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The Score (television network)
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The Score Television Network (often referred to only as The Score) is a Canadian English-language cable television
specialty channel
providing primarily sports news, highlights, information and analysis programming along with live event sports coverage. The channel is equipped with 24/7 ticker
at the bottom of the screen providing news and scores of sporting events, hence the channel's name. The channel is wholly owned by Score Media Inc.
The channel is up for sale as of September 2011.
, and did not require a CRTC licence. Oldies music
would constantly play as background music for the station during this era.
Sportscope was granted an English-language specialty channel licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on September 4, 1996, provisionally titled "Sportscope Plus". The channel launched in May 1997 as Headline Sports and was initially a national 24 hour anchor-at-desk sports news and highlight service operating on a rotating 15 minute newswheel of sports news, highlights and scores. Advertising was also introduced, something that did not exist during the Sportscope era. The oldies music was replaced by modern stock music during text rotation of sports scores and news. The channel also contained a constantly updated ticker
at the bottom of the screen, providing sports news and scores, as it still does today, per its CRTC licence requirements.
There were initial plans to air a regional ticker and additional streams of alphanumeric data (perhaps via an alternate channel) when the channel first launched, but those plans were ultimately abandoned.
, which had its own "Headline Sports" segment—the station was re-branded as "The Score" that year.
On June 6, 2006, The Score revamped their ticker alongside the launch of their new HD channel (see below).
simulcast of The Score. It is currently available through national satellite television providers Bell TV and starting October 15, 2009, Shaw Direct. It is also offered by cable companies Rogers Cable
, TELUS TV
, Cogeco
, Mountain Cablevision
, SaskTel Max
, Eastlink
, Shaw Cable and Access Communications
.
Until early 2008, most programming was Standard-definition 4:3 stretched to 16:9. Their true HD programming includes Serie A
soccer, National Basketball Association
basketball, the Vanier Cup
, NCAA coverage and WWE
's SmackDown and Raw
.
On September 3, 2008, The Score began airing shows from their new multi-million dollar HD studio, located on the corner of King & Peter in Downtown Toronto
. Most shows and highlights are now in true HD.
named The Score Satellite Radio (channel 98), that features sports news and scores as well as coverage of some of The Score's original programming. Originally known as Hardcore Sports Radio, it was relaunched in September 2010 to unify its broadcasting and Internet operations under one brand.
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
providing primarily sports news, highlights, information and analysis programming along with live event sports coverage. The channel is equipped with 24/7 ticker
News ticker
A news ticker resides in the lower third of the television screen space on television news networks dedicated to presenting headlines or minor pieces of news. It may also refer to a long, thin scoreboard-style display seen around the front of some offices or public buildings...
at the bottom of the screen providing news and scores of sporting events, hence the channel's name. The channel is wholly owned by Score Media Inc.
The channel is up for sale as of September 2011.
Sportscope
Originally launched in 1994 as "Sportscope", it was a cable-based sports score network airing in seven Canadian provinces. Sportscope's "programming" was a non-content-based, alphanumeric text rotation of sports scores and news similar in format to the Canadian Press Cable ServiceCanadian Press Cable Service
The Canadian Press Cable Service is a text-only headline news service provided by the Canadian Press and distributed by Canadian cable television companies...
, and did not require a CRTC licence. Oldies music
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
would constantly play as background music for the station during this era.
Headline Sports
News ticker
A news ticker resides in the lower third of the television screen space on television news networks dedicated to presenting headlines or minor pieces of news. It may also refer to a long, thin scoreboard-style display seen around the front of some offices or public buildings...
at the bottom of the screen, providing sports news and scores, as it still does today, per its CRTC licence requirements.
There were initial plans to air a regional ticker and additional streams of alphanumeric data (perhaps via an alternate channel) when the channel first launched, but those plans were ultimately abandoned.
The Score
In March 2000, Headline Sports' licence was amended by the CRTC to allow live sports programming, under the conditions that they display their ticker and that they break away from live coverage at least once every fifteen minutes to present video highlights. As a result of this—as well as legal issues with CNN Headline NewsCNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
, which had its own "Headline Sports" segment—the station was re-branded as "The Score" that year.
On June 6, 2006, The Score revamped their ticker alongside the launch of their new HD channel (see below).
Possible Sale
On September 22, 2011, The Score is being put up for sale, with a reported asking price of $200 million. According to the Globe and Mail, the report notes that The Score’s programming model will likely not change, however it will become more expensive for Score Media to be in the sports television business as television rights to sporting events and even their highlights are becoming more expensive. The sale is subject to CRTC's approval.The Score HD
The Score HD is a high definitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
simulcast of The Score. It is currently available through national satellite television providers Bell TV and starting October 15, 2009, Shaw Direct. It is also offered by cable companies Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...
