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Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals Game 7 Most-Viewed NBA Finals Game Since 2019

"The ESPN NBA broadcast of the action airing in prime time on ABC and ESPN+ averaged 16.4 million viewers"

ESPN Expands ‘Take Back Sports’ Initiative with New Website, Grants, and Partnerships

"ESPN’s continued investment underscores the network’s broader commitment to leveraging its platform to create positive social impact."

Maria Taylor Named Lead Studio Host for NBA on NBC

"To know that I’ll spend the next five years with my NBC family telling the stories of the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the NBA Playoffs, and the WNBA Finals is more than a dream come true"

Joe Rose: Please Keep Stephen A. Smith ‘Off the NFL Stuff’

"I see recently some people have just said, 'Enough, man. Enough of Stephen A. every time you turn around, Stephen A.’s in your face. He’s on this show, he’s on that.'"

Jay Harris Returning to ESPN ‘SportsCenter’ on July 12

"It didn’t spread to any surrounding areas, so when he took the prostate out, took that with it, so it’s all good."

Breaking

The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Is Sports Media’s Dallas Cowboys Obsession Finally Starting To Backfire

"When talent starts publicly pushing back against the direction, narrative and formula that executives have relied on for years, perhaps it's time for those executives to listen."