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The lead tandem of Jon Sciambi and Jim Deshaies will be in Arizona for the first weekend of games at the end of this month. Most of the remaining games will be called remotely.
It’s literally become inescapable. It’s intentional. It’s genius. It’s how the NFL reclaimed America and how it reestablished itself as this country’s second religion.
The Sox gave Schriffen a multiyear deal to be their play-by-play voice alongside analyst Steve Stone. Schriffen, who is biracial, becomes the second Black TV play-by-play announcer in MLB, joining the Mariners’ Dave Sims.
Eddie will host some familiar faces Wednesday night, when the Blackhawks visit the Kraken. Eddie will call the game on TNT with current Hawks analyst Darren Pang and play-by-play partner Kenny Albert.
How soon before the network caved in (more) to league commissioner Roger Goodell?
Finalists Will Flemming, Connor McKnight and John Schriffen should be well aware of what led to Jason Benetti’s exit.
Mike Monaco, who initially was a favorite for the job, removed himself from consideration this week because of scheduling conflicts with ESPN.
In an email to employees Friday morning, the Arena Group, which operates Sports Illustrated and related properties, said that Authentic Brands Group has revoked its marketing license.
More than 100 names were considered. The top 20 follow, with last year’s rank in parentheses, plus some special mentions.
According to Nielsen Audio, a key portion of the station’s audience dropped in the fall, despite the addition of Bears games. But ESPN 1000’s market manager says it has a different way of measuring success.
“There will be a lot of people who are happy with that, myself included to be honest with you,” McAfee said.
NFL regular-season games averaged 17.9 million viewers, tied for the second highest since averages were first tracked in 1995.
Rodgers returned to ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday for his weekly appearance and addressed comments he made the week before that appeared to suggest Kimmel’s name might appear on a list of associates of Epstein, a millionaire accused of sex trafficking involving underage victims before he died by suicide.
Though Chicago has been spared the chaos that has engulfed markets with crumbling regional sports networks, there’s plenty of uncertainty. The way we see it, the teams could take their broadcasts one of three ways.
There are many layers to this sordid story.
NCAA President Charlie Baker told The Associated Press the deal has an average annual value of $115 million, an increase of more than 300% per year on what the previous 14-year deal with ESPN was paying.
I had a business appointment in Peoria, the old hometown, 180 miles down the road, and I thought, why not stop on the way and visit Dave Kindred?
Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White are in championship form as young showmen in the grip of their demanding father.
“I’m OK,” Gumbel said before taping the last episode. “I’m sad, but everything has to end at some point and this is the right time for this to end.”
After losing 101 games, White Sox fans lost a beloved broadcaster who was a lifelong Sox fan himself.
Granato last appeared on NBCSCH on Dec. 5, joining Charlie Roumeliotis on the debut of “HawkCast.”
Over-the-air TV is coming in handy for teams and leagues looking for new homes and wider distribution amid the upheaval pervading regional sports networks.
The SI debacle seems to me chump change in an AI-dominated world.
Both broadcasters worked for the same owner and were in similar situations. Yet Benetti’s relationship with the Sox differed from Amin’s with the Bulls.
The league has spread out its schedule so much that there’s less inventory available for Sunday afternoons, thus limiting the opportunities to flex.
How about they just go away?
Charissa Thompson’s admission about fabricating sideline reports strikes at the heart of what profession is about.
The comments caused a firestorm on social media among current sideline reporters who felt disparaged — and rightly so.
Jason Benetti’s departure from White Sox hastened by contentious relationship with exec Brooks Boyer
Multiple sources said the Sox’ senior vice president and chief revenue and marketing officer was at the center of the situation, particularly an inappropriate remark he made to Benetti.
Each Saturday night will include a double-header on Scripps’ over-the-air ION network.