Bob Costas is still recovering from an eye infection that is sidelining him as anchor of NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage for a second night, the sportscaster said during a phone call with theย “Today Show” on Wednesday morning.
Matt Lauer, host of the morning program, will replace Costas as anchor on Wednesday.
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“Actually, I don’t feel that bad,” Costas said. “And the irony of it is, we’ve all felt worse than I feel right now and gone into work…I’ve done lots of ball games and events feel much less than my best, but in this case it’s just involuntary.