With J Hutcherson -- And some eyes turn to Seattle. More than you would think if the Western
Conference Final rating is an indication. That game was scheduled at an inconvenient time for the
East Coast, so maybe prime time on Sunday works out. The major competition is NBC's Football Night
In America.
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[Photo: NBC]I am extremely, extremely disappointed in your behavior, Michael Gary Scott. Very, very
disappointed indeed...#1 - Delayed from yesterday by another publisher malfunction, my capsule
preview for the Under-20 World Cup is now up. Hosts Egypt opened the proceedings last night with a
thorough 4-1 rout of CONCACAF's Trinidad & Tobago.
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David Gregory of NBC's Meet the Press is a long-time supporter of D.C. United and has been to
several games over the last few years. With a couple of soccer-playing kids, Mr. Gregory is yet
another member of the DC community who has stepped up and issued a challenge to DC area sports fans
to attend United's Open Cup final against Seattle Sounders FC next Wednesday.
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This was on NYC's NBC affiliate during today's morning show. I'm sure a more legitimate video of
this piece will surface later in the day but until then you'll have to be content to watch it in
TOR's patented GhettoVision™.
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I hate that I am becoming the new "Takedown-meister" here on BS, but this comment on Ed's US-Mexico
recap has set me off.
Quote: Originally Posted by
FijiUnited Americans have always been change agents.
If anyone can change the referee problem in CONCACAF, its us.
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WVHooligan 07 August @ 01:43 PM EST
Gotta love when a little cable channel is hyping their big broadcast. I'm starting to get more
emails from NBC and mun2 about next week's game. Here's a cool clip with a few of the game's
stars.
Enjoy!
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Various sources (not to be confused with Various Styles) are reporting this morning that on August
12, the day of the United States - Mexico game, Telemundo affiliate mun2 (mun dos) will be offering
a "Free Preview" of their channel.
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According to NBC Universal, mun2 has already received commitments from programming distributors
that almost double their current 31 million household subscriber base.
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Azteca.
Hopefully this suffices as a little more cheery after post #999. Welcome to the 1000th post here at
Hillcrest Road. We are focusing on the upcoming World Cup Qualifier at Estadio Azteca between the
United States and Mexico, CONCACAF's two biggest powers and two biggest rivals. The match takes
place next Wednesday at 3 p.
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OK folks, if you want to see the US vs Mexico match on August 12th, it's going to take some
work. From TVweek.com
NBC Universal is now going to offer all cable and satellite operators free access to
Telemundo-owned cable network mun2 on August 12, so that all soccer fans around the country will
get to see the English-language telecast of the World Cup qualifying match between the United
States and Mexico.
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OK folks, if you want to see the US vs Mexico match on August 12th, it's going to take some
work. From TVweek.com
NBC Universal is now going to offer all cable and satellite operators free access to
Telemundo-owned cable network mun2 on August 12, so that all soccer fans around the country will
get to see the English-language telecast of the World Cup qualifying match between the United
States and Mexico.
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WVHooligan 28 July @ 12:43 PM EST
As some of you have seen over the last day or so on my Twitter feed (twitter.com/wvhooligan),
NBC Universal, the parent company of Telemundo and mun2 have been emailing the WVH inbox like no
other.
Two typical PR-style press releases and one in a slightly response to my post on the ball being
dropped with mun2 broadcasting the game a little while back.
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We signed a petition, we sent emails, we moaned and complained, all in an effort to get NBC
Universal to do something about the availability of the USA-Mexico match on August 12th. I don't
know if...
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This week it was announced that the Mexico-US match at Azteca next month will only be available on
Telemundo and Mun2, with Mun2 carrying the English feed. This means many USMNT fans will have to
watch the Spanish language feed. This would not be so bad if it was on Univision or Telefutura, but
the Telemundo commentators are over the top in their Mexico bias.
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Lost my interwebs for much of the day, so you may well already be on top of all this...#1 - U.S.
midfielder Danny Szetela has returned to MLS from Racing Santander, joining D.C. United. The club
were kind enough to get us a glimpse of the new man in training today...#2 - Match Fit USA's Jason
Davis wants us all to get active in compelling NBC to hook up some USMNT @ Mexico broadcast
coverage.
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MLS Daily 15 July @ 02:57 PM EST
If you were looking forward to watching the US-Mexico World Cup qualifier on August 12, you might
be out of luck. Steven Goff is reporting that Telemundo, which falls under the NBC family of
networks, is opting not to sell their English-language rights to ESPN for the match in Mexico
City.
With ESPN, who have broadcasted the rest of the USMNT qualifiers this year, out of the picture,
Telemundo will broadcast the game on mun2, a channel that frequently broadcasts in English and is
geared towards a younger demographic.
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As you know, Mr. David Beckham is back in the U.S. and some people are going crazy again. NBC had
on Mr. Becks and he appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly. He's scheduled to play tomorrow night
for Galaxy against New York, then next Saturday for the Wizards against the Galaxy at CAB. The
match kicks off at 8 p.
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WVHooligan 15 July @ 12:59 PM EST
As most of you probably heard sometime between yesterday afternoon and this morning, there will
be no ESPN broadcast for the US-Mexico World Cup qualifier next month. Sad times I know.
Apparently the game in English will be shown on a channel most either have never heard of or
even have on their TVs.
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That's right, if you've not heard yet, Steven Goff of the Washington Post announced yesterday a
fairly confusing situation that ends up meaning that the US vs Mexico CONCACAF qualifier on August
12, at Azteca Stadium will only be carried by a smaller Spanish channel called mun2 which is
broadcast in English.