, TELUS TV
TELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
, Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
, Mountain Cablevision
Mountain Cablevision
Mountain Cable was one of three cable television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario and its surrounding area. The other two providers are Cogeco and Source Cable...
, SaskTel Max
SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. It is the only remaining Crown Corporation in the Canadian telecommunications industry....
, Eastlink
EastLink (company)
EastLink is a Canadian cable television and telecommunications company. In 1970, EastLink was established in Amherst, Nova Scotia, when it was issued one of the first cable licences granted by the CRTC...
, Shaw Cable and Access Communications
Access Communications
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. is a Canadian cable television provider, operating in Regina, Saskatchewan and several other communities in Saskatchewan...
.
Until early 2008, most programming was Standard-definition 4:3 stretched to 16:9. Their true HD programming includes Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
soccer, National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball, the Vanier Cup
Vanier Cup
The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
, NCAA coverage and WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's SmackDown and Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
.
On September 3, 2008, The Score began airing shows from their new multi-million dollar HD studio, located on the corner of King & Peter in Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...
. Most shows and highlights are now in true HD.
The Score Satellite Radio
The Score launched a 24/7 sports radio station on Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
named The Score Satellite Radio (channel 98), that features sports news and scores as well as coverage of some of The Score's original programming. Originally known as Hardcore Sports Radio, it was relaunched in September 2010 to unify its broadcasting and Internet operations under one brand.
Current
- Arda OcalArda OcalArda Ocal is a Turkish Canadian TV personality, announcer and writer, currently with The Score Television Network...
- Brent Furtney
- Cam StewartCam Stewart (sportscaster)Cam Stewart , is a Canadian sports broadcaster who hosts the radio program Red Heat on The Score Satellite Radio, and co-hosts the radio simulcast 24in30 on The Score Television Network...
- Derek Snider
- Gerry DeeGerry DeeGerry Dee is a Canadian stand-up comedian. Prior to his comic career, he was a physical education teacher and hockey coach at De La Salle College "Oaklands", a private co-ed high school in Toronto...
- Glenn Schiiler
- Greg SansoneGreg SansoneGreg Sansone is a Canadian sports anchor and reporter, currently an anchor for The Score, and guest host for "Morency" on Hardcore Sports Radio. He is also the Vice President of Television for the Score. He was one of the first sports anchors to ever work for The Score. His debut was in April...
- James SharmanJames SharmanJames Sharman is a producer and sportscaster on The Score Television Network in Canada, focusing mainly on soccer.Born in Sevenoaks, England, he started working for The Score in 1997 and has been with them ever since...
- Kristian Jack
- Laura Diakun
- Mauro RanalloMauro RanalloMauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...
- Paul Brothers
- Renee Paquette
- Sherman HamiltonSherman HamiltonSherman Hamilton is a retired Canadian professional basketball player. Hamilton was a longtime member of the Canadian men's national basketball team...
Former
- Adnan VirkAdnan VirkAdnan Virk is a sports anchor, currently for ESPN. He was previously an anchor for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's Raptors NBA TV, Leafs TV and Gol TV. Until June 2009 he hosted several programs on The Score, and was previously an associate producer for Sportscentre at TSN...
- Cabral "Cabbie" Richards
- Elliotte FriedmanElliotte FriedmanElliotte Friedman is a Canadian sports journalist. He currently works on CBC Sports programmes including hosting and appearing on the Hockey Night in Canada segment The Headliner...
- Gabriel MorencyGabriel MorencyGabriel Morency aka "The Late Night Anger Management Professor" is a Canadian sports broadcaster, who previously hosted daily shows Morency and Covers Experts on Hardcore Sports Radio and Sports Rage on both Hardcore Sports Radio The Score Television Network Team 1040 in Vancouver and Team 990 in...
- James CybulskiJames CybulskiJames Cybulski is a Canadian radio sportscaster currently working as a host of Cybulski and Company on TSN RADIO 1050. Cybulski also works as a television sportscaster, and a reporter for SportsCentre on TSN....
- Martine GaillardMartine GaillardMartine Gaillard is a Canadian sports television personality currently working for Rogers Sportsnet....
- Nicole Karkic
- Nikki Reyes
- Rick RalphRick RalphRick C. Ralph is the Winnipeg Jets game day host with Winnipeg's TSN 1290.Ralph was a professor of broadcast journalism at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto...
