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CBS will again have full coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with live coverage on CBS and online at March Madness On Demand. The preliminary CBS TV schedule is below (first-round matchups to be announced March 14).

CBS SPORTS 2010 NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 18
Noon-5:00 PM - FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, Providence, R.I., New Orleans, La., Oklahoma City, Okla., San Jose, Calif., Regional
7:00 PM-12:00 AM - FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, (same sites as above listing), Regional

Friday, March 19
Noon-5:00 PM - FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, Jacksonville, Fla., Buffalo, N.Y., Milwaukee, Wisc. & Spokane, Wash., Regional
7:00 PM-12:00 AM - FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER, (same sites as above listing), Regional

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CBS announced its plans for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday special, airing March 14 at 6pm ET on CBS. Here’s the full press release from CBS:

CBS SPORTS TOGETHER WITH CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BREAK DOWN THE BRACKETS WITH THREE HOURS OF NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW COVERAGE

CBS Sports Broadcasts Exclusive, Live, First-time Announcement of  2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Field of 65 on Sunday, March 14

CBS College Sports Network Offers Two-Hours of In-Depth Analysis of Field of 65 Following CBS Sports’ Live Bracket Reveal

CBSSports.com Streams CBS Sports’ Selection Show Live

CBS Sports, together with CBS College Sports Network, offers college basketball fans the most comprehensive coverage of Selection Sunday with the exclusive, live, first-time announcement and three hours of in-depth coverage of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship field of 65.

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Hard to believe, but NCAA Tournament time starts again, with the announcement of the tournament field on Sunday, March 14, and the first round beginning on Thursday, March 18. CBS will again cover the tournament, with Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg its top announcing team. More details from CBS:

CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE NETWORK COVERAGE OF THE 2010 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS-OFF WITH FIRST-ROUND ACTION ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18

COVERAGE CULMINATES WITH NETWORK’S BROADCAST OF  FINAL FOUR® AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR 29th CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Spero Dedes Added to CBS Sports’ Announcer Line-up

Tournament Schedule and Broadcast Pairings Announced

“March Madness®” returns to the CBS Television Network when CBS

Sports broadcasts the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for the 29th consecutive year.  Exclusive live, network coverage begins on Thursday, March 18 and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the National Championship game from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR, the Network’s studio show, tips off CBS Sport’s coverage of first- round games on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days/nights) and is hosted by Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony and Seth Davis from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Lesley Visser, Tracy Wolfson and Sam Ryan serve as reporters for THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR throughout CBS Sports’ coverage of the tournament.
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GOLF CHANNEL is launching a new reality series following pro golfer John Daly on Tuesday, March 2 The series looks a Daly as he looks to reinvent his golf game — and his life — by quitting drinking and losing weight. From GOLF:

GOLF CHANNEL CHRONICLES GOLFER JOHN DALY’S ROAD TO REDEMPTION IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES BEING JOHN DALY

Eight-Part Docu-reality Series Premieres March 2 at 9 p.m. ET

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2010) – Similar to Mickey Rourke’s character in the critically acclaimed film The Wrestler, professional golfer John Daly had reached the pinnacle of success in his career only to end up losing everything to professional challenges and personal demons.  After hitting rock bottom, Daly is now focused on picking up the pieces of his life, which has been plagued by years of drinking, gambling and marriage problems, and returning to the PGA TOUR in an attempt at a major comeback. Daly’s incredible year-long journey is being documented by Golf Channel for a new eight-part reality series, Being John Daly, premiering Tuesday, March 2 at 9 p.m. ET.
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By Ryan

NBC has announced it will
air the USA vs. Canada
gold medal hockey game
on Sunday, Feb. 28, live
in all time zones. From NBC:

VANCOUVER - February 26, 2010 - The Olympic gold medal men’s hockey game featuring USA against the winner of the Slovakia vs. Canada game, which was originally scheduled to be broadcast live to the eastern and central time zones, will be broadcast live in all time zones on NBC this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, as part of NBC’s six hours of afternoon coverage.

USA vs. Canada: 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. MT, 12 noon PT

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By Ryan

A big day of Winter Olympic action on NBC, highlighted by the afternoon hockey clash between the USA and Finland. In prime time on NBC, viewers will see the final two events of these Olympics for Apolo Ohno, the men’s 500 meter final and the 5,000 meter relay final. Also, Lindsey Vonn looks to add to her medal total in her final event of these Games, the women’s slalom. Here’s the complete listings and highlights of Friday’s Olympic action from NBC:

APOLO OHNO SKATES FOR GOLD IN TWO EVENTS LIVE ON DAY 15

USA vs. Finland & Canada vs. Slovakia in Men’s Hockey Semifinals Live
Lindsey Vonn Skies in Fifth and Final Event

VANCOUVER - February 25, 2010 - NBC’s Friday primetime coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games begins tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET/PT. USA’s Apolo Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history after earning his seventh medal in the 1000m, skates in his last two events of the Olympics. Ohno skates in the men’s 500m gold medal final and leads Team USA in men’s 5000 relay gold medal final, live. USA’s Lindsey Vonn skis for her third and final medal, already winning gold and bronze this Olympics, in the women’s slalom. Also in primetime, four-man bobsled competition with Team USA’s pilot Steve Holcomb, the 2009 World Champion, as the gold medal favorite.

