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NBC’s broadcast of Thunder-Spurs Game 1 gets marred by audio issues

NBC’s broadcast was sounding a bit apocalyptic during Thursday’s Game 1. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs tipped off their highly-anticipated Western Conference Finals series on Thursday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. NBC had the honors of broadcasting the game … but unfortunately dropped the ball in the first quarter. … The post NBC’s broadcast of Thunder-Spurs Game 1 gets marred by audio issues appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Fox putting David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter in broadcast booth for Red Sox-Yankees

Fox Sports will be putting a new spin on the favorite MLB rivalry game of television partners when the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox on June 6. According to a report from Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Fox will take the unique step of putting their entire studio crew of Kevin Burkhardt,…

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A’s Broadcaster Points Out ‘Egregious’ Move By Cardinals’ Rookie Second Baseman JJ Wetherholt

Egregious is not a word you often hear on a Major League Baseball broadcast. However, if you were tuned into the NBC Sports California broadcast of the Sacramento A’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, you did. That’s because A’s broadcaster Dallas Braden had a real problem with something Cardinals’ rookie second baseman […] The post A’s Broadcaster Points Out ‘Egregious’ Move By Cardinals’ Rookie Second Baseman JJ Wetherholt appeared first on BroBible.

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Ozzie Guillen cursed out White Sox on hot mic

Former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was caught on a hot mic Thursday while seemingly cursing out the team. Guillen, who now serves as an analyst for the team’s TV broadcasts, was not happy after catcher Edgar Quero failed to advance a runner from second base with nobody out in the eighth inning of … The post Ozzie Guillen cursed out White Sox on hot mic appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Patrick O’Neal departs Angels broadcast team

Patrick O’Neal is out after 13 years with the Angels. The team released a statement on Wednesday confirming his departure from the broadcast team. “The Angels organization would like to thank Patrick O’Neal for his 13 years of dedication to the Angels broadcast team,” the statement read. “He brought a sense of pride to each…

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Media analyst: Streamers would need to offer NFL ‘astronomical’ rights fee for league to move off broadcast

The NFL’s effort to renegotiate media rights deals early has only become more uncertain in recent weeks. The league, which earlier this year reportedly set out to ink new deals with all five of its current primary broadcast partners before the 2026-27 season begins in September, almost certainly will not meet that goal. The reasons…

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Local NHL viewership up big thanks to streaming gains, over-the-air shift

Local NHL broadcasts seemingly experienced similar growth to what was seen in the national numbers this regular season. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, local regular-season NHL telecasts grew by 15% versus last year thanks to a big uptick in streaming viewership and the transition of some teams to an…

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NHL regular-season viewership rebounds in big way, posts 14-year high

After posting the worst viewership under its current broadcast deals last season, the NHL had a major rebound in 2025-26. NHL viewership averaged 546,000 viewers across ESPN, ABC, and TNT/truTV this regular season, the league’s best mark since the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, per viewership data from Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal. Incredibly, the league…

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NESN left with only dugout camera on Red Sox broadcast due to technical difficulties in St. Louis

The NESN Boston Red Sox broadcast encountered technical difficulties that led to a unique situation during Sunday’s road game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. NESN was down to just one camera due to technical difficulties in the top of the first inning. So, NESN viewers got a look at the game from…

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Rockies broadcasters’ ‘sadness’ after Xander Bogaerts’ walk-off grand slam goes viral

Last night’s Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres series opener at Petco Park was a wild contest. The game extended to the 12th inning for the longest game of the short 2026 season. Both teams had multiple opportunities to win the game before it reached the 12th inning, but chaos wouldn’t allow it. The Rockies […] The post Rockies broadcasters’ ‘sadness’ after Xander Bogaerts’ walk-off grand slam goes viral appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Braves broadcast catches Ronald Acuña Jr. with his pants down

BravesVision appears to be doing a great job of giving fans a unique look at the Atlanta Braves this season, which Ronald Acuña Jr. can attest to. Perhaps the only reason more people didn’t catch Acuña with his pants down Tuesday night was because of the viral brawl that took place between the Braves and…

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Comcast, Scripps carriage dispute cuts off Florida Panthers game

Florida Panthers fans with Comcast got a rude awakening when they sat down to watch Tuesday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators. Due to a carriage dispute between the cable giant and the E. W. Scripps cable network, Xfinity dropped coverage of dozens of stations owned by Scripps TV, including the ones that broadcast Panthers…

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