Sports on TV/Radio Today: Of Local Interest

The Omaha Beef's season and home-opening game will be carried live tonight on Cox Communications digital cable channel 802. The Beef host defending UIF Champion Sioux Falls in a 7:35 p.m. contest at Omaha's Civic Auditorium. Cox's coverage begins at 7 p.m.

For those fans without digital cable, the game will be re-broadcast Sunday at 7 p.m. on Cox Channel 2. Immediately following tonight's game, digital subscribers will be able to view the game anytime via Cox’s “On-Demand” service (Cox Channel 299).

Calling tonight's action for radio will be Nick Handley and Mike'l Severe. The broadcast will only be heard on KOZN's website, www.1620thezone.com. This season, only 10 of 15 Beef games will be broadcast on KOZN (1620 AM), but all 15 can be heard on the Internet.

Maverick hockey fans can see the University of Nebraska at Omaha hockey team's Northeast Regional NCAA Tournament game against Boston University on Cox Channel 3 today at 3 p.m.

Some fans posting on mavpuck.com have complained about the fuzzy or "ghost" imaged picture on Cox Channel 3. The cause is "bleed interference" from KMTV's analog broadcast signal, which is assigned to Channel 3.

This afternoon's broadcast will originate from the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. ESPNU announcers for the game are Dave Shea (play-by-play voice of the Boston Bruins) and Barry Melrose.