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Hall of famer Houston Texans Andre Johnson surprises superfans to spread holiday cheer
Read full article: Hall of famer Houston Texans Andre Johnson surprises superfans to spread holiday cheerHall of Famer and former Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson teamed up with NBC Sports to surprise superfans, including season ticket holder Brian Carrion, in Sugar Land.
NBC Sports enters Madden video game universe with alternate broadcast on Peacock
Read full article: NBC Sports enters Madden video game universe with alternate broadcast on PeacockNBC Sports makes its first foray into doing an NFL alternate broadcast on Saturday when it puts the matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs into the realm of the Madden video game universe.
Your own personalized 'SportsCenter'? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service
Read full article: Your own personalized 'SportsCenter'? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming serviceSports fans may be able to click on a personalized version of the “SportsCenter” highlights show, developed with the help of artificial intelligence, as soon as next year on a new streaming service that is in the works at ESPN.
NASCAR moves Atlanta and Watkins Glen into the playoffs on 2024 schedule
Read full article: NASCAR moves Atlanta and Watkins Glen into the playoffs on 2024 scheduleNASCAR has added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule.
Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame's AD next year; NBC Sports' Peter Bevacqua will take over
Read full article: Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame's AD next year; NBC Sports' Peter Bevacqua will take overJack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program's independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment.
NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' rolls with new broadcast crew
Read full article: NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' rolls with new broadcast crewAlthough NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” featured new faces in the booth and production truck before the season started, the broadcasts continue to deliver at a high level.
NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021
Read full article: NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021NBC Sports Chairman Bevacqua announced the move Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in an internal memo to staff. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)The NBC Sports Network, which is best known for its coverage of the NHL and English Premier League, will be going away at the end of the year. It changed its name to Versus in 2006 and then to NBC Sports Network six years later after Comcast bought NBC Universal in 2011. Bevacqua said in the memo that Stanley Cup playoff games and NASCAR races would be moving to USA Network this year. USA Network, which is available in 85.6 million homes, had already been airing early-round playoff games since 2012.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with Redbird Capital as partner
Read full article: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with Redbird Capital as partnerHOUSTON – The XFL is coming back, thanks to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The actor, producer and retired wrestler teamed up with Redbird Capital and became the only bid to purchase the bankrupt league before the auction was slated to begin, according to NBC Sports and Sportico. The group paid $15 million for the league, split evenly with Johnson’s business partner and ex-wife, Dany Garcia. [Johnson, Garcia and Redbird Capital] are the best possible ownership group for the exciting journey ahead,” XFL President Jeffrey Pollack, who oversaw the sale process for the league, told Sportico in a statement. There was no word on when the XFL will make a return.
Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sports
Read full article: Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sportsNEW YORK Time to cut a conversation with Bob Costas short. The new boss CNN chief Jeff Zucker is calling on the other line. Costas, who ended his 40-year hitch at NBC Sports more than a year ago, this week signed on as a CNN contributor to offer commentary on the intersection of news and sports. My relationship with Jeff makes me comfortable with the whole arrangement, Costas said. But Costas has the hardest time justifying college football, a sport with constant contact, resuming when student attendance in general will be restricted at many schools.