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Sekou Smith, who covered pro basketball for more than 20 including the past decade-plus at NBA TV, died today of Covid-19. He was 48. Sekou was a popular presence on the Turner Sports-managed NBA TV, serving as a television analyst and writer. He also host of the podcast NBA Hang Time, which has run three times a week…

Buchwald is getting into the business of sports representation. The full-service talent agency has signed a strategic alliance with leading sports agency CSE to form Buchwald Sports, a partnership that will allow Buchwald to work with CSE and their roster of clients to develop and create opportunities in the…

It was a huge Sunday night for the NFL, and for CBS. The AFC Championship Game conquered the TV ratings delivering a 9.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 33.01 million viewers in early Nielsen Live+Same Day data as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 38-24 to punch their return ticket to the Super…

The unity of purpose and human resilience created by the pandemic’s requirements will be on display during the Super Bowl in Bigger Picture, a film segment produced by Budweiser in place of its usual in-game ads and narrated by Rashida Jones. The clip marks the first time in 37 years Budweiser, a major in-game sponsor…

The WWE has signed an agreement with Peacock that will bring exclusive U.S. rights to the WWE Network to NBCUniveral’s streaming service starting March 18. Terms for the multi-year deal were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the arrangement pegged it at about $1 billion. The WWE Network’s 17,000-hour lineup of…

Super Bowl 55 – or LV, if you’re fond of Roman numerals – now has its two contenders. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, February 7 at Raymond James Field in Tampa. The game promises to be one for the ages, and marks the first time a team (Tampa) will be playing in the…

The time-honored tradition of players moving from the gridiron to the broadcast booth was active once again today, as Fox NFL Sunday saw three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen indicate his next step. Olsen announced his retirement from the NFL and shared that he will join the Fox NFL broadcast team. The decision was…

NBC Universal will shut down sports channel NBCSN by the end of the year, with several prominent events – most notably, the National Hockey League to USA Network – sent to other properties. The move was announced Friday by NBC Universal.. "At the conclusion of 2021, we have decided that the best strategic next step…

In the latest sign of the media industry’s rethink of the traditional pay-TV bundle, NBCUniversal says it will wind down the operations of its sports cable outlet NBCSN by the end of the year. Live telecasts on the network of sports events like NASCAR races and NHL hockey will migrate to USA Network and, to a lesser…

Henry Aaron, the slugger known as “Hammerin’ Hank” who cemented himself in baseball lore when he broke Babe Ruth’s career home run mark in 1974, died Friday. He was 86. His daughter confirmed the news to media outlets but did not provide details. The Hall of Famer played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and…

Don Sutton, the Hall of Fame pitcher who is one of only 10 Los Angeles Dodgers players to have his number retired, died Monday night in his sleep, his son said. He was 75. “He worked as hard as anyone I've ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to work a lot,” Daron Sutton…

The entertainment lineup for Super Bowl LV is shaping up, with Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan to perform the national anthem and H.E.R. to sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of the NFL’s championship game, the league said Tuesday. Deaf rapper and recording artist Warren “Wawa” Snipe will perform both songs in…