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Senior Reporter: @FOS . Previous bylines in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, USA TODAY, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Sporting News and Adweek.

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Michael McCarthy

28 days

Thrilled to announce I'm launching new "Tuned In" Newsletter on Sports Media for @FOS . My free, twice-weekly newsletter will launch this week, just in time for our first live Sports Media Summit in New York on 09/10. Subscribe here to stay Tuned In:

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Wow. With TNT on the brink of losing NBA, Charles Barkley just ripped his bosses as clowns and fools on the @DPshow . Sir Charles even floated the idea of hiring Shaq, Kenny and Ernie to his production company, then selling rights to 'Inside the NBA' to another network.

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BREAKING: ESPN and NBA Legend Paul Pierce have parted ways, according to sources. Pierce posted videos of himself with exotic dancers on Instagram Live Friday night. Pierce has played a key role on 'NBA Countdown' + other ESPN basketball programming. ESPN declined to comment.

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If you're wondering why Charles Barkley + Shaquille O'Neal are NOT on for 'Inside the NBA' pregame show, they are in NYC preparing to pitch ad buyers at TNT Sports' Upfront presentation Wednesday. Smart move: TNT's 40-year NBA relationship hanging by thread. #saveinsidethenba

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Bomani Jones will star in his own weekly, late-night series for HBO starting in 2022. The show will be called 'Game Theory with Bomani Jones." Adam McKay will executive produce. Congrats to @bomani_jones .

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Monster TV numbers for Fox Sports's telecast of Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers. Overtime thriller between two teams with national fan bases averaged 29.2M viewers. That makes it the most watched NFL game -- on any network -- this season.

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NBC Sports posted its most-watched NFL Divisional Playoff telecast in 30 years. NBC says its coverage of Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers averaged 40.4M viewers across network, Peacock and NBC/NFL digital platforms. Detroit was No. 1 TV market by far with a 40.5 rating.

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BREAKING: Move over 'ManningCast.' Amazon is targeting @PatMcAfeeShow to host an alternate 'McAfee-Cast' of Thursday Night Football this season, said sources. 🏈

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Pat McAfee Could Host a TNF 'McAfee-Cast' On Amazon

Move over ManningCast. Pat McAfee could host an alternate "McAfee-Cast" of "Thursday Night Football" for Amazon Prime Video this season.

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Success of Topgolf is spawning a new category of “sports entertainment” startups. Meet “Home Run Dugout,” the 'Topgolf For Baseball,' which offers virtual batting bays, food, beer, entertainment, dog park in one upscale setting. Nolan Ryan is investor.

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Texas Chain Aiming to Become ‘Topgolf of Baseball’

The 'Topgolf for Baseball' is taking shape in Texas, where the new 'Home Run Dugout' is poised to open its second baseball/restaurant venue.

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Leaving Caitlin Clark off Olympic team is terrible for NBC Sports, which is paying billions for U.S. TV rights. She would have absolutely super-charged Olympic TV audiences the way she did in college and now in the pros. Short-sighted doesn't begin to describe this decision.

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Why leaving Caitlin Clark off the 2024 US Olympic women’s basketball team matters, a lot. I’ve reported on the team at every Olympics since 1984. I’ve watched the stunning lack of coverage & lack of interest every time. Here are four sections of my Feb column on this exact topic:

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BREAKING : Patrick Beverley Banned From Future Guest Appearances on ESPN Shows, @FOS has learned. Read my new 'Tuned In' Column.

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Tuned In: Patrick Beverley Banned (Then Unbanned) From ESPN Shows After Producer Incident

ESPN decided not to book Beverley on shows like ‘First Take’ and ‘Get Up,’ then rolled back the move.

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NEWS: Rising star @JoyTaylorTalks is landing her own solo show on Fox Sports Radio. Full story @FOS .

