Sports
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We Asked the Guy Who Operates WWE ThunderDome About the Tech’s Post-COVID Future
Plus: How much of that crowd noise is genuine, and just how quickly did executives settle on the set’s badass name?
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Maven Ousts CEO James Heckman, Hires Ex-Sports Illustrated Head Ross Levinsohn
The Sports Illustrated publisher will be helmed by the outlet’s former CEO Ross Levinsohn
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Kenny Smith Walks Off ‘Inside the NBA’ Set to Stand With NBA Players’ Protests Over Jacob Blake Shooting
“I think it’s best for me to support the players and just not be here tonight,” Smith said at the top of the broadcast
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NBA Calls Off Playoff Games Amid Boycott Over Jacob Blake Shooting
Shooting of unarmed Black man by police sparked several nights of protests
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Roger Goodell Says ‘I Wish We Had Listened Earlier’ to Colin Kaepernick Over Kneeling During Anthem
NFL commish said it “gnawed” at him that so many were misconstruing Kap’s protest as being against the American flag
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NHL Analyst Mike Milbury to ‘Step Away’ From NBC Sports for Remainder of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Milbury was benched Friday after a remark about women being a disruption to players’ “concentration” during the hockey season
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NBC Sports Yanks NHL Analyst Mike Milbury After On-Air Quip About Women as Distractions to Players
One perk of the NHL bubble, according to Milbury: “Not even any woman here to disrupt your concentration”
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How Sports TV Ratings Have Fared in Return From Pandemic Shutdowns
NBA and NHL in late-summer makes comparisons complicated
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Fox Sports ‘Will Not Include’ Thom Brennaman in NFL Schedule Following ‘Abhorrent’ Slur on Hot Mic
Brennaman was heard using a homophobic word during Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds telecast
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Former NFL Star Brandon Marshall Joins ‘First Things First’ as FS1 Show Shifts to Panel Format
Fox Sports desk is getting crowded
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Cincinnati Reds Announcer Thom Brennaman Suspended Mid-Game After Using Homophobic Slur on Air (Video)
Brennaman later apologized and left the broadcast
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Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque Tells Us How Close WWE’s SummerSlam 2020 Was to Being on a Boat
Our fingers were crossed (and sea legs steadied)
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Michael Smith Joins Peacock’s Growing Sports Talk Lineup With ‘Brother From Another’
Smith and Boston Globe columnist Michael Holley will co-host streamer’s first original talk show
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Steve Levy Leads New 3-Man ‘Monday Night Football’ Broadcast Team
College football broadcasters Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will also take on “MNF” doubleheader assignment
