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08.11.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 11, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
RIP to John Saunders, who originally joined ESPN in 1986 and served as one of the longest-tenured commentators at the company, most recently working as host of ABC’s Saturday studio coverage of college football and The Sports Reporters. He was 61.
His loss was mourned throughout the industry, with tributes from leagues as well as on-air talent and executives.
“John was an extraordinary talent and his friendly, informative style has been a warm welcome to sports fans for decades,” said ESPN President John Skipper. “His wide range of accomplishments across numerous sports and championship events is among the most impressive this industry has ever seen. More importantly, John was a beloved and devoted family man who cared deeply about people and causes, as evidenced by his long-standing efforts as a passionate board member for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. He was one of the most significant and influential members of the ESPN family, as a colleague and mentor, and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this extremely difficult time.”
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of John Saunders," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "As the studio host of NBA Shootaround, a play-by-play announcer for nationally televised NBA and WNBA games and one of the Toronto Raptors’ first television voices, John was a vital member of the NBA family for more than two decades and was a friendly and familiar face to our players and fans.”
NBC Olympics saw its overall Total Audience Delivery report for Tuesday’s coverage of the Rio Games post a 20.5 household rating with 36.1 million viewers in primetime across its platforms to rank as the best night of the 2016 Rio Olympics so far in both metrics. In pure ratings, the evening brought a Rio-best 22.0/37 overnight Nielsen score. Highlights included the US Women’s Soccer tie posting a 2.43 on NBCSN. Meanwhile, the company reports that with 852 million live streaming minutes through Tuesday, 2016 Rio Olympics has already surpassed the tally from the London Games.
CBS Sports Network laid out its college football slate for the season, kicking off with six games on opening weekend with a lineup that opens with Maryland/Florida International on Sept. 9 at 7:30p. Programming includes 14 weeknight games. Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell return as CBS Sports Network’s lead announce team. Teams also include: Rich Waltz/Adam Archuleta/Cassie Gallo; Dave Ryan/Corey Chavous/Melanie Collins; Ben Holden/Jay Feely/John Schriffen; and John Sadak/Randy Cross/Sheehan Stanwick-Burch.
NFL Films hits the new season with 25 documentaries that will air on NFL Network, highlighted by the return of A Football Life (premiering Sept. 16 at 9p with a focus on Curtis Martin) and The Timeline (starting Sept. 14 at 8p).
Golf Channel announced that Feherty will return to the lineup on Tuesday nights starting Aug. 23 at 10p. Other upcoming guests are slated to include Bob Uecker (Tuesday, August 30), Pro Football Hall-of-Famers Emmitt Smith (Tuesday, September 6) and Cris Carter (Tuesday, September 13), and 2014 European-winning Ryder Cup team captain Paul McGinley (Tuesday, September 20).
The NHL unveiled its composite schedule for the 2016 preseason, with action starting Sept. 25 and spanning 15 days and 106 games. Highlights include a pair of contests at the upcoming Vegas team’s new venue T-Mobile Arena featuring the Kings playing the Stars on Oct. 7 and the Avalanche on Oct. 8. The Sabres/Hurricanes will meet Oct. 4 in this year’s Kraft Hockeyville USA matchup in Marquette.
NBCU’s preschool network Sprout is launching a “Summer of Sprout Games” to celebrate the Olympics. Videos are set to feature US Olympic athletes such as Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Ryan Lochte, Sam Mikulak, and Aly Raisman who will once again compete, this time in the likes of stacking cups, blowing bubbles, and hooping.
ESPN announced today its Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell game selection for August 28, adding the Royals/Red Sox matchup at 8p. Dan Shulman, will provide commentary for the telecast alongside analysts Aaron Boone and Jessica Mendoza and reporter Buster Olney.
CSN Mid-Atlantic is adding a live simulcast of 106.7 The Fan’s “The Sports Junkies” on weekdays from 6-10a beginning Sept. 6. The program is hosted by John Auville, Eric Bickel, Jason Bishop and John-Paul Flaim with the partnership also seeing CSN feature show content across its TV, online, mobile and social media platforms, including daily highlight episodes.
