It's Your Monday Links

Time for the links on this Monday. I expect to have a column on the MLB Network coverage on Digital Sports Daily over the next 24 hours and when it's up, I'll provide you a link.

One thing to check out live is the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Val D'Isere, France. The men's Super Combined is on and can be seen at Universal Sports here.

Now on to your links. Starting with USA Today's Michael Hiestand, he writes about ESPN's suspension of Scott Van Pelt over his comments about the salary for MLB Walking, Talking of Interest Bud Selig.

From Sports Business Journal, John Ourand writes that the NFL is still looking for a national radio partner for the 2009 season.

The SBJ talks with Turner Sports president David Levy about its health and partnership with the NBA. The SBJ also reports that TNT plans to bring Charles Barkley back after the All-Star Game this weekend.

Eric Fisher and Tripp Mickle report that Major League Baseball Advanced Media and the NHL will cooperate to sell their respective out-of-market game subscriptions on each other's web sites.

Jessica Heslam of the Boston Herald writes that former WBZ TV sports anchor Bob Lobel will be covering Red Sox Spring Training for a New Hampshire radio station.

Newsday's Neil Best writes that MSG Network was wondering why the New York Knicks did not foul Portland's Brandon Roy before he scored his winning basket last night.

In the New York Times, John Consoli writes that Comcast is trying to make its regional SportsNet channels a destination for TV and on the web.

Will Leitch of New York Magazine lists ten things we learned about the A-Rod steroids story.

Laura Nachman writes that Tom McCarthy has been calling the Carribbean World Series from the MLB Network's studios in New Jersey.

CNBC's Darren Rovell goes over who stands to lose the most over the A-Rods steroids mess. Darren says even in these hard economic times, some sports teams and programs are still raising ticket prices. Darren writes that the new UFL plans to launch later this year.

Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette wonders what happened to the lights at Big Board Sports.

Jim Williams of the DC Examiner says the A-Rod steroids story became a defining moment for the MLB Network.

Ed Sherman of Crain's Chicago Business says ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning is the number one sports radio show in the Windy City.

Dusty Saunders of the Rocky Mountain News talks about Bob Costas joining the MLB Network.

Dave Reardon of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin has Al Michaels telling island residents that the Pro Bowl will be back.

Awful Announcing has the video of Al relaying a story of how Howard Cosell was not happy calling the 1980 Pro Bowl.

Dan Rafael of ESPN.com writes that HBO will carry the pay per view of the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquaio fight in May.

That's going to do it.