Good to see Sean McDonough still will be able to work the U.S. and British Opens. Shows his priorities.
USA Today reports:
McDonough, 50, told USA TODAY Sports’ Michael Hiestand that he has been diagnosed with superior canal dehiscence syndrome and will have a procedure to correct a hole in the bone near his brain on Aug. 7. He wanted to wait until then so he could work this week’s Open and next month’s British Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Senior British Open. Now, he’s putting up with some bizarre symptoms: “When I’m in a real quiet place, I can hear my eyeballs move.”
Prime-time Pac 12: Fox Sports revealed its opening prime-time games for the Pac 12.
All eyes will be on Los Angeles Saturday, Sept. 1 (7:30 PM ET) as FOX Sports kicks off 13 consecutive weeks of regular-season action, including 12 prime time games and seven doubleheaders. Expected Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Barkley begins his quest to lead potential preseason #1 USC to a national title when the Trojans host Hawai’i in the Coliseum. First-year head coach Jim Mora takes the field Saturday, Sept. 8 (7:30 PM ET) when his UCLA Bruins host top 25 contender Nebraska Cornhuskers from the storied Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Barkley & Co. are back on FOX Week 3 when the Trojans travel to Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 15 (7:30 PM ET) to take on the nationally-ranked Cardinal.
Awarded: Congratulations to Jeremy Schaap and ESPN. From ESPN:
ESPN has won two 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, honoring excellence in electronic journalism, it was announced this week by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
E:60 won the Outstanding Sports Reporting award in the Television Network category for “Angel in the Outfield”, the story of Christina-Taylor Green, a nine-year old Little League baseball player who was shot and killed in January, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona, at the same event at which U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was seriously wounded.
ESPN Radio’s The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap won the Audio Sports Reporting award in the Radio Network/Syndication Service category for the E:60 feature “Hero”, the story of boxer Francisco “Paco” Rodriguez, who died in Philadelphia in 2009 from injuries suffered in the ring. The lives of four women from the Philadelphia area were prolonged by his family’s decision to donate his organs. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are often called the most prestigious in electronic journalism. The awards will be presented at the RTDNA Awards Dinner in New York on October 8.
NBA high: Dream Team still scores after 20 years. From NBA TV:
NBA TV’s critically-acclaimed premiere of The Dream Team presented by Right Guard averaged 847,000 total viewers to become the network’s most-viewed telecast of all-time.
No Mariotti: Deadspin A.J. Daulero has written a long piece imploring outlets not to hire Jay Mariotti. Didn’t know this was an issue. Mariotti hasn’t worked since his troubles in 2010.
Here’s the link.