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The PGA TOUR is heading toward the FedExCup finale with a partnership with Coca-Cola and Southern Company that will see the final three hours of the season-ending TOUR Championship on Sept. 25 l air free of national commercials. The enhanced broadcast component comes as the result of renewal deals with the companies to the elite designation of Proud Partners of the TOUR Championship. “We continue to explore ways to magnify the drama as our season draws to an end, and we believe these changes will greatly enhance the overall fan experience, whether at East Lake or following the coverage. The entire PGA TOUR season, over 1.4 million swings by our players, comes down to the back nine on Sunday at the TOUR Championship. We want to make sure that fans watching our broadcast don’t miss a shot,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “We are excited to present this enhanced broadcast coverage of the TOUR Championship’s conclusion, which will be further enriched with the reversal of the nines at East Lake.
Speaking of golf, Bridgestone Corporation announced a partnership with the International Golf Federation that will see the brand serve as the exclusive, presenting partner of the interactive Fan Zone located on-site at the Olympic Golf Course at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The deal see Bridgestone provide golf equipment for the experience that will later be donated to the Brazilian Golf Confederation and used in the organization’s efforts to help promote and grow the sport throughout the Olympic host country.
LA Galaxy and StubHub Center inked Beam Suntory, the world’s third largest premium spirits company, to a multi-year partnership. As part of the agreement brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, Beam Suntory will become the official spirits partner of the multi-use sports stadium and the official partner of Los Angeles’ MLS team, featuring brands within their tequila, bourbon and whiskey portfolios. the deal includes the newly constructed Hornitos Tequila Cantina and exclusive Jim Beam Bourbon Champions Lounge.
The Atlanta Hawks are searching for answers Shark Tank style, announcing a partnership with AgencySparks to offer a select group of the city’s top creative an invitation to the Agency Shootout on Aug. 17. The event will allow participating agencies to offer solutions to Hawks-themed business challenges before a panel of judges, including seven-time NBA All-Star and Hawks Vice Chair Grant Hill, and an invitation-only audience of creative peers and business professionals and tasked with creating on-the-spot marketing concepts to support topics generated by the Hawks, and will be scored on feasibility, creativity and fan engagement.
Sling TV officially launched NFL Network and NFL RedZone to its Internet TV service. All Sling Blue customers will automatically receive NFL Network, while NFL RedZone is available to Sling Blue customers as part of the “Sports Extra” add-on pack for an additional $5 per month. “We are constantly looking for new ways to make our content available to the millions of NFL fans, and Sling TV distribution provides yet another option for accessing NFL Network and NFL RedZone across devices,” said Hans Schroeder, Senior Vice President, Media Strategy, Business Development & Sales for the NFL.
ESPN announced that this year’s upgrades to the new ESPN Fantasy app are set to include “a brand new design and visuals that feature new game logos, player headshots, sticker packs, and animations; award-winning fantasy analysis and video accessible right from the app’s home screen; improved draft and live scoring features; and personalized notifications tailored to users’ rosters.”
120 Sports added Abby Hornacek to its roster, where she will contribute on the latest trends across the sports world, including breaking news, and serve as a co-host on 120 Sports’ new exclusive, live-streamed, nightly multi-sport highlights show, ‘The Rally,’ on Twitter.
AOL.com steams its first live soccer match on Aug. 13, lining up the Cosmos/Rowdies from ONE World Sports. The contest begins at 7p.
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Troika hired Austin Katz to serve as Chief Development Officer for the company, where he will oversee strategic growth and development at the branding and marketing innovations agency. He joins Troika from The Company as Chief Operating Officer.
Round 1 coverage of the Men’s Olympic competition at 6:30a on Golf Channel.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Who portrayed Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine in the move Prefontaine? Answer: Jared Leto. Kudos: Michael Ritz-BucStar Consulting/NY; Tim Overmyer-20th TV/Atlanta; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Deerfield Beach; Will Allmendinger-Clear Channel Outdoor/Chicago; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Tom Doherty-Starcom Media/Chicago; Steve Hebel-Milestone Internet Marketing/Chicago; Scott Sarra-NBC Sports Group/Denver; John Ward-AT&T Entertainment Group/LA; Judie Henninger-Valentine Productions/Santa Monica; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA.
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