Parting Schotts

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Some media notes on this hot, steamy Tuesday: -- In a shocking move, ESPN confirmed a Tweet by Deadspin that it will be laying off hundreds of employees today. The number could be between 300 and 400 people. In a statement, ESPN said, "We are implementing changes across the company ...

Monday, May 20, 2013

Nick Carpenito has been named assistant coach for the Union women's hockey team, the school announced Monday. Carpenito, a 2011 Northeastern graduate, replaces Julie Chu, who resigned after the season. He comes to the Dutchwomen from Elmira College, where he was an assistant coach for the varsity team and the ...

Friday, May 17, 2013

If you are looking for the Blue Jays-Yankees game on CW15 tonight, you won't see it there. Inexplicably, the game is being televised on WRGB digital channel 6.2 and on channel 1896 on Time Warner Cable. Those channels are home to THIS, a movie channel. WRGB's sister station, WCWN (CW15), ...

Friday, May 17, 2013

Union junior goalie Troy Grosenick was named to the Capital One Academic All-District first team on Friday. The honor is voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America District 1 members. It's the second straight year Grosenick was honored. He was a third-team member last year. Grosenick is ...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Through three games of the Stanley Cup conference semifinals, NBC Sports Group has seen a 40 percent viewership increase compared to last year, the network said Thursday. In the three games carried so far on NBC Sports Network, an average of 1,056,000 viewers have watched, compared to 756,000 for two ...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bowling Green announced its 2013-14 hockey schedule Thursday, and it will open the season at Union Oct. 11-12. The Dutchmen won a pair of games at Bowling Green last year. Union will face WCHA teams the first two weeks of the season at Messa. Lake Superior Oct. 18-19. Union is ...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NBC Sports Network NHL announcer and Glens Falls native Dave Strader is back in Boston today. He will have the call of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bruins and New York Rangers tonight at 7:30 on NBCSN. Strader was on the call of Monday's classic between ...

Thursday, May 16, 2013

ESPN and the United States Tennis Association have agreed to an 11-year deal that will give ESPN exclusive broadcast rights to the U.S. Open, it was announced Thursday. The deal starts in 2015. This means that CBS Sports, which has broadcasted the event since 1968, will be done after the ...

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Soccer fans will enjoy this. "Center Circle," a new weekly soccer show, will debut on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Albany market, 5 p.m. in Buffalo, 11 p.m. in Rochester and 9:30 p.m. in Syracuse. The 30-minute show will review the previous week's Major ...

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Saratoga Springs native Dottie Pepper is heading back to television. Pepper has signed with ESPN, and she will make her debut at next month's U.S. Open. She will serve multiple roles on ESPN's multiplatform golf coverage, including analyst, on-course reporter and anchor during live play. She also will be an ...