Steve Nidetz

It may seem just like another internal squabble. WGN-Ch. 9 and the Bulls are suing the National Basketball Association in federal court over the league`s restrictions on superstation telecasts. Just...

When Todd Christensen signed a three-year contract with NBC, he brought with him the image of a rough, tough former Raider whose previous broadcast job was on ''American Gladiators.'' A...

It`s not often a network will devote time to as serious a subject as addiction, especially a network`s sports department. But ABC Sports Executive Producer Geoff Mason is gambling that...

College basketball coaches, especially at independent schools, used to have it easy when it came to preparing schedules: Take your league opponents, add several hyphenated schools (or ''cupcakes'') and occasionally...

As Doug Collins begins his second season as an analyst on TNT`s National Basketball Association telecasts, there`s a lilt to his voice when he insists he doesn`t miss coaching. Collins,...

When CBS televised its last Olympics-the Summer Games in Rome 30 years ago-newsman Walter Cronkite was the host for its 20 hours of coverage. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, CBS...

ABC Sports announced Monday a settlement has been reached with the federal government that will allow the network to telecast the 1991 Pan American Games from Cuba. In addition, Turner...

Even though the 49ers and Giants lost last weekend, Al Michaels doesn`t see any less interest in Monday night`s meeting between the two best teams in the National Football League....

NFL Films, which started out as a small company filming game highlights and turned into a small media conglomerate that won 40 Emmy Awards, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this...

As the Blackhawks begin to look more and more like a genuine Stanley Cup contender this season, the age-old argument has resumed over hockey telecasts. As decreed by Hawks owner...