Dream Team: The Toronto Tempo embody Larry Tanenbaum’s vision and represent all of Canada and its WNBA hopes
One of the perks of investing nearly $150 million in Canada’s first WNBA team is that it grants you a private tour of the century-old Coca-Cola Coliseum, an 8,000-plus seat arena in downtown Toronto originally built for agriculture fairs that has since morphed into a charming hockey barn for the AHL...
Larry Tanenbaum: ‘Sports is good business’
The pursuit of a WNBA franchise has been a multi-decade quest for Toronto Tempo owner Larry Tanenbaum. In 2002, he and Richard Peddie, then the CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, examined the prospect of bringing a WNBA team to Toronto, but their research at the time suggested the market ...
NBC Sports hires Dave Flemming for play-by-play
After bringing in Jason Benetti as its lead broadcaster for its MLB game inventory, NBC Sports is adding another accomplished MLB play by play voice to its roster.
Al Michaels talks calling new NFL stadium openings, future at Prime Video
How’s this for a crazy sports broadcasting stat? When Al Michaels calls Amazon Prime Video’s opening regular season game on Sept. 17 -- the Lions at Bills at Buffalo’s new Highmark Stadium -- it will be the 10th time in the broadcaster’s storied career that he is on the mic for an inaugural regular ...
NBC’s Sue Bird, Cheryl Miller discuss WNBA coverage as 2026 season gets underway
This week marks the return of the WNBA to NBC Sports for the first time since 2002. Seven regular season games will air on NBC and Peacock with the remaining 15 on Peacock and NBCSN. The debut comes this Sunday with a doubleheader starting with the Aces and Dream at 1:30pm ET on NBC and Peacock foll...
Kelsey Plum to join Prime Video’s WNBA coverage as player contributor
Sports outlets have become increasingly fond of current athletes serving in a contributor role on broadcasts -- and Prime Video has added another well-known athlete to that growing subset. The company will announce Thursday that Sparks G Kelsey Plum will join WNBA on Prime as a player contributor.
Cathy Engelbert says WNBA ‘not unique’ to fans’ media deal challenges
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was in Toronto on Friday to celebrate the Toronto Tempo’s first-ever regular season game in the WNBA. Speaking to a half-dozen reporters at the NBA’s Canada offices in Toronto three hours prior to Washington’s 68-65 win in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,210 at Coca-...
The next Donna Brothers? Andie Biancone could be in line for NBC reporting duties
With Donna Brothers announcing last week that the 2026 Preakness on May 16 will be her last on horseback for NBC Sports following a 26-year broadcasting career as the reporter on horseback for the network’s coverage of the Triple Crown races and Breeders’ Cup World Championships, among other major r...
Bell Media to broadcast Tempo games as official media partner
Fans of the WNBA’s Tempo have been waiting patiently for news on where the team’s games will air in Canada. Finally, that wait is over.
Fox unveils broadcasting teams for U.S. coverage of World Cup
It takes a small platoon to call a World Cup tournament and Wednesday -- with only 43 days remaining until the start of the 2026 edition -- Fox Sports announced the play-by-play announcers, match analysts, reporters and rules analysts who will front the English-language coverage in the U.S.