HBO plans to offer up a 30-minute special promoting its pay-per-view Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey welterweight bout at Cowboys Stadium. The special debuts March 6, a week before the scheduled fight.
Approximately 30,000 tickets have been sold, according to Cowboys Stadium spokesman Brett Daniels. Plans have been to configure the stadium for 40,000, but that could change if there is a demand for more seats.
"There will be three stars of the special," said an HBO spokesman. "Pacquiao, Clottey and the stadium."
Jim Lampley, Emanuel Steward and Max Kellerman will call the fight. HBO will replay the special 13 times on its family of networks in the days leading up to the bout.
He said it
NBC curling analyst Don Duguid, a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame, on how to prepare for a match: Depends on the competition, Duguid told USA viewers this week. But more often than not, "you pop a couple of cold ones."
Daytona 500
In a sports year that has produced phenomenal NFL ratings, NASCAR got off to a slow start with its Super Bowl, the Daytona 500. Fox's coverage of the pothole-scarred race came in at a 7.7, down 16.3 percent from last year's rain-delayed 9.2. The race averaged 13.3 million viewers from start to finish, down from 16 million in 2009. The two hours in delays during the race pushed the Fox crew to chat with just about everyone in the pits. It was a noble effort, but not exactly riveting.
Around the Horn
Sports Business Journal reports that the Yankees' YES Network, also home of the New Jersey Nets, averaged more prime time eyeballs in 2009 than any other regional sports network in the nation. YES attracted an average of 82,000 homes per night. NESN, home of the Red Sox and Bruins, was No. 2 at 76,000. Philadelphia's Comcast Sports Network, home of the Phillies, Flyers and 76ers, was third at 61,000. SportsNet New York, which has the Mets, followed at 54,000. Fox Sports Detroit, which broadcasts Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons, rounded out the Top 5 at 52,000. Fox Sports Southwest, which has the Rangers, Mavericks and Stars, didn't crack the Top 10. It averaged 21,000 homes.
Source: bnd.com
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