Ventura County Star from Ventura, California (2024)

April 6, 2012

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Ventura County Stari

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Ventura, California

Issue Date:

Friday, April 6, 2012

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266

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-t2C Friday April 6 2012 the star SPORTS WEEKEND WATCHABLES Pro Calendars "9WMW Masters coverage now multifaceted April Lakers TV KKCAL(9XFWFS West AABC: KABC(7X KEYTQX BESPN7STNT Radio PWrime Ticket KVTA(152Q AMX KSPN (710 AM) Tickets 500-745-3000 latemcwn Clippers te-FRI atMA-SAt-MIM SUN MW MON faTUI 4M- WED HMw THU 17 FW 18 II PT 10 11 TBA 12 FW SAC I at MEM atOKC It MIN I 1 5pm 5pm 5pm TV PTPrime Ticket WFS West EESPN ITNT Radio KF WB (90 AM) Tickets 888-895-8662 dippersxom Dodgers FSt4Mi SATwttt- SUN Mt MON MU TUE atm WED WsMTHU 12 PT PIT 7 pm TV KKCAL(9XFFox: KTTV (llXPTsPrime Ticket FWFS Wat EESPN E2ESPN2 KCKCOP (13) Radio KVEN 1450 AMX KLAC (570 AM) Tickets 866-DODGERS dodgersxom BASEBALL: Kansas City at Los Angeles Angels 7 (mil FSWest The Angels send Simi Valley's Jered Weaver to the mound on opening night PRO BASKETBALL Houston at Los Angeles Lakers 7:30 (mil Prime Ticket The Rockets are trying to keep their heads above water for a playoff position in the Western Conference BASEBALL Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego 7 pmk KCAL (Ch 9) Chad Billingsley takes the mound for the Dodgers at Petco Park GOLF: Masters noon ESPN Tiger Woods a winner two weeks ago at the Arnold Palmer Invltatidnal tied for fourth last year at Augusta National BASEBALL San Francisco at Arizona 4 pjn ESPN2 It's a chance to see the Dodgers' biggest competition in the National League West wwm 7 Will PRO BASKETBALL Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix 7 pjiu KCAL (CD 9) The Lakers visit the Suns who are desperate for a playoff spot GOLF: Masters 1230 pm KCBS (Ch 2) A storm damaged a building and took down some trees at Augusta Not that you'll be able to tell PRO BASKETBALL Sacramento at Los Angeles Clippers 7:39 pmFS West The Clippers need to start getting info playoff mode If they have one BASEBALL Kansas City at Los Angeles Angels 12:30 pim KTTV (Ch ID Dan Haren is given the ball for the team's second start against the Royals BASEBALL Los Angeles Dodgers it San Diego 5dlpjik Prime Ticket Chris Capuano makes his first start for the Dodgers HOCKEY: Los Angeles at San Jose 7:30 jxm KCOP (Ch13) The Kings finish the regular season and prepare for the playoffs by playing the Sharks Angels FM 4fiKSATOSUN(toM0N tATUEt WEO JWS-THU- 12 FW at MIN 10 ami TV FWFS West PTPrlme Ticket FFox: KTTV (11) EESPN E2ESPN2 Radio KVTA (1520 AMVKKZZ (1400 AM) KLAA (830 AM) Tickets 800-7453000 angels com Kings i ftu Uua SAT mm sun am mon am tut mm wed ithu 6 17 latSJ 1 7:30 pm TV FWFS West PTPr1me Ticket NSNBC Sports Network NNBC: KKCOP (13): KNBC (4) Radio KVTA (1520 AMVKKZZ (1400 AM) KVTA (1520 AM) Tickets 888-LIKINGS lakingscom 10 iDucks -I-- 1 TV-RADIO But according to a survey done by SportsBusi-ness Journal the audience came in with the oldest average audience among 14 major TV sports events at 564 years old "It come as a big surprise to me that golf in general skews older than the other sports said CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus looked at the numbers all that carefully iri the last week but golf usually does skew older "The size of the Masters audience as jrbu know is always the highest rated golf tournament of the year I say concerned about that no When you look at the amount of people who tune into Augusta every year and the amount of people who talk about it I call it a major concern obviously been a concern for the advertisers or the partners either It is what it is but pleased that the audience is as big as it is every This is the 57th consecutive year CBS has televised the Masters Jim Nantz is celebrating his 25th year as host of the telecast and his 27th overall -Nick Faldo is primary golf analyst Also calling the event will be Oosterhuis at the 17th hole Verne