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Joy Taylor Lands Her Own Show On Fox Sports Radio

Joy Taylor is landing her own show with Fox Sports Radio. 'The Joy Taylor Show' will premiere Saturday, Sept. 11.

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Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless are poised to potentially pull off the reunion of reunions at ESPN’s First Take. Once his Fox contract expires in 2020, Bayless could return to ESPN where he worked for 12 years.

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Fox’s telecast of Chiefs vs Cowboys was the most-watched TV on any network since Super Bowl LV. Game averaged 28.1 million viewers, up 16 % from comparable window last season.

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EXCLUSIVE: @ScottHanson has signed a new multi-year deal to continue hosting the NFL RedZone, said sources. Hanson has hosted every episode of NFL Network's live, whip-around Sunday channel since its debut in 2009.

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Scott Hanson Signing New Deal With NFL Media Amid Cutbacks

Scott Hanson is signing a new deal to continue hosting NFL RedZone, said sources. TV Iron Man has hosted every episode since 2009.

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BREAKING: ESPN's @MariaTaylor is nearing a deal with rival NBC Sports. Contract negotiations between "NBA Countdown" host and NBC are at the "half-yard line," sources tell @FOS .

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ESPN's Maria Taylor At 'Half-Yard Line' of Deal with Rival NBC

ESPN's Maria Taylor is nearing deal with rival NBC Sports, where she could work on 'Football Night in America,' Notre Dame and Olympics.

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BREAKING: Charles Barkley has changed his mind about retiring from TV. Sir Charles will stay with @TNTSports . "I’m looking forward to continuing to work with them both on the shows we currently have–and new ones we develop together in the future."

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Charles Barkley Un-Retires From TV, Says He’s Staying With TNT

Barkley and TNT Sports put out statements Tuesday saying that the legend was staying for “years to come” after an earlier retirement threat.

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Michael McCarthy

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What a win. Brian Daboll has steel balls. STEEL. Finally, New York @Giants Head Coach with cojones. No more embarrassing QB sneaks, thank you Joe Judge. Finally, a Big Blue coach who plays to win like Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin. There's hope Big Blue fans.

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CBS Sports says lead NFL analyst Tony Romo will talk to three young QB's - Daniel Jones of the Giants, Josh Allen of the Bills and Sam Darnold of the Jets - in a 30-minute special airing Sunday, May 24 (2 pm ET). "In The Huddle with Tony Romo" will be hosted by Tracy Wolfson.

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Charles Barkley also said WBD never should have told Wall Street they didn't 'need' the NBA. That just pisssed off Adam Silver, he said. The Chuckster also wondered why TNT is buying CFP games -- instead of using that money to retain the NBA?

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ESPN's #TheLastDance won't be the last big documentary coming out of ESPN Films. The film-making unit is planning '30 for 30' docs on Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee and 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Connor Schell, ESPN's EVP of Content, said Monday.

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BREAKING: Sean Payton negotiating with @foxsports . The former Super Bowl-winning New Orleans @Saints coach could potentially succeed @TroyAikman as network's No. 1 game analyst alongside Joe @Buck .

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Sean Payton Negotiating With Fox Sports

Sean Payton is in negotiations to potentially succeed Troy Aikman as Fox Sports' No. 1 NFL game analyst alongside Joe Buck.

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BREAKING: @Dominos Pizza is disavowing any knowledge or involvement in @AEWonTNT 's bloody telecast Wednesday night, which showed one wrestler slicing his opponent's head open with pizza cutter. Domino's threatening to pull future ads. Full story @FOS :

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Domino's Disavows AEW's Bloody 'Pizza Cutter' Spectacle on TNT

Domino's Pizza is disavowing any involvent in AEW's Wednesday night telecast showing a wrestler slicing up his opponent with a pizza cutter.

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BREAKING NEWS: ESPN Is Apologizing For Aaron Rodgers' comments about Jimmy Kimmel on @PatMcAfeeShow . “Aaron made a dumb and factually inaccurate joke about Jimmy Kimmel. It should never have happened. We all realized that in the moment,” says ESPN's Mike Foss. Story coming.

