FSN Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes
by FOX Sports Net
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON FSN
FSN kicks off a great weekend of college hoops action on Thursday, January 17 at 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST, as Stanford looks to exact revenge on an Arizona team that has won the last six meetings between the two squads. Then on Saturday, the women take center stage as No. 18 Oklahoma State, coming off a huge win over in-state rival Oklahoma in which star Andrea Riley dropped a career high 45 points, travels to No. 19 Texas A&M in a Big 12 matchup before Arizona hosts No. 8 California in women's Pac-10 action.
On Sunday, No. 8 Washington State hopes to rebound from its first loss of the season, last weekend's defeat to Pac-10 foe UCLA, when the Cougars host a tough Oregon squad. The Ducks are is 10-3 against AP Top 25 teams over the last two years, including 3-0 this season.
Schedule (all times eastern)
Thursday, January 17
11 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball in FSN HD: Arizona at Stanford (PxP Ted Robinson, analyst Marques Johnson)
Saturday, January 19
2 p.m. — Big 12 Women's Basketball: No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 19 Texas A&M (PxP Mark Neely, analyst Debbie Antonelli)
4 p.m. — Pac-10 Women's Basketball: No. 8 California at Arizona (PxP Jim Watson, analyst Mary Murphy)
6 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball: Oregon State at Washington (PxP Barry Tompkins, analyst Marques Johnson)
Sunday, January 20
4 p.m. — Pac-10 Women's Basketball: No. 7 Stanford at Arizona State (PxP Ted Robinson, analyst Mary Murphy)
6 p.m. — Big 12 Women's Basketball: No. 24 Texas at Texas Tech (PxP Kevin Eschenfelder, analyst Brenda VanLengen)
7 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball: Oregon at No. 8 Washington State (PxP Barry Tompkins, analyst Marques Johnson)
UPCOMING: BDSSP AT SUPER BOWL
BDSSP continues its annual Super Bowl road trip with the BEST DAMN SUPER BOWL BASH, touching down in Arizona for three days from Wednesday, January 30- Friday, February 1 to preview Super Bowl XLII. Chris Rose, John Salley, Rodney Peete and special guest, Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard, host the show from the famous FBR Open golf tournament in Scottsdale, AZ as current and former NFL players and coaches join the crew for the most entertaining three days of Super Bowl week.
Scheduled to appear Super Bowl week: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, former Steelers RB Jerome Bettis, former Redskins star QB Joe Theismann, Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck, Ravens LB Ray Lewis, Kansas City coach Herman Edwards and NFL great Archie Manning.
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD
BDSSP is the network's nightly sports talk show hosted by Chris Rose, alongside NBA expert John Salley, former All-Star pitcher Rob Dibble, NFL veteran Rodney Peete and BDSSP reporter Charissa Thompson. Regularly featuring fun interviews with top athletes, coaches, celebrities and entertainers, BDSSP airs weeknights at 9 p.m., 11 p.m., and 12:30 a.m. local.THIS WEEK ON BEST DAMN:
Wednesday, January 16 — Chargers LB Shaun Phillips, Giants DE Michael Strahan
Thursday, January 17 — Boxer Laila Ali, Packers WR Greg Jennings, actor Bryan Cranston
Friday, January 18 — TOP 50 OUTRAGEOUS MOMENTS
FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW
It wouldn't be one of the longest standing clichés in sports if it wasn't also true: defense wins championships. With each of the four teams remaining in the playoffs all loaded with offensive playmakers, the PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW crew debates which defenses are ready to own the line of scrimmage and make the big plays that will make a difference between going to Arizona and going home.Host Jay Glazer and analysts Eddie George, Jason Sehorn and Tim Brown are joined by Denver safety and Super Bowl champion John Lynch to look back at the Week 2 matchups between the Giants and Packers and the Patriots and Chargers, preview the conference championship games and make their Super Bowl selections.
PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW airs Friday, January 19 at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. local with re-airs on Saturday mornings (check local listings) and Sundays at 10 a.m. EST/ 7 a.m. PST.
TOUGHEST COWBOY
TOUGHEST COWBOY, the ironman event of rodeo, invades the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC this weekend for second of the rodeo's nine stops. Twelve cowboys began their quest last week for the Toughest Cowboy title and a shot at winning the deed to Jäger Ranch, but following the stop in Raleigh, two cowboys will be eliminated from the race.
The best reality rodeo show on television continues its second season on Saturday, January 20 at midnight local.
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