Michael Phelps to join NBC’s Tokyo Olympics coverage
Phelps will call some swimming events with Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines, along with serving as a primetime correspondent.
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Maria Taylor is reportedly close to leaving ESPN and signing a deal with NBC: “The deal’s at the half-yard line.”
"The deal’s at the half-yard line. But that can still be a long way in contract negotiations."
Sinclair reportedly bidding for NBC’s regional sports networks
This is still very early on in the process, but there's still a lot to unpack.
NBC anticipating record profit for Olympics coverage after year-long delay of Tokyo Games
NBC's network of channels and streaming platforms will show 7,000 hours of Olympics coverage.
IndyCar rights likely to stay at NBC, according to new report
This is a reversal of where things were heading in May.
Drew Brees announces he’s joining NBC Sports, after revealing his retirement from the NFL
Brees will be an analyst on NBC's Notre Dame telecasts and Football Night in America.
NBC rolls out MSNBC analyst Steve Kornacki to break down NFL playoff races instead of elections
Why not? NFL playoffs and national elections are both races that deal in percentages.
NBC Sports promotes Pete Bevacqua to chairman
Bevacqua's promotion comes on the eve of a very important few years for NBC Sports.
Michael Smith, Michael Holley launching original sports talk show for NBC’s Peacock
"Brother From Another" will occupy the late-afternoon slot in the new NBC Sports on Peacock lineup.
The Rich Eisen Show will stay on NBC Sports Network, stream exclusively on Peacock
Those who streamed Eisen's show live on YouTube will now have to go to Peacock.
Wide NBCUniversal cuts include Hardball Talk, College Basketball Talk and College Football Talk, plus layoffs at NBC RSNs
It appears that NBC is shutting down many of its sport-specific digital sites. They've also made cuts at some regional sports networks. And NBCUniversal overall is in cost-cutting mode.
The f-bombs keep coming on the RBC Heritage broadcast, followed by hilarious reactions from the Golf Channel announcers
"We apologize for the quality of the microphone in the fairway."
The AVP beach volleyball tour will return with a three-week event in Long Beach in July, carried on Amazon Prime and NBC networks
“Now that we don’t have the Olympics and our international season has been canceled, I think it’s so amazing the AVP has figured out a way to get us on NBC and Amazon Prime and hold these events.”
