Outdoor game basks in the glow of Olympic hockey
If there were a watch-dog group that monitors abuse against sports announcers, surely it would look into what NBC is doing to Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire. For...
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Jay Bilas speaks up for college athletes
When a group of Northwestern players announced plans to form a union, Jay Bilas' phone started to ring. That was natural as he has become a key voice, if not...
Weather could boost Super Bowl viewership
This year's Super Bowl will be played in an open-air stadium in a cold-weather city while the 2015 version will take place in a domed stadium in warm-weather Phoenix. So...
Is Skip Bayless for real?
You can call Skip Bayless many things, and people definitely do. Yet only one knock gets him truly upset: the notion that he is less than genuine on ESPN's "First...
Al Michaels, Bears go way back
If circumstances play out, Al Michaels could find himself on the call for three straight Bears games. Michaels and his NBC colleagues will work the Bears-Eagles game Sunday night. There's...
Bears-Packers could be flexed to prime time
NBC should thank the Detroit Lions: Their loss Monday night to Baltimore opens the door for the Bears' game against Green Bay to be moved to prime time for NBC...
Comcast SportsNet Chicago president Corno dies
Few sports fans knew his name and even fewer would be able to identify a picture of him. Yet White Sox and Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf noted nobody had more...
Ditka still commands national stage
Mike Ditka never fell out of view. With the Bears retiring his No. 89 Monday night, it is worth noting that the totality of Ditka's football career also includes a...
Ditka still commands national stage
Mike Ditka never fell out of view. With the Bears retiring his No. 89 Monday night, it is worth noting that the totality of Ditka's football career also includes a...
Phelps wins second bout with cancer
Digger Phelps was only 32 when he recorded his signature moment on the court. On Jan. 19, 1974, the Notre Dame basketball coach defeated John Wooden and ended UCLA's record...