"LeBron James, after 15 years in this league, plays little to no defense even in a playoff game, and I have to tell you: it really, deeply offends me to watch it."
This UBS report was...not impressive. But that didn't stop Bloomberg from covering it.
“Mikey is a closer. You know he is smarter than all of them so you never count out an Illinek in a competition.”
"I’d be stunned if you didn’t see us, Fox Sports 1, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, anybody that’s got hours to fill, I’d be shocked if they didn’t take a stab at it."
@BackAftaThis will soon be back.
"If Romo always knows what's coming, how is it that I used to trap him into throwing picks all the time? Show him one coverage, play another, and he'd throw right into the damn thing!"
"We’ve been focused on the combine and the lottery and I know we’ll start getting into those conversations after that. But draft night is always huge for news and trades."
These are the best Western Conference Final ratings since 2015, and the best non-Chicago ones in NBC history, impressive with a Canadian team involved.
Future Pac-12 overflow will wind up on Fox Business, which is good news for how many people will be able to watch it. But overflow really isn't a key issue in the conference lagging behind its competitors; lagging TV revenue and significant league network challenges are much larger problems.
"I love to gamble. I don't even know, I mean, the notion that you have to go to Vegas and bet on sports is silly."
“I think where things have changed from what I said [in 2015] to what I'm looking now at, is I never imagined that something factually true could prove to be as inflammatory as things that are factually true have proven to be.”
Talking about how much ESPN content is consumed live is nice, but advertisers might be sick of that message by now.
Across NBC Sports' regional networks, streaming was up 63 percent overall in April 2018 from the previous high set last April.
If this decision leads to more acceptance of gambling and more people betting on sports, that could create some big changes for sports broadcasts.
"We realized how little coverage there was for hockey across the board... And it's been a raging success for us."
Full Court Press will feature a split screen of the game with Woj, Bilas and others watching and offering analysis, alongside special stats and graphics.
"Talking about race is not talking about politics and that discussion has been hijacked. If you acknowledge race, racism, or the racial climate in this country, people say you’re talking about politics. Talking about equal rights is not political."
"Just about every person Price’s age plays video games, but none of them make $217 million playing baseball and none of them miss a start in New York this week due to carpal tunnel syndrome."
The Hock-directed 14 Back will cover the Yankees' chase and "Bucky Bleeping Dent."
"To us, Booger is a seamless part of the booth who has a unique perspective of being at field level, seeing what's going on in the trenches, seeing what's happening on the sidelines. I think the perspective will be different and will be really interesting."
DAZN will be carrying 32 boxing fight nights annually in the U.S. as part of this new deal. Further details on their pricing and other U.S. content aren't available at the moment.
Vitale's contract has been extended for another year, and will now run through 2021.
Rovell's latest Twitter fight is with a Detroit Lions' wide receiver about franchise fees.
Rick Reilly has surfaced again, this time behind The Athletic's paywall.
ESPN looks set to assign permanent anchors for the 6 p.m. SportsCenter, which they haven't had since early March.
