Got off to a late start…but here are some sports media news items from the day..

Robert Seidman at TV By the Numbers has the ratings for last night’s MMA action on CBS...

Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News says MLB Network should make a point to have Bob Costas’ Studio 42 program aired live…

Phil Mushnick at the NY Post says ESPN is not fooling any one with the purpose of their athlete chats...

Mike Reynolds at the Multichannel News looks at the continued impasse between Versus and DirecTV

John Berman and Michael Milberger at ABC News has the latest on famed boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer…

Brian Murphy at the Idaho Stateman says its time ESPN Gameday came to Boise…

But Richard Durrett at ESPNDallas.com has word that Gameday will come to TCU…

The Daly Planet says ESPN has under performed in its coverage of NASCAR…

Meanwhile the Oakland Press has some good words for ESPN and NASCAR…

Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the University of Wisconsin basktball team is getting some recognition…

Sporting News college basketball columnist Ryan Fagan talks with Ole Miss raido analyst Keith Carter…

From a Left Wing praises ESPN in its coverage of the New Mexico/BYU womens soccer match...

Cage Potato says the New Mexico/BYU match does not lower itself to the realm of MMA, despite what ESPN says…

Paul Sullentrop at the Wichita Eagle says college sports information departments are adapting to the times…

Dan Rosen at NHL.com looks at the upcoming Hall of Fame induction of John Davidson,,

Steve Lapore at Puck the Media has the upcoming NHL Network schedule..

The Oh-Bama Files likes what he sees out of HNIC Don Cherry..

David Donald at the Daily Commercial (FL) reports on a local radio station changing its format to all sports…