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NFL reporter Dianna Russini has “resigned from The Athletic less than a week” after published photos of her and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort “prompted an internal investigation at the New York Times-owned sports outlet.” Russini, in a letter to Athletic Executive Editor Steven Gin...

CBS golf voice Jim Nantz defended the network amid criticism of its coverage of the 2026 Masters, saying that it is “live television” and “we all make mistakes.” Nantz, on “The Pat McAfee Show,” said he “can’t speak to the difficulty and some of the decision-making and some of the other things that ...

Netflix unveiled a deal with Concacaf to “stream in Mexico the Nations League finals and the Concacaf Gold Cup tournaments, starting in 2027.” The four-year deal will make Netflix the “exclusive home in that Latin American market for the 2027 and 2029 editions of both competitions,” where the Mexica...

Jomboy Media is “often described as upbeat and light, the anti-Barstool,” a reputation founder Jimmy O’Brien has built as the company looks to change how fans watch sports, according to a profile piece by Louisa Thomas of the NEW YORKER. O’Brien noted that he had “no interest in the kind of easy att...

ESPN’s Dick Vitale said that biopsy results Monday had confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, which will “have him starting immunotherapy.” It marks his fifth battle with cancer, which sidelined him from the airwaves for two years before his return shortly before March Madne...

NBC Sports will carry 17 matches from this year’s fourth edition of The Soccer Tournament (TST) across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN. The one-year deal will provide the seven-on-seven soccer event with its first appearance on live broadcast TV in the U.S.

Basketball royalty was visible throughout The Culver Theatre in L.A. on Monday night for a VIP showing of Prime’s new documentary, “Jerry West: The Logo.” The doc debuts Thursday, April 16, and is directed by Kenya Barris (“Black-ish”). Over the two hours, West is very candid, reflective and emotion...

SBJ Media: Preakness Stakes closes in on historic shift

The Preakness Stakes could have a new spot on the racing calendar and a new broadcast home beginning in 2027, sources told SBJ.

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