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MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, has teamed up with General Manager Mike Rizzo to host his exclusive blog on MASNsports.com, just in time for Opening Day. "National Matters" is one of the first GM blogs in baseball with inside analysis and expert insight on the game and ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, announced that Mike Flanagan will join the Orioles broadcast team as a color analyst for the 2010 season. Flanagan will make his MASN debut in the broadcast booth for the Orioles game against the Oakland Athletics on April 15th. Flanagan, 59, has ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will televise Stephen Strasburg's first spring training appearance on Tuesday, March 9th live at 1 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD. MASN's coverage will feature Bob Carpenter, Rob Dibble and Debbi Taylor. The network will also televise the replay at 7 p.m. ... Read More
Because of a solar outage, viewers of MASN's broadcast of the Sunday afternoon Orioles-Red Sox game may experience a temporary disruption in the broadcast around 3:30 p.m. A solar outage is a phenomenon that occurs when the sun crosses the equator and traces an arc that places it directly behind ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will televise Stephen Strasburg's first spring training appearance on March 9th live at 1 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD from Space Coast Stadium. The network will also televise the replay at 7 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD. Strasburg is expected ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, announced today its spring training schedule for the 2010 season. The network will televise eight spring training games total -- all of which will appear on MASN's flagship dedicated high-definition channel, MASN HD. Kicking off the baseball season on ... Read More
The television home of the Baltimore Ravens, MASN will televise the team's Season-Ending Press Conference on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m live from Owings Mills. The press conference will feature owner Steve Bisciotti, president Dick Cass, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome and head coach John Harbaugh. Video ... Read More
MASN will televise today's Baltimore Orioles press conference live at 3 p.m. from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles are expected to announce the signing of former All-Star Miguel Tejada. Roch Kubatko and Jim Hunter will host the MASN production. ... Read More
As Anita Marks departs CBS Radio to pursue new opportunities, MASN wishes her the very best. Since the network's 24x7 launch in July of 2006, Anita has been an afternoon staple on MASN. She has brought sharp analysis, informed opinion and strong perspective on local, regional and national sports to ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, announced today its Major League Baseball programming schedule for the 2010 season. With the April launch of MASN2 HD, MASN will carry every game and every play -- 320 MLB games -- in high definition throughout ... Read More
With the Ravens decisive win over the Patriots yesterday, MASN will continue televising prime-time Ravens programming each night, Coach Harbaugh's day after press conference each week, and Ravens Xtra after each game. Viewers can tune in today to watch Coach Harbaugh's press conference at 3:45 p.m. live on MASN. Leading ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, has announced that well-known Washington sports journalist and personality Ben Goessling has joined the network as a full-time reporter, blogger and on-air contributor. Goessling will cover the Nationals for MASNsports.com, the premier online destination for Nationals fans, beginning on January 11th. A ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will carry the team's Tuesday afternoon press conference announcing the signing of Jason Marquis. Coverage begins live at 2:30 pm from Nationals Park with MASN's Johnny Holliday, host of Nats Xtra. Fans can also check MASNsports.com in the afternoon for video highlights ... Read More
(Washington, D.C.) -- MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will carry the team's Friday press conference announcing the signing of Ivan Rodriguez. Coverage begins live at 1 pm from Nationals Park. Fans can also check MASNsports.com in the afternoon for video highlights and interviews from the conference. ... Read More
Statement from MASN spokesman Todd Webster on Buck Martinez leaving MASN: "MASN appreciates Buck's years of service to MASN and the Orioles, and we wish him the best in Toronto. He is a true professional whose insights and experiences have enlightened and entertained Orioles fans for seven years. While we ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, will launch a high definition overflow channel beginning in the spring of 2010, the network announced today. The launch of MASN2 HD will allow the network to televise every Orioles and Nationals game live and in high-def throughout ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday, December 5th. The Division 1-AA Quarterfinals will include a noon game between William & Mary and Southern Illinois and an evening matchup between Appalachian State and Richmond at 7 p.m. Both games will ... Read More
(Baltimore, MD) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise Pam Shriver's 24th Annual BCF Tennis Challenge at 1st Mariner Arena on December 9th. MASN's exclusive production will air on December 15th at 8:00 p.m. in high definition on MASN HD with six additional replays throughout ... Read More