- Rod Mawhood
- Ryan Payton
- Sarah Meehan
- Sara OrleskySara OrleskySara Orlesky is a Canadian sports reporter at The Sports Network. In 2008, the Globe and Mail newspaper described her as "among the top young female sports broadcasters in Canada."...
- Steve KouleasSteve KouleasSteve Kouleas is a Canadian television anchor, radio host and hockey broadcaster who currently works for TSN...
- Steve LudzikSteve LudzikStephen Paul Ludzik is a retired former professional ice hockey player and coach who currently works as a television analyst for The Score....
- Tony Ambrogio
- Sid Seixeiro
- Tim Micallef
Programmes
The following is a list of original or partly original programmes currently airing on The Score:News shows
- The Footy Show is a soccer news and highlights show hosted by James SharmanJames SharmanJames Sharman is a producer and sportscaster on The Score Television Network in Canada, focusing mainly on soccer.Born in Sevenoaks, England, he started working for The Score in 1997 and has been with them ever since...
. Debuted in August 2007, replacing world sports news show SportsworldSportsworldSportsworld was an Australian Sunday morning sports information program shown on Seven Network. The program was broadcast from 9.00am - 11.00am following Weekend Sunrise on a Sunday morning, from Seven's Martin Place streetfront studios in Sydney....
. - The MMA Show is hosted by Mauro RanalloMauro RanalloMauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...
which covers the week in Mixed Martial Arts and previews upcoming events, along with a "Question of the Week" with Arda OcalArda OcalArda Ocal is a Turkish Canadian TV personality, announcer and writer, currently with The Score Television Network...
, a feature which incorporates viewers.
Analysis
Much of the Score's analysis is detailed in The Score on (sport) segments that may be seen at various times of the week. Hardcore Hockey Talk, during the NHL season, also serves as the network's hockey analysis show. The following are other full shows dealing with analysis:- The Footy ShowThe Footy ShowThe Footy Show can refer to one of the following television shows:*The Footy Show , a sports entertainment programme centred around Australian rules football first screened in 1994...
focuses on international soccer including previews and recaps of all of the week's Italian Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
and English Premier League matches. Original episodes of the show air Saturdays and Sundays. It is hosted by James SharmanJames SharmanJames Sharman is a producer and sportscaster on The Score Television Network in Canada, focusing mainly on soccer.Born in Sevenoaks, England, he started working for The Score in 1997 and has been with them ever since...
, Kristian Jack and Sid Seixeiro. - The Score on the NFL is The Score's news show dealing with a preview of the week's National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
action, hosted by Greg SansoneGreg SansoneGreg Sansone is a Canadian sports anchor and reporter, currently an anchor for The Score, and guest host for "Morency" on Hardcore Sports Radio. He is also the Vice President of Television for the Score. He was one of the first sports anchors to ever work for The Score. His debut was in April...
, Cam StewartCam Stewart (sportscaster)Cam Stewart , is a Canadian sports broadcaster who hosts the radio program Red Heat on The Score Satellite Radio, and co-hosts the radio simulcast 24in30 on The Score Television Network...
and Tim Micallef, and features Ron MeyerRon Meyer-References:...
as a weekly special guest. - NBA Court Surfing is a weekly NBA show that hops between live NBA games every Tuesday night. With the arrival of the new studio in 2008 came a tweaking of the format with an actual in-studio audience and new hosts Sherman HamiltonSherman HamiltonSherman Hamilton is a retired Canadian professional basketball player. Hamilton was a longtime member of the Canadian men's national basketball team...
, Mack StrongMack StrongMack Carlington Strong is a former professional American football fullback and running back coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He currently is a football sportscaster for Root Sports Northwest...
and Will Strickland. - Right After Wrestling was a weekly show that airs Tuesdays after the repeat broadcast of WWE RAW and on Fridays immediately following WWE Smackdown. Hosted by Arda OcalArda OcalArda Ocal is a Turkish Canadian TV personality, announcer and writer, currently with The Score Television Network...
, Mauro RanalloMauro RanalloMauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...
and Renee Paquette. - It was retitled "Aftermath" with the drop of "Wrestling" from WWE vocabulary. Mauro stopped appearing and was replaced by Brent Furtney after Raw and Jimmy Korderas after Smackdown.
- Covers Experts is a simulcast of Hardcore Sports Radio's betting-line show, hosted by Rob PizzolaRob PizzolaRobert Angelo Pizzola a.k.a. "The Faucet", "The Italian Stallion", "The Calculator", "The Big Orbacle", and "The Big P" was a Canadian sports broadcaster, who co-hosted Up2Date on The Score Satellite Radio and Red Heat on both The Score Satellite Radio and The Score Television Network...
