![]() by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017 When NBC Sports presents the AFC West-champion Kansas City Chiefs at the Super Bowl-champion New England Patriots in the NFL Kickoff game next Thursday, Sept. 7, it will mark the 200th regular-season game in the NBC Sunday Night Football package (includes Thanksgiving night and NFL Kickoff games)....
CHARLIE HUSTLE' & 'THE BIG HURT Reunite as MLB Analysts for FOX Sports' 2017 Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2017 Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, three-time World Series Champion Pete Rose, and first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas reprise their roles as studio analysts for FOX Sports' MLB coverage in 2017.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - August 10, 2017 ESPN will televise a Holiday Baseball presented by Land Rover afternoon doubleheader on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. At 1 p.m. ET, Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds will host Travis Shaw and the Milwaukee Brewers in a full national telecast from Great American Ball Park....
ESPN to Present Women's College World Series from Oklahoma City
by Caryn Robbins - May 31, 2017 Every game from the 2017 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City will be televised by ESPN, the company's 18th year airing every pitch of the culmination of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.... ![]() by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 Riding the wave of the World Series momentum, the Celestial Baseball Association has released their exciting new book trailer for 'Old Timers Day: As Told by God to Richard LoPresto.'... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2017 In advance of the network's 20th year broadcasting the World Series, FOX Sports today announced that a comedic 'Simpsonized' documentary, SPRINGFIELD OF DREAMS: THE LEGEND OF HOMER SIMPSON, will air adjacent to regional NFL broadcasts on Sunday, Oct. 22 on FOX. The World Series, presented by YouTub...
World Series of Poker Main Event to Air Live Daily for First Time
by Caryn Robbins - July 05, 2017 For the first time in the 48-year history of the World Series of Poker® there will be live* video coverage of the world's richest annual poker tournament every day. (*30-minute delay per gaming regulations)...
Two-Time World Series Champion David Ross Joins ESPN as MLB Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2017 ESPN today announced that two-time World Series Champion David Ross is joining the company as a Major League Baseball analyst.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2017 NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5 among adults 18-49, behind only World Series-boosted Fox, according to live plus same day ratings from Nielsen Media Research. NBC also ranked #2 in all other key demographics (including a tie in women 25-54)....
NBC Sports to Present HSBC Sevens World Series Rugby This Weekend
by Caryn Robbins - March 02, 2017 The HSBC Sevens World Series brings the fastest rugby in the world to the United States this weekend, as NBCSN, NBC Sports.com, and the NBC Sports app combine to present coverage from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2017 ESPN Films continues a busy summer of sports documentaries on Thursday, August 24, with a 30 for 30 documentary about the highs and lows of the 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team. “What Carter Lost,” directed by Adam Hootnick, will air at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN....
ESPN Secures Broadcast Rights to International Beach Volleyball Event in 2017
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2017 As part of a new collaborative effort to grow the sport of beach volleyball at the highest level, Management Plus Enterprises, the creators and owners of The World Series of Beach Volleyball (WSOBV) announced that ESPN will telecast the internationally recognized and FIVB sanctioned WSOBV “President...
2016 World Series Champions Anthony Rizzo & Kyle Schwarber to Join ESPN1000 Throughout MLB Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2017 ESPN1000 Chicago, the number-one-rated sports talk radio station in the city, will welcome World Series heroes Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs who will make weekly appearances on the station throughout the 2017 MLB season....
Olympic Gold Medalists & More Set as Analysts for ESPN's College Softball Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2017 ESPN's industry-leading college softball schedule will have the sport's most-accomplished analysts accompanying its telecasts once again this season. Former Olympic Medalists, All-Americans, Players of the Year, and Women's College World Series Champions...
Legendary Sportscaster Brent Musburger to Call His Final Event Today
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2017 Brent Musburger, one of the most recognizable and accomplished voices in the history of television, has decided to end his legendary play-by-play career at month's end....
Blackstone to Publish LOVED
by Christina Mancuso - April 10, 2017 Blackstone Publishing proudly announces the acquisition of #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's forthcoming novel LOVED [Blackstone Publishing; July 11, 2017; hardcover, e-book, and audiobook], the first book in the Casts' all new HOUSE OF NIGHT OTHER W... ![]() by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2017 In advance of the network's 20th year broadcasting the World Series, FOX Sports today announced that a comedic 'Simpsonized' documentary, SPRINGFIELD OF DREAMS: THE LEGEND OF HOMER SIMPSON, will air adjacent to regional NFL broadcasts on Sunday, Oct. 22 on FOX. The World Series, presented by YouTub... ![]() by TV News Desk - October 18, 2017 Twenty-five years after THE SIMPSONS' Homer at the Bat originally aired, America's favorite family once again forays into America's favorite pastime....
ESPN Radio's 20th Major League Baseball Season Begins Opening Day 4/2
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2017 ESPN Radio's 20th Major League Baseball season of 71 games will include multiple appearances from several top teams including the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers....
VIDEO: Final Dress Rehearsal for Tonight's DANCING WITH THE STARS Premiere!
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2017 Today, GMA shared a behind-the-scenes look at the final dress rehearsal for tonight's DANCING WITH THE STARS Season Premiere. Get a first look below!...
NBC Sports to Present TOMBOY Multi-Platform Initiative on Gender in Sports
by Caryn Robbins - February 15, 2017 NBC Sports Regional Networks today announced the launch of TOMBOY, a multi-platform documentary project that aims to elevate the conversation about gender in sports told through the voices of many of the world's most prominent female athletes, broadcasters and sports executives....
World Series Champion & Three-Time All-Star Mark Teixeira Joins ESPN as MLB Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - February 08, 2017 Mark Teixeira, a World Series Champion and three-time All-Star first baseman, has joined ESPN as a Major League Baseball analyst....
Poker Central Acquires WSOP Global Rights, Renews ESPN Partnership
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017 Poker Central® has acquired the global television and digital media rights to the annual summer World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2017 NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, prevailing among adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key demographic, as the network's Sunday and Thursday NFL telecasts have ranked #1-2 among primetime programs on the Big 4 networks in both 18-49 and total viewers.... ![]() by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2017 Last night, during Game 7 of the World Series, fans got a special, brand-new look at STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. The film opens in U.S. theaters on December 15, 2017. Check out the video below!... |