FSN NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
by FOX Sports Net
SPORTS EMMY NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to FSN on earning six Sports Emmy nominations, including four nominations for its hit program SPORT SCIENCE.SPORT SCIENCE, the one-hour show that debuted with seven episodes in Fall/Winter 2007 and is in the midst of airing six consecutive new episodes, is a critical hit that has been repeatedly hailed by television writers all over the country as innovative, interesting and edge-of-your-seat fun.
The show's four nominations tied NASCAR on FOX for the second-most of any program. SPORT SCIENCE was selected in Outstanding Editing, Outstanding Graphic Design, Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction and for the prestigious George Wensel Technical Achievement Award. FSN President Bob Thompson oversees the series that is executive produced for FSN by Executive Vice President Programming and Production George Greenberg and VP of Development David Leepson. SPORT SCIENCE is co-produced with BASE Productions, helmed by co-creators and executive producers Mickey Stern and John Brenkus.
FSN also garnered nominations for Outstanding Technical Team Remote for RED BULL AIR RACES and received a nod for AMAZING SPORTS STORIES in the Outstanding Production Design/Art Direction category.
SPORT SCIENCE
Raptors sharpshooter Jason Kapono never liked the NBA's officiating decree that claims a player can't mathematically get a shot off in less than .3 of a second, the so-called Trent Tucker rule, so he grabbed Lakers guard Jordan Farmar and entered the SPORT SCIENCE lab with the intention of proving he can catch and shoot in fewer than .3 seconds.
But Kapono had to kill some time, because already waiting in the lab were U.S.A Soccer star Abby Wambach, who was taking part in an experiment to see if her bend-it-like-Beckham imitation curved more than a baseball, and Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski, who was warming up for a test to determine if kicking a football with the laces facing the kicker makes a difference in the distance and accuracy.
In this week's episode, Tricks of the Trade, host John Brenkus and his team of scientists delve into all of those experiments, plus Jeanette "Black Widow" Lee aims to defy physics on a pool table, Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew uses the SPORT SCIENCE motion capture studio to find out why NFL defenders have such trouble tackling him and the show's scientists wonder if baseball's hitters should stop warming up with weights on their bats.
The newest installment of SPORT SCIENCE, recently nominated for four Sports Emmy awards, airs Sunday, March 23 at 9 p.m. local
ATP TENNIS FROM INDIAN WELLS
The 2008 Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells continues on FSN this week with the early rounds and the men's and women's quarterfinals, before live coverage of the semifinals and championship round closes out the weekend.The Pacific Life Open is the most-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slams and is easily one of the most popular events in U.S. tennis.
Former ATP pro Justin Gimelstob and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour player Chandra Rubin provide expert analysis of the matches, while award-winning announcer Barry Tompkins handles play-by-play duties throughout the tournament.
Men's semifinals begin at 4 p.m. EST/1 p.m. PST on Saturday, March 22. The women's final airs live on Sunday, March 23 at 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST, followed by the men's championship match at 5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST. Check local listings for early round and quarterfinals coverage.
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, March 19 — Memphis coach John Calipari, Bengals WR Chad Johnson
Thursday, March 20 — NY Giants Aaron Ross and Steve Smith, Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier
Friday, March 21 — BEST DAMN TOP 50 NASCAR MOMENTS
ULTIMATEBET.NET BEST DAMN POKER SHOW
The final table is seated and only one player will walk away with the championship and the grand prize of a trip to Aruba. For captains Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, having the winning player be one of their hand-picked choices will not only be vindication of their coaching skill, but will earn one longstanding bragging rights over the other.
The final episode of ULTIMATEBET.NET BEST DAMN POKER SHOW airs in Monday, March 24 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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