I give you a couple of releases unrelated to any particular subject. I haven’t posted this release in a while. It’s what ESPN will air regarding motorsports.
Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series in Prime Time from Phoenix on ESPN2
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races in prime time at Phoenix International Raceway and ESPN2 will have a live, flag-to-flag telecast of the 200-mile event on Friday night, April 9. NASCAR Countdown airs at 9 p.m. ET, while the race telecast starts at 9:30 p.m. with the green flag at 9:45 p.m. ESPN2 is the home of the series all season, with selected races airing on ESPN and ABC.Also from Phoenix, ESPN2 airs coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Friday at 5 p.m.Marty Reid will be the lap-by-lap announcer for ESPN2’s race coverage, joined in the booth for analysis by 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Andy Petree. Pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little and Shannon Spake. Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage.Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio, with analysis by Wallace.Craven, LaJoie, Chengelis on NASCAR Now RoundtableNASCAR on ESPN analysts Ricky Craven and Randy LaJoie and NASCAR Now reporter Angelique Chengelis will be panelists on NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program on Monday, April 12, at the special time of 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Allen Bestwick will host the edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program.Mike Massaro hosts half-hour episodes of NASCAR Now airing Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at 5 p.m., Friday at 1 a.m. (late Thursday night) and Friday at 6:30 p.m. Massaro also hosts the one-hour weekend edition that airs Saturday, April 10, at 10 a.m. with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. Chengelis and Nicole Briscoe will report from Phoenix, joined by analyst Rusty Wallace.NASCAR Now is hosted by Massaro, Bestwick and Briscoe and originates from ESPN’s high definition studios in Bristol, Conn. Contributors include reporters Marty Smith, Shannon Spake and Angelique Chengelis, analysts Ray Evernham, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Ricky Craven and Randy LaJoie, and ESPN.com reporters Ed Hinton, Terry Blount and David Newton. The NASCAR on ESPN team event coverage team of Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Marty Reid, Dr. Jerry Punch, Andy Petree, Dave Burns, Jamie Little, and Vince Welch also make frequent contributions to NASCAR Now.NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series in HoustonThe NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series races this weekend in the NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston, and ESPN2 will air highlights of qualifying and eliminations. Qualifying action airs Saturday, April 10, at 11 p.m. ET, and again on Sunday at 1 p.m. Coverage of eliminations airs Sunday at 8 p.m.Houston Raceway Park benefits from incredible atmospheric conditions because of its proximity to Trinity Bay, which feeds the facility cool air. The track’s first NHRA national event, in fall 1988, established HRP as one of the sport’s quickest with NHRA’s first four-second Top Fuel quarter-mile pass and a new national record. Since then, the track has been host to a dizzying array of record runs, including the first sub-4.5-second Top Fuel quarter-mile pass by Larry Dixon in 1999. In 2010, the state-of-the-art starting-line Tower Club will offer fans a VIP experience.Paul Page anchors ESPN2’s coverage with analysis by 22-time NHRA winner Mike Dunn. Gary Gerould and Dave Rieff report from the pits. Rieff and Dunn host NHRA RaceDay on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to set the stage for that day’s eliminations action.
And this is a release from NBA TV and what’s air
ing this week.
