The University of North Carolina has been at odds with a journalist for a Raleigh newspaper over his exposés of academic malfeasance at the university, some of it relating to athletes.
Dan Dierdorf, 64, who played offensive tackle for Michigan under Bo Schembechler, announced his return to broadcasting with a three-year contract as the radio analyst for Wolverines football.
The Walt Disney Company on Thursday said profits at its ESPN-dominated cable networks unit would grow on an annual basis for the next three years.
Turner and CBS scrambled to assemble announcing teams for Saturday’s Final Four teamcasts on TNT and truTV.
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The Atlantic 10 Conference has begun an assertive campaign using the theme, “Who wants next?” to highlight its academic and athletic achievements.
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With an eastward push, Jim Delany found yet another cash engine for the football conference he’s led for the past 25 years.
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The Big Ten Network plans to televise 27 regular-season hockey games this season, and the increased exposure could help the teams’ recruiting.
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Brandon Gaudin, 29, was chosen from among more than 150 applicants to be Georgia Tech’s radio play-by-play announcer, a job that goes far beyond broadcasting games.
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Emerging competitors, decreasing cable subscriptions and rising political opposition to bundled channels have created a precarious environment for ESPN, which is fighting back.
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Louisville’s willingness to play football games on Tuesday nights, at ESPN’s urging, began a turnaround that led to huge rewards for the university and the network.
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Spending billions of dollars for TV rights and becoming partners with universities desperate for exposure, ESPN has emerged as a sport’s puppet-master and kingmaker.
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The decision is perhaps the biggest development in a battle focused on the rights of college athletes in how their likenesses can be used and what, if any, compensation they should receive.
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Paul Finebaum, the radio host known for his popular college football show, will reportedly start his new job Aug. 1.
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With 23.4 million viewers, the N.C.A.A. game Monday night improved by 12 percent over last year’s game and had the highest audience total in 19 years.
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The 10 colleges that will make up the re-formed Big East will be partners, in a big way, with News Corporation’s new sports network.
The longtime host, now 81, will be competing directly against two popular ESPN fixtures, “Around the Horn” and “Pardon the Interruption.”
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