The men’s ice hockey semifinal round heats up as Team USA takes on Finland live on NBC and on NBCOlympics.com. The second semifinal game is live on CNBC and NBCOlympics.com between Team Canada and Slovakia.

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After attempting to fix Charles Barkley’s infamously awful swing in the first season of GOLF CHANNEL’s reality series The Haney Project, guru of the golf swing Hank Haney takes on a slightly better but no less entertaining pupil in actor Ray Romano. Haney will try to help Romano — a frequent player at celebrity golf tournaments — break an 18-hole score of 80 in The Haney Project: Ray Romano, premiering March 1 at 9pm ET on GOLF CHANNEL. Haney will work with Romano over the course of the seven-episode season, which visits the Ray Romano and Kevin James Celebrity Golf Classic in Los Angeles, the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in Lewisville, Texas, and other locations.

It won’t be tough for Romano to best Barkley in the swing department, but Romano has big shoes to fill when it comes to matching Sir Charles in the entertainment department. “It’s pressure to follow Charles,” Romano told us. “Have you seen Charles’ swing? He looks like he gets hit by lightning in the middle of his swing. And it’s so interesting to watch somebody try to fix that. For me, I’m just the average Joe Schmo golfer and [Hank’s] going to try to fix that. I’m under a bit of pressure to figure out how this was going to be entertaining.”

Here are the descriptions of the first four episodes from GOLF CHANNEL:

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Yeah, it’s starting to feel like baseball season. (Never mind the few inches of snow we got last night.) Whether you prefer cactus or grapefruit, baseball’s exhibition season is getting underway in areas much warmer than I’m in right now. MLB Network announced its schedule of spring training games — 78 total, 45 live — featuring all 30 teams from March 2-April 4. Full release from MLB Network below, and full TV schedule after the jump:

MLB NETWORK TO AIR 78 SPRING TRAINING GAMES

Spring Training Schedule Features 45 Live Games, Includes All 30 MLB Clubs

Secaucus, N.J. – MLB Network today announced its Spring Training game schedule, which will include 78 games featuring 45 live games and all 30 Major League clubs at least three times.  MLB Network’s Spring Training game schedule begins on Tuesday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET with the Atlanta Braves at New York Mets live from Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. On March 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET, MLB Network will air a rematch of the 2009 World Series as the defending champion New York Yankees face the Philadelphia Phillies. All games will be carriage of local telecasts, including local announcers. MLB Tonight, MLB Network’s signature studio show during the regular season, returns live every weekday on Monday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET.

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NBC has announced it will air the Winter Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinal game between the USA and Finland live in all time zones on Friday, Feb. 26.

The game will air at 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT and 12pm PT on NBC.

NBC has been under criticism for not airing enough events live, and “demoting” big live events like hockey to its cable channels. Team USA’s victory over Canada on Sunday aired live on MSNBC, with NBC cutting to live action only in the final minute after the USA scored an empty-net goal to secure the 5-3 win.

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I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone created a NASCAR-themed reality talent/game show. SPEED Channel announced that Fast Track to Fame will premiere March 1, filling that hole in the TV schedule for people who still miss Hee-Haw. Here’s the full release from SPEED:

SPEED INTRODUCES FAST TRACK TO FAME MARCH 1 FROM LAS VEGAS
MICHAEL WALTRIP TO HOST NEW TALENT SHOW FOR NASCAR NATION

Charlotte, NC – What would you get if you mixed a grassroots America talent search with a dash of Michael Waltrip’s gregarious personality and spread it liberally over NASCAR Nation?  Answer: SPEED’s super new talent show, FAST TRACK TO FAME.

FAST TRACK TO FAME is a wild, new talent show produced exclusively for SPEED by Stars Avenue Productions in conjunction with FiveBinks, Inc.  David Hill and George Greenberg from Stars Avenue and Michael Binkow and Joe Revello from FiveBinks serve as Executive Producers.

Renowned NASCAR owner/driver Michael Waltrip, one of NASCAR’s most out-going and popular personalities and younger brother of NASCAR on FOX lead race analyst Darrell Waltrip, is set to host.  Charissa Thompson, well known for her work on FOX Sports and FSN, serves as co-host.

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