Welcome to the end of another work week.   Here are some sports media news items to look over…

Michael Heistand at USA Today looks at how a potential Comcast/NBC merger could compete on the sports stage with ESPN…

Radio Online reports that that Fox Sports Radio will simulcast the Fox NFL Sunday program, which will come from Afghanistan, to troops overseas…

Mark Maske at the Washington Post (through the St Augustine Record), looks at how people in a down economy turn to the NFL on TV…

Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News tells us about the mistakes made by the MLB Nework following Wednesday’s Yankees clincher.

Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel looks at the strong ratings number for the Series clincher…

Richard Sandomir at the NY Times also has news of the strong Series ratings...

John Crowe at the Crowe’s Nest lets us know that the MLB Network will cover the Yankees victory parade today…

Steve Johnson at the Chicago Tribune look at the announced collaboration on a sports news satire program between the Onion and Comedy Central…

The Landry Hat looks at allegations of the media and ESPN slanting the Tony Romo/Roy Williams incident…

John Maffei at the North County Times has the story of the laying off of a long time San Diego sports television anchor…

Jay Posner at the San Diego Union Tribune also has the story…

Ken Fang at Fangs Bites has posted the promo NBC is using now to promote the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver…

David Barron at the Houston Chronicle has the latest local sports radio ratings …

Speaking of sports radio ratings, Chad Finn at the Boston Globe has the Beantown numbers…and a newcomer is making waves…

Jessica Heslam at the Boston Herald reports on the release of the sports anchor at the Fox affiliate…

More sports radio news locally out of St. Louis from Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post Dispatch…

Barry Jackson at the Miami Herald looks at how college basketball schools are making concessions to appear on ESPN’s opening night of games…

Diane Pucin at the LA Times takes another angle in the impact social media is playing in sports…

Ed Sherman at Crains Chicago Business has his weekly Winners and Losers…

Bill Doyle at the Worcester (MA) Telegram and Gazette tells us about a local man who will be working for the Miami Dolphins soon after their game with the Patriots this weekend…

Jim Carlisle at the Ventura County Times looks at the remaking of Matt Millen…

Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner recounts John Riggins’ meltdown over Redskins owner Daniel Snyder on Showtime’s Inside the NFL…

Mel Bracht at the Oklahoman says ESPN’s Ron Franklin is not too pleased with the changes to the WWL’s college basketball coverage…

Pete Dougherty at the Albany Times Union has a Q&A with NBC’s Tiki Barber…Pete also has the local Time Warner college basketball television schedule…and the Time Warner hockey schedule…

Scott D. Pierce at the Salt Lake City Deseret News says the MTN will soon be available in HD…in some locations…

Tim Lemke at the Washington Times looks at how movie studios are placing more ads during sports telecasts…

Tom Hoffarth at the LA Daily News reports on a former Dodger doing work for television for this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup…And Tom expands upon his column here…

William Houston at Truth and Rumors talks about the firing of a Montreal shock jock…

Chris Zelkovich at the Toronto Star talks with Rogers Sportsnet hockey analyst John Shannon…

The Tampa Tribune reports on the return of suspended sports radio host Dan Sileo…