Lead Stories: Saturday, July 5, 2008
Posted May 29th, 2008 at 4:30 PM by Jesse Squire
Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!
NCAA Midwest Regional Track & Field Championships
Huskers.com, Friday and Saturday
Free live coverage of the national championships qualifier from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Meet Website
California High School Track & Field Championships
Fox College Sports Pacific, 7-10:30 p.m. Saturday
replays Sunday at 2 p.m.
The best high school track meet in the country gets richly-deserved regional coverage.
Meet Website
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Posted May 21st, 2008 at 2:45 PM by Jesse Squire
Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!
Big Ten Track & Field Championships
Big Ten Network, 7-10 p.m. Thursday
replays at 11 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. Friday, 3 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday
If you don’t already know who won, I’m not telling you. Let’s just say it’s not a rerun of the indoor meet. Available in HD format.
Meet Website
Big XII Track & Field Championships
Fox Sports Net, 1-3 p.m. Saturday (may vary by region!)
Fox College Sports Central, 1 p.m. Friday, 6:30 a.m. Saturday, 6 a.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday
Fox College Sports Pacific, 3 a.m. Monday
Meet Website
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Posted May 16th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jesse Squire
Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. If I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section. Check your local listings and enjoy!
Adidias Track Classic
ESPN, 4-6 p.m. Sunday (live!)
The first major U.S. professional invitational of the year will take place in Carson, CA. The highlight event of the day will be the women’s 100 meters, where seven of the world’s top ten are slated to compete.
Meet website
NJCAA Track & Field Championships
Flocasts.org, time TBA
Flotrack’s Chase Wade will be covering the junior college national championships at South Plains College, Levelland, TX from May 15-17, 2008.
Meet website
Bay to Breakers
KRON, 7:30-10 a.m. (PDT) Sunday
Local TV coverage of both the professional and less-than-professional sides of the world’s largest 12k race. Flotrack may also have some coverage.
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Posted May 8th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Jesse Squire
Here are the running and track & field events coming your way on TV and/or through online webcasts. All times EDT. Check your local listings and enjoy!
Secrets of the Dead: Doping For Gold
PBS, 8-9 p.m. Wednesday
Most local stations will re-air throughout the week
Season 8 of the series begins with a documentary about the 1970s East German performance-enhancing drug program and its effects on their Olympic athletes.
Cheap Seats: 1978 Superstars
ESPN Classic, 1-1:30 a.m. Thursday
Watch Randy and Jason crack wise at sports stars. The ’78 competition included 3-time Olympic medalist Dwight Stones.
Illinois Twilight Meet
Big Ten Network, 8-10 p.m. Thursday
Replays Thursday at 11 p.m., Friday at 6 a.m., and Monday at 10 p.m.
Highlights of the April 30th meet held in Champaign, Illinois. Available in HD format.
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Posted May 1st, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jesse Squire
This week’s television broadcasts and webcasts of track & and road running events (all times EDT):
Big East Conference Championships
Live at BigEast.tv:
Friday at 10:50 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Saturday at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday at 10 a.m.
Fee: $7.95 for the whole weekend
The men’s title should come down to Georgetown and defending champ Louisville, while the Cardinals are favored to win the women’s title. Stars slated to compete include Villanova’s Bobby Curtis and Georgetown’s Melissa Grelli.
USC at UCLA
Live on Fox College Sports Pacific, 3-6 p.m. Saturday
Replays Saturday at midnight, Sunday at 10 a.m., Monday at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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