When Jeff Vinik bought the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, he wanted to win the Stanley Cup and make a positive impact in his new community. On the ice, Vinik achieved his goal twice in the past two seasons. Off the ice, the Lightning Community Heroes Program has become a
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Paul Tagliabue finally heads to the Hall of Fame, and opens up on criticism of his tenure
If not for some well-timed home painting chores, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue could be readying himself for induction into the Hall of Soaps and Detergents, instead of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where he’ll be enshrined next week. Now, there isn’t really such a Hall, but cleaning products,
How ESPN should fill Maria Taylor’s old jobs, plus thoughts on the Olympics and Michael Phelps in the booth
It finally became public on Friday night when Maria Taylor appeared on NBC’s prime-time coverage of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, fronting a short feature on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. That was followed by a press release that landed in inboxes at 8:07 p.m. ET announcing her arrival to
What the NBA Finals ratings tell us about the state of the league and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s value
The NBA Finals television ratings came out this week, and they remain cannon fodder for the nation’s endless and unwinnable culture wars quagmire. Narratives about the viewership exist along the ideological spectrum, and all may contain some kernel of truth, but the cold reality is that the NBA and live
USL proposes internal promotion/relegation, calendar change to differentiate from MLS as partnership dissolves
As MLS preps its own lower-division league, the USL is looking to set itself apart with "seismic" changes
2021 Olympics viewer’s guide: How to watch, NBC’s coverage strategy, new sports and more
If you have mixed emotions about the Tokyo Olympics, you are not alone. Over the next two weeks I will gorge myself on the coverage from Tokyo while thinking how absurd it is to be holding a global sporting event in a city under a state of emergency until Aug.
Sports on TV: A rare Saturday NBA Finals game brings a ratings anomaly
Prior to this past weekend, the last time the NBA staged a finals game on a Saturday was 1981. That game was May 9 of that year. Larry Bird and the Celtics beat Moses Malone’s Houston Rockets 94-71 in Game 3 in front of 16,121 fans at The Summit —
Judge dismisses Relevent Sports lawsuit against U.S. Soccer, FIFA over international league games in the U.S.
A federal judge dismissed Relevent Sports’ lawsuit against the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), which alleged the organizations had conspired to benefit Major League Soccer by sealing off the United States market from competition. Relevent Sports, which is owned by Miami Dolphins owner
Sports on TV: A rare Saturday NBA Finals game brings a ratings anomaly
Prior to this past weekend, the last time the NBA staged a Finals game on a Saturday was 1981. That game was on May 9 of that year. Larry Bird and the Celtics beat Moses Malone’s Houston Rockets 94-71 in Game 3 in front of 16,121 fans at The Summit
IndyCar’s new media rights deal with NBC Sports expands options across the viewing spectrum
IndyCar and NBC Sports announced a multi-year extension of their media rights agreement on Tuesday, continuing a partnership that began with the Versus network in 2009 and will work toward continued growth of IndyCar’s linear and digital audiences. NBC Sports, which became the exclusive home of IndyCar in 2019, will