Pedro Gomez, a mainstay of ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball for much of the past two decades who went from the newspaper sports section…
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SEC Reaches $3 Billion Deal With Disney, Drawing CBS Ties Toward an End
The SEC and CBS signed a 15-year rights agreement in 2008, just before an explosion of television money reached college sports. Even after the SEC…
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Dan Le Batard to Leave ESPN
Dan Le Batard, the flame-throwing host of sports television and radio shows, will leave ESPN in January, the company announced Thursday. “It was mutually agreed…
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The Masters Rules During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Explained
The Masters does set-your-watch-to-it formality better than any sporting event. From the prominent green jacket ceremony to the mundane paint on sewer covers, every detail…
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ESPN to Lay Off 300 Employees
ESPN will lay off 300 employees, about 6 percent of its worldwide staff, and let 200 open positions go unfilled, Jimmy Pitaro, the network’s chairman,…
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After the Grand Slams, Tennis Plots Its Growth Plan
For nearly two decades, a small network based in Southern California called the Tennis Channel has attempted to become the hub of the sport in…
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Jalen Rose’s N.B.A. Finals Diary: ‘I Can’t Wait for the Game’
Even in a pandemic, Jalen Rose gets his hair cut about twice a week. He likes to look sharp when he’s on TV, and these…
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Baseball’s September Madness: 8 Postseason Games in One ‘Crazy’ Day
Players and managers used words like “chaos” and “crazy” to describe a day like none baseball has ever seen. A television network will break new…
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The Van Gundy Brothers Walk, Talk and Bond in the N.B.A. Bubble
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In the early morning hours, before the N.B.A.’s so-called bubble springs to life, Jeff and Stan Van Gundy meet in…
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A U.S. Open Missing Fans and Stars: Was It Worth It?
Two of the biggest stars in the sport did not make the trip. Another one was disqualified midway through. Six of the top 10 women’s…
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