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Ouch. The NFL's two-year TV ratings slump is dragging down Sunday pregame shows too. With new host #SamPonder , ESPN's revamped 'Sunday NFL Countdown' show is down the most.

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BREAKING: Taylor Swift is expected to attend the @Chiefs at @nyjets game in person to support Travis Kelce, sources tell @FOS . Her appearance could create huge TV ratings for NBC Sports' "Sunday Night Football."

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Taylor Swift NFL Hype Likely To Continue Another Week

Taylor Swift expected to attend Chiefs at Jets, said sources. That could drive blockbuster TV ratings for NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

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CBS Sports' Tony Romo said Travis Kelce of the #Chiefs was the key to any comeback since #Texans don't have anybody to cover him. On cue, Kelce goes OFF. Pay the man CBS. Romo and Jim Nantz are the No. 1 broadcast duo in the NFL. Period.

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NEWS: @stephenasmith 's move to recruit @ShannonSharpe is shaping up into one of ESPN's best hires in years. In only 6 weeks on air, SAS, Sharpe + @Mollyqerim have teamed for 3 of 4 most-watched @FirstTake episodes of the year. Monday drew 852K viewers.

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Sharpe's Impact Propels 'First Take' to Soaring Viewership

In six weeks on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Molly Qerim have generated 3 of 'First Take's' 4 most-watched shows this year.

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BREAKING: For the first time, NFL players will be invited to post the names or initials of victims of police violence and systemic racism on their uniforms. Look for the names like George Floyd to appear via tribute decals on player helmets this season.

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Fresh off his entertainment gig hosting Fox's red carpet Emmy Awards pre show, outspoken Fox Sports personality @ShannonSharpe has scored a new contract extension to remain @RealSkipBayless ' debate opponent on FS1's @undisputed , say sources.

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BREAKING: My sources tell me free agent Ryan Clark is about to sign new contract that will pay him over $2M annually at ESPN. New deal will make @Realrclark25 one of the highest-paid NFL analyst at ESPN. Check out new 'Tuned In' column:

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Tunes In: Ryan Clark Finalizing New Deal With ESPN

After his previous contract expired, the nine-year TV veteran took the risk of going public with his free-agent status. His gamble could be paying off.

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ESPN says Miami vs. Florida college football game Saturday drew 4.1 overnight TV rating. That made it ESPN's highest-rated CFB game since 2016 -- and was network's best Saturday opening game on record.

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BREAKING: Derrick Henry has scored an endorsement deal with @OldSpice . The bruising Tennessee @Titans running back will be announced as the latest 'Old Spice Guy' on Friday.

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Rising NFL Star Derrick Henry Lands Old Spice Endorsement Deal

Titans running back Derrick Henry's stiff-arm of Josh Norman was TV highlight of the year. Now he's scoring an endorsement deal with Old Spice.

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Fox Sports officially announces Cris Carter is out. Missed his 6th straight episode of First Things First Thursday. Bottom line: He was ticked off about being passed over for TNF pregame show -- which is literally filmed downstairs from FTF's NY studio.

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Breaking: Fox Sports signs Rob Gronkowski as NFL analyst. He'll make his debut this week on Thursday Night Football.

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Can't even estimate what the refs have cost NCAA today from a business standpoint today with their sorry performance. - Cost viewers chance to see Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese. - Probably cost ABC a TV record for women's national championship. - Cost NCAA millions in media rights.

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BREAKING: Meadowlark Media CE0 John Skipper tells @FOS he's interested in both @katienolan and @MichelleDBeadle for his new creator-centric content company with Dan Le Batard.

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John Skipper Wants Katie Nolan, Michelle Beadle For Meadowlark

Meadowlark Media's John Skipper says he's interested in both Katie Nolan and Michelle Beadle for his content startup with Dan Le Batard.

