Tag: Sports media
NBC’s White rides rollercoaster of crazy Premier League week
Arlo White is fond of saying fans can always count on the Premier League to supply an abundance of storylines. The past couple of...
CBS commentator apologizes for remark about PSG’s Di Maria
MANCHESTER, England — CBS Sports commentator Jim Beglin has apologized for making “culturally insensitive remarks” about Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Angel Di Maria during the...
AP source: Foot sidelines Jets’ Quinnen Williams 8-10 weeks
NEW YORK — New York Jets standout defensive lineman Quinnen Williams broke a bone in a foot and is expected to have surgery and...
Fox reaches 6-year agreement with South America’s CONMEBOL
LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports will become the broadcast home of South American soccer after reaching a long-term agreement with the sport’s South American...
NFL draft ratings nearly even compared to 2 years ago
CLEVELAND — NFL draft ratings were flat compared to 2019, but it was still enough to make it the third- most-watched draft on record.
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Kentucky Derby, NFL draft pull in television viewers
NEW YORK — Two sporting events last week — the Kentucky Derby and first round of the NFL draft — pulled in more television...
Longtime Bucks broadcaster Jim Paschke announces retirement
MILWAUKEE — Jim Paschke, the Milwaukee Bucks’ television play-by-play announcer for the last 35 years, plans to retire at the end of the season.
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Amazon to take over “Thursday Night Football” package in ’22
Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home of the NFL's “Thursday Night Football” package a year earlier than originally anticipated.
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First night of NFL draft outdraws Oscars by over 2 million
CLEVELAND — And the winner is ... the NFL draft.
Thursday's...
Networks realize draft drama without frills sometimes best
Producer Charlie Yook and NFL Network didn't have their own draft broadcast last year, but he was able to glean a couple of things...