Disney delivering a fatal blow to DirecTV by building their own collaborative Web streaming …
Direct now at 9 million subscribers from a high of 23 million is going the way a pay phone; soon, they will not exist.
Above is the screen at O’Hare / Chicago.
Customers are cranky.
No sports, news, weather etc.
Oh wait, it’s right on your phone with YouTube TV.
RIP DirecTV 9/2/2024
Mouth Daily/ August 30, 2024
Caitlin v Angel Round 10 tonight in Chicago. Fever / Sky
Fever 🥵 hot – Caitlin goes off it says here …
Mets/ White Sox on the Southside?
Nah- can’t do it!
Giovanna Scroggins tonight on the show. What NFC team is more messed up than Dallas?
Easy answer: Philadelphia.
Juan Soto warming up to free agency and dare I say … the Mets.
He and Francisco Lindor are cautiously cozy.
Tiafoe and Shelton will be a gem today at US Open. Ben in 5 sets.
Cocco Gauff is a very tight spot today.
Alcaraz stumble a huge wake up call for the heavily favored.
Gaudreau tragedy is absolutely crushing. Colleague Brock Hines will weigh in the days ahead as he called many Boston College/ UMass Hockey games. Both Gaudreau boys taken away ever so cruelly by a drunk driver.
Mouth Daily/ August 29, 2024
Football is here – for real !
Brock Hines weighs in tonight and his Media Takes are sharp and usually on point.
Tom Brady in the booth?
Can’t wait to hear. Brady? No, Brock’s take.
Deion and the Media. Ah, way too thin-skinned. This from a guy who dumped a bucket of ice water over Tim McCarver’s head.
North Dakota St. might just win outright tonight.
Giovanna Scroggins from Dallas tomorrow … Cowboys and Longhorns.
A rising star!
NEW YORK- Coco Gauff, just a tad slow in getting going, breezed in straight sets in her defense of her US Open Title. After a bumpy ride at the Summer Olympics, Gauff looks relaxed, yet her focus is back. Will be bummed if she doesn’t take her title defense to the finals.
So much for feel good college football talk. Armen Keteyian – an 11-time Emmy winner is on show today at 6:12p tonight … his new book leaves you realizing that college football is a monstrous cash cow and has only just begun.
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Iowa hosting Illinois State 11:00a Central Big 10 Network
Iowa State hosting North Dakota State
2:30p Central Fox Sports 1
Notre Dame visiting Texas A & M
6:30p Central ABC/ ESPN +
Monday: 12 team NCAA Playoff discussion with Steve Hogan CEO of the Florida Citrus Bowl. 5:40pm
New York- So, football starts up and baseball – just about everything else- gets put on the back shelf. Understandable. I figure this year, let’s do something different, something out of the box so to speak.
The U.S. Open. Tennis…It’s a MAJOR and everyone gets up for a MAJOR in any sport right? And it’s New York City.
The Yankees and the Mets have it going right now. The Mets are hitting the baseball, getting really strong pitching – David Peterson in particular.
The Yankees are healthy and finding their best stride after a roller coaster ride thru the bulk of the summer.
The Knicks and Rangers had banner years – but Championship banners is what they need to capture – really capture their fanbases. It might happen for both sooner than people think.
Football is a long, joyous ride. A 12 team playoff in College Football is a reality. The NFL is ALWAYS, ah, compelling…. Thrilling week in and week out.
Labor Day is upon us. The crispy air -sans the next 5 days – is refreshing.
Talk shows flow with an abundance of stories and content. Sports fans are juiced. Fantasy leagues are bursting and gaming revenue – like it or not – is setting records each year.
Do I say … Tennis anyone?
Mouth Daily/ August 22, 2024
Not that it really matters, but ….
US Open looms epic. Coco Gauff alone is enough, yet Sinner, Novak and Carlos in the Men’s Draw so good …
Florida St. & Ga. Tech playing for keeps on the Emerald Isle on Saturday …
What a way to start a weekend …
The EPL has an awesome Week 2 slate as well…
The minute the Red Sox look like toast, impressive wins in Houston! Should’ve been a sweep…
Look-a-likes: our Brock Hines and Bob Costas.