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Michael McCarthy

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BREAKING: Fox will go all-in on Caitlin Clark's college basketball finale against Sunday. After showing Iowa-Ohio State on broadcast network, Fox will live-stream her 'Senior Night' ceremony on YouTube, TikTok, + Fox Sports app.

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Tuned In: Inside Fox’s Caitlin Clark Finale Coverage

The Iowa star’s biggest game to date won’t be buried on any streamer.

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Michael McCarthy

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Tony Romo could have a short-lived reign as the highest-paid TV sports analyst. ESPN is prepared to offer Peyton Manning $18 million to $20 million a year to call ‘Monday Night Football,' said sources. Romo will make $17 million a year under new CBS deal.

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ESPN signs Lisa Salters to multi-year contract extension. She'll continue to serve as lead NBA sideline reporter, including tipoff of 2nite's #NBAFinals on ABC. Salters, who's been with ESPN since 2000, also longest-tenured sideline reporter in Monday Night Football history.

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NFL is King. CBS Sports says Chiefs vs Bills OT classic averaged 42.736 million viewers -- peaking at 51.697 million viewers. That's up 18% vs. last year's comparable game window. It was the most-watched Divisional Playoff game in 5 years.

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NEWS: Caitlin Clark is a force multiplier for attendance, TV ratings—and now WNBA media-rights fees. The WNBA could quadruple its annual rights payout to $240M annually, sources tell @FOS .

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Tuned In: WNBA Could Quadruple Media-Rights Fees

Caitlin Clark has supercharged the league. Now she could be part of a wave of players drawing far higher fees from rights partners.

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CNN is hiring social media star @RexChapman for new CNN+ streaming service launching in 1st quarter. Former Kentucky star boasts 1.1 million followers on Twitter. He joins CNN as a host from Adult Swim, where he hosted 'Block or Charge.' He's also been an analyst for NBATV + TNT.

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NBC Sports’ Cris Collinsworth is definitely playing hurt tonight. Voice is strained, doesn’t have the same energy. But he’s gutting out the telecast.

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Ouch. ESPN Is Not Interested In A Reunion with former morning star Skip Bayless Once He Leaves FS1. “We are set with the current First Take rotation, and wish Skip the best on his future endeavors,” an ESPN spokesman tells @FOS .

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Hiring Bayless Would Complete Stephen A.’s Talk Show Dominion

If Stephen A. Smith picks Skip Bayless up off the scrap heap, it would be a coup de grace.

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Move over John Madden: Tony Romo wants record $10 million a year to sign contract extension with @CBSsports for 2020 and beyond. Could Romo walk away from sports TV world he conquered in just two years?

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Good on you Booger McFarland. ESPN's NFL analyst @ESPNBooger said tonight's "Monday Night Football" game should be postponed after 2nite's horrifying injury to Damar Hamlin. 'We're done playing football tonight...Let's move on. We as a network will figure out something to do."

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ESPN anchor @SageSteele has been pulled from the air due to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, said sources. Steele is under fire for her resistance to mandated vaccine shots by ESPN and parent Disney, as well her controversial comments about Barack Obama.

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ESPN Anchor Sage Steele Removed From Air

Sage Steele is off the air at ESPN. Steele, who's under fire for vaccine comments, has tested positive for COVID-19, said sources.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rising sports media star @ChrisBHaynes of @YahooSports nearing deal to become @NBAonTNT 's Sideline Reporter for Tuesday Night #NBA game coverage, sources tell @frntofficesport . Haynes will continue to serve as Yahoo's chief NBA insider.

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Great news for fans of 'Inside the NBA.' TNT still at the table, still fighting to retain its 40 year NBA relationship. These talks will go down to the buzzer.

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TUNED IN: Don’t Count Out TNT for NBA Rights Just Yet. Could David Zaslav + Charles Barkley's 'Inside the NBA' pull off a last-second buzzer-beater to save TNT's 40-year NBA relationship?

