Jim Nantz could call events every week for a six-month stretch from the Masters through the PGA Championship
In between golf, Nantz would also have the NFL season (and Super Bowl) and the NCAA Tournament to call.
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After contemplating, Dan Gavitt busts idea of brackets for hypothetical 2020 NCAA Tournament
Bummer for the players and coaches hoping for a little moral victory.
Bob Ley had a career at ESPN that people can only dream of today
Ley's 40 years had a lot of memorable moments. Here are some clips from the many different roles he held at ESPN.
One Shining Moment 2019
After the fantastic college basketball national championship game between Texas Tech and Virginia, CBS showed off their annual...
Charles Barkley got some legit heel heat for dissing the Timberwolves in Minneapolis (at a Katy Perry concert)
"Minneapolis, Minnesota, you guys have a great, great city. ...I haven't been here in such a long time because the Timberwolves suck!"
Iowa encouraged Jordan Bohannon to apologize for March Madness rug tweet, after NCAA prompting. But he’s not sorry.
“We consulted Jordan and gave him some suggestions on another tweet to bring this to closure" was not a great statement from the Iowa athletic department.
College basketball writers can’t stop carrying water for the NCAA against the evil scourge of the one-and-done
It’s not unheard of to see media members carry water for the sports league they cover. We’ve certainly...
Power outage delays start of Michigan vs. Texas Tech, causes CBS to briefly do commentary from studio
College basketball fans are used to NCAA Tournament games not starting exactly on time or as they’re supposed...
What, exactly, is CBS hoping to capture with the Zion Cam footage anyway?
College basketball fans who want to see student-athletes get compensated fairly based on the billions they generate for...
Ian Eagle has an amazing call for Wofford’s Fletcher Magee in record-setting performance
"OOOH BULLSEYE! FLETCHER MAGEE... IS NOT HUMAN!"
A lot of people were confused by Gene Steratore’s presence as March Madness rules analyst
Gene Steratore serves as the rules analyst for CBS football broadcasts, and he’s continuing in that role for...
Charles Barkley had a great reaction to the crazy Auburn-New Mexico State ending
Barkley experienced a whole roller coaster of emotions.
Mike Francesa says no 16-seed has ever won an NCAA Tournament game, one year after 16-seed wins NCAA Tournament game
The UMBC Retrievers were the story of the sports world in March 2018 (at least until Loyola-Chicago’s Final...
The back-to-basics Selection Show drew a 4.0 rating, its highest since 2014
Imagine that - people want to watch a slimmed down selection show.
CBS/Turner go back to basics with a one-hour NCAA Tournament Selection Show
After last year’s two-hour disaster, there’s nowhere to go but up!