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That's right, if you've not heard yet, Steven Goff of the Washington Post announced yesterday a
fairly confusing situation that ends up meaning that the US vs Mexico CONCACAF qualifier on August
12, at Azteca Stadium will only be carried by a smaller Spanish channel called mun2 which is
broadcast in English.
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MLS Rumors 15 July @ 06:14 AM EST
According to a recent NBC report in Alabama, you could soon be adding the state's largest city,
Birmingham, to the expansion-bid list.Â
A groundbreaking is scheduled for next Tuesday night, as the City of Birmingham begins work on
expanding the B.J.C.C.
Tuesday, the city council voted to spend the first eight million dollars of a new business tax to
begin the dome project.
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One of the many reasons for D.C. United's steady start has been the play of Santino Quaranta.
The midfielder/forward leads his side in assists, and has notched two goals, including the game
tying goal against Chivas USA a few weeks back. His story is one that deserves to be told
overcoming addiction and learning how to appreciate life.
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Something to read while you wonder if perhaps Henry and Giggs spend too much time online... An
exclusive interview with Leo Messi (SoccerLens) Gabriele Marcotti breaks the game down on (SI.com)
How Andrés Iniesta took center stage (The Guardian) That Ronaldo vs Messi debate, finally settled
(Dirty Tackle) The most condescending and patronizing preview you'll ever read (NBC Sports) Three
epic [.
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It's rare that a great TV show out on a high note. Usually by the time a long-running show goes
off the air, it's a shell of its former self. But Scrubs definitely did it last night. They managed
to wrap up the storylines of the season, and its eight years, with its always-satisfying blend of
humor and emotion.
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MLS Rumors 27 April @ 07:51 PM EST
As heard moments ago on Glenn Davis Soccer Hour.
Seattle's Media market = 1.745 Million people
1 ratings point = 17,450 people watching on TV
On over the air, NBC affiliate KING 5 the live game drew a 4.1 rating = 73,185 households
On cables FSN Northwest drew a 1.
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The Rapids announced a deal with KUSA, the local NBC affiliate, to broadcast the remaining Rapids
games not being covered by Altitude. The games will be broadcast on Universal Sports in the Denver
market, which is channel 9.3 over the air and channel 250 on Comcast. The deal also includes
English-language broadcasts for the Rapids two Telefutura games this season (both against Houston)
starting with this Sunday's game at the Dynamo.
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Ok, pretend this is 1996 and 'Seinfeld' was still part of NBC's 'Must-See TV' lineup. Suppose we
took away Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. All we'd be left with are the likes of Newman, Mikey,
Peterman, Uncle Leo, Frank Costanza and let's say Larry David wearing a cape. Would you still tune
in? I might, just for the bizarre curiosity of it.
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Buffalo has a ton of collection agencies. Most are reputable companies who follow the rules and
laws while trying to collect old debt.
But Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC did a 6 part series on "the Debt Trap" and included two local
debt collection companies who were caught on hidden cameras engaging in some not so tasteful
tactics.
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The Offside 29 January @ 10:00 PM EST
Stuff to read while you casually put the ball in from 40 yards out during a friendly at an RV
park...... A brilliant Harry Redknapp postmatch crib sheet. (Top Spurs) WAG does pop music video
without a great deal of clothing. (The Spoiler) Another in the Becks to Milan crowd. (mCalcio)
Everyone's a Barca fan these days, including Kobe [.
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It wasn't looking good for Chase Utley and crew when yours truly hit the hay last night. But
40 year old Matt Stairs' 2-run homer put the Phillies in the win column for the 3rd time in the
NLCS - and on the brink of their first World Series since 1993. Speaking of 1993 made me [...]
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The Bruce Arena era began so pathetically that I was left wishing that rhythmic gymnastics would
somehow come on NBC so I could watch something slightly more appealing. And I hate rhythmic
gymnastics. I think it's time for MLS to...
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NBC Action News here in KC has picked up on the continued delays in the process to get Bannister
Mall torn down so that the Wizards stadium and a new shopping area can go in. As I've stated
previously, the project is only needing one final approval before construction on the site can
begin. Once that is done, then the construction on the stadium can actually begin.
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The Aztexan 20 August @ 08:55 PM EST
Here's a follow-up to my recent post about where one could get one's soccer fix after the Aztex
season finished. While I still miss the games out at Dragon Stadium, it's hard to argue there's not
enough soccer to keep a fan busy.
- Stoke City - their season is underway, so there are games every weekend.
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The Offside 19 August @ 08:00 PM EST
Stuff to read while you call the cops for a noise disturbance at a kindergarten....... Argentina's
women's team pays tribute to the Spanish men's basketball team. (The Spoiler) Everton has peaked,
for now. (Reuters Soccer Blogs) Captaincy is the least of England's worries. (Guardian Unlimited)
Mutu thinks FIFA are guilty of human rights violations.
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The Aztexan 19 August @ 11:42 AM EST
[With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, not that he'd know what "soccer" is.]
- If your gym has seventy-five TVs, but none of them are showing the Olympic semifinal between
Argentina and Brazil, you might be an American soccer fan
- If your official Olympic broadcaster relegates the matchup between these world superpowers of
football to cable-only MSNBC instead of the primary NBC affiliate, you might be an American soccer
fan
- If the primary channel of your official Olympic broadcaster is filling airtime with fricking
Matt Lauer and Al Roker dorking around pretending to be fricking rhythmic gymnasts during that same
semifinal, you might be an American soccer fan
- If the cable-only carrier of this game breaks in - during play - to show MOTHERFLIPPIN @*#$&
SASSAFRASSIN ^@#*% RACKIN FRACKIN #!
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