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ESPN has signed Nicole Briscoe to contract extension. She'll continue to host "SportsCenter," "Baseball Tonight" + Formula 1 coverage. "Longevity is not something to be taken for granted, especially in our business,” she said. “This contract will take me to 20 years at ESPN."

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Turner Sports says Candace Parker has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. She'll continue to work as a studio analyst for NBA on TNT, NBA TV and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Meanwhile, Stan Van Gundy is returning as NBA on TNT game analyst.

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BREAKING NEWS: Famed ‘SportsCenter’ Anchor Neil Everett Leaving ESPN After 23 Years. 'Bartender...Last Call," he tells @FrontOfficeSports . via @FOS

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'SportsCenter' Anchor Neil Everett Leaving ESPN After 23 Years

'SportsCenter' anchor Neil Everett confirmed to Front Office Sports he's leaving ESPN after 23 years. 'Bartender...last call," he said.

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NEWS: Peyton Manning's @OmahaProd + ESPN are already planning a sequel to Caitlin Clark documentary 'Full Court Press' about high stakes world women's college hoops, say sources UConn's Paige Bueckers eyed as star of the next original series on ESPN+.

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‘Full Court Press,’ ESPN’s Best Sports Doc in Years, Gets Sequel

A second season of the behind-the-scenes women’s college basketball show is in the works. UConn’s Paige Bueckers could be one of the stars.

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Noah Eagle's performance today during NBC's telecast of USA vs. Serbia puts him right at the top of the list for PxP jobs when new NBA's new media rights deals kick in.

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Ouch. Without Chris Berman in host chair for 1st time in 31 years, average TV audiences for ESPN's 'Sunday NFL Countdown' pregame show fell 12% to 1.2 million viewers for 2017 NFL regular season. @sportingnews asks Boomer about new host @sam_ponder & cast.

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NEWS: ESPN Is Banning @AdamSchefter , @wojespn and other Insiders/Reporters From Betting On Sports Leagues They Cover Via New @ESPNBet , according to internal memo.

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ESPN BET Will Attempt To Prevent The Influence Of Insiders

ESPN released internal guidelines Friday that banned Insiders from betting on leagues they cover via the new ESPN BET.

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NFL Network says premiere of 'Thursday Football' drew total viewership of 7.2 million across TV + digital, up 3% from last year's comparable Week 2 game. @Browns ' 35-30 win over @Bengals was most-watched TV show on Thursday. Digital audience was up 49% via league, team + Verizon.

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Horrifying scene on Monday Night Football. Damar Hamlin of Buffalo Bills has been down on the field for over 9 minutes. Joe Buck of ESPN says they've been administering CPR. Now on a stretcher. Entire Bills team is on the field praying for their 24-year old teammate. God Bless.

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SOURCES: ABC is poised to possibly land its first live NFL game package in 15 years as negotiations get serious for the next billion-dollar set of media rights. The Walt Disney Co. could end up with two packages for ESPN and broadcast sister network ABC.

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ABC Poised To Broadcast Live NFL Games Again Thanks To Disney Push

ABC poised to sweep back into live NFL games as parent Walt Disney Co. negotiates new rights packages for ESPN and sister broadcast network.

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BREAKING: ESPN's @AdamSchefter reports Patriots vs Chiefs has been rescheduled for Monday Night at 7 p.m. So there will be, effectively, a Monday Night Football doubleheader. - Patriots vs Chiefs @ 7 p.m. ET on CBS - Packers vs. Falcons @ 8:50 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Some cool news here for NHL, ESPN, hockey fans: 🏒 Female viewership of '22 Stanley Cup Playoffs up 64% from last year. 🏒 Hard-to-reach younger viewers R watching: Viewership up triple digits among viewers aged 2-34. 🏒 Digital content accessed by 30.3 million uniques, up 40%.