MASN Announces Extensive NCAA Hoops Package Network will televise nearly 200 NCAA games in 2009-2010 season (Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise nearly 200 college basketball games this season. The extensive lineup includes regional favorites, 12 conferences, 19 women's games, 12 Big ... Read More
MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will televise the team's press conference today at 2:30 p.m. live. The Nationals are expected to announce the team's field manager. MASN's live coverage will be hosted by Byron Kerr. ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the Official Cable Network of the annual BB&T Classic, will honor the service of America's veterans by providing more than one thousand complimentary tickets to this year's BB&T Classic for servicemen and women. As it has done for the past two seasons, MASN will make the ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) - MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the official network of the Georgetown Hoyas, will televise nine Georgetown men's basketball games this season. The first televised game will feature the Hoyas as they host Lafayette at the Verizon Center live at 12:00 p.m. on November ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will provide the exclusive telecast of the East Carolina vs. Wake Forest men's basketball game on November 15th at 2 p.m. live from the Greensboro Coliseum, home of the 2010 ACC tournament. The game is part of MASN's continued ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise East Carolina's Homecoming game against Rice on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. live from Greenville. The exclusive production highlights MASN's three year partnership with East Carolina University. MASN's coverage features veteran Pirates broadcaster Patrick Kinas providing play-by-play and ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- Adding to an impressive slate of East Carolina programming this season, MASN will exclusively produce and televise ECU's Homecoming game against Rice on October 17th at 3:30 p.m. live from Greenville. This will increase to nine the number of Pirate football games being televised by MASN this ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has announced its extensive NCAA college football line-up for the 2009 season. The network will host 46 games and nine conferences this season including some of the best football programs in the country and many local colleges and universities within MASN's ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the Official Cable Network of the Baltimore Ravens, has announced a full-slate of daily prime-time Ravens programming for the football season beginning today. The on-air programming complements MASNsports.com's extensive online coverage of the Ravens. MASN will produce and ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will carry eight East Carolina Pirates football games this season, as part of a renewed partnership with the university. Beginning on September 5th with an intra-state rivalry between ECU and App State, MASN will carry 3 live Pirates games ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will carry the 56th Woodward Stakes on Saturday afternoon beginning at 5 p.m. as part of a continuing series, Saturdays at Saratoga. Three year old Rachel Alexandra, winner of eight consecutive races including the Preakness, seeks to make racing ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN will be carrying the Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens simultaneously on Saturday evening, August 29th. In the Washington, D.C. DMA, the Nationals game vs. the St. Louis Cardinals will appear on WDCW-50, as well as on WDCW-50's HD channel. Nats Xtra begins at 6:30 ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- MASN will provide live coverage of the Nationals news conference Thursday afternoon naming Mike Rizzo general manager of the Washington Nationals. The news conference is Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and will be televised live on MASN and MASN HD. The Nationals named Rizzo acting general manager in ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- MASN will provide live coverage of the Nationals news conference Friday introducing recently-signed pitcher Stephen Strasburg. The news conference is Friday at 2:00 p.m. and will be televised live on MASN and MASN HD. The Nationals reached a four-year agreement with the top selection in the 2009 ... Read More
(Baltimore, Md.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the Official Cable Network of the Baltimore Ravens, has announced the network's schedule of pre-season Ravens games. Beginning on Thursday, August 13th, MASN will televise three pre-season Ravens games against the Redskins, Panthers and Falcons. MASN's first game ... Read More
(WASHINGTON D.C) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and television home of both the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, has announced a Fantasy Baseball challenge for fans throughout the second half of the baseball season on MASNsports.com. MAXIMUM ACCESS Fantasy Baseball launches today with competition beginning on ... Read More