Lundquist (16th) David Feherty (15th) Bill Macatee (14th) Peter Kostis (13th) and Ian Baker-Finch (11th and 12th) Jim Carlisle covers TV-Radio sports for The Star Email address jcarl Isle9vcstarcom Follow on TWItter and FBcebook atVCSJimCarlisle FW J- SAT StHA SUN iSJ MON cm TUE mm WED THU We think of golf as being a simple game played in pastoral places But much like the game itself more to televising it than meets the eye The Masters continues at noon today on ESPN 'before shifting over to CBS for weekend coverage at 12:30 pm Saturday and 11 am Sunday Covering the Masters has become a huge undertaking especially when you consider the telecast itself is only part of the production CBS also is responsible for the online coverage and the DirecTV Masters Mosaic grown into our biggest challenge and technical setup of the said CBS executive producer Harold Bryant as big if not bigger than the Super Bowl We have got an army of people Bryant and producer Lance Barrow estimated the number of people at Augusta (Ga) National Golf Club as more than 300 a challenge but all in the Bryant said got such a great group of people planning this pretty much 12 months a year that when we get in a smooth event" Online Grant Boone arid Matt Gogel call the live streaming video on Amen Corner Jerry Foltz and Billy Ray Brown are the 15th and 16th holes and Andrew Catalon and Billy Kratzert follow the featured group Kratzert Jennifer Mills and Peter Oosterhuis look at happening on the driving range AN OLDER SKEW Live sports have become a bonanza for TV networks and their advertisers They are gen- -erally watched by relatively younger audiences who do not fast-forward through the commercials light with their DVRs leamCAUHHUNC 437-0281 17 PT CLG 1 1 pm SUNDAY TV KDOC (56) PTPrime Ticket WFS West NSNBC Sports Network NNBC: KNBC (4) Radio KLAA (830 AM) Tickets 714-703-2545 anahelmducksmom Galaxy TRt SAT VAC SUN 17 IB atKC I 1 1pm TV KKDOC (22) NNBC: KNBC (4X NSNBC Sports Network EESPNE2ESPN2FSFox Soccer Channel Radio KTLK (1150 AM) Tickets 877-3GALAXV lagalasycom ChivasUSA fRI irtsat SAT SUN me MON vs TUE use WED ssw THU GOLF! Masters Uuik KCBS (Ch By the end of the day life will change and be wearing a garish green jacket BASEBALL Los Angeles Dodgers at Sen Diego lpmk Prime Ticket Aaron Harang was Impressive In his last spring training game against the Angels BASEBALL Kansas CHy at Los Angeles Angels 12:30 pjtu FS West let the hoopla about Albert Pujols make you forget about Tori! Hunter Howie Kendrick and Vernon Wells BASEBALL Chicago White Sox at Texas 5 pjil ESPN you and the Angels will be able to size up the opposition in theALWest I PRO BASKETBALL Chicago at New York II uik KABC (Ch 7) KEYT (Ch 3) the top team In the Eastern Conference visiting the No 8 In the Eastern Conference Jim Carlisle WEEKEND TVRADIO HIGHLIGHTS 6 17 1 8 9 latPOR 1 7:30 pm II TV KKDOC (56) KWKWHY (22) NSNBC Sports Network FWS West PTPrlme Ticket GGalavlslon Tickets 877-244-B27L cdctiivasusaxom Keeping it local weekdays from 4 to 6 pm Man Cave wwwl450amespnxom TV-RADIO 10 11 12 10 11 I45Dbm)) fSwsISHHB VENTUIIII COUNTY MLB Network ESPN2 KCAL(Ctl9X KVEN (1450 AM) KLAC (570 AM) FSWest KKZZ (1400 AM) KLAA (830 AM) ESPN Prime Ticket KyTA(1520AMX -y SATURDAY 1 -r SOCCEN 4:30 am lpm' Render League: Tottenham MLS: Los Angeles at Kansu 7 JO pm MIS: Chins USA at Portland MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBAU 11am Chicago White Son at Tfexas 4pm San Francisco at Arizona 7pm Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego 7pm Kansas City at Los Angeles Angels GOLF Masters at Augusta Ga PRO HOCKEY Houston at Los Angeles Lakers KSPN (710 Check wRk year aMe er saMRte pravider hr dmauel amlaMMy aid (ddy)Sanie day tape (tRe)l lay eMiriwi StatWi reserve the riffctw mike I irt mkwtetkaagei verification E-mail letters to vcssportsdeskifVCStarxom TVRADI0 NOTEBOOK 1230pm Kansas City at Los Angeles 4pm New rk Yankees iTTkmpa 5pm Odcago White Sox atTKxas 530 pm Los Angela Dodgers San COLLEGE Angels Rangers renew it Sunderland CKy ESPN2 ESPN KTIXQI50AM) KDOC (Cil 56) KWHY(Ch22) Angels KTTV (Ch 11) KVTA (1520 