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With media assets more valuable than ever for football, the 18-year old NFL Broadcasting and Media Workshop — many may remember it with the “Boot Camp” moniker — is one of the league’s most important programs. The latest three-day iteration, done in conjunction with the NFLPA, wrapped up last week i...

CBS showed 391 shots during its coverage of the Masters on Sunday, including all 71 of Rory McIlroy’s round as he went on to win his second straight Green Jacket. McIlroy was the only player to have all shots shown during Sunday’s broadcast. Cameron Young, who played in the final pairing and finishe...

All NBA postseason games this season are exclusive to national broadcasters, meaning for the first time local broadcasters will not call any of the playoff action, and Knicks TV voice Mike Breen “crushed the decision” during Sunday’s regular-season finale, according to Erich Richter of the N.Y. POST...

Staffers at The Athletic fear that backtracking from leadership over the investigation into reporter Dianna Russini has “exacerbated a potentially embarrassing situation” and turned what could have been an isolated matter into “broader questions about standards and judgment in a crisis,” according t...

Rory McIlroy made history Sunday in Augusta, becoming just the fourth player to win the Masters in back-to-back years when he outlasted Scottie Scheffler by one shot. All three of the network morning shows this morning touched on the feat in their opening segments. CBS’ Amanda Balionis, who was part...

ESPN saw healthy viewership growth in Q1, and a 14% increase for its studio shows was a big part of that. “The Pat McAfee Show,” “Get Up” and “NBA Today” also saw record Q1 audiences, as well as the 2pm ET and late-night Scott Van Pelt-helmed windows of “SportsCenter.” Studio shows since September h...

ESPN play-by-play commentator Mark Jones received “multiple tributes” during Sunday’s Magic-Celtics game, which marked his “final” game for ESPN. Jones was joined by longtime colleague Doris Burke for the game. The first came “moments before tip-off.” Burke said, “I just want you to know, everybody ...

Kings TV play-by-play voice Mark Jones is not “leaving Sacramento” despite his 36-year run as an announcer on ESPN coming to an end this weekend. Jones said that he “will return next season” as the primary TV voice of the Kings on NBC Sports California, a job he has held since 2020. Jones said, “My ...

The N.Y. Times is investigating The Athletic’s Dianna Russini after she “was photographed embracing” Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at a resort in Arizona, according to a source cited by STATUS. The source noted The Athletic “immediately began an investigation upon learning of the photos.” The source ad...

ESPN had its second-most-watched Masters Par 3 contest ever on Wednesday, despite some vocal pushback against its inclusion of Jason Kelce in the coverage.