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Mike Ashmore has the scoop here.

The Trenton Titans are expected to announce that they will be ceasing operations for the 2013-14 season, according to multiple people familiar with the situation.

Trenton GM Rich Lisk declined comment when reached by phone and, through an ECHL spokesman, the league said it would not comment on “rumors” at this time. A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the hope is that Trenton could return to the league for the 2014-15 season.

Both on and off the ice, things have been tough for the Titans since they made a hasty return to the league after the Trenton Devils folded following the 2010-11 season. An affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, Trenton averaged 2,578 fans over the course of its 36-game home schedule at the Sun National Bank Center and missed the postseason for the second straight year.

More info in the article.

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 -All 380 EPL matches will be shown on television or streamed live on NBC Sports Extra.  Games not shown on an NBC Universal channel will be made available via a package of networks entitled Premier League Extra Time. 154 games will air on NBC Sports Network, 20 on NBC, 76 on Telemundo, 22 on other NBC channels (USA, CNBC, etc.), and every match on NBC Sports Live Extra.

 

-NBC Sports Network will air a Saturday morning doubleheader at 7 AM and 10 AM.  The NBC mothership will air the 12:30 PM ET game.  On Sundays, NBCSN will air another doubleheader at 8 AM and 11 AM ET.  In addition, the 2:30 PM ET Monday and/or midweek games will air on NBC Sports Network.  In all, that's 6 broadcast windows for a typical weekend of Premier League football.

This is absolutely fantastic! The article also highlights the other shows/analysis that the network will bring. From what I understand, the Champions League games that Fox has the rights to will move to local networks (such as MSG in our case). Fox Soccer is becoming a new entertainment network similar to FX.

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