Closing Bell

Mary Bono  out as USA Gymnastics interim CEO.... Rockets sign Rokit Phones as jersey patch sponsor.... Oliver Luck talks XFL launch, filling football's offseason void

Richard Jefferson Joins YES As Nets Game/Studio Analyst

YES Network today formally named former NBAer Richard Jefferson  a Nets game and studio analyst. His first assignment will be tomorrow night, when he joins YES studio host Chris Shearn on pre- and postgame coverage around the Nets' season opener against the Pistons. Jefferson's first stint as an in-game analyst will be Wednesday, Oct. 24, alongside play-by-play broadcaster Ian Eagle for Nets-Cavaliers ( YES ). Sarah Kustok is "still No. 1 game analyst" for the Nets ( TWITTER.com, 10/16 ).

Speed Reads....

Sponsored content
Quote of the Day
Every commissioner wants to be on his show. Every athlete wants to be on the show. There’s a cool factor, a relevance factor. It’s fun and funny and entertaining. As we sit here today, I could not imagine our daytime schedule without his show.
-- ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus, on the impact of The Pat McAfee Show and the desire for the network to keep Pat McAfee beyond his current contract.
PODCAST
SBJ TV
PROPERTIES