AM) KVEN (1450 AM) KSPN (710 AM) KLAA (830 AM) MLB Network WGN Prime Ticket KVEN 0450 AM) KLAC (570 AM) Bay Diego BASEBAU FSWest TBS WGN FSWest KVTA (1520 AM) KSPN (710 AM) KLAA (830 AM) Prime Ticket KVEN (1450 AMX KLAC 570 AM) ESPN KVEN (1450 AMX KSPN (710 AM) BASEBAU couxstuomooK: Rhlannon Potkey 437-0282 rivalry OTHER NOTES The NCAA basketball national championship game Monday between Kentucky and Kansas earned a 123 rating with a 19 percent share of the audience' on CBS a 5 percent increase over last 11718 for Connecticut and Butler The women's national championship Tuesday between Baylor and Notre Dame pulled in a 32 rating the biggest since 2004 when the UConn-Tennessee game got a 43 baseball season opener St Louis at Miami had a L8 big-market rating on ESPN even with last Giants-Dodgers opener NBC plans to show 67)4 hours of US Olympic "Dials coverage between April 22 and July 8 43 hours on NBC Sports Network and 24)4 an NBC NBC will show the Santa Anita Derby along with the Wood Memorial and the Ashland Stakes starting at L30 pun Saturday John Entz production senior vice president for FaxSports Media Group has been named Fax Sports executive producer 1030 pm Mte Hoop Summit US Junior Natianil Select Warn vs World Select Tfcam at Portland Ore (delay) impact all these guys but flipping a com Whoever stays healthy is going to win STAY WITH US The Lakers have: edly have decided to Bill Macdonald as they: TV play-by-play man as they switch next season from Fox Sports West and KCAL (Channel 9) to a new channel that will be launched by Time Warner Cable The Los Angeles Times reported Macdonald and longtime analyst Stn Lantz have agreed to multiyear deals Macdonald was on a one-year contract after replacing Joel Meyers this season Lantz is in his 25th year The report also said ra- dio broadcasters John Ireland and Mychal Thompson are also expected to be retained next season LAKERS RELEGATED interesting to see that FS West Iri its final season showing the Lakers is moving them to Prime Ticket tonight and on April 17 to show Angels games The Lakers had always taken precedence over other FS West staples such as the Angels or Kings If there was a conflict the Lakers stayed on FS West and the other teams moved But with the Lakers contract in its waning days and the Angels contract recently renewed the Lakers who get fanned out VALENTINE'S DAY Just something else to stoke the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry: New Boston manager Bobby Valentine has signed with WEPN Radio the ESPN-owned station in New York to do a weekly segment on Michael Kay Kay is the TV play-by-play voice of the Yankees Valentine was an ESPN analyst before taking the Red Soxjob There any Boston fans in New York? known Michael for a long time known ESPN for a long Valentine told the New York Daily News asked and I The show can be heard on espnradiocom All the offseason moves and maneuvers are over time for major league teams to put up or shut up Especially in the American League West where the Angels opened their purse to pick up Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson and the Texas Rangers ponied up for pitchers Yu Darvish and Joe Nathan The two rivalry has built up considerably in the past few seasons and 2012 could get downright i nasty me the Angels and Rangers are a said Fox's Eric Karros think the Rangers probably based on experience and just being a little deeper with the pitching rotation the starting staff gives them a bit ofan advantage The Angels their top four "(starting pitchers) are as good as anybody or have the potential to be as good 'as anybody mean Pujols obviously is going to be great but not so sure yet about how Torii Hunter how good offensively is he going to be (how good) is Vernon Wells going to be? I knof Pujols is going to MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBAU 1030am NewtorkVInkeaitiampiBay Washington at Chicago Cuba 1230pm Kansadty it Los Angela Angela lpm Los Angela Dodgers MSanOiego 5pm Chicago White Soa at Tnu COLLEGE lpm intfina State at Creighton.

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