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ESPN2’s alternate broadcast of Warriors-Blazers was not received well
Interesting idea, horrible execution.
Disney acquired Fox’s stake in DraftKings despite Bob Iger’s comments about not facilitating gambling
Disney CEO Bob Iger said in February "I don’t see The Walt Disney Company, certainly in the near term, getting involved in the business of gambling, in effect, by facilitating gambling in any way." Well, they're doing so at the moment thanks to their stake in DraftKings.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/20-5/26
Monday, May 20 Boston at Toronto (MLB 1 pm) RSN Simulcast NY Yankees at Baltimore (ESPN+ 7 pm)...
This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks meltdown included “This is like being kidnapped, stored in a basement”
"IF YOU ARE A KNICK FAN, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BEING KIDNAPPED, STORED IN A BASEMENT, BEING TORTURED AND THEY LET YOU OUT WHEN YOU ARE NO USE TO ANYBODY! IF YOU ARE NOT A KNICKS FAN, YOU MAKE ME SICK! I DON'T LIKE ANY OF YOUS, ANY OF YOUS!"
Awful Announcing Podcast: ESPN’s Sarah Spain talks working with Jason Fitz, The Le Batard Show, Second City and more
Spain spoke to AA about learning to do everything, the "More Than Mean" video, women in sports media and much more.
Jimmy Pitaro says ESPN will continue VR/AR/isocam experiments, especially online: “We do not believe that AR or VR is a fad.”
"We’ve been leaders in the virtual reality and augmented reality space for a long time now. We’ve already developed content for the Oculus [VR headset] and are willing to make our content available in those spaces."
Jon Sciambi tells the hilarious story of the time he gave Chipper Jones hitting advice, and Jones stared up at the booth after...
Chipper Jones was not happy that a hitting tip from play-by-play man Jon Sciambi didn't work.
ABC’s Saturday Night Football opening schedule includes their first Texas home game since 2013
The Longhorns haven't had a home game in ABC's Saturday Night Football slot since Mack Brown was their head coach.
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, and Laura Rutledge will call back half of Monday Night Football opening doubleheader
The alternate team is back to calling the back half of the doubleheader this year.
ESPN’s Burke Magnus, Connor Schell discuss ESPN+, XFL, relationship with NFL at Disney upfronts
Magnus also denied that Monday Night Football could move from ESPN to ABC.
Your NBA Conference Finals announcing schedule
Eastern Conference Finals Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors TNT: Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Chris Webber & Kristen Ledlow...
ESPN will open a Las Vegas studio in 2020
It's another sign ESPN's commitment to sports betting content is here to stay.
SportsCenter’s Michael Eaves spoiled Game of Thrones before episode aired on West Coast
Nowhere is safe from Game of Thrones spoilers.
With low U.S. market sizes and no LeBron, the NBA conference final matchups look pretty grim for TNT and ESPN
Last year's Golden State-Houston and Boston-Cleveland matchups paid big dividends for ESPN and TNT, but this year's Milwaukee-Toronto and Golden State-Portland matchups look weaker for U.S. TV.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/13-5/19
Monday, May 13 Baltimore at NY Yankees (ESPN+ 6:30 pm) RSN Simulcast Milwaukee at Philadelphia (ESPN 7 pm)...
