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Big Ten inks mega-deal for seven years, bringing games to CBS, FOX, and NBC

August 23, 2022August 27, 2022Tom Johnson

The Big Ten Conference will be sending its football broadcasts in the coveted 2:30 Saturday afternoon slot to CBS, beginning in 2023, part of a seven-deal megadeal with an approximate […]

The National Junior College Athletic Association is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

NJCAA to televise D-1 football championship game on ESPNU

August 22, 2022Tom Johnson

The NJCAA has announced an agreement with ESPNU to televise the Division I football championship game to be played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas on Wednesday, December […]

NJCAA and ESPN strike multi-year agreement

August 16, 2022Tom Johnson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NJCAA.org) – ESPN and the NJCAA have announced a multi-year media rights agreement to begin with the 2022-2023 academic year that will include nationally televised championship games for NJCAA […]

Former Chief Alex Smith joins ESPN’s NFL team

August 15, 2021Tom Johnson

Alex Smith, the former #1 overall draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback traded to make way for Patrick Mahomes, will be joining ESPN […]

Chiefs announce return of Holthus for 28th season in the booth

August 9, 2021Tom Johnson

The Kansas City Chiefs have announced their teams for the 2021 television preseason, and 2021 preseason and radio game broadcasts. Returning for his 28th season as “Voice of the Chiefs” […]

NHL’s TV rights return to ESPN for seven years

March 16, 2021Tom Johnson

The ESPN family of networks have wrestled rights to broadcast the National Hockey League away from NBC Sports, with a seven-year contract that will include coverage of four Stanley Cup […]

“Battle of Tigers” from Baton Rouge to be played under the lights

September 29, 2020Tom Johnson

The Southeastern Conference has announced kickoff times and television designations for seven games to be played on Saturday, October 10th, the third week of football action across the 14-school footprint. […]

For college football on TV, ‘the season itself is the story’

September 8, 2020Tom Johnson

(AP) – The networks that televise college football are adjusting to a smaller inventory of games because many conferences won’t be playing this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. They […]

The Kansas City Royals are a baseball team playing in Kansas City, Missouri.

Royals reach agreement with FSKC to continue broadcast marriage

August 25, 2020Tom Johnson

The Kansas City Royals have announced an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to continue with a media rights deal for Fox Sports Kansas City to continue as television home of […]

ESPN officially names Levy, Griese and Riddick for MNF booth

August 18, 2020Tom Johnson

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) – ESPN’s new “Monday Night Football” team of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick will debut on Sept. 14 when they call the late game between […]