Steve Nidetz

Jim Nantz remembers Fred Couples before Couples became Bam-Bam. Before Couples became the hottest golfer on the pro tour. Before Couples became the favorite to win this week`s Masters. Nantz,...

Okay, let`s get this right out front: The best one-day event in all of sports is the NCAA men`s basketball semifinals. Yes, better than the almighty Super Bowl. And the...

The players aren`t the only ones who are feeling the pinch as the National Hockey League strike continues. Announcers are people, too. Apparently, Blackhawks broadcasters Pat Foley and Dale Tallon...

There used to be a time, maybe 20 or 30 years ago, when to any basketball fan growing up in this area the middle of March meant one thing-state tournament...

This time, WGN Radio got the format right. This time, when Illinois` basketball team played Michigan State on Saturday, the station carried the game to its conclusion before switching to...

''Championship Week'' begins on ESPN Saturday morning, usually a joyful time for hyper college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. But not this year. A couple of incidents this winter have left...

Pay-per-view sports telecasts may be here to stay. Unless the marketplace says no. The marketplace already is limited because only cable subscribers can order the Blackhawks` planned pay-per-view package of...

Al McGuire`s hiatus was short-lived. The former Marquette basketball coach, who ended a 14-year relationship with NBC as an analyst with a tearful farewell Saturday, was named to a similar...

The good news is the oversaturated Winter Olympics telecasts are over. The bad news is there`s only 720 days until the next ones. (Can hardly wait, luge fans, can you?)...

There is a quiet but furious debate going during these Games: Hockey or figure skating? Despite the surprising success of the U.S. hockey team, CBS has stuck to its original...