(Baltimore, MD) --- Continuing its commitment to televising the highest caliber national and local thoroughbred racing, MASN has partnered with The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) to present "Saturdays at Saratoga" beginning Saturday, August 1 at 5:00 p.m. The special live programming is the latest racing series televised by ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and television home of the Washington Nationals, announced a partnership today with Nationals' interim manager Jim Riggleman. MASN will host Riggleman's exclusive blog on MASNsports.com, the premier online destination for Nationals fans. As part of the partnership, Riggleman will ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will broadcast the Mid-Atlantic Classic live on July 15th at 7 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD from the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, MD, home of the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. The game, which will pit a ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- Giving fans unmatched access to the Washington Nationals, MASN announced today that slugger Adam Dunn will host a new blog at MASNsports.com and participate in other interactive features as part of a new partnership with the network. Beginning soon, Dunn will start writing a monthly blog, hosting ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The television home of both the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, MASN returns its popular mixed broadcast booth for this weekend's "Battle of the Beltways," which begins on Friday evening when the Orioles host the Nationals for three interleague games. For two seasons, the mixed booth ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- On Friday, June 26th, Nationals Manager Manny Acta will speak to area youth at Boys Town Washington D.C. as part of his continuing relationship with MASN. His talk "How Life is a lot like Baseball," will offer words of inspiration to the children. Acta will also sign ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- MASN broadcasters Gary Thorne and Buck Martinez won Emmy Awards for their coverage of Orioles baseball, during the 51st Emmy Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Washington. In this third year in the Orioles booth, Thorne won the award for best Sports ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- Because Wednesday night's Nationals-Giants game was rained out, the teams will meet in a doubleheader Thursday, June 4. MASN will televise both games live on MASN and MASN HD. MASN's live coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. when Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann goes against the Giants Randy Johnson. ... Read More
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In order to further enhance its television broadcasts of Nationals and Orioles games for 2009, MASN has made a host of new state-of-the-art advancements to allow fans to get more information and enjoy the game experience more closely. The local leader in live sports entertainment, MASN has ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will conduct open auditions for future spots in the network's Defining Moments advertising campaign. The innovative campaign, which launched at the beginning of the 2009 season, features real, everyday fans describing their favorite memorable baseball moments - in their ... Read More
(Washington D.C.) - MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and television home of the Baltimore Orioles, will host a live online video chat with Cal Ripken Jr. on Friday, May 8th at 6 p.m. on MASNsports.com The video chat will kick off the network's exclusive broadcast of "A ... Read More
Will air May 11th at 9:00 p.m., prior to the Nationals vs. Giants game (Washington D.C.) - MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the television home of the Washington Nationals, will televise a network special about the team's annual Washington Nationals Dream Foundation Gala. The special ... Read More
Dedicated HD channel to televise 210 HD Nationals and Orioles games in 2009 MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the television home of the Nationals and Orioles, will launch its full-time HD channel on Wednesday, April 1 and will televise 210 Major League Baseball games in ... Read More
Nationals fans will gain even more access to their favorite team in 2009, as Manager Manny Acta will answer fan questions and host a regular video blog in English and Spanish as part of a new interactive feature at MASNsports.com, the network announced today. MASN, the local leader in live ... Read More
Orioles fans will gain even more access to their favorite team in 2009, as Manager Dave Trembley will answer fan questions and host a weekly video segment as part of a new interactive feature at MASNsports.com, the network announced today. MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will also ... Read More
MASN HD launches on April 1 MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment and the television home of the Nationals and Orioles, announced its 2009 baseball schedule which includes 210 high-definition game broadcasts. With expanded high def coverage, the network will televise at least one game in HD ... Read More
Hunt Valley, Md. - Renegade, an advertising agency, studio and content creator with in-house production facilities, announced today they will partner with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) to air their latest film project, a documentary featuring National Baseball Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken Jr. The documentary, titled A Shortstop in ... Read More
2-Time All Star, World Series Champion, MVP of the NLCS, XM/Sirius Broadcaster MASN has named Rob Dibble as the new color commentator for the Washington Nationals. He will join play-by-play man Bob Carpenter in the booth beginning with the 2009 season under a multi-year contract with MASN. A 2-time ... Read More
