Late Tuesday Afternoon/Early Evening Links

This is one of the busier days I can remember for blogging. We have the NFL Network President calling on Big Cable to pick up the channel. Bob Knight expanding his role on ESPN. The passing of Cleveland Indians broadcaster Herb Score. ESPN making a pre-emptive bid for the Bowl Championship Series. ESPN.com releasing the first installment of its Mayne Street web series. Crazy day.

And I can even do this update before I eat dinner.

USA Today's Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN wanting to make the BCS cable exclusive.

Will Graves of the AP has NASCAR Chairman Brian France unhappy with ABC for cutting off the end of the Phoenix race in favor of America's Funniest Home Videos.

Radio Ink says the Executive Producer of Fox Sports Radio has suffered a heart attack.

P.J. Bednarski of Broadcasting & Cable says the NFL Network is blasting Big Cable again.

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard says the new Bruce Springsteen song will debut on Sunday Night Football.

Christopher Perez of TV Week says the NCAA has established a scholarship in the name of the late Jim McKay.

In another story that typifies the sorry state of the economy, Neil Best of Newsday tells us that Time, Inc. is looking to trim jobs including positions at Sports Illustrated. Neil says the World Series of Poker ended this morning and will be shown tonight on ESPN. And Neil writes that Thursday will be a busy sports viewing night in New York.

The Sports Media Watch has the overnight ratings from the weekend's sporting events.

Guest blogging for CNBC's Darren Rovell, Brian Gainor says the NBA is trying to fill seats by promoting "Guys Night Out".

CNBC Sports producer Tom Rotunno says one NHL team is going to help 11 homeowners by giving them a bailout. And Tom writes that former USC standout Anthony Davis takes his love for Nike to an extreme.

Joe Favorito is amazed at the turnaround of the Chicago Blackhawks both on and off the ice.

Steve Lepore of Puck The Media wonders if tonight's Detroit-Pittsburgh game could become the highest rated NHL regular season contest for Versus.

From the Biz of Hockey, Maury Brown has a look at the NHL's attendance and TV ratings a month into its regular season.

Mark McGuire of the Albany Times Union says fans won't be able to watch the Jets-Pats game because it's on the NFL Network.

Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News notes that Fox is sending its "A" team to the San Francisco-Cowboys game on November 23.

Keith Groller of the Allentown (PA) Morning Call has some TV notes in his blog.

Leonard Shapiro of the Washington Post says the current Executive Producer of Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic is a true innovator.

Roger van der Horst of the Raleigh News & Observer has MASN's college basketball schedule.

Scott Thien of the Indianapolis Star talks about former Indiana coach Bob Knight expanding his role at ESPN.

Rodney Page from the St. Petersburg Times looks back at the weekend in televised sports.

Jeff Haney of the Las Vegas Sun says ESPN is looking for big ratings with the World Series of Poker finale tonight.

Joel Drucker of ESPN.com says Justin Gimelstob learned the hard way about being a tennis TV analyst.

The great Orbitcast satellite radio blog has the new XM Radio channel lineup in advance of tomorrow's switchover.