, Cam StewartCam Stewart (sportscaster)Cam Stewart , is a Canadian sports broadcaster who hosts the radio program Red Heat on The Score Satellite Radio, and co-hosts the radio simulcast 24in30 on The Score Television Network...
, and a betting expert from covers.com. They preview the night's action with betting lines in mind.
Live programming
- RaceNight is coverage of horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
from Mohawk RacewayMohawk RacewayMohawk Racetrack is a harness racing track in Campbellville, Ontario. It is owned by the Woodbine Entertainment Group, formerly the Ontario Jockey Club, and is about 30 km west of the company's other racetrack, Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto...
and Woodbine RacetrackWoodbine RacetrackWoodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
hosted by Laura Diakun. - Sportsworld Matchday is the name of The Score's coverage of any international sporting event for which The Score will air - most recently English Premier League football, which returns to The Score next season.
- University Rush is the name of The Score's coverage of Canadian Interuniversity Sports' university athletics, with a particular emphasis on Canadian footballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
. In the past, University Rush has only showed one weekly game from the Ontario University AthleticsOntario University AthleticsOntario University Athletics is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public...
, but as of 2006 began coverage of Quebec Student Sports FederationQuebec Student Sports FederationThe Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec formerly known as the Quebec Student Sports Federation is the governing body of primary and secondary school, collegiate and university sport in Quebec...
and Atlantic University SportAtlantic University SportAtlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
football as well, culminating in the playoffs and the Vanier CupVanier CupThe Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl...
. Tim Micallef is the commentator of football coverage. - NBA BasketballNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
coverage of the TNT doubleheader airing on Thursdays as well as Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsThe Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
games and a large number of regular season games. - NCAA college footballCollege footballCollege football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
and college basketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
games, many of which air on ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
in the United States. It also aired the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
from 20072007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
to 20102010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
, when it lost the rights to ESPN InternationalESPN InternationalESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:Asia: *ESPN SEA*ESPN SEA 2*ESPN China*ESPN Hong Kong*ESPN India*ESPN Malaysia...
(and in turn to TSN and TSN2 in Canada). - The Score holds the broadcasting rights for the Canadian men's national basketball team.
- In the past, The Score has also had rights to NLLNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
, MLBMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, Canadian Baseball LeagueCanadian Baseball LeagueThe Canadian Baseball League, was an independent minor league that operated in 2003. The league's only Commissioner was Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Ferguson Jenkins...
, and was the English-language broadcaster of the Expos for their final season in Montreal (including the very last home game in September 2004). - The network has added various Poker series
- They have also attempted to get the rights to an English-language broadcast of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, but have failed up to now because The Score was not carried on the VideotronVidéotronVidéotron GP is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Currently, the company primarily serves Quebec, as well as the francophone...
cable TV network, which is needed for the contract; The Score has been carried on Videotron for at least one year now.
MMA
- The network has added MMA properties including WECWorld Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
and Bellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
. - It also airs Canadian fighters and matches in the Score Fighting Series which airs 7pm directly before WWE NXTWWE NXTWWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
.
Pro wrestling
- WWE RawWWE RAWWWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
is the flagship show of World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's Raw brand. It is notable for airing on a 15 minute tape delay, unlike its previous hosts at TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
, which aired the program live. The 15 minute tape delay is thought to exist due to previous difficulties involving censoring risque storylines at TSN. However, the actual reason is due to the amount of live broadcasts The Score is currently licensed to air. By creating a 15 minute delay, the program is no longer "live" and not in violation of their license with the CRTC. The Score however does take advantage of this by airing a 15-minute recap of the previous week's show entitled Countdown to Raw. However, special three-hour episodes of Raw such as the Raw Family Reunion continue to air live. Raw is aired a second time after midnight and a third time the following day, directly before the AftermathAftermath-Literature:* The Aftermath , an unpublished novella by Stephen King* Aftermath * Aftermath , a superhero-based imprint of Devil's Due Publishing...
