be televised live on CBS Channel 2. Kickoff is at 1:25 p.m. with Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts calling the game.
The Chargers will hold a pre-game ceremony to officially retire No. 55 in honor of the most-decorated defensive player in team history, Junior Seau.
The San Diego Chargers received a 24-hour extension to sell enough tickets to lift the local television blackout of Sunday’s home opener against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium. The game kicks off at 1:25 pm.
The team now has until 1:25 pm PT Friday to sell approximately 2,100 general tickets. Several hundred Club seats – some of the best seats in the stadium – also are available.
Since the Coachella Valley is considered a secondary market of the Chargers, we would be included in the blackout if San Diego is unable to sell out.
If the Chargers are blacked out, the Coachella Valley most likely would receive the New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers game as the second game of a CBS doubleheader.
The early game will be the Oakland Raiders at the Miami Dolphins at 10 a.m.
Severe storms moving through the New York City area have forced a number of changes to the U.S. Open tennis broadcast schedule. The tournament will fail to finish on Sunday for the fifth consecutive year.
The men’s singles semifinal match between defending champion Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer will be broadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday on ESPN2. Play was suspended in the first set Saturday with Djokovic trailing 5-2.
Saturday night’s women’s final between No. 1-seed Victoria Azarenka and No. 4 seed Serena Williams was postponed and rescheduled for 1 p.m. today on CBS.
The men’s championship will now be played on Monday starting at 1 p.m. on CBS. No. 3 seed Andy Murray will meet the Djokovic-Ferrer winner.