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NBC Sports Announces Throwback NBA Broadcast Featuring Bob Costas, Doug Collins, Mike Fratello
"Costas will handle play-by-play alongside Collins and Fratello, with Gray reporting courtside, while Storm hosts NBA Showtime on Peacock with Thomas and Carlesimo serving as studio analysts."
The Echoes of Team USA Hockey Gold Should Wake up Sports Media From Its Slumber
"The media's job now is to keep this moment alive. Cover the NHL with the urgency it deserves. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are coming up, competing with the NBA, and the action sells if the right networks fully embrace it."
Tony Dungy Reportedly Out As ‘Football Night In America’ Regular On NBC Sports
"Sources indicate to The Athletic that NBC has discussed taking the show fully on the road more frequently next season, while also reducing the size of its studio roster."
Greg Hill: Criticizing USA Men’s Hockey Team for Attending State of the Union Address Is “Unamerican”
"To sit there and criticize a bunch of guys who did something great for this country over and over again, for accepting a visit to the White House or for showing up at the State of the Union, is absolutely un-American."
Gary Bettman Hopes Olympics Success Can Loosen Strings for Better NHL Growth
"When we go to the Olympics, there are limitations on what we can do. And as good as it is for hockey, it isn’t good if the NHL disappears for two and a half weeks."
NBC Sports USA Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Winning Broadcast Averages 20.7 Million Viewers
"The window between 10:45 and 11 a.m. ET averaged 26.0 million viewers as play-by-play voice Kenny Albert delivered the decisive call that secured the United States’ first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1980."
Steak Shapiro: Mike Tirico on the “Pantheon” of Greatest Broadcasters Ever
"It's like the Beatles writing a perfect song. Off the cuff. No question. That is extemporaneous."
Scott Van Pelt: Mike Tirico Embraced the Olympic Moment Like Only He Could
"Mike was able to finish telling this remarkable story in a way I truly believe only he could, elevating this craft to its pinnacle."
Kenny Albert: Calling USA Men’s Hockey Gold Medal Game “Surreal”
"I've done the gold medal game now three straight Olympics, but the NHL players weren't there the last two. So definitely a different feeling."
Chris Carlin: Mike Tirico Doesn’t Get The Credit He Deserves
"The amount of work that was involved for that guy and the grace with which he handles himself is incredible."