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Mike Tirico told NBCUniversal’s annual upfront at Radio City Music Hall this morning that NBC and Peacock plan to insert real-time stats into its NBA coverage this fall to show the percentage ...
NBC is about to find itself with an “embarrassment of riches” next winter, at least according to Puck’s sports reporter John Ourand. The network is positioned to broadcast the Super Bowl ...
NBC’s future hinges on the NBA. That’s the takeaway from Awful Announcing contributor Daniel Kaplan, who attended the network’s Upfront presentation on Monday. NBC Sports made no secret of ...
Last year at Wrestlemania 40, as YouTuber turned WWE superstar Logan Paul defended his United States Championship belt from Randy Orton, he enlisted the help of a life-sized mascot of his Prime ...
On Saturday, Chris Berman turned 70, a landmark birthday worth celebrating for anyone. It is especially noteworthy for a septuagenarian broadcaster. One of ESPN’s longest-tenured employees has ...
Even before she played in the WNBA, Angel Reese’s relationship with the media has been tricky. The former LSU Tiger and now Chicago Sky star has found herself at the center of dueling narratives ...
The Washington Wizards have been largely an irrelevant NBA franchise for most of their existence. They haven’t reached the conference finals since 1979. Only twice this century has the nation ...
It’s been five months since Brian Windhorst voiced his frustration with the current state of NBA media. The longtime ESPN analyst insists the NBA “has never been better,” even as the ...
The long-awaited ESPN direct-to-consumer gambit is almost upon us. And it’s finally becoming real as concrete details are being revealed about the product. After being known both inside and ...
Once again, the third weekend of December will be football overload. As many will recall, last year, the third weekend of December featured two high-profile NFL games and a College Football ...
Ken Griffey Jr. might not be the first person to come to mind when thinking of golf show hosts. But that’s precisely what’s ahead, with Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter reporting on ...
The NHL playoffs present an unusual opportunity to compare different English-language national broadcasts of the same game. That can sometimes lead to interesting results when those broadcasters ...