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Written by Matt Wiesenfeld
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Sunday, 18 January 2009 16:04 |
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 Yoostar has announced a partnership that will enable fans to integrate their own commentary into NBA broadcast and highlight packages. Beginning in the spring of 2009 subscribers will be able to purchase the Yoostar system which includes all the tools to turn a home or office into a broadcast studio: a sophisticated camera with built-in microphone, green screen, remote control and Yoostar software that runs on both PCs and Macs.
"We are delighted to welcome the NBA to the Yoostar content family," said Fredric D. Rosen, CEO, Yoostar Entertainment Group. "Fans will soon be able to experience the thrill, and the challenge, of calling or analyzing real NBA action from their favorite team, or stepping up to the podium as Commissioner and announcing their team's top draft choice." Every NBA team will offer final minutes from memorable games will be available for fans to access and deliver their personal commentary. NBA Draft clips will also be available. The NBA video highlights and NBA Draft clips will be available for purchase and download at NBA.com and www.yoostar.com. The NBA joins other Yoostar content providers including Paramount Pictures Corporation, Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Lions Gate Films, Inc. Source: Yoostar
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008 19:22 |
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 SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of the Duke University and U.S. Men's Olympic basketball teams, will return to host his exclusive weekly talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K. The show's fourth season tips off tonight, October 21 (7:00-8:00 pm ET), and airs nationwide on XM channel 144 and SIRIUS channel 123.
Every week, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K will feature discussions on a wide array of topical issues, covering the state of college basketball and showcasing Krzyzewski's personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court. Coach K and his returning co-host, Dave Sims, will interview a variety of special guests, including business leaders, entertainers, coaches and athletes.
Jerry Colangelo, the managing director of USA Basketball's Men's Senior National Team program for the past three years, will be the guest on the 2008 debut show October 21.
"Dave and I have had a lot of fun with this show the last three years, talking about basketball, business and many other topics," said Krzyzewski. "I'm thrilled that this year our audience has grown to include both XM and SIRIUS subscribers and I look forward to giving our listeners an entertaining and enriching show about life on the court and off."
Krzyzewski has one of the top coaching resumes of all-time. In 33 years as a head coach, Coach K compiled a 803-267 record, led Duke to three NCAA Championships (1991, 1992 and 2001), guided the Blue Devils to 10 Final Four appearances, developed 20 All-Americas and mentored seven National Players of the Year. The Blue Devils, who have been ranked No. 1 in 12 different seasons, have won 11 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles and 10 ACC Tournament championships.
Source: Sirius XM Radio
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Written by Nick Kappel
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Sunday, 01 June 2008 03:09 |
 Sacramento Kings’ forward Ron Artest has recently created his own personal segment on KHTK, a local radio station in Sacramento. He calls it “Radio Ron-Ronâ€, and uses this platform to discuss any and all hot topics.  He tested his interview skills with Kings’ center Spencer Hawes last week, and is scheduled to interview ESPN’s Marc Stein next week. After that, he plans to interview John Green – the Detroit fan who threw a cup of beer at Artest during the “Malice at the Palace†brawl in 2004. As reported by the Sacramento Bee:  Apparently, Green has already been tracked down and appears to be on board with the plan. No date has been set, but the buzz grew enough that Fox’s Best Damn Sports Show caught wind of it and wanted Artest to do the interview in their LA studio.
 Instead, Artest plans to conduct the interview at his house, which could prompt Best Damn Sports Show to send a video crew to capture what figures to be a highly anticipated event.  Artest announced his intentions during the interview with Hawes, and even went as far as asking Hawes what he would do if he was hit with a beer while standing on the free throw line.  The quick-witted Hawes responded by saying, “I probably wouldn’t go into the stands to go after them. That probably wouldn’t be what I’d do. That’d be a tough one.â€
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Written by Maury Brown
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 04:51 |
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 The Portland City Council will hear a resolution on Wednesday, May 28 urging the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to honor Bill Schonely with the Curt Gowdy Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the game of basketball during his nearly 30 years as the voice of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Mr. Schonely and other Trail Blazers alumni will be in attendance in celebration of a career that spanned 2,522 Trail Blazers basketball games, which measured in real time amounts to 6 years, 332 days that Mr. Schonely spent courtside as the link between the Trail Blazers and their fans.