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NBC has sold more than three times as many @PremierLacrosse League Passes subscription passes as it anticipated during league's 1st season. When @frntofficesport asked NBC's Jon Miller if they'd surpassed 10,000 subs, he said that # was on the low side.

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Bills Mafia rules. The Bills win over Ravens generated a 52.8 TV rating in Buffalo vs 33.8 in Baltimore. Here are NBC's Top 10 TV markets for the game: 1) Buffalo 2) Baltimore 3) New Orleans 4) KC 5) Pittsburgh 6) Cleveland 7) DC 8) Denver 9) Albuquerque 10) Cincinnati

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Sources: ESPN finalizing deal with new TV superstar Alex Rodriguez of Fox Sports. Unique talent-sharing arrangement. A-Rod to call 'Sunday Night Baseball' for ESPN during regular season; then continue post-season MLB analysis for Fox.

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Sorry Tom Brady haters. But he's been loose, confident and informative during the first half of Cowboys vs. Saints. Much better game telecast so far by Brady and Burkhardt on Fox.

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NEWS: Guess who ESPN has eyed as Lee Corso's successor on @CollegeGameDay ? That's right, it's retiring Alabama legend Nick Saban. Given his relationship with @PatMcAfeeShow , and GameDay guest hits, Saban would be the 'perfect fit," sources tell @FOS .

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Nick Saban, Highest-Paid NCAA Football Coach, Is Retiring

Saban leaves after team lost in the semifinals of College Football Playoff. The Alabama coach won six titles at the school and one at LSU.

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Exclusive: ESPN has signed a new contract extension with 80-year old college basketball analyst @DickieV that will take him through the 2021-2022 season. That would be his 42nd yr with ESPN. 'I feel like 20. I act about 12," Vitale tells @frntofficesport .

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Interesting note on @MariaTaylor and NBC Sports She will be the first female lead host of 'Sunday Night Football.' The pregame studio's show's previous hosts were: Mike Tirico, Dan Patrick and Bob Costas. Congrats to Maria Taylor.

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NBC Sports has named @MariaTaylor host of 'Football Night in America.' The former ESPN anchor/reporter debuted as co-host of the country's most-watched pregame studio show last season. Since joining NBC in 2021, she's hosted the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show and Beijing Olympics.

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NBC Sports announcer Leigh Diffey botched Noah Lyles' Olympics call with the wrong winner. I'm hearing NBC plans to replay the full 100M race on TV--with added context--around 10 p.m ET. Look for a post-race vid interview with Lyles on the track from NBC.

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EXCLUSIVE: @WhitlockJason opens up on his divorce with @ClayTravis and @OutKick -- and whether his next move is to join @FoxNews or @glennbeck 's @TheBlaze . Read Whitlock's first interview since leaving OutKick.

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Q&A: Jason Whitlock on OutKick Fallout, Media's Aversion to the Truth

The controversial figure opens up on his contentious departure from Clay Travis' OutKick, and where he could be headed next.

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BREAKING: Taylor Rooks Joins Amazon As Thursday Night Football Feature Reporter - via @FOS

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Taylor Rooks Joins Amazon As TNF Feature Reporter

Taylor Rooks is joining Amazon Prime Video's 'Thursday Night Football' team. Rising TV star will do feature stories and sit-down interviews.

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NBC Sports has named @MariaTaylor host of 'Football Night in America.' The former ESPN anchor/reporter debuted as co-host of the country's most-watched pregame studio show last season. Since joining NBC in 2021, she's hosted the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show and Beijing Olympics.

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ESPN Films will chronicle the Hall of Fame career of @DickieV with a new doc premiering July 20 on ESPN+. The legendary TV announcer has called over 1,000 college basketball games, while overcoming melanoma, lymphoma, and ulcerated lesions on his vocal cords. 'Awesome, baby!'

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BREAKING: Amazon Prime Video wants rising sports media star @TaylorRooks for its "Thursday Night Football" NFL coverage this fall. Story in @FOS .

