Monthly Archives: August 2007

>IAAF Preview Net Coverage:WCSN, 9:00 PM (now!) and 5:30 AMCBC, 6:30 AM TV Coverage:Versus, 7:00-9:00 PM tomorrow(reruns at 1:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Friday) Final events:7:00 PM, Women’s 20k Walk (IAAF preview, T&FN discussion)all day, Men’s Decathlon (IAAF … Continue reading →

>ResultsIAAF ReviewUSATF RecapUSA Today Notebook My thoughts on the sixth day of the World Championships… Even though Versus/NBC is still scared of putting meaningful field-event stats on screen, they used the read “leader line” extremely well in tonight’s long jump … Continue reading →

>IAAF Preview Net Coverage:WCSN, 6:10 AMCBC, 6:30 AM TV Coverage:Versus, 7:00-9:00 PM tomorrow(reruns at 1:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Friday) Final events:6:30 AM, Women’s Hammer Throw (IAAF preview, my picks, T&FN discussion)7:25 AM, Women’s 400m Hurdles (IAAF preview, … Continue reading →

>ResultsIAAF ReviewSports Illustrated ReviewUSATF RecapUSA Today Notebook My thoughts on the fifth day of the World Championships… Versus managed to show us a decent amount of a semifinal in the women’s 5000 meters and ended their telecast early, but couldn’t … Continue reading →

>IAAF PreviewNet coverage:WCSN, 9:00 PM and 6:15 AMCBC, 6:30 AM TV coverage:7:00-9:00 PM tomorrow on Versusrepeats Thursday at 1:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Final events:6:35 AM, Men’s High Jump (IAAF preview, my picks, T&FN discussion)6:45 AM, Women’s Discus … Continue reading →

>ResultsIAAF reviewSports Illustrated reviewUSATF reportUSA Today notebook My thoughts on the fourth day of the World Championships… Why, oh why can we never get an on-screen version of the chart in the high jump and pole vault? And why is … Continue reading →

>IAAF preview Net coverageWCSN, 9:00 PM and 6:00 AMCBC, 6:30 AM TV Coverage on Versus:Day 3 reruns at 1:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 3:00 PMDay 4 coverage at 7:00-9:00 PM Final events:6:30 AM, Women’s Pole Vault (IAAF preview, my picks, … Continue reading →

>ResultsIAAF ReviewSports Illustrated reviewUSATF reportUSA Today notebook My thoughts on the third day of the World Championships… It’s really frustrating that Versus makes us wait until 7 PM to see events that completed almost ten hours previously. On the other … Continue reading →

>IAAF preview Net coverage:WCSN, 9:00 PM and 6:10 AMCBC, 6:30 AM TV coverage:Versus, 1:00-3:00 AM, 9:00-11:00 AM, 3:00-5:00 PM, 7:00-9:00 PM(late-night will likely be a rerun of today’s broadcast) Final events:6:30 AM, Men’s Hammer Throw (IAAF preview, my picks, T&FN … Continue reading →

>ResultsIAAF reviewUSATF reportSports Illustrated reviewUSA Today notebook My thoughts on the second day of the World Championships… Yesterday I ran down CBC’s announcers a bit. Today I want to talk up their producers and program directors. While their on-air talent … Continue reading →