“Coining the term ‘ Rip City ’ is certainly something that most people identify with Mr. Schonely,†said Commissioner Randy Leonard, “But my favorite Bill Schonely-ism is when he described a slam dunk as ‘climbing the Golden Staircase.’ The imagery he used and his energy were a big part of truly experiencing a Blazers game.â€
The resolution will be heard by the City Council beginning at 9:45 AM on May 28.
Source: Portland City Council
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Written by Maury Brown
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 05:01 |
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 SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced Friday that Senator Bill Bradley and NBA Hall-of-Famers Willis Reed and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, all members of the 1972-73 NBA Champion New York Knicks, will reunite at the NBA Store in Manhattan for an exclusive interview on SIRIUS Satellite Radio on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Bradley, Reed and Monroe will sit down with Mike Yam and Mitch Lawrence, hosts of the daily NBA talk show Full Court Press, at the SIRIUS broadcast set on Center Court at the World Famous NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The interview will air live nationwide starting at 1:00 pm ET exclusively on SIRIUS channel 127.
The former teammates will discuss the current NBA Playoffs while remembering their own journey to the 1973 NBA Championship. With Monroe and his dazzling ball-handling skills in the backcourt with Walt "Clyde" Frazier, the steady, intelligent play of Bradley at forward, and the captain, Reed, back at his familiar center spot after being plagued by injuries the previous season, the 1972-73 Knicks finished the regular season with a 57-25 record and captured their second NBA title by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. New York had the stingiest defense in the league that year, yielding only 98.2 points per game, and Bradley set a new team record for free throw percentage, which he would surpass in each of the next four seasons.
All three men were elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after their playing careers ended and Reed and Monroe were named among the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History." Bradley went on to enjoy a successful second career in politics, representing the state of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997. Bradley also hosts the weekly SIRIUS talk show American Voices, airing Sunday mornings exclusively on SIRIUS Stars, channel 102.
Source: SIRIUS
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 05:14 |
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 XM Satellite Radio will air the men's college basketball tournaments for the six major conferences starting March 12 for listeners nationwide.
XM is the official satellite radio network for the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC. This year marks the first time that XM has carried all six tournaments.
The Big East and Pac-10 tournaments will air nationwide on XM from March 12 to 15. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC tourneys will air on XM March 13-16. The tournaments can be heard live on ten XM college sports play-by-play channels. A channel guide for tournament week is available online at http://www.xmradio.com/collegesports.
"Wherever you live, XM is the place to hear the college basketball tournaments for all six power conferences," said Kevin Straley, XM senior vice president of news, sports, and talk programming. "You get more than 60 games in five days. You can turn on XM, listen to a game at Madison Square Garden, then turn the dial to the Staples Center. Then you can switch over to the Georgia Dome, check in on Conseco Fieldhouse, go to the Sprint Center, and wind up at Bobcats Arena."
The number-one seeds in the conference tournaments are North Carolina (ACC), Tennessee (SEC), UCLA (Pac-10), Texas (Big 12), Wisconsin (Big Ten), and Georgetown (Big East).
In addition to the live play-by-play coverage of the tournaments on XM, the XM Sports Nation channel (XM 144) will air talk radio shows from tournament cities. XM Sports Nation host T.J. Rives and analyst Mark Wise will broadcast from SEC FanFare in Atlanta. Scott Jackson will be in Charlotte to report on the ACC tourney. In Los Angeles, Earl Forcey and Dan Redmond will be on hand for the Pac-10. Ari Bykofsky will report on the Big East from New York City, and Kevin Blackistone will be in Kansas City for the Big 12.
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