It was an ugly day for broadcast journalists around the country yesterday in the news world.  Several TV networks and print outlets completely botched reports about an arrest made in the Boston Marathon bombing.  The self-proclaimed "most trusted name in news" CNN was once again at the forefront, falling all over themselves with one EXCLUSIVE blunder after another.  Poynter has a great recap of the mass confusion over the arrest reports with the AP, Boston Globe, and Fox News also running with errant reports.

CNN led the charge up the wrong tree with John King's cell phone becoming a black hole of accurate reporting.  For a solid hour yesterday, CNN showed what is possible when a cable news network runs around like a chicken with its head cut off.  Actually, that's an insult to headless chickens, who have their act together compared to CNN.

Enter Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, who delivered the goods with this segment on CNN's foibles Wednesday night...

Atlanta Braves TV play by play man Chip Caray is one of the foremost examples of a person having a reputation based solely on his name as opposed to his actual ability. During Wednesday's Braves-Royals broadcast (which was simulcast on MLB Network), Fox Sports South reporter Tom Hart broke down Baseball Prospectus's updated playoff odds, which have the Braves with a 71% chance to make the playoffs as of yesterday, thanks to Atlanta's ten game winning streak.

Teams owning a controlling interesting in their RSN is nothing new. The Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Astros, and Orioles all belong to that club, while the Nationals, Angels, Rangers, Padres, and (probably) the Dodgers own parts of theirs. Now, a new team has joined the controlling group, and it's not a team you probably envisioned: the Seattle Mariners.

All Times Eastern

College Baseball
Auburn at Mississippi State -- ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.

College Baseball Live -- ESPNU, 7 p.m.

College Football
College Football Live -- ESPN2, 3 p.m.
CFB Daily: Spring Blitz -- ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
Inside College Football: Draft Special: The QB Show -- CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Inside College Football: Draft Special: Stars of the Future -- CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.

College Softball
UCLA at Arizona -- ESPN2, 10 p.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Open de España, Valencia, Spain
First Round -- Golf Channel, 9 a.m.

PGA Tour
Heritage Classic, Hilton Head, SC
First Round -- Golf Channel, 3 p.m.

LPGA Tour
LOTTE Championship, Oahu, HI
Second Round -- Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez-Preview -- Fuel, 8 p.m.
UFC's Road to the Octagon -- Fuel, 11 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17

Buffalo Sabres @ Boston Bruins (NBCSN 7:30PM) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire

Thursday, April 18

New Jersey Devils @ Philadelphia Flyers (NBCSN 7:30PM) Dave Strader, Brian Engblom
Minnesota Wild @ San Jose Sharks (NHLN 8:30PM) Local Broadcast

Friday, April 19

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins (NHLN 7PM) Local Broadcast
Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks (NBCSN 8:30PM) Pat Foley, Eddie Olczyk

Saturday, April 20

Florida Panthers @ New Jersey Devils (NHLN 1PM) Local Broadcastt
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Ottawa Sentators (NHLN 7PM) Local Broadcast
Philadelphia Flyers @ Carolina Hurricanes (NBCSN 7PM) Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin
Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks (NHLN 10PM) Local Broadcast

Sunday, April 21

Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins (NHLN 3PM) Local Broadcast
New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers (NBC 3PM) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche (NBCSN 5:30PM) Gord Miller, Brian Engblom
Dallas Stars @ Los Angeles Kings (NHLN 9PM) Local Broadcast

Monday, April 22

Phoenix Coyotes @ Detroit Red Wings (NBCSN 7:30PM) John Forslund, Pierre McGuire
Chicago Blackhawks @ Vancouver Canucks (NHLN 10PM) Local Broadcast

Tuesday, April 23

Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers (NBCSN 7:30PM) Dave Strader, Brian Engblom
Dallas Stars @ San Jose Sharks (NBCSN 10PM) Randy Hahn, Drew Remenda

H/T Sammy!

The tributes to Pat Summerall since his passing yesterday afternoon have been pouring out of every corner of the sports world.  It's a tribute to his career that his voice and the way he presented a game had an impact on so many.  While words of praise have come from bloggers, sportswriters, analysts, and fans, those who followed Summerall into the broadcast have also paid their respects.  Al MIchaels appeared on Dan Patrick's show this morning to talk about Summerall's career and Joe Buck tweeted this message about the lead announcer he followed at Fox:

I really wish we could feature local announcers more often at AA.  (That means your e-mail and Twitter tips faithful readers!)  Not because there's a diamond in the rough out there somewhere, but because there is just a GOLD MINE of material in broadcast booths across this great land of ours.  Enter Colorado Avalanche play by play man Mike Haynes.

For 48 hours, I was under the impression that the state auditor from Parks and Rec won the Masters. Turns out, though, that there are quite a few people on this planet named Adam Scott, and that at least two of them -- three, in fact, if you include this Canadian politician -- are famous. 

On Monday night's episode of Conan, Adam Scott the actor -- also known as Ben Wyatt from the hit NBC comedy -- took a moment to express his displeasure with the lame jokes being made regarding the fact that a dude born 7,000 miles away who shares his name happened to win the world's biggest golf tournament. 

Of course, Conan only pushed the joke further along by rewarding Scott with a certain jacket.

(With Leather)

NBC rolled out their plans for English Premier League coverage Tuesday, and there's certainly a lot there for soccer fans to like. The amount of coverage they're devoting to the league, between live-game broadcasts, highlights, replays and magazine shows is staggering, and it shows that the network is truly committed to the Premier League product. However, that may prove both beneficial and harmful for MLS, the other main soccer league NBC televises. NBC is carrying an impressive amount of soccer coverage here, and much of it will air on a general-sports network, NBC Sports Network; that's remarkable, and that should certainly have positive effects on soccer across North America to at least a degree. MLS may now seem like a lower priority for NBC, though, and it may be a tough sell to viewers if directly compared to the Premier League. The deal looks like a double-edged sword, one that could cut in MLS' favour but one that could also easily harm the North American league. 

Much to my horror, I was flipping through channels last night and saw this horrifying creature on ESPN's Baseball Tonight.  It's a giant, happy glove who looks to be the villain of a Stephen King novel... or a misplaced Yo Gabba Gabba character.  The mascot is WebGem Jimmy and he has featured in a commercial for Baseball Tonight.

I can't say I'm an avid viewer of Baseball Tonight, so I'm not sure how new of a character WebGem Jimmy is, but seeing him has ensured I won't be an avid viewer anytime soon.  Did we not learn anything from the disaster that was Scooter?  Ridiculously cheerful mascots are no way to bring the game to new fans.