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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Universal Sports To Carry ING NYCM Live on TV and Web

Posted October 29th, 2008 at 4:45 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Universal Sports NYC Marathon Universal Sports, a television channel and website dedicated to Olympic and action sports, will show Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon live on both broadcast television and on-line.

The television broadcast is accessible in many major American cities on free, digital broadcast TV, including New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. The on-line broadcast is available free and to anyone in the world who logs on to http://www.universalsports.com with a fast Internet connection.

The broadcast and webcast begin at 8h45 Eastern Standard Time in the United States (5h45 Pacific Standard Time and 14h45 Central European Time).
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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted October 29th, 2008 at 12:19 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: Columns, What To Watch

Track and Running on TV There are a few big events coming up this weekend on TV and the web, as the marathon season hits its peak, cross-country season is ramping up, and the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon approaches. As always, my times are Eastern unless otherwise stated, and check against your local listings.

ING New York City Marathon
WNBC, Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
NBC, 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday
The Greatest City In The World hosts arguably the greatest marathon in the world, and Universal Sports’ website will have three live internet feeds, free of charge.

Pac-10 Conference Cross Country Championships
Comcast Sportsnet Northwest, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday (Pacific time)
Pac-10.org, 2:15 p.m. Friday (Pacific time)
This is the best conference meet possible, matching up the #1 and #2 teams in the nation in both men’s and women’s races. At 2:25 p.m. local time (5:25 on the other side of the country), #1 Washington takes on the home team, #2 Oregon. This race will be webcast live and broadcast on CSN on a 35-minute delay. The men’s race, featuring #1 Oregon against #2 Stanford, will be live both on the web and cable at 3:25 p.m. local time.
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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted October 17th, 2008 at 6:38 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: Columns, What To Watch

Track and Running on TV There’s only a little bit this week. As always, times listed are Eastern; if I’ve missed anything, put it in the comments section.

Beijing Marathon
Universal Sports, 9 AM - 2:30 PM Sunday
UniversalSports.com, Sunday (time TBA)
This relatively minor marathon still boasts a field of nearly 30,000 runners…but what else do you expect in a nation of 1.2 billion people?
Event website

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
HBO, 10-11 PM Tuesday
Segments include an interview with Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt.

San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon
Fox Sports Net, 3-4 PM Wednesday
You should definitely check your local listings for broadcast time. This is a taped highlights package of the October 4th race.
Event website

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How to Watch Today’s Chicago Marathon on TV, via Internet

Posted October 12th, 2008 at 8:45 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Columns, What To Watch

Catch all the action of the 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon live on TV, radio and the Web:

NBC 5 Chicago
NBC 5 News coverage begins at 6 a.m. followed by live on-air and on-line coverage of the 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon from 7 to 11 a.m.

The Score Sportsradio 670 AM
On race day, The Score Sportsradio 670 AM will bring you all the race action live. Tune into 670 AM to catch the live broadcast from 7 to 11 a.m.

Universal Sports
Watch the Bank of America Chicago Marathon live webcast from 7 to 11 a.m. and on-demand at universalsports.com. This online broadcast and on-demand video coverage of the Chicago Marathon is brought to you by MarathonGuide.com. MarathonGuide.com also sponsored the 2008 Boston and Berlin Marathon webcasts, and will sponsor similar coverage for the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2, 2008.

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Universal Sports Offering Live (and Free) Coverage of World Half Marathon Championships

Posted October 12th, 2008 at 6:42 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Columns, What To Watch

The exclusive webcast by Universal Sports of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will begin this morning at 7:45 a.m. EST.

To tune in and watch the online broadcast, please visit: www.universalsports.com

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What To Watch: Running & Track Events on TV, Webcast

Posted October 10th, 2008 at 12:29 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Columns, What To Watch, Road Racing

Track and Running on TV Action is beginning to pick back up as we head into marathon season. Headlining the coming week’s action are the Chicago Marathon and the IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships. As always, all times are Eastern; check your local listings.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Universal Sports TV, 9:00 AM Sunday
UniversalSports.com, 8:45 AM Sunday
Surprise Olympic marathon champion Constantina Tomescu-Dita leads the field in the penultimate stop on the World Marathon Majors tour. For more, go to Chicagomarathon.com.

IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships
UniversalSports.com, 7:30 AM Sunday
The free webcast coverage of the IAAF’s World Championships will be live. The men’s race, featuring defending New York City marathon champ Marilson dos Santos, begins at 7:45 a.m. The women’s race, featuring ‘07 World Cross Country champ Lornah Kiplagat, begins at 8:15 a.m. For more on the race, go to the IAAF’s website.

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World Athletics Final Preview: Sprints

Posted September 11th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

The fourth installment in our preview series for the IAAF’s season-ending championship looks at the sprinting events and how they will affect the final World Points Standings.

Mens’ 100 meters: Usain Bolt is done for the year, but has clinched the #1 ranking. Asafa Powell likewise is locked in to #2 and if Walter Dix competes he will hold his #3 ranking.

Men’s 200 meters: Bolt is #1 here as well and will stay that way. Dix is all but assured of holding his #2 ranking, but Wallace Spearmon must run decently to hold off Brian Dzingai for third.

Men’s 400 meters: Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt enter the meet tied for first in this event, so naturally the winner will end up #1 for the season. Chris Brown will be third in the rankings regardless of what happens in the race.
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World Athletics Final Preview: Throwing Events

Posted September 10th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

On Saturday and Sunday the IAAF World Athletics Final will be held in Stuttgart. Coverage will be live on both the new Universal Sports TV channel and its website, UniversalSports.com (formerly WCSN.com). The webcast will be free of charge.

The third in our preview series covers the throwing events. The IAAF’s preview ishas been posted, and here is how the World Athletics Final will affect our World Points Standings.

Men’s Shot Put: This one will go down to the wire. Olympic champ Tomas Majewski, World Indoor champ Christian Cantwell, and Olympic Trials champ Reese Hoffa are separated by just three points. The World Final will determine their season-ending rankings.
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World Athletics Final Preview: Hurdles

Posted September 9th, 2008 at 10:28 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

Continuing where yesterday’s preview left off, we go on to the hurdles. The IAAF has posted its own hurdles preview, and here is how this weekend’s season-ending meet will affect our World Points Standings.

Men’s 110 Hurdles: The standings are extremely close, with Olympic champ and World Record holder Dayron Robles just five points ahead of David Oliver, and Oliver could concievably pass him for the top spot. But Robles would have to finish worse than second, which he has not done all year.
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World Athletics Final Preview: Jumps

Posted September 8th, 2008 at 1:02 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

The IAAF’s tour-ending World Athletics Final will take place this Saturday and Sunday in Stuttgart. It is the second-most important competition of the year.

Coverage will be live on Universal Sports TV and UniversalSports.com from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday. The webcast will be free, but available only in the USA.

Today, a preview of the jumping events has been released. Here is a preview of how the meet will affect the World Points Standings in each jumping event…

Men’s High Jump: Russia’s Olympic champion, Andrey Silnov, has clinched first place in the standings. Stefan Holm (second) and Yaroslav Rybakov (third) are separated by just two points, and whoever places higher out of the two will claim the runner-up spot.
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