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Kanell, Tucker & Carter Join CBS Sports
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5 years agoon
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BSM StaffCBS Sports Network begins its college football coverage on August 25 when the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors travel to Colorado State. The network is bolstering its roster of analysts and experts for the 2018 season. Danny Kanell, Ross Tucker, and Kevin Carter have all joined the network.
Kanell, who currently serves as an analyst on CBS’s OTT service CBS Sports HQ, will serve as a game analyst. He and former Princeton standout Ross Tucker, who also serves as a regular fill-in host on the Dan Patrick Show, will be paired with Jason Horowitz in calling games.
Kevin Carter will be a part of the network’s studio coverage, which is anchored by Adam Zucker. Kanell will also make appearances on the studio show.
John Schifferin will also join CBS Sports Network for the college football season. He will be the new sideline reporter for the lead play-by-play team of Carter Blackburn and Aaron Taylor.
The full 2018 college football schedule for CBS Sports Network is as follows.
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Saturday, Aug. 25
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Hawaii at Colorado St. Colorado State Stadium, Fort Collins, CO |
7:30 PM
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Thursday, Aug. 30
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Wake Forest at Tulane Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA |
8:00 PM
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Friday, Aug. 31
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Syracuse at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI |
6:00 PM
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Friday, Aug. 31 |
Colorado vs Colorado St. (Mile High) Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO |
9:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 1
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Houston at Rice Rice Stadium, Houston, TX |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 1
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Washington St. at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 1
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Indiana at Florida International Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, FL |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 1
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Navy at Hawaii Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI |
11:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 8
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Liberty at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 8
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Memphis at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 8
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Arkansas at Colorado St. Colorado State Stadium, Fort Collins, CO |
7:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 15
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Hawaii at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 15
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Lehigh at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 15
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Arkansas State at Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 15
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Arizona St. at San Diego St. SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA |
10:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 22
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 22
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Virginia Tech at Old Dominion Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 22
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NC State at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 22
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Eastern Michigan at San Diego St. SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA |
10:30 PM
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Saturday, Sept. 29
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Sept. 29
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Sept. 29
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Boise St. at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY |
7:00 PM
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Friday, Oct. 5
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Middle Tennessee at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV |
7:30 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 6
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Oct. 6
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Navy at Air Force Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 6
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Oct. 6
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Colorado St. at San Jose St. CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA |
10:30 PM
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Friday, Oct. 12
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Air Force at San Diego St. SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA |
9:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 13
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Oct. 13
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Temple at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 13
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Oct. 13
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Boise St. at Nevada Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV |
10:30 PM
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Friday, Oct. 19
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Air Force at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV |
10:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 20
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Miami (OH) at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 20
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Houston at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 20
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 20
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San Jose St. at San Diego St. SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA |
10:30 PM
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Thursday, Oct. 25
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
TBD
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Friday, Oct. 26
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Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL |
6:30 PM
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Friday, Oct. 26
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Wyoming at Colorado St. Colorado State Stadium, Fort Collins, CO |
10:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 27
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 27
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Oct. 27
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Boise St at Air Force Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO |
7:00 PM
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Thursday, Nov. 1
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
7:00 PM
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Friday, Nov. 2
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Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN |
8:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 3
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Air Force at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 3
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 3
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 3
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Fresno St at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV |
10:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 10
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Lafayette at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 10
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New Mexico at Air Force Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 10
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
7:00 PM
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Thursday, Nov. 15
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Toledo at Kent State Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio |
6:00 PM
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Thursday, Nov. 15
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Florida Atlantic at North Texas Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX |
9:30 PM
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Friday, Nov. 16
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Boise St. at New Mexico Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM |
9:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 17
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Colgate at Army Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 17
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Tulsa at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 17
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
7:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 17
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San Diego St. at Fresno St. Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA |
10:30 PM
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Thursday, Nov. 22
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Colorado St. at Air Force Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO |
3:30 PM
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Friday, Nov. 23
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Mid-American Conference TBD Venue TBD |
12:00 PM
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Friday, Nov. 23
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 24
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Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA |
12:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 24
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American Athletic Conference TBD Venue TBD |
3:30 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 24
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Nevada at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV |
9:30 PM
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Saturday, Dec.1
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Conference USA Championship Venue TBD |
TBD
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Saturday, Dec. 29
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NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ |
1:00 PM
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ESPN Sees Larger Than Average Audience For Big City Greens Classic
Published
2 days agoon
March 17, 2023By
BSM Staff ESPN aired Tuesday night’s New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game. DisneyXD and Disney Channel aired an alternate broadcast that included players being 3D animated to resemble the cast of Disney Channel’s popular cartoon Big City Greens. It turned into a ratings win for the networks.
