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Sports announcers Eanet, Hughes honored

June 17, 2018 at 9:59 a.m.

A couple of Chicago's best announcers are receiving well-deserved honors. On Saturday, Northwestern named the Ryan Field radio booth after Dave Eanet. The Northwestern alum is in his 25th year...

Ian Poulter of England celebrates Europe's victory in the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah. He says he was motivated by Michael Jordan's attempts at intimidation.

Michael Jordan couldn’t psych out Ian Poulter

June 18, 2018 at 8:27 a.m.

Apart from his basketball skills, Michael Jordan will go down as one of the greatest trash talkers in sports history. Yet there was one athlete he couldn't throw off his...

White Sox broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson.

Hawk Harrelson says he might reduce TV schedule next year

August 19, 2019 at 6:59 a.m.

There's a chance Ken Harrelson might cut back on his schedule next year. The White Sox announcer told Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM 670 that he is considering cutting back on...

"The Opening Kickoff" by Dave Revsine highlights college football controversies that date back to the sport's founding.

Review: ‘The Opening Kickoff’ by Dave Revsine

May 9, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Quick quiz: When was this quote said about college football? "Football to-day is a social obsession — a boy-killing, education prostituting, gladiatorial sport. It teaches virility and courage ... but...

Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall reacts after the preseason game vs. the Jaguars at Soldier Field.

How Brandon Marshall got the Showtime deal

August 19, 2019 at 6:59 a.m.

Showtime officials said they always wanted to have a current player on the panel for "Inside The NFL," but the logistics never could be worked out. Even with the show...

ESPN sportscaster Chris Fowler says that aside from an incident with spoiled yak meat in Nepal, he has experienced few bad incidents traveling.

No catch phrases for Fowler as new voice of college football

June 17, 2018 at 10:01 a.m.

Chris Fowler walks into some big shoes this year as the new lead play-by-play man for college football on ESPN. And since the network will air the new playoff format,...

Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly twirls the ball while practicing on the field before a 2012 game.

Mannelly replacing McNeil on WSCR-AM

June 18, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

Patrick Mannelly has a new top priority: Don't use "we" when he discusses the Bears.The former long snapper for the Bears, who retired in June, will be Matt Spiegel's new...

Keith Olbermann returning to ‘SportsCenter’

August 19, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

After all these years, Keith Olbermann is returning to anchor "SportsCenter." It won't be on a full-time basis. But ESPN announced Tuesday night that with his show "Olbermann" moving to...

ESPN apologizes for Michael Sam ‘shower’ report

August 19, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

ESPN found itself in apology mode again Wednesday.The network issued a statement on Josina Anderson's report that included a discussion about Michael Sam's shower habits in the St. Louis Rams...

Allie LaForce will join other female sports journalists on "We Need To Talk," a new, women-only sports show on CBS Sports Network.

Women-only sports show will make history

August 19, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

CBS Sports Network will make history this fall. The network will launch, "We Need to Talk," the first general sports talk show with a women-only panel. The weekly program will...

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