(formerly Right After Wrestling) analysis. - WWE NXTWWE NXTWWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
is the show that replaced ECW after it was cancelled. Both programs were initially hosted on Global TV (3). NXT was picked up by the Score beginning with the premiere of its second season. While it airs exclusively on WWE.com in the United States, on Score it airs Wednesday at 9pm following the Score Fighting Series. - WWE SmackDown is the flagship show of World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's SmackDown brand. Originally airing Thursdays, it continued to air on Thursdays even after it was moved to Fridays in the United States, making it one of the few WWE shows that aired outside of the US before airing domestically. As such, it was never referred to as Friday Night SmackDown! in Canada, even after the show was moved to Fridays to match the US airtime. - WWE Vintage CollectionWWE Vintage CollectionWWE Vintage Collection is a professional wrestling television program from World Wrestling Entertainment showcasing action from the extensive WWE video library...
airs classic matches corresponding to ongoing themes in programming or notable pay-per-views, characters or times of year. It airs at various times. - WWE Experience is a weekly recap show of the week's events from World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's Raw and SmackDown! brands, hosted by Glenn Schiiler. This is one of the few WWE programs that are not produced by WWE itself, although the format is identical to that of the international version hosted by Steve Romero. It airs Sundays.
Former Shows
- Score In the Morning was the weekday morning show hosted by Adnan VirkAdnan VirkAdnan Virk is a sports anchor, currently for ESPN. He was previously an anchor for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's Raptors NBA TV, Leafs TV and Gol TV. Until June 2009 he hosted several programs on The Score, and was previously an associate producer for Sportscentre at TSN...
and Nikki Reyes. Starting live at 7 a.m. ET, the network was the only national sports network to go LIVE for a morning audience for the duration of the show in Canada. It was cancelled in February of 2009. - Score TonightScore Tonight (show)Score Tonight was the flagship news and highlights program that airs weeknights on the network. Originally hosted by Greg Sansone and Martine Gaillard, Sid Seixeiro and Tim Micallef have been the hosts from 2004 to 2009. Score Tonight also featured regular segments Cabbie on the Street, Plays of...
was the flagship news and highlights program that airs weeknights on the network. Originally hosted by Greg SansoneGreg SansoneGreg Sansone is a Canadian sports anchor and reporter, currently an anchor for The Score, and guest host for "Morency" on Hardcore Sports Radio. He is also the Vice President of Television for the Score. He was one of the first sports anchors to ever work for The Score. His debut was in April...
and Martine Gaillard, Sid Seixeiro and Tim Micallef have been the hosts since 2004. Score Tonight also features regular segments Cabbie on the StreetCabbie on the StreetCabral "Cabbie" Richards is a Canadian personality, television host on "Sportscentre" on TSN, a Canadian sports cable television network, while also corresponding for the The Marilyn Denis Show, on CTV....
and Plays of the Week. Score Tonight also hosts the Score Year in Review, which reviews the past year's events, during which the Score Ticker will also change accordingly. The Score Year in Review is also the only time of the year in which Score employees are credited for their contributions during the year, and is notable for airing bloopers and other outtakes in their coverage. It was cancelled in July of 2009. - Hardcore Hockey Talk, Late Edition is the late-night news and highlights program hosted by Steve KouleasSteve KouleasSteve Kouleas is a Canadian television anchor, radio host and hockey broadcaster who currently works for TSN...
. During the National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
season The Spin offers analysis on the NHL season, and will stop discussion whenever a goal is scored. The program usually ends with a segment called 10 Minute Misconduct, where Kouleas and guests (usually Steve LudzikSteve LudzikStephen Paul Ludzik is a retired former professional ice hockey player and coach who currently works as a television analyst for The Score....
, Mark Osborne, and/or Al Strachan) debate five topics for two minutes each. It was cancelled in July of 2009. - Drive This!Drive This!Drive This! was an authentic sports radio talk show produced from The Score Television Network studios in Toronto, Canada. It ended on April 9, 2009, when Richard Garner left Hardcore sports Radio....
was a simulcast of Hardcore Sports Radio's drive-home show on Sirius, hosted by Richard GarnerRichard GarnerRichard Garner is a Canadian sports broadcaster, producer and the former vice-president of programming at The Score Television Network. He was the host and producer of the show Drive This! on Hardcore Sports Radio and The Score.Garner grew up in Aylmer, Quebec where he learned to speak French...
, Cam Stewart, and Sarah Meehan with daily appearances from HSR's late-show host Gabriel Morency. The show offers frank and edgy discussion, "bulls--t not included". The TV version runs on a slight delay with bleeping.
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TheScore.com has live scores for all the major professional sports, blogs and streaming video, including highlights of every NBA and Premier League game.Bloggers and columnists
- Andrew Stoeten (TheScore.com Blog)
- James SharmanJames SharmanJames Sharman is a producer and sportscaster on The Score Television Network in Canada, focusing mainly on soccer.Born in Sevenoaks, England, he started working for The Score in 1997 and has been with them ever since...
(The Footy Blog) - Kristian Jack (The Footy Blog)
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- Mauro RanalloMauro RanalloMauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...
(The MMA Show) - Dustin Parkes (Getting Blanked)