Seventh North Carolina cable operator to carry MASN on expanded basic In time for entire 2009 Major League Baseball season TriCounty Telecom has launched MASN, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, to thousands of customers in the Greenville-New Bern-Washington DMA. The Belhaven-based cable provider will offer MASN on its expanded basic ... Read More
Special will feature MASN's Bob Carpenter and Debbi Taylor with player, front office executive and fan interviews Set to air on Sunday, January 25 at 8 p.m. MASN will cover the Nationals first ever NatsFest with a special one-hour prime time special on Sunday, January 25 at 8 p.m. ... Read More
MASN on DC50 makes Nationals games and Nats Xtra pregame and postgame shows available throughout Washington, D.C. area on broadcast and cable WDCW, over-the-air home of Wizards basketball, Redskins Weekly, to air 20 live Nationals games MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has partnered with WDCW-TV, DC50, ... Read More
Popular sports radio hosts join MASNsports.com MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has launched an exclusive Junkies Blog, featuring 106.7 WJFK's top-rated morning show. The Junkies will be blogging daily on MASNsports.com, providing their insightful and irreverent take on the biggest regional and national sports stories to ... Read More
One hour program analyzes offseason news and views about the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will return its popular Hot Stove Show on Friday evenings starting on December 12th live at 7:00 p.m., the day after the conclusion of the MLB ... Read More
Network gives 1,500 BB&T Classic tickets to military families MASN, the local leader in live sports coverage, has announced a ticket giveaway to honor members of the United States military. For the second year in a row, the network will team up with BB&T to provide 1,500 complementary tickets ... Read More
MASN to Broadcast 144th Annual Lafayette vs. Lehigh Game Football's Longest Uninterrupted Rivalry airs live onSaturday, November 22 at 1 p.m. MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise the 144th Annual Lafayette vs. Lehigh game on Saturday, November 22. Coverage of "The Rivalry" begins live on MASN ... Read More
Cal Ripken Jr. will travel to Nicaragua on behalf of the State Department from November 13-18 to bring the Ripken Baseball brand of instruction to over 500 Nicaraguan children and 100 youth coaches. Throughout the trip, Ripken will be blogging on MASNSports.com about his experience. Cal's blog will contain trip ... Read More
2008-2009 NCAA Basketball Schedule Features Over 200 Games and 13 conferences Georgetown, GW, Mason, AU, Loyola, UMBC, Big East Game of the Week and the 14th Annual BB&T Classic MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise more college basketball games this season than any Regional Sports Network ... Read More
Upholds Two Arbitrators' Decisions Favoring MASN Ruling Marks Third Consecutive Finding of Discrimination by Time Warner against MASN (Washington, D.C.) -- The FCC's Media Bureau has ordered Time Warner Cable to carry MASN on an analog tier to its North Carolina cable systems within 30 days, upholding the decisions of ... Read More
MASN, the Official Cable Network of the BB&T Classic, will televise the 14th annual basketball double-header live on Sunday, December 7th. Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. from the Verizon Center with a 30-minute pregame show. The BB&T Classic features the best in regional college basketball. The Classic tips off ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will launch a full-time HD channel in March of 2009 and will more than double the number of HD telecasts of Nationals and Orioles games. Expanding on MASN's successful first season utilizing high definition technology, the network will air up to 200 ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has reached affiliate agreements with three more cable providers serving the DMAs of Charlotte, Greenville and Raleigh/Durham, bringing the total number of operators carrying MASN in the Tar Heel state to six. The cable providers will begin carrying the regional sports network ... Read More
As the final month of baseball season approaches, the Orioles and MASN have teamed up to make Orioles tickets even more affordable and accessible. For the month of September, fans can purchase tickets in a special MASN Maximum Access section in the upper deck of the ballpark for only $1 ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has announced its extensive NCAA college football line-up for the 2008 season. MASN's live football coverage begins when Villanova heads to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, who are ranked #8th overall in pre-season rankings. The game begins at 3:30 ... Read More
On August 1, MASN picked up the option on Bob Carpenter's contract. The Nationals play-by-play announcer for the last three seasons will return to call television games on MASN in 2009. Joining him in the booth next season will be Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton, the Nationals color analyst, ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has announced its special Ravens programming for the 2008-2009 football season. Coverage includes all four pre-season games, the exclusive postgame show, Ravens Xtra, after every game, exclusive live coverage of Coach Harbaugh's day-after press conference, and prime time Ravens programming all season ... Read More
