A 17-year-old girl in Edmonton was able to trick the Twitter world into believing a news conference announcing the Atlanta Thrashers’ move to Winnipeg had been slated for Friday afternoon. Parminder Sahota made the faux announcement to the 2,000-plus people…
5/13 – Hulu Close to Programming Deal, Some Shows Likely to be Subscription Only
Hulu and its network TV owners are close to a new deal that will keep programs from NBC, Fox and ABC on the Web video site. An agreement to extend the content licenses that owners News Corp., Disney and NBCUniversal…
5/13 – Redskins Wristband-Gate Upsets the Local Media
According to the Sports Junkies on 106.7 the Fan in DC, citing multiple unnamed sources, coach Mike Shanahan asked Donovan McNabb to wear a wristband after he struggled to remember plays. McNabb said the wristband would make him look stupid,…
5/13 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
MLB 7 p.m. Florida at Washington » MASN2, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM) 7 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay » MASN, WWXT (92.7 FM), WWWX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM) OTHER GAMES: MLB 7 p.m. Boston at…
5/12 – Selig Will Not Publicly Reveal Timetable for Dodgers’ McCourt
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said today there is no deadline for decisions on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ financial situation and that he’s “comfortable” with the pace of his investigation. Selig said he met with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt during two…
5/12 – ESPN Announces the Aircraft Carrier College Hoops Game
ESPN has reached an agreement with the Morale Entertainment Foundation to televise Michigan State vs. North Carolina in the Carrier Classic 11-11-11, the first men’s college basketball game to be played on the deck of a United States military aircraft…