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TNT previews its Thursday NBA doubleheader.

TNT NBA Thursday Continues with Doubleheader Action

Suns @ Hornets followed by Bulls @ Lakers

TNT NBA Thursday continues on November 19 with an exclusive doubleheader beginning at 8 p.m. (ET). The first game will feature Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns traveling to New Orleans to take on David West and the Hornets. Play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan will call the game alongside analyst Reggie Miller with David Aldridge reporting. In the second game of the night, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will host Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls at 10:30 p.m. (ET). Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Doug Collins (analyst) will be courtside with Craig Sager reporting. The Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA with Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) will recap the games.

Exclusive content, analysis from TNT announcers and replays of Inside the NBA are available on TNT OverTime on NBA.com. The broadband channel gives fans the inside scoop on players, coaches and storylines taking place around the league seven days a week. Check out the NBA on TNT pages on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NBAonTNT) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) to see the latest NBA on TNT schedule, news updates and special features from TNT announcers.

TNT NBA THURSDAY SCHEDULE:

Thursday, Nov. 19

8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

8:15 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Hornets

Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter)

10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Los Angeles Lakers

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

Post-game Inside the NBA

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

NBA ON TNT UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Thursday, Nov. 26

8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

8:15 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Atlanta Hawks

Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Utah Jazz

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter)

Post-game Inside the NBA

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

This brings us to the New England Sports Network otherwise known as NESN for short. Thursday is the season premiere of its original program, "The Instigators" with Andy Brickley, Jack Edwards and Mike Milbury discussing the Bruins and all things NHL.

THE INSTIGATORS RETURNS FOR SEASON #2 ON NESN

Mike Milbury, Andy Brickley and Jack Edwards Drop the Gloves on Season #2 Beginning Thursday, November 19^th at 6:00 PM

BOSTON, MA – NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, announced today that The Instigators presented by Cadillac Village of Norwood returns for its second season on Thursday, November 19^th at 6:00 pm. The Instigators is an Original NESN Entertainment (ONE) production that was first introduced last December. The weekly show is hosted by NESN studio analyst Mike Milbury who is joined by color analyst Andy Brickley, play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards and other special guests as they debate the hottest and most controversial hockey topics every Thursday night.

“Instigators performed very well for us last season and gives our hockey experts a great chance to sound-off on what is happening around the league,” said Joel Feld, NESN’s executive vice president of programming and executive producer. “Hockey fans, not only here in New England but throughout the league, now turn to NESN’s team of experts to give them an insiders perspective on what is happening in the NHL.”

The Instigators, which will once again air every Thursday at 6:00 PM and again at 10:30 PM the same night, is unlike traditional regional sports network programs as Mike Milbury and his co-instigators tackle national topics like hirings and firings, NHL rules controversies, and debates about their favorite NHL tough guys and personalities.

Now to this Saturday and HBO says it will replay the Manny Pacquaio destruction of Miguel Cotto.

HBO SPORTS® PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE REPLAY MANNY PACQUIAO VS. MIGUEL COTTO

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 ON HBO

It’s a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® when HBO Sports presents MANNY PACQUIAO VS. MIGUEL COTTO, the exclusive replay of their highly anticipated welterweight title showdown, this SATURDAY, NOV. 21 (10:00 p.m. ET/ PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will call all the action. The replay will be available in HDTV.

Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s reigning pound-for-pound king, and welterweight title-holder Miguel Cotto met in a Nov. 14 mega-fight carried live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Pacquiao scored a 12th round TKO victory.

CBS Sports has fishing this Saturday on the CBS Sports Spectacular.

CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR ANGLES “TEXAS BASS CLASSIC” ON SATURDAY

CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR goes fishing at the TOYOTA TEXAS BASS CLASSIC on Saturday, Nov. 21 (2:00–3:00 PM, ET; taped 10/16-10/18). This unique bass fishing tournament is comprised of 60 of the top professional anglers from around the world competing for the first place prize of $250,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded to the inaugural Professional Anglers Association (PAA) Tournament Series World Champion. Last year’s winning team captain Kelly Jordan returns for this year’s event being held for the first time in Lake Conroe, Texas. This year’s event moves from a team format to an individual competition and combines the conservation aspects of Lake Conroe’s slot limits with certified observers and on-the-water scales, allowing anglers to weigh fish normally not allowed on a slot-limit lake. Robbie Floyd and Dave Mercer call the action for CBS Sports. CBS Sports’ Bryan Lilley serves as coordinating producer.

Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

Finally, ESPN will air the 2009 MLS Cup in primetime on Sunday.

ESPN at MLS Cup 2009: Los Angeles vs. Salt Lake City

Beckham and Donovan lead Los Angeles vs. Kyle Beckerman and Real Salt Lake Sunday on ESPN HD

Week-long Coverage Across ESPN Media Platforms

Western Conference Finals Set MLS Viewership Record on ESPN2

ESPN’s week-long coverage of MLS Cup 2009 will culminate with the live, high definition telecast of Real Salt Lake FC vs. the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday, Nov. 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET, from the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field in Seattle. The title match, available on ESPN360.com, will feature a Los Angeles team, led by Landon Donovan and David Beckham, in his first U.S. title match since joining Major League Soccer in 2007 from soccer powerhouse Real Madrid FC, vs. Real Salt Lake FC, captained by U.S. national team player Kyle Beckerman.

Veteran soccer play-by-play commentator JP Dellacamera will call the match with soccer Hall of Famer and former captain of the U.S. Men’s National Team John Harkes providing analysis, and Allen Hopkins and Rob Stone on the sidelines.

Stone will also host on-site studio segments before and after the match and at halftime, joined by former U.S. Women’s National Team captain Julie Foudy and former U.S. Men’s National Team player Alexi Lalas as analysts. Lalas is a former president and general manager of the Galaxy – at the helm when Beckham arrived at the team.

MLS Cup 2009 TV highlights:

• 19 cameras, including two super slo-mo cameras, steadicam, and skycam;

• ESPN Axis, a U.S. domestic soccer virtual replay technology that allows analysts to use the telestrator to highlight the locations and movements of players on the field; and the Offside Line, which displays a virtual line affixed to the last defender to show viewers whether the referee’s offside decision is accurate on replays;

• Unique graphic "heat maps" tracking star player movement during the match, measuring speed and total distance run by every player on the field;

• With the MLS Cup in Seattle, the home of one of the most vibrant MLS fan-bases, ESPN’s telecast will pay homage to MLS “Supporter Groups,” a celebration of the fans who passionately follow their teams throughout the season. Using “Follow your Heart” as the theme, highlights and footage of the Seattle FC Alliance, the host club’s supporters group marching into the stadium on match days, will be interspersed into the event telecast.

Additional ESPN News and Information Programming

• The 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player will be announced exclusively on ESPNEWS, the nation’s only 24-hour television sports news network, Thurs., Nov. 19. The top-three finalists: Jeff Cunningham (Dallas FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) and Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution). In addition, the network will air segments previewing the 2009 MLS Cup matchup as well as the presentation of Friday’s pre-game press briefings by the teams;

• News and information programs such as SportsCenter (ESPN) and First Take (ESPN2, 10 a.m. – 12 noon) will feature MLS Cup news and highlights.

ESPN Digital Media

• This week, ESPNSoccernet.com, the leading English-language soccer news and information site in the world, features daily MLS Cup stories, matchup analysis and previews through post-match reports Monday by writers Ives Galarcep, Steve Davis and Jeff Carlisle. In addition, there will be extensive video highlights and analysis leading up to and after the match. For ESPNSoccernet.com’s coverage, click here: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=mls&cc=5901

• ESPNdeportes.com features daily MLS Cup stories, matchup previews and post-game reports. In addition, chats with players, blogging and columns by Fernando Palomo; video preview and post-match reports; MLS Cup gamecast; and more. For ESPNdeportes.com coverage, click here: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/liga?league=USA.1

That's it. Going to bed now.