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Sales exec Howell leaves FanDuel Sports Network for BravesVision
As Main Street Sports Group moves to an almost certain wind-down, the Braves have hired away the company’s Atlanta-based VP/Sales BRANDON HOWELL to be VP/Media Sales for the team’s channel BravesVision.
USA-Canada sled hockey gold medal game sets viewership record
Prior to the start of the Milan Cortina Paralympics, NBC Sports senior producer Alexa Pritting told SBJ that she hoped the planets would align so the sled hockey gold medal game last Sunday would feature Team USA versus Canada. Round 3, she called it, after the Olympic men and women’s hockey tournam...
WBC hits record 6.9 million viewers for U.S.-Dominican Republic
Fox Sports heads into tonight’s U.S.-Venezuela game on the heels of a record-setting World Baseball Classic audience on Sunday night, as the U.S.-Dominican Republic semifinal on FS1 drew 6.9 million viewers.
Vitale/Barkley pairing could boost First Four interest
The NCAA Tournament’s First Four gets a “jolt of TV star power that would be worth tuning in for, regardless of the matchup,” as Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley will “pair up for the back half of Tuesday’s ‘First Four’ doubleheader,” a matchup between Texas and NC State. The Vitale-Barkley game is s...
Bob Iger to step down as Disney CEO on Wednesday
Disney CEO BOB IGER plans to “officially” hand over the reins to Disney Experiences Chair JOSH D’AMARO on Wednesday, according to Todd Spangler of VARIETY. Iger will “leave behind a strong track record of successfully executing big M&A deals and pulling the media conglomerate into the streaming ...
FIFA collabs with YouTube to expand World Cup digital reach
YouTube will be a preferred platform for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in an agreement that offers FIFA media partners a platform on their respective YouTube channels where fans can experience the upcoming global event. This includes the opportunity to publish extended highlights, behind-the-scenes footag...
Wrexham’s Mac, Reynolds join Sky Sports booth for alternate match broadcast
EFL Championship club Wrexham co-owners Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds joined announcer David Prutton to “bring to life Sky Sports’ alternative coverage” of the club’s game against Swansea City on Friday night, according to Anantaajith Raghuraman of THE ATHLETIC. Prutton did “most of the ‘football’ talk....
Pearl: Auburn ties won’t impact impartiality on CBS tourney coverage
Former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has drawn plenty of attention ahead of his debut as a studio analyst for CBS/Turner’s coverage of the NCAA men’s tournament, but he insists that his deep ties to that program will not impact his impartiality. Pearl coached Auburn for 11 years before stepping aside las...
HBO’s ‘Born to Bowl’ gives inside look at world of pro bowling
“Born to Bowl,” a new five-part HBO documentary that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, is “unlike many sports documentaries” as it is “much or more about the agony of defeat as about the thrill of victory,” according to Robert Lloyd of the L.A. TIMES. Directed by Jam...
SBJ Media: Inside the Kraken’s distribution strategy
The March 16, 2026, looks at the Seattle Kraken's unique use of Tenga and Amazon for local distribution, USA Sports patient approach to its news WNBA deal, strong college basketball numbers, and Brian Anderson's busy slate that includes March Madness with Dick Vitale and Charles Barkey.
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The team wasn't too fond of the [uniforms] we were going to be wearing [in Qatar], just because we didn't feel it represented us necessarily and the country as we'd like. When you have an opportunity to represent your country at a World Cup ... you just want to love the kit.-- USMNT MF Tyler Adams, on why players wanted input alongside Nike and U.S. Soccer on the design of their 2026 World Cup kits.
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