ESPN’s Marty Smith missed Louisiana-Appalachian State game due to Covid-19 symptoms, says they’ve “kicked my ass”
"I have all the symptoms that you've read about for months. A throbbing headache that will not go away. I can't taste. I can't smell."
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Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell won’t cover World Series for first time in 45 years
"I’ll miss the marvelous misery of covering the World Series this year."
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth reluctantly wear masks during Sunday Night Football in Santa Clara
"We're going to get lollipops at the end of the game tonight," said Michaels during the broadcast.
Angels broadcaster Victor Rojas criticizes MLB’s COVID-19 testing for “jeopardizing the health of players”
"They had two-plus months to work on this."
Charles Barkley says Turner Sports bosses told him the NBA season will resume
"We're going to play basketball."
Matt Vasgersian believes “we will not be at the ballpark” for Sunday Night Baseball telecasts
Vasgersian has previously called remote broadcasts for NBC's Olympics coverage.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight looks at how sports is trying to return from COVID-19 shutdown
"To do it irresponsibly turns out to be pretty easy."
NBC Sports on-air talent taking voluntary pay cuts through end of 2020
The temporary salary reductions will range from five to 10 percent.
ESPN’s Todd McShay on missing the NFL Draft due to COVID-19: “I felt like I was letting everyone down”
McShay shared his experience on The Adam Schefter Podcast.
Jason Benetti and fellow sportscasters perform a scene from Les Miserables
Benetti's Inspector Javert will make you forget Russell Crowe ever played the role.
NFL could move some games to Saturday if no 2020 college football season is played
Any new Saturday NFL telecasts would likely be exclusive to Amazon Prime or ESPN+.
The NFL is set to release a schedule with a Sept. 10 start, a full season, and no neutral locations: “We plan to...
The NFL is set to release its schedule next week, with no major changes despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Louis Blues announcer John Kelly has fully recovered from COVID-19, is donating plasma for research
Kelly was officially diagnosed with COVID-19 near the end of March. He's fully recovered now, and is donating plasma to help with a Washington University study on the virus.
