FSN NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
by FOX Sports Net
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON FSN
FSN's celebration of Black History Month continues its series of national programming initiatives designed to honor the contributions of African Americans to American culture, both inside and outside the world of sports. Numerous vignettes, profiles and stories lead the full-slate of coverage, highlighted by two special shows airing throughout the month.
In 1951, the University of San Francisco Dons, coming off an amazing season, caused an uproar when the team declined an invitation to play in the Orange Bowl after game organizers pressured the team to leave their two African American players behind. Featuring interviews with the players as they look back on a decision that really was never up for debate, 51 DONS: PRIDE, HONOR & FRIENDSHIP, is an amazing story of camaraderie and respect. Check local listings for airtimes.
FSN is also airing AMERICANS IN FOCUS, featuring extraordinary achievements of African Americans and their perseverance for equality in society during a period when racial segregation was the law of the land. Profiles include Martin Luther King, Jr. tennis great Arthur Ashe, Charles "Chuck" Cooper, the first African American drafted by an NBA team, the 1966 Texas Western basketball team, legendary Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson, Dr. Charles Drew, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Ralph Bunche and singer and UN Goodwill Ambassador Marian Anderson. Check local listings for airtimes.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ON FSN
Ho hum. Pat Summit has the Lady Vols on top again. But Tennessee better not get too comfortable in that spot, as the No. 1 ranked team in the country faces a tough conference battle this week when they host No. 7 LSU in a matchup of SEC undefeateds. If the Vols can win this game, it might just be the tough tune-up they need to propel Summit to her eighth national title. LSU takes on Tennessee on Thursday, February 14.
FSN has the Pac-10 covered with a slate of weekend action, tipping off after the LSU/Tennessee game on Thursday, as No. 7 Stanford looks stay tied atop the league standings when the Cardinal take on an Arizona State squad coming off a series sweep of in-state rival Arizona. The debate, however, will rage on in Palo Alto as to which Cardinal team is better, as the No. 6 Stanford women's team puts its perfect home record (12-0) on the line against an Arizona State women's team that is just one game behind in the standings. Plus, Washington takes on Oregon as the second part of a Saturday Pac-10 double-header and USC closes out the weekend hosting No. 6 UCLA on Sunday, February 16.
On Sunday, college hoops fans will be able to plant themselves in front of the TV and won't have to get up until its time to go to bed. FSN starts its college hoops coverage early in the day, airing five games, including three women's matchups featuring six Top-25 teams, a men's ACC game with Coach K's No. 2 Duke squad and the aforementioned Bruins/Trojans crosstown rivalry game.
Schedule (all times Eastern)
Thursday, February 14
6:30 p.m. — SEC Women's Basketball: No. 7 LSU at No. 1 Tennessee (PxP Dave Neal, analyst Debbie Antonelli)
10:30 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball: No. 7 Stanford at Arizona State PxP Barry Tompkins, analyst Dan Belluomini)
Saturday, February 16
4 p.m. — Pac-10 Women's Basketball: Arizona State at No. 6 Stanford (PxP Jim Watson, analyst Mary Murphy)
9 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball: No. 21 Washington State at Oregon (PxP Barry Tompkins, analyst Dan Belluomini)
Sunday, February 17
1 p.m. — ACC Women's Hoops: Florida State @ No. 3 North Carolina (PxP Mike Hogewood, analyst Debbie Antonelli)
1:30 p.m. — Big 12 Women's Basketball: No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 8 Baylor (Kevin Eschenfelder, analyst Brenda VanLengen)
3:30 p.m. — SEC Women's Basketball: No. 1 Tennessee at No. 25 Vanderbilt (PxP Dave Neal, analyst Carol Ross)
5:30 p.m. — ACC Women's Basketball: No. 4 Maryland at No. 12 Duke (PxP Ron Thulin, analyst Debbie Antonelli)
7:30 p.m. — ACC Sunday Night Hoops in FSN HD: No. 2 Duke at Wake Forest (PxP Tim Brando, analyst Mike Gminski)
10 p.m. — Pac-10 Men's Basketball in FSN HD: No. 6 UCLA at USC (PxP Ted Robinson, analyst Marques Johnson)
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD
With the Daytona 500 right around the curve, BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD is taking a look at the biggest and best moments from NASCAR's history. Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. are on board to look back at the thrills, closest finishes and impact crashes from the country's most popular auto-racing circuit. BDSSP NASCAR TOP 50 airs on Wednesday, February 13 and Friday, February 15.
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, February 13 — BEST DAMN TOP 50 NASCAR MOMENTS
Thursday, February 14 — BEST DAMN HOOTERS DREAM GIRL II — BDSSP returns to the beach to find the Hooters Dream Girl of 2008
Friday, February 15 — BEST DAMN TOP 50 NASCAR MOMENTS
ULTIMATEBET.NET BEST DAMN POKER SHOW
The ULTIMATEBET.NET BEST DAMN POKER SHOW continues this week and the fireworks between team captains Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke flare up, as each tries to form the best team. When Hellmuth makes the mistake of insulting Duke's famous poker playing brother Howard Lederer, Duke blows up worse than the notoriously short-tempered Hellmuth after a bad beat.
The ULTIMATEBET.NET BEST DAMN POKER SHOW is part reality show, part poker tournament. Duke and Hellmuth each scout selected online qualifiers and then draft the players they think have the best shot at winning the tournament. The poker is top-notch, but the strategy and in-fighting between the captains may just be even better. The seven-week continues on Monday, February 18 at 9 p.m., 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. local
THE FSN FINAL SCORE
This week, FSN continues its nightly sports highlight show THE FSN FINAL SCORE. The show is 30 minutes of fast-paced highlights of the day's best moments the sports world has to offer. FINAL SCORE airs nightly at 10:30 p.m. local with repeats airing regularly.
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