"School of Roch" blog to debut on MASNsports.com this Saturday, August 2 MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has announced that longtime Baltimore sports journalist and personality Roch Kubatko has joined the network as an on-air personality and blogger, bringing his successful Roch Around the Clock blog to ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, announced today that Comcast will be moving MASN 2 from Channel 68 to Channel 25 this week in the Prince George's County area. MASN and MASN HD channel positions will be unaffected. Comcast has decided to move the network's MASN 2 channel ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, recently won two Emmy awards and two AMA awards. Both awards recognize excellence in television marketing throughout the region. The Emmys were awarded for MASN's Orioles player Match-Up promotions featuring Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts and Corey Patterson, (in the category Promotion - ... Read More
A second FCC-appointed arbitrator has found Time Warner Cable guilty of discrimination against an independent sports network and has ordered that the network be carried by the cable company to more than one million North Carolina households. The second consecutive arbitration decision against the cable operator dramatically punctuates its years-long ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has added a new camera angle to its productions. The "low home" robotic camera, which is positioned just above home plate, produces the closest available shot of the pitcher, catcher and batter action - as well as a panoramic shot of ... Read More
MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, has joined with the AST Dew Tour to sponsor a contest recognizing outstanding achievements in community service. Interested contestants will submit short video clips or a combination of photos and an essay that document and describe how they serve their community, ... Read More
Regardless of your rooting preference, MASNsports.com has got you covered with Live In-Game Blogs all weekend long from Oriole Park.Nats Fans: Read Pete McElroy's Nats GameBlog [link]O's Fans: Read Steve Melewski's O's GameBlog [link] Highlighting MASN's unique position as the home of two MLB teams, booth will feature combined talent ... Read More
MASN to Broadcast 16 Norfolk Tides games Televised Orioles Triple-A Affiliate schedule begins on Saturday (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, announced it will broadcast 16 minor league baseball games of the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Norfolk Tides this season. The first broadcast will ... Read More
MASN Wins 11 Local, 4 Regional ADDY Awards "Honeybear" and "Drop and Drive" win "Best in Show: Broadcast" award. Four Regional awards came in competition with the best agency work from Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York (BALTIMORE) -- MASN won eleven local ADDY awards, including the prestigious "Best ... Read More
MASN to Televise Under Armour Capital Classic Live Sunday, April 14, at 5:30 p.m. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, will televise the 35th annual Under Armour Capital Classic from the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. MASN will televise ... Read More
MASN Partners with The Washington Times to Expand Nats Coverage Network to feature Times beat reporters Zuckerman and Goessling on regular segments (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, has announced a new partnership with The Washington Times to bring fans even more inside insights ... Read More
MASN to Televise First Game from New Nationals Park Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. Nationals vs. Orioles in final pre-season match-up For Sunday night opener, special Nats Xtra pre and post game show live from stadium (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - MASN will help inaugurate Nationals Park by televising the first ... Read More
MASN to Televise Orioles FanFest 2008 Coverage provides Maximum Access for fans Live from Camden Yards on Saturday, March 29 MASN to televise first MLB game from new Nats stadium at 6:00 p.m. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - MASN, the official network of the Baltimore Orioles, will televise the team's annual ... Read More
Nationals and Orioles Television Schedule for 2008 Nationals play 96 games on MASN, 65 games on MASN2 Orioles play 96 games on MASN, 65 games on MASN2 First televised Spring Training Game Tuesday (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - MASN's maximum access television schedule for every available Nationals and Orioles game was ... Read More
MASN Announces Maximum Access Nationals and Orioles Television Schedule for 2008 Adds 80 High Definition telecasts to 322-game Nationals and Orioles broadcast schedule Expands on-location Nats Xtra and O's Xtra pregame and postgame shows from Nationals Park and Camden Yards (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - For the second year in a ... Read More
MASN to Launch Live Blogging Feature Will complement network's live coverage of college basketball (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - MASN, the Official Cable Network of Georgetown Basketball, will offer fans an exciting new feature to complement live television broadcasts. The network will implement live blogging at this Saturday's Georgetown game with ... Read More
Orioles Hot Stove to Heat Up Airwaves MASN and WHFS Radio present weekly analysis hosted by Jim Hunter and Roch Kubatko Fridays at 7 pm on WHFS and MASN (BALTIMORE) -- MASN, the local leader in live sports entertainment, and the Orioles' radio flagship FM Talk 105.7 WHFS, announced ... Read More
