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NCAA wrestling overage goes HD
ESPNU, ESPN and ESPN2 and will combine for 11 hours of coverage of the NCAA Wrestling Championships today and Saturday from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and for the first time it all will be in high definition.

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The quarterfinals will air at 10 a.m. today on ESPNU and the semifinals at 6 p.m. today on ESPN2 and ESPNU. For the third consecutive year, the semifinals will be telecast in a side-by-side format, allowing viewers to see both semifinal matches in each weight class. ESPNU will telecast the championship medal round at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. ESPN has the finals at 5:30 p.m.

Blevins misses tournament
KWTV-9 sports director Dean Blevins was forced to miss his first postseason basketball game coverage in 25 years as he recovers from a head injury. He fell on the ice and hit his head on a step at his Edmond home during the Jan. 26 ice storm.

Blevins, who said he sleeps 12 to 14 hours a night, said doctors rate him at 70 percent functionality and he won’t be cleared to cover games until he is 100 percent. "It’s a long, slow process,” he said.

Women’s tourney blanketed
Beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN and its family of networks will televise all 63 games from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. During the first and second rounds, ESPN and ESPN2 will present 48 games within 12 telecast windows. ESPN Full Court, the pay-per-view package, will offer complete telecasts of all 48 games. ESPN360.com will present all 63 games, and ESPNU will show six matchups.

Short takes
Cox 7 has picked up the OU-Kansas State baseball telecast at 2 p.m. Saturday from Fox Sports Kansas City.

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