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09.25.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, September 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
ESPN dropped the hammer on Bill Simmons, announcing a three-week suspension after a recent podcast reportedly featured Simmons calling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a liar and daring the company to punish him for it. ESPN issued a statement on the punishment, “Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards. We have worked hard to ensure that our recent NFL coverage has met that criteria. Bill Simmons did not meet those obligations in a recent podcast, and as a result we have suspended him for three weeks.” SI reports that the suspension applies to all mediums for Simmons, including Twitter.
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With more data in the books, CBS Sports’ Week 3 national doubleheader of the NFL on CBS drew a preliminary national household Nielsen rating/share of 15.8/30 (Live + Same Day) for the Denver/Seattle OT game in the afternoon. That now ranks as the highest-rated NFL game-to-date (on a Live + Same Day basis) this season on any network, including primetime, according to the network. The rating/share of 15.8/30 is also up 2% from last year’s 15.5/29 and was seen by an average of 27.3 million viewers for a 7% rise over last year’s comparable numbers.
On to Derek Jeter, as networks angle coverage toward his final days as a player in MLB. FOX Sports offers exclusive coverage of Derek Jeter’s final nationally televised game with Yankees/Red Sox on Saturday at 1p. The company will offer fans a camera that will focus only on the Yankee Captain, even when he’s not in the spotlight. Beforehand, the channel will also offer a special salute to Jeter’s career, written by Tom Verducci and voiced by Michael Chiklis.
Meanwhile, MLB Network will televise Derek Jeter’s final regular season home game tonight at 7p with the Orioles/Yankees. Bob Costas, Jim Kaat and Tom Verducci have the call. Leading up to the telecast, the channel will showcase a piece connecting Jeter’s final games to those of Mickey Mantle, and current MLB All-Stars, former teammates and top athletes from other professional sports, including Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and Jimmie Johnson, will look back at Jeter’s career in different features.
NBA TV is scheduling up to five USA Basketball World Championship Team matchups during the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women with action starting on Sept. 27 with USA/China at 2:30p. The USA team is the favorite to win after finishing a perfect 9-0 and taking home the gold in the previous FIBA World Championship held in the Czech Republic in 2010 and an 8-0 mark and gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
ESPN revealed that College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will stop in Columbia, S.C. on Sat. at 9a ahead of the Missouri/South Carolina SEC matchup at 7p on ESPN. Country music artist Kenny Chesney will perform his single American Kids acoustic during his appearance on GameDay, where he will serve as the show’s guest picker.
Sunil Gulati, President of U.S. Soccer, told the NYT that he was looking to press FIFA’s executive committee to publicly release an investigative report into the now-controversial awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He said in the interview that he would bring up the topic during the executive committee’s meeting in Zurich, which starts today, and lobby for the report to be made public. Under current FIFA rules, the report, compiled by former US attorney Michael J. Garcia, will not be made public.
ESPN unveiled its lineup of sports for X Games Aspen, which returns to Aspen from Jan. 22-25, offering an expanded and fully-medaled adaptive sport. The event will also present a Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding dual slalom competition on Jan. 22. Other changes include the return of Snowmobile Speed & Style, while Snowmobile HillCross make its first appearance since 2004. ESPN and ABC will televise a combined 16 hours of live X Games Aspen 2015 competition.
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Sportsman Channel announced plans to deliver 450 new episodes from 95 series beginning Sept. 29 with its Fall of the Wild lineup. Highlights include the 100th episode of Pigman: The Series and 10 years of North American Whitetail. “Fall is a very important and exciting time of year for America’s sportsmen and women,” said Marc Fein, executive vice president of programming and production at Sportsman Channel. “We present the most compelling, authoritative and entertaining personalities in the industry and our programming is second to none.”
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association struck an exclusive deal with FOX Sports North to deliver live telecasts from the Xcel Energy Center for all three games of the 2015 WCHA Final Five: Two semifinal contests on Friday, March 20 as well as the Broadmoor Trophy championship game on March 21. “We are thrilled to partner with FOX Sports North to provide outstanding television coverage of the 2015 WCHA Final Five,” said WCHA Commissioner Bill Robertson. “FOX Sports North has long been the on-air home of the Final Five, showcasing the incredible college hockey traditions, fantastic teams and success of the conference. As the WCHA brings the Broadmoor Trophy back to Saint Paul and the Xcel Energy Center in 2015, we could not ask for a better partner to deliver the best possible viewing experience for our fans.”
Wednesday, Oct. 8 will kick off the NHL season with the 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off, a free hockey and music festival and viewing party at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto. Festivities include live musical performances; prizes and giveaways; NHL Alumni and special guest appearances; merchandise available for purchase; and sponsored hockey activities. That will be followed by the Canadians/Maple Leafs on giant outdoor video screens. The 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off will be produced by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
FOX Deportes celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a new campaign spotlighting “community-minded Hispanic athletes,” representing a variety of sports, as well as influence and shape their communities. Vignettes that will run across all FOX Deportes programming and run through the end of the year. Featured athletes include Oscar De La Hoya, U.S. Men’s National Team and LA Galaxy star Omar Gonzalez, Kentucky Derby winner on California Chrome, jockey Victor Espinoza, NFL athletes Gavin Escobar of the Dallas Cowboys and Mychal Rivera of the Oakland Raiders, and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and number-one contender Gilbert Melendez, coaches of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.
Tony Stewart’s primary sponsor Mobil 1 announced that its funding for the three-time NASCAR champion remains unchanged, according to FOX Sports. An upstate New York grand jury on Wednesday opted not to charge Stewart for the Aug. 9 death of Kevin Ward Jr. after Stewart struck Ward on the track. The brand stated: ”The accident has been a terrible tragedy for all involved and our thoughts remain with the Ward family and Tony Stewart.”
Foot Locker is launching a campaign with NBA star James Harden that will feature the athlete challenging the Internet to a game of HORSE. Through Oct. 1, fans can submit videos of their best shots using Vine, Instagram or YouTube and tag @footlocker #HorseWithHarden for the chance to compete in the game and have their shot taken by Harden. The challenge will take place on the evening of October 1 when Harden views and attempts to match selected shots from a secret location. Harden’s made or missed attempts will then be shared with the world via Foot Locker’s YouTube channel and Twitter page.
Outdoor Channel is teaming with country music artist Craig Morgan to support National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 27. NHF Day is a grassroots effort that started in 1972 to promote outdoor sports and conservation through a series of nationwide events. The network will also be celebrating the holiday by asking fans to share #WhatGetsYouOutdoors via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Learfield Sports entered a multi-year partnership with Volar Video, which offers customized video solutions. Learfield will now use the company as its choice streaming software company for its collegiate partners. “Volar has been doing incredible work with many companies in the sports world in a short amount of time, and we consider them a valuable PSP,” said Learfield Sports’ Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer Joe Ferreira. “Their cutting-edge software and capabilities are exceptional, and we knew it would be a desirable product for our collegiate partners looking to bolster their video content and output.”
Tennis Channel slated a countdown of the top Wimbledon matches. The network is asking audiences to select the five best Wimbledon matches spanning 1980 to 2009, and starting Sept. 29, Tennis Channel Plus will then countdown the top matches based off of viewer votes.
Golf Channel launches coverage of the Ryder Cup with pregame at 10p, followed by first shots at 2:30a on Friday.
ON THIS DAY in 1997: The WNBA announces that it will add franchises in Detroit and DC.
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