The alternate broadcast featured players animated in real time to mimic what was happening on the Madison Square Garden ice. Players were equipped with special chips in the padding to aid the animation, and special pucks were used to ensure a smooth transition from video to computer-animated graphics.
An average of 589,000 viewers tuned into the game on ESPN. Meanwhile, nearly 175,000 watched the broadcast between Disney Channel and DisneyXD.
The figure for ESPN represents its largest NHL broadcast since a November 1st broadcast featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins.
The combined total for the broadcast — 765,000 — outdrew the World Baseball Classic broadcasts but did not top the NCAA Tournament’s First Four round that was broadcast on truTV.
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Greg Gumbel: I’m Lucky That I’ve Never Been Fired
“I worked for some people who didn’t like me, I’ve worked for some people I didn’t like. It’s a strange business, there’s no doubt.”
Published
2 days agoon
March 17, 2023By
Ricky Keeler This week, it was announced that Greg Gumbel will no longer be a play-by-play announcer for the NFL on CBS after working on CBS’s NFL coverage every year since 1998. Gumbel has had an illustrious career and he takes pride in the fact that one thing has never happened to him.
Gumbel was a guest on the Tell Me A Story I Don’t Know podcast with George Ofman (Part 2 from an interview back in September) and he told Ofman that while he has never been fired before, but he doesn’t think broadcasters should be embarrassed when they get fired because of what the business is.
“It’s the nature of the business. I honestly think I’ve been extremely fortunate in that I’ve never been fired in a business that is known for firings. Being fired in this business is no shame, no embarrassment because it’s a subjective business. Because this guy at this network likes my work, it doesn’t mean that this guy at that network does. It’s extremely subjective and if you can buy that and understand it the way it is, then it shouldn’t bother you at all.
“It’s never happened to me. If it had, it would not have surprised me. I worked for some people who didn’t like me, I’ve worked for some people I didn’t like. It’s a strange business, there’s no doubt.”
Gumbel has been the host of CBS’s NCAA Tournament coverage for the last 25 years and he knows it’s a job that he is very grateful to have.
“I know there are people who would give their right arm to be sitting there next to Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis on Selection Sunday or sitting next to Kellogg, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley when the tournament begins to talk about what we’ve just seen or what we are going to see. I am never, ever going to take for granted the fact that I have been very fortunate to be able to do that.”
One thing Gumbel tries to avoid whenever he is on air is the mispronunciation of someone’s name because he knows how it feels to have his name distorted accidentally by some people.
“Pronunciations are important to me. There’s been a lifetime of people who may not completely mispronounce my name, but distorting it a little bit from time to time. I never want to do that to an athlete. If I ever mispronounce an athlete’s name, I hear it from his family, I hear it from the school or the team and I apologize for it as soon as I can. I don’t think that is something light or should be taken for granted.”
Toward the end of the interview, Gumbel was asked by Ofman when he will know it will be time to end his career.
“Other people have given it more thought than I have. I think when that time comes around, it will hit me over the head more than I will think about it. There are people who ask me why I still do what I do. The very bottom line is I love it, I enjoy it.”
Ricky Keeler is a reporter for BSM with a primary focus on sports media podcasts and national personalities. He is also an active podcaster with an interest in pursuing a career in sports media. You can find him on Twitter @Rickinator555 or reach him by email at RickJKeeler@gmail.com.
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Diamond Sports Group Misses Arizona Diamondbacks Rights Payment
It is believed that the missed rights payment by Bally Sports Arizona triggers a clause in the contract that reverts the television rights back to the Diamondbacks and Major League Baseball.
Published
2 days agoon
March 17, 2023By
BSM Staff Last week, Diamond Sports Group — operator of the Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks — claimed it had paid every rights fee it was contractually obligated, except for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
At the time, the company said it had a grace period until it needed to make a payment. That payment was due by Thursday, March 16th at 11:59 PM. That time has come and gone, and the company failed to deliver its fee.
It is believed that the missed rights payment by Bally Sports Arizona triggers a clause in the contract that reverts the television rights back to the Diamondbacks and Major League Baseball.
The Diamondbacks are not the only team affected by the situation. Bally Sports — which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week — has also reportedly entered a grace period with the San Diego Padres. According to a report from Sports Business Journal, that grace period ends on March 30th, baseball’s Opening Day.
Previous reporting claims that contract is one the network hopes to get out from under. The company loses a reported $20 million per season on its television deal with the Padres. The Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians are the other two baseball franchises the network holds the rights to that it hopes to terminate deals for.