Following his firing from Rogers over anti-immigrant remarks, Don Cherry is starting a podcast
Everyone has a podcast these days, and that list now includes recently-fired NHL commentator Don Cherry.
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Canada’s TSN drew almost as many MLS Cup viewers as the U.S. broadcast on ABC, despite Canada having 1/10th the people
TSN averaged 748,000 MLS Cup viewers, while ABC averaged 823,000.
Rogers Sportsnet parts ways with Don Cherry after Cherry’s anti-immigrant rant on Hockey Night In Canada
"It has been decided it is the right time for him to immediately step down. During the broadcast, he made divisive remarks that do not represent our values or what we stand for."
NBA-China dispute now has no games on TV, delayed games on Tencent (where one set a record), and VP Mike Pence bashing the...
"Even if Tencent Sports wanted to continue streaming the NBA games, if they really did live-stream an image of a bunch of fans wearing the T-shirts, they’d be strictly ordered to stop."
Sportsnet’s Jim Hughson apologizes for past comments comparing Auston Matthews’ legal situation to Patrick Kane’s 2012 photos
"After some reflection, the comments were, in my opinion, inappropriate. But I take responsibility, and I want to apologize."
Canadian newspaper The National Post ran a dubious story on Donald Brashear with a mislabeled photo of Georges Laraque
Brashear played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1993-97; the Post initially used a Getty photo from 2009 that mislabeled Georges Laraque as Brashear.
China stops broadcasting NBA preseason games in latest fallout from Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong protest tweet
Morey's tweet has now led to NBA pre-season games being pulled off Chinese TV.
ESPN officially announces Bundesliga ESPN+ deal, reportedly paying $30 million per year
The Bundesliga is heading to a new home in America next season.
Discovery Golf’s Alex Kaplan talks GolfTV’s “My Game: Tiger Woods” series, Golf Digest acquisition, and more
"The goal with My Game was to showcase Tiger and bring the viewer into the mind of golf’s greatest champion. Tiger’s deep understanding and knowledge of the game is a part of his greatness, but so is his unique mental approach he takes in practice and onto the course."
Italian pundit Luciano Passirani says “the only way to outmuscle [Lukaku] is to give him 10 bananas to eat,” gets banned from station
Saying Lukaku could only be stopped by giving him bananas to eat was a terrible remark, and one that led to Passirani being banned from Milan station Telelombardi.
Bill Simmons’ criticism of Devin Booker for not playing for Team USA quickly backfired
17 minutes after ripping Devin Booker for not playing for Team USA over injury recovery concerns, Bill Simmons got upset over Jayson Tatum getting hurt playing for Team USA.
Actual U.S. soccer reporters quickly refute the Daily Mail’s “USA bid to nab Phil Neville” headline
Knowledgeable U.S. reporters including Grant Wahl and Rachel Bachman were quick to refute the Daily Mail story.
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona gave one of the most bizarre speeches in human history at the Champions League draw
"As flies to wanton boys we are for the gods, they kill us for their sport. Soon the science will not only be able to slow down the ageing of the cells, soon the science will fix the cells to the state and so we will become eternal."
TNT lost its announcing feed for several minutes during a UEFA Champions League match between APOEL and Ajax
The announcer feed went out for a few minutes, sparking some complaints.
NBC/AEG Pub Pass is an unusual combination of a broadcaster marketing streaming content to bars; will others follow?
It's unusual to see a streaming service market to bars this way, especially with no cover charge requirement.