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Amazon Wants Taylor Rooks For 'Thursday Night Football'

Amazon Prime Video is interested in Taylor Rooks for its "Thursday Night Football" coverage this season, sources tell Front Office Sports.

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Ex-ESPNer Mike Golic Sr. is joining Mike Florio's @ProFootballTalk . Duo will analyze weekend games + other news on football Mondays starting 09/13. Pro Football Talk streams live on Peacock weekdays at 7 am ET; re-airs at 9 am on NBCSN. Great get for PFT. Congrats to @golic .

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NBC Sports announces NHL commentator lineup for season: - Biggest news: Mike Milbury OUT as a studio analyst. - Kenny Albert + Mike Tirico will be 2 of 7 PxP analysts succeeding Mike 'Doc' Emrick. - Some like Eddie Olczyk, Anson Carter + Keith Jones will work both games/studio.

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Keep an eye out for rising YouTube star Kenny Beecham, aka @KOT4Q , at @HoHighlights . He's got 611,000 followers on YouTube. HOH GM Doug Bernstein says Beecham is 'somebody we’ve seen take off – and become a next-level star that we're excited about.'

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. @OmarESPN might have left @HoHighlights for ESPN, but the @BleacherReport -backed brand has no plans on slowing down its growth (via @MMcCarthyREV )

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Impressive. With ESPN's telecast of tonight's "Monday Night Football," Troy Aikman and Joe Buck will become the longest-serving NFL announce duo ever, surpassing the late John Madden and Pat Summerall. This will be their 22nd season together. Madden/Summerall worked 21 years.

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There's a reason why sports TV stars like @WhitlockJason + @DeionSanders are joining politically incorrect, digital-first outfits like @Outkick + @barstoolsports . 'They've made it virtually impossible to be honest at the major networks,' Whitlock says.

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More Sports TV Talents Make Shift To Digital Challengers

Deion Sanders is latest big-name star to switch to from sports television to a rising digital media company.

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ESPN says its standing by reporting by @AdamSchefter + @JeffDarlington that #TomBrady is retiring. Should be an interesting Championship Sunday.

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Programming Alert: @MLBNetwork will televise Shohei Ohtani's Cactus League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday afternoon.

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ESPN says @RicFlairNatrBoy 'Nature Boy' doc averaged 1.8 million viewers -- 78% higher than other @30for30 premieres in 2017. Most viewed ESPN doc since 'Catholics vs. Convicts' averaged 2.1 million last year. 238K Twitter interactions. Terrific doc. I'm glad viewers agreed.

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Fox can't get enough of Iowa's @CaitlinClark22 . Not only will Fox nationally televise her college basketball finale on Sunday, but it will then live-stream her post-game 'Senior Night' ceremony across YouTube, TikTok, + Fox app.

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Tuned In: Inside Fox’s Caitlin Clark Finale Coverage

The Iowa star’s biggest game to date won’t be buried on any streamer.

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Rob Gronkowski on joining Fox: “For past 25 years, they’ve offered viewers top-notch NFL programming from the field to the booth to the studio. Their deep talent roster is unmatched, which was important for me as I embark on this new chapter in my life." Welcome to TV #Gronk .

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ESPN says writer and commentator Domonique Foxworth has signed a multi-year contract extension with The Undefeated. The former NFL player will continue to contribute across multiple ESPN platforms, including Highly Questionable, Around the Horn + Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.

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SCOOP: Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo is signing Multi-Year Contract Extension with ESPN to continue appearing on @FirstTake with @stephenasmith + @MollyQerim , sources tell @FOS .

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Tuned In: Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Lands ESPN Contract Extension

Sports radio icon Chris Russo, 64, experiences career revival with ESPN's First Take, landing multiyear contract extension.

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O Canada. @nba says 56% of Canadian population watched all or part of #nba finals as @Raptors captured country’s 1st NBA Championship. Combined TV audience for US and 🇨🇦 was up 11% from 2018. Clinching Game 6 most-watched TV show of year in Canada and most watched NBA game ever.

