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Former ESPN NBA Journalist, Broadcaster Rachel Nichols Joins Showtime
The Lost Remote newsletter brings you the the best in streaming news, from staffing changes to premiere dates to trailers—to the latest platform moves. Sign up today. Former ESPN NBA journalist and sportscaster Rachel Nichols is joining the Showtime Sports in a multi-platform role, the network announced Friday. “We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” Showtime Sports programming and content svp Brian Dailey said in a statement. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.” Nichols will contribute to Showtime Basketball’s programming, which already includes former NBA players-turned-hosts Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce,…
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97.5 The Fanatic forced to turn to ESPN after fire alarms sound
97.5 The Fanatic bills itself as having “the most entertaining sports talk in Philadelphia.” That was certainly true Tuesday morning, but for unintended reasons. During the 9 a.m. hour of The John Kincade Show, a discussion about veterans on the Eagles’ roster was interrupted when fire alarms began sounding throughout the station’s Bala Cynwyd office. “The alarms are going off. Hopefully everything’s all right,” Kincade said. “I don’t recall getting an email,” co-host Jamie Lynch added. » READ MORE: Eagles soar past Bills, Packers to the top of NFL power rankings lists Kincade attempted to press on, but after a few minutes the sports talker interrupted himself to inform his…
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ESPN Just Gave Justin Fields Even More Reasons To Crush 2022
As if Justin Fields needed any additional bulletin board material. At this point, it is hardly a secret that most national media thinks he’ll be bad in 2022. Most of this pessimism is based on what happened last year and what the Chicago Bears have put around him. Some have even gone so far as to say he’ll flirt with throwing more interceptions than touchdowns for the second year in a row. All the while, the optimism surrounding Trey Lance is a runaway train. Mike Renner of ESPN and Pro Football Focus made that clear when he listed the #3 overall pick as one of his 15 second-year breakout stars.…
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ESPN to air Athletes Unlimited softball, lax through 2023
Athletes Unlimited’s summer seasons of softball and lacrosse will air exclusively on ESPN’s networks two years after the player-led leagues first launched, the company announced Wednesday morning. The main channels of ESPN and ESPN2 will air 34 contests and ESPNU will air an additional 56, placing a total of 90 on linear networks over the two-year deal that runs through 2023. The rest of the at least 160 games will air on ESPN+, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It’s a win not only for the young league, but for women’s sports as a collective since they are rarely given airtime, let alone prominent and consistent…
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ESPN Signs On-air Analyst Erin Dolan to Multi-Year Contract
ESPN has reached a multi-year contract with sports betting analyst Erin Dolan. Dolan, who had a prior stint with ESPN in 2017, returns as an on-air sports betting analyst. Dolan will contribute sports betting content across a variety of programs and platforms. She will be a regular on daily sports betting news and information programs, Daily Wager, Bet and the Daily Wager podcast, among others. Her on-air debut is set for Dec. 2 on Daily Wager. “During the time I was in college and an active ESPN intern, sports betting was not a career path a broadcast professional would even think of pursuing. It was just too niche,” Dolan said.…
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