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Clay Travis Calls On Broadcasters To Push Leagues In Placing Large Signature Events On Broadcast TV

"There have been a lot of people asleep at the wheel, allowing the average sports fan to be gouged by the average sports league. I think about this all the time because eventually they'll put everything behind a paywall if they can."

Former NHL Player, MSG Network Analyst Ron Duguay Dies At 69

"Ron’s signature skating style — with his hair flowing as he moved down the ice — captivated the (Madison Square) Garden faithful."

YouTube Sets New High Water Mark as Streaming Share Hits 49.6%, Nielsen Data Shows

However, overall television usage fell 4.4% as the FIFA World Cup ended and students returned to school.

Ken Carman Questions NBA Teams Charging More To Watch “Watered Down” Regular Season Games

"I love the [Cleveland] Cavs, and they're good people over there. This has to change as soon as possible. They got to do something. This is bad."

Scott Kaplan: Lakers Front Office Understands Influence of Our Show

“I don’t think that Shams and Haynes are making this up independently of each other. They don’t even work together.”

Jim Trotter Joining The Athletic

“I’m honored and humbled by the opportunity to work with such a talented staff, and I’m excited about having the freedom and support to go where the news leads me.”

The Athletic SVP/GM Evan Parker Announces Exit

"A big part of my motivation for joining The Athletic was to help create something long-lasting that would thrive well beyond my time with the company. I'm proud that we've done that."

The One Thing Radio Program Directors Cannot Allow

You can't let yourself get so wrapped up in what is best for the company that you completely lose sight of who you're serving, what their expectations are, and why they're consuming your product in the first place.

The Athletic CCO: ‘Sports Fans Want Advertising’

"They are used to all the integrations you see when you go to games and when you watch on TV.”

Los Angeles Angels Reportedly Remove Writer From Radio Show Due to ‘Negativity’

"I strive to be fair in my coverage. Sometimes that means being critical."

Richard Deitsch: Financial Reporters Have Better Insight On Disney’s Plans For ESPN

"Candidly, I’d read the business press on this before a knucklehead such as myself."

Shams Charania Wants to Work With People Who Are As Hungry As He Is

“There’s not really an offseason for the NBA, and I think that’s what makes the league fun...that’s what makes it so exciting and makes you want to get up every day in the morning.”

The Athletic Dropped From Trevor Bauer Lawsuit

“We welcome the court’s dismissal of claims against The Athletic. We continue to believe that Knight’s tweets were non actionable.”

NFL Sunday Ticket Negotiations With Apple ‘Have Gotten Silly’

"Apple’s like, ‘OK, we can’t sell internationally. OK, that was important to us. And we can’t sell it exclusively against Fox and CBS. Well, OK. Well, that changes its value.'”

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Former NHL Player, MSG Network Analyst Ron Duguay Dies At 69

"Ron’s signature skating style — with his hair flowing as he moved down the ice — captivated the (Madison Square) Garden faithful."

YouTube Sets New High Water Mark as Streaming Share Hits 49.6%, Nielsen Data Shows

However, overall television usage fell 4.4% as the FIFA World Cup ended and students returned to school.

Ken Carman Questions NBA Teams Charging More To Watch “Watered Down” Regular Season Games

"I love the [Cleveland] Cavs, and they're good people over there. This has to change as soon as possible. They got to do something. This is bad."

Elon Musk Makes $1 Billion Investment Into Skydance

The reported investment follows media mogul John Malone's prediction that Musk would become an investor through SpaceX.