Defending Big D, a Dallas Stars community

I've gotta admit, I don't quite get DirecTV's whole "fairy" campaign. First it was Deion Sanders with pretty wings. Now both Eli Manning and Peyton Manning have satchels of pixie dust. And into...

As usual, the National Hockey League has its problems. The Phoenix Coyotes are bankrupt and a judge is trying to sort out a mess in which the league is trying to stop the only bidder willing to buy...

While there is still no launch date set in stone and the WWE Network has been on shaky ground since it was announced, there now appears to be some serious movement on that front in the form of DirecTV interest.

Why would DirecTV come to the table and make a deal with the Time Warner Sports Net channel that distributes Laker games, while continuously ignoring the demands of Pac-12 fans who want the Pac-12 Network?

There is clear demand for the Pac-12 Network from concerned DirecTV subscribers, as the satellite company has received at least 80,000 emails from angry customers.

Could the return of the USC Trojans to the Pac-12 Network spur DirecTV back to the negotiating table?

Is DirecTV no longer making niche sports a priority? Their stance with the Pac-12 and potential stance with the new Laker channel seem to indicate a focus on keeping subscriber costs down.

DirecTV seems dismissive of the Pac-12 Network in their latest statement regarding why they won't carry the channel.

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott says the conference doesn't look any closer to getting the Pac-12 Network picked up by DirecTV.

The Pac-12 Network and DirecTV are battling one another, with DirecTV's plan for a la carte programming rejected by the Conference of Champions.