Ben Stiller gets a muted mic to begin his 'Inside the NBA' appearance on ESPN.
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After many years spent as the bane of New York Knicks fans’ lives, owner James Dolan is on the mountaintop at last, hosting NBA Finals games at Madison Square Garden as the city momentarily orbits around him and the team. The notoriously media-shy Dolan is, in short, perhaps the most coveted interview in sports and…
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Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell introduced the Protect College Sports Act in late May as an attempt to legislate some reform and guardrails into the current landscape of college athletics following the introduction of NIL compensation for athletes. The legislation proposes ideas such as limits on coaching moves, multi-transfer eligibility, and the protection of…
At long last, Fubo subscribers will have access to NBCUniversal’s full suite of channels after a carriage dispute stretching all the way back to November. On Wednesday, Fubo announced it has struck a new distribution agreement with NBCUniversal, bringing NBC, NBCSN, Telemundo, Universo, and the NBC Sports RSNs back to its subscribers after a blackout…
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell opted not to testify in front of a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday, perhaps for good reason. During the over two-hour hearing, members of the subcommittee laid out a compelling case that the NFL has potentially run afoul of the antitrust exemption it is afforded under the Sports Broadcasting Act of…
"I just became the coolest grandpa in the history of the world."
Ernie Johnson after taking a photo with Taylor Swift.
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The MLB is experiencing a resurgence in the American zeitgeist, and former Cy Young winner turned broadcaster John Smoltz is issuing a major warning to the league as a potential work stoppage looms. The current CBA between the MLB and MLBPA is set to expire after the 2026 season, setting up a long-anticipated negotiating period…
Kenny Smith tries to get Ben Stiller to talk about the rumored Knicks documentary, and Shaq tries to get Kenny to stop asking the question. 🏀📽️🎙️😂
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Charles Barkley: "How long have you actually been a season-ticket holder?"
Ben Stiller: "I don't have a season ticket. I just get the tickets. The celebrities... [the Knicks] give us the tickets."
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A live sports production is full of split-second decisions about how best to communicate what’s happening within the game to a viewer at home, and there are many tools at a producer’s disposal to accomplish that goal. Within the last 10-15 years, the rules analyst has become one of the tools in that tool belt.…