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Tony Romo wants to become the first $10 million a year sports TV analyst. Given that CBS Sports and other networks pay billions for live NFL game rights, 'his ask is not outlandish,' says ex-ESPN executive @jkosner . 'He is a reason to watch.'

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NBC Sports' coverage of 2022 Kentucky Derby averaged 16M viewers, up 8% from last year. Audience peaked at 19M viewers as 80-1 underdog Rich Strike streaked past field to win 148th Run for the Roses. TV-only audience of 15.8M made it NBC's most-watched show since Super Bowl.

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A proud and angry Skip Bayless turned down opportunity to do a 'farewell' show after FS1 forced him out of network, say sources. Bayless also blamed higher-up execs for not mediating his feud with Shannon Sharpe. Read my 'Tuned In' column for @FOS 👇

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With Skip Bayless Gone, FS1 Could ‘Blow Up’ Studio Lineup

Skip Bayless’s departure could be the impetus for FS1 to ‘blow up’ most of its studio-show lineup, sources say.

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BREAKING: Legendary announcer @DickieV signs a new contract extension that will keep Vitale with ESPN through the 2022-2023 college basketball season.

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ESPN, Dick Vitale Agree to Contract Extension

On eve of Final Four, legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale has signed contract extension with ESPN through 2023-2024 seson.

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I'm liking Steve Levy so far as the new play-by-play voice of ESPN's 'Monday Night Football.' He's loose and refreshingly plain-spoken. "No more hype, no more talk, no more superlatives. Enough is enough. Let's kick this bad boy off." #chiefsvsravens #MondayNightFootball

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EXCLUSIVE: @JayHarrisESPN is signing a long-term contract extension that will keep him on the SportsCenter desk with current on-air partner @HannahStormESPN for his 17th year at the network and beyond.

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Alex Rodriquez to announce he's signing today with ESPN to call 'Sunday Night Baseball.' Unique deal: @AROD to work 4 ESPN during regular season. Then continue his work with Fox Sports during MLB Playoffs and World Series. #Yankees .

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BREAKING: Cari Champion will anchor a new Tokyo Olympics show on NBCUniversal's @peacockTV . And her co-host said sources will be another ex-ESPNer: @Kenny_Mayne . Our @callieforrnia has the scoop on the duo's planned show at @fos :

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Cari Champion to Host Nightly Tokyo Olympics Show on Peacock

Cari Champion will anchor a nightly Olympics show for NBC Sports. Sources say her co-host will be fellow ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne.

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BREAKING: Legendary broadcaster Jim Nantz has re-signed with CBS Sports. Nantz and CBS have been at loggerheads over a contract extension. Story coming in FOS.

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Charles Barkley confirms he has opt-out clause that would instantly turn him into a free agent if TNT loses the NBA. If the Chuckster becomes a free agent, look for 3-way bidding war between ESPN, Amazon and NBC, say sources. Read new 'Tuned In' column:

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Tuned In: Could Charles Barkley Strike It Rich in Free Agency?

If TNT loses its NBA media rights to NBC, the ‘Inside the NBA’ star has an out clause that could land him a windfall.

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The Carolina @Panthers are eying coach Sean Payton, sources tell @FOS . After missing playoffs 4 straight seasons, Panthers might be willing to wait a year while former Super Bowl-winning New Orleans @Saints coach explores TV with @amazon or @FOXSports .

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Carolina Panthers Eyeing Super Bowl-Winning Coach Sean Payton

The Carolina Panthers are eying Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton, said sources. The franchise could wait a year while he explores TV.

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Hahaha. This new impression is great.

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Jemele Hill: 'Journalistically Irresponsible' for NFL TV networks to ignore player protests this season. After George Floyd, story 'too big for them to ignore,' warns @jemelehill .

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