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"Wright, who fronts First Things First on FS1 and hosts the What’s Wright? With Nick Wright podcast, will join longtime host Brent Hanks at the desk for the upcoming season."

"I’ve never not been involved in the sport for the last 30 years, being in a gym and calling a game, coaching a game, playing in a game. So, it’s going to be a heck of a transition."

"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."

"Mutual respect matters. I respect your living. Respect mine. There’s no need to embarrass. No need to intimidate or imply one job is more important than the other."

"Are we going to have a bunch of non binary transgender athletes commentating on athletics. I don't know what it means."

"They have messed with our habits. This all you got to do."

"There were no specifics given. My program director had just held a meeting with us on Friday to talk about being number one in all the weeklies for February."

"The average audience of 7,489,000 made this year’s edition of the “Great American Race” the most-watched Daytona 500 since 2023, when the event reached 8,173,000 viewers."

"There’s a narrow stereotype about how women discuss sports. If you guys think we’ll be sitting around braiding each other's hair, that’s not what this is going to be about."

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