Spring training games "won't begin until at least March 5" due to the ongoing MLB lockout. Camps were "set to open this week, with games starting on Feb. 26" (ESPN.com, 2/18).
Basketball HOFer Bill Russell is "getting the definitive documentary treatment from Netflix" with a "yet-to-be-titled documentary directed by Oscar nominee Sam Pollard" (VARIETY, 2/17).
Wollman Park Partners is launching the “Celebrating Black Excellence and Joy in Hockey” initiative alongside the Premier Hockey Federation and Turner Sports/Bleacher Report. As part of the campaign, the best moments in Black hockey history will appear on a Turner Sports NHL broadcast and on Bleacher Report throughout the month (WPP).
MLB and Urban Edge Network are collaborating to co-stream MLB Network’s broadcast of the Andre Dawson Classic on Saturday. Urban Edge Network will stream two games from the HBCU College Baseball tournament -- Jackson State-Southern and Florida A&M-Alabama State -- via the HBCU League Pass+ free streaming service (Erik Bacharach, SBJ).
Pandora’s Uninterrupted Radio on Friday launched LeBron James Mode, a music playlist curated by James. It will be available on the streaming radio service until the end of the NBA Playoffs. Listen here (Pandora).
