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Sports media critic: Kevin Harlan will be what fans miss most about TNT’s NBA coverage
"I don't think that guy doing that job would have happened at any other network."
Brian Windhorst: Modern NBA architecture has led to reduced storytelling
"Part of the reason why storytelling isn't as good as it used to be is because of the physical architecture that has changed within the NBA."
Media insider says ESPN has ‘no room’ for ‘Around the Horn’
"There’s not room for them. There’s room for Stephen A, there’s room for McAfee, but...I just don’t think ESPN is interested in that kind of show."
Domonique Foxworth: Stats nerds ‘suck all the fun out of’ NFL media
"The reason why we like sports is because it's f****** cool."
Speculation swirls over the future of ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN
"Something feels off about this whole thing to me."
Legendary sportscasters celebrate Ian Eagle getting top NCAA tournament job
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
Joe Buck frustrated by narratives overshadowing Damar Hamlin story
"The frustrating thing to me after this has kind of settled, is what took place on that field is overlooked. And it shouldn’t be"
Did John Madden retire from Sunday Night Football because Cris Collinsworth turned 50?
"I really think he sort of thought he was doing me a favor."
Pablo Torre’s first TV appearance, with Bill O’Reilly, taught Torre the “performance of nodding”
"Bill O’Reilly almost entirely just lectured at me about his high school swimming career."
Philly radio legend Angelo Cataldi won’t miss cancel culture: “It’s a fear everyone in broadcasting has”
"There’s a trap door there somewhere that could still take me down."
“That’s a total jazz riff, bro”: from Descartes through Bourdain, tequila and DeNiro, Joe Tessitore brings a unique MNF approach
Tessitore places himself with "jazz riffers" like Brent Musburger and Gus Johnson, not "classically-trained violinists" like Jim Nantz, Al Michaels and Joe Buck.
Did ESPN overreact to the launch of FS1? Bill Simmons and Jim Miller believe so
"Fox is going to challenge us? Watch this."
Bill Simmons goes on hilarious rant about local baseball announcing: ‘How is it so awful every year?’
"They see a batter, and it's like 'Ah, remember his grandfather.'"
