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."
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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.
NBA reportedly considering robotic cameras as a way to reduce number of people on site
The NBA is also still planning on receiving their national television revenue, though future make-goods are likely given the loss of games.
Longtime Detroit sports columnist Pat Caputo laid off after 37 years at Oakland Press
Caputo covered the Tigers and Lions as a beat reporter before becoming a columnist.
NFL planning various 2020 schedule scenarios, including 5-week regular season delay and pushing Super Bowl back 3 weeks
A 16-game, 17-week regular season schedule is still viewed as a priority.
MLB Trade Rumors has suffered 40 percent loss in traffic with no baseball being played
The site has also suffered a 50 percent loss in ad revenue.
A’s manager Bob Melvin gets surprise visit from ‘That Thing You Do’ cast
The 1996 film is one of Melvin's favorites, along with his wife and daughter.