In a ‘Wink of an Eye’ … the Mets 2 walk offs in three days in Queens!
Iowa/Iowa State will be a high-scoring affair in 2 weeks. Meaning: the winner will have atleast 20.
Notre Dame and Riley Leonard are going to create loads of problems for Texas A & M…
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Week 2 Picks
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Note: This weekly blog is Tyler’s opinion and picks of the European Premier League and is not encouraging gambling.
This blog does not solicit sports or any wagering related entities.
Manchester United (Draw no bet) -110
⁃ United created a plethora of chances against Fulham although they only won 1-0, I expect them to get a result here and will be happy with a push if this ends in a draw. United have a stronger squad and hoping they can carry their momentum forward and sneak away with a 1-0 or 2-1 win
West Ham Crystal Palace Draw +260
⁃ I expect this to be a very open game that can go either way. Some of West Hams new signings should get minutes in this game which should help slow down Palace. West Ham have a better team in my opinion but playing Palace away can be difficult, I like a draw in this spot.
Fulham ML -125
⁃ Fulham played very well on their opener regardless of losing the game 1-0. I expect them to bounce back and get their first win of the season against a newly promoted Leicester City team.
Tottenham -1.5 +115
⁃ Tottenham will not be happy with blowing a 1-0 lead and about a billion chances in game week 1. I’m expecting a big bounce back and a convincing win here.
Nottingham Forrest PK -105
⁃ Southampton lost 1-0 after playing up a man for 75% of the game. I’ll take Forrest in this spot to win with the draw being a push.
Arsenal ML -120
⁃ Favorites on the road against a top 4 team last season who improved? Very weird line & Villa ruined Arsenals title hopes last year which lead to Arsenal finishing 2nd, I expect Arsenal to come back for revenge and win a close one here.
Chelsea vs Wolves under 3 -115
⁃ Chelsea have signed more players than I can count and Wolves lost two of their best players over the past two seasons. Chelsea lack chemistry in the final third but are a much better team. I’ll take under 3 goals in this
Newcastle ML +120
⁃ Newcastle have a much better team and Bournemouth lost their best player two weeks ago after Solanke left for Tottenham. I’ll take Newcastle here all day even though it is a bit of an odd line.
Meet the Mets! It’s been a rocky road for the “ 2nd team” in America’s 1st City since, well, 2015. Even then, it was a great season only those 4 games to 1 to the KC Royals.
But there is a vibe in Flushing Queens; the Mets are coming around
and it’s indisputable the result of ‘new’ owner Steve Cohen.
Cohen, to his credit, is a baseball fan first – forget the other stuff – all owners are wealthy or they would own a team to begin with.
Cohen sits with his cohorts, chats with neighboring fans and likes chocolate ice cream during the game.
The Mets have a strong core: Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and David Peterson to name just a few. The farm system is slowly coming back and the key will be staying the course. Cohen says they will.
Cohen last night sat among a mediocre crowd: “we need to do better at the gate,” he said during the 7th inning stretch.
The Mets blew a 3-1 lead and survived a top of the ninth inning scare.
Cohen turned to his two buddies, “we win this now!”
Francisco Alvarez… a dynamic young talent, proceeded to belt a towering, walk-off home run deep into the night.
Mets 4 Orioles 3.
Steve Cohen acted like any other fan.
Venu Sports – the joint sports-streaming venture between ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. has hit a snag just as they were about to launch in advance of the NFL season.
Fubo TV argues in Federal Court of an anti-trust scenario leaving them / others outside of this monopoly. A judge agrees in issuing an injunction, but don’t expect that to hold up very long. If we’ve learned anything in these situations, the lobby power of the aforementioned Big 3 is next to impossible to stop.
At $42.99 per month the die-hard sports fan will find this hard to resist.
Good luck trying to cancel all the other platforms … right?
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