San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings Chosen by Fans for the Final Fan Night this SeasonNBA LEAGUE PASS Tips Off NBA Day Pass Daily OfferFor the final NBA TV Fan Night game of the 2009-10 NBA season, fans chose the San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings game. The game will air Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 10 p.m. (ET). Host Ernie Johnson will be joined by analysts Kevin McHale and Chris Webber beginning at 9:30 p.m. (ET) with the Pregame Show.NBA Digital also tips off the NBA LEAGUE PASS daily offer — “NBA Day Pass” – available through April 14. DISH Network and NBA League Pass Broadband will be offering the package (DISH – $6.95 and League Pass Broadband – $5.95) which will allow fans to follow their favorite teams and players on a nightly basis as they fight for a spot in the NBA Playoffs.On Thurs., April 8 at 4 p.m. (ET), NBA TV will air second and third round coverage of the 2010 WNBA Draft presented by adidas. The draft will take place at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, N.J.Although NBA TV will air its final Fan Night game of the season,, the network will provide numerous live games down the stretch as teams battle for playoff positioning. NBA TV’s live game coverage continues on Friday, April 9 with three straight days of live games beginning with a doubleheader at 7:30 p.m. (ET) featuring the Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat followed by the Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. (ET). On Saturday, April 10 the NBA TV will air the San Antonio Spurs @ Denver Nuggets game at 9 p.m. (ET) and on Sunday, April 11 the Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns face off at 9 p.m. (ET).Fans will still have a chance to interact every Tuesday at 1 p.m.(ET) during The Jump on NBA.com, a live, interactive show designed for the supreme NBA fan. Host Kyle Montgomery, analysts Dennis Scott and Brent Barry and ‘chat-master’ Sekou Smith will answer fans’ questions and comments via NBA.com, Facebook or Twitter. The show, which reairs on NBA TV every Tuesday at 5 p.m. (ET), features all the latest news and happenings in the NBA.Every Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET), NBA TV features a Euroleague Game of the Week.NBA TV PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE:
APRIL 5 – APRIL 11NBA TV SCHEDULE (all times ET): APRIL 5- APRIL 11
MONDAY, APRIL 5
12-1 p.m. NBA.COM FANTASY INSIDER Rick Kamla, Dennis Scott
7-7:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Matt Winer, Brent Barry
TUESDAY, APRIL 6: FAN NIGHT
1 p.m. (NBA.com) The Jump on NBA.com Kyle Montgomery, Dennis Scott, Sekou Smith
5-6 p.m. The Jump on NBA.com (NBA.com Re-Air) Kyle Montgomery, Dennis Scott, Sekou Smith
6-6:30 p.m. THE BEAT David Aldridge
8- 9:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
9:30 -10 p.m. Pregame Show Ernie Johnson, Kevin McHale, Chris Webber
10 – 12:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings Local Announcers
12:30 p.m.- 1:30 a.m. NBA GameTime Ernie Johnson, Kevin McHale, Chris Webber
WEDNESDAY, APRIL7
4- 4:30 p.m. NBA D-League Central Rick Kamla
4:30-6:30 p.m. NBA D-League Showcase: TBD Local Announcers
6:30- 7 p.m. Making the Call Matt Winer and Ronnie Nunn
7- 8 p.m. All-Access with Ahmad Ahmad Rashad
8-8:30 p.m. REAL NBA
8:30-9 p.m. NBA Special: NBA Roundtable- 2010 Rookies
9-11 p.m. NBA GameTime Matt Winer, Eric Snow
12- 2a.m. NBA GameTime Matt Winer, Eric Snow
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
4- 5 p.m. WNBA Draft
7 p.m.- 1 a.m. BEST OF THE 2000’s : NBAE Presents 2009
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
7- 7:30 p.m. Pregame Show Rick Kamla, Steve Smith, Cheryl Miller
7:30-10 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat Local Announcers
10 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. NBA Regular Season: Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers Local Announcers
12:30 – 1 a.m. NBA GameTime Friday Rick Kamla, Steve Smith, Cheryl Miller
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
1- 3 p.m. Euroleague Game of the Week: TBD
7- 8:30 p.m. NBA GameTime
8:30 -9 p.m. Pregame Show Matt Winer, Eric Snow, Cheryl Miller
9- 11:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: San Antonio Spurs @ Denver Nuggets Local Announcers
11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. NBA GameTime Matt Winer, Eric Snow, Cheryl Miller
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
7- 8:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
8:30- 9 p.m. Pregame Show Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
9- 11:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns Local Announcers
11:30 p.m.- 12 a.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
12 – 1 a.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
That’s it.
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