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ESPN’s NBA Opening Week Posts Largest Audience in 12 Years

"The week’s first doubleheader got things started as ESPN’s second most-viewed Opening Wednesday ever."

Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker Questions Pat McAfee’s Reaction To Utah Student Instagram Video

"I didn't see that as those kids really insulting Pat McAfee. Again, I think Pat McAfee is great. I just, I don't know what made him uncomfortable.

JAŸ-Z Officially Taking Center Stage at NFL’s Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show

“Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.” 

Pat McAfee’s Biggest Problem Continues To Be His Need to Respond to Critics

"For all the success he's achieved, giving his detractors a platform doesn't help him. As he continues to build his brand at ESPN, he also has a responsibility to understand the role he plays on screen. When he loses sight of that responsibility, he misses the point of his inclusion."

The NHL Has a Second Chance To Cash in International Hype For Habit, But Will They?

"If the league aggressively markets the rivalries born in Milan Cortina, the personalities that emerged on the Olympic stage and the playoff races about to heat up back home, this can become more than a two-week spike. It can become a bridge."

NBC Sports Use of Snoop Dogg at the Winter Olympics Reveals A Hidden Truth

"NBC Sports didn’t change the games. It didn’t alter the rules, the athletes or the stakes. It simply changed the lens."

John Fanta To Make NBA on NBC Play by Play Debut Next Week

"Fanta will handle play-by-play duties next Tuesday night for the matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers."

NBC Sports Sees 87% Leap In Viewership In Early NBA All-Star Game Returns

"The broadcast peaked at 9.8 million viewers between 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. ET as Team USA secured a 48-45 win over the World squad."

Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker: NBC Olympics With Snoop Dogg More Valuable Than NBA All-Star Game

"NBC had the Super Bowl in the middle of the Olympics. Then had the NBA All Star game in the middle of the Olympics. But they’re not going to stop having the Olympics. They still want their Olympics prime time, so they moved everything up."

Noah Eagle Aims To Bridge the Age Gap With NBA All Star Game Call on NBC Sports

"I want to make sure that I’m doing the due diligence for all of those people who have been watching for decades."

Craig Carton: “Let’s Play The Smallest Violin For Mike Tirico” Of NBC Sports

"Oh my gosh. How does Mike do it? What a warrior, what a great guy."

Super Bowl LX Second Most-Watched of All Time, Peaking at All Time High 137.8 Million Viewers on NBC Sports

"The Super Bowl and the NFL once again delivered a blockbuster audience across the NBC broadcast network, Peacock, and Telemundo."

David Haugh: NBC Sports Did a “Disservice” to Maria Taylor in Super Bowl LX Postgame

"I thought that is a disservice to Maria Taylor, because I felt like she’s hosting, let her host."

Ranking the Best and Worst of Super Bowl LX on NBC Sports

"While the official viewership results have yet to be revealed, here is what stood out as the best and worst of what NBC Sports presented for Super Bowl LX.."

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Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker Questions Pat McAfee’s Reaction To Utah Student Instagram Video

"I didn't see that as those kids really insulting Pat McAfee. Again, I think Pat McAfee is great. I just, I don't know what made him uncomfortable.

JAŸ-Z Officially Taking Center Stage at NFL’s Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show

“Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.” 

Pat McAfee’s Biggest Problem Continues To Be His Need to Respond to Critics

"For all the success he's achieved, giving his detractors a platform doesn't help him. As he continues to build his brand at ESPN, he also has a responsibility to understand the role he plays on screen. When he loses sight of that responsibility, he misses the point of his inclusion."

How Broadcasting From a Cow Pasture Shaped Brandon Ison’s Vision for Worldwide News Network

“My leadership has always been, people come to me and say, ‘Hey, I’ve got this idea,’ and I just say, ‘Do it.' If it doesn’t work, then we just move on."