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Good morning. It’s Thursday October 15, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
It didn’t take long for Jason Whitlock to find a new home, with FOX Sports detailing his anticipated new deal with the company. Whitlock, of course, worked there from 2007-2013 and will now return as a columnist and on-air personality effective immediately. Whitlock made the announcement via a column on http://j.school/, described as a “newly minted FOX Sports Digital property being developed as an outlet exclusively for his work. Whitlock’s columns will now appear daily on J.school, and a podcast is also in the works. In addition, the company is developing a show for FS1 that will feature him as a main contributor and is targeting an early 2016 launch date.
“Jason Whitlock has been a prominent voice covering all areas of our culture with thought-provoking commentary for 25 years,” said FOX Sports President, National Networks Jamie Horowitz. "At FS1, we are consistently looking for people with perspectives who are independent, original and fearless. Jason’s columns, podcasts and work on PTI have offered fans new ways to look at the sports world. We are eager to add his voice to FS1.”
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The World Surf League has a new television home, landing a deal with Universal Sports Network to carry the 2015-16 WSL Big Wave Tour. The channel now claims exclusive TV Everywhere broadcast rights and event re-broadcast rights during the upcoming WSL Big Wave season which opens today. The partnership will see the network carry the Oregon Challenge (Lincoln City, Oregon); Punta Galea Challenge (Punta Galea, Spain); Pe’ahi Challenge (Haiku, Hawaii) and Todos Santos Challenge (Todos Santo, Mexico). In addition, Universal Sports will air encore presentations of other WSL Big Wave events including the 2014 Billabong Pico Alto (Pico Alto, Peru) and 2015 Quiksilver Ceremonial (Punta de Lobos, Chile) in preparation for the upcoming season later this month.
On to ratings. TBS’s MLB Postseason telecasts are averaging 5.5 million total viewers through Tuesday, according to Nielsen fast nationals, to solidify the network’s most-viewed coverage on record through the fourth day of the Division Series. Tuesday’s NLDS Game 4 doubleheader on TBS saw the Cardinals/Cubs game and Dodgers/Mets average 6.3 million total viewers with a 4.0 U.S. HH rating, up 97% and 90% respectively. The tandem of games marked TBS’s highest-rated and most-viewed fourth day of MLB Postseason coverage. TBS’s exclusive coverage of the NLDS continues today with the decisive Game 5 between the Mets and Dodgers at 8p, while the NLCS will open on Saturday. Overall, MLB reports that the 2015 Postseason is up 16% in viewership so far, averaging 4.013 million viewers to rank as the most-watched since 2010.
Speaking of baseball, FOX Sports announced that Nationals ace Max Scherzer will join the company’s coverage of the 2015 American League Championship Series. He will join host Kevin Burkhardt and analysts Raul Ibanez, Pete Rose and Frank Thomas in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles Network Center studio as part of pregame and postgame coverage during the pennant-deciding series. Coverage of the ALCS begins Friday at 7p on FS1 with the MLB ON FS1 Pregame Show, followed by Game 1 on FOX at 7:30p.
FOX Sports also announced that its upcoming college basketball coverage will see the Big East’s men’s tournament return to broadcast television for the first time since 1995, running on March 12 on FOX. Overall, the company offers fans nearly 300 men’s and women’s college basketball games this season, featuring the Big East, Pac-12, Conference USA, Big 12 and Ivy League. Games tip off on Nov. 13 with Wagner/St. John’s at 6p. Programming also includes the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games, a new conference challenge between the Big East and Big Ten that takes place from Nov. 17-19 with four games on FS1.
ESPN launched new content dedicated toward the WWE on Tuesday night that will incorporate the company’s action into SportsCenter. Following coverage of August’s SummerSlam, the network will now showcase weekly WWE highlights on the flagship program during the 9p edition. World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins appeared on the first segment with current ESPN anchor and former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman.
CBS Sports lined up Dottie Pepper as its newest part of the talent team as the veteran broadcaster and winner of 17 tournaments on the LPGA TOUR will serve as an on-course reporter and analyst for the CBS’ golf coverage beginning in 2016. Pepper will debut on Jan. 30, 2016 for the Network’s coverage of the Farmers Insurance Open. In addition to broadcasting CBS’s full slate of golf in 2016, she will remain with ESPN as an analyst for their golf coverage.
NBA on TNT will tip off preseason coverage with defending champion Golden State Warriors hosting the Houston Rockets tonight at 10p. Kevin Harlan offers play-by-play for the Western Conference matchup alongside analyst Reggie Miller and reporter David Aldridge.
ESPN announced that X Games Austin will return to the city in Texas from June 25 next year with live coverage on ESPN and ABC. The event will mark its third year at Circuit of The Americas and showcase the talents of more than 200 action sports athletes in addition to a lineup of musical artists and bands as a part of its enhanced experience.
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SiriusXM is launching a new show dedicated to collegiate golf and young players entitled, Golf U. The program debuts on Oct. 19 and run on Mondays from 9-10p on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. Hosts Conrad Ray, the head golf coach at perennial powerhouse Stanford University, and Kyle Gentry, a former Cardinal player, will” examine the nation’s standout college teams and competitors and will talk with parents, young players and coaches to answer their questions about youth golf, high school play, recruiting and more.”
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The International Cricket Council locked in a new long-term global partnership with Nissan Motor Company that runs through 2023, marking the brand’s first major foray in the sport. “Nissan is one of the world’s leading motor companies and boasts a strong international presence in both new and established markets. Nissan’s values are closely aligned to those of the ICC, to be innovative, with a strong focus on delivering exciting and unique experiences for our fans and stakeholders,” said ICC Chief Executive David Richardson.
espnW unveiled its lineup of sponsors for its sixth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit taking place this week. Toyota returns as the presenting sponsor, along with Gatorade, Under Armour and EY. New companies signing on include Northwestern Mutual, Walmart, The V Foundation for Cancer Research and Trek. In addition to branding and on-site integrations, Summit sponsorships will feature digital and social activations across espnW’s platforms.
WWE announced plans for the 13th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops event, which will be held on Dec. 8 at Veterans Memorial Arena for military personnel and their families stationed at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Naval Station Mayport and Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Tribute to the Troops will run on USA Network on Dec. 23 from 8-10p. The event will showcase celebrity appearances and musical performances for servicemen and women, to honor their commitment and dedication to our country.
Global athletic brand New Balance locked in 100-meter IAAF World Championship bronze medalist Trayvon Bromell to a multi-year endorsement contract. “I’m thrilled to join the New Balance family, a brand that I share many of the same values and principles,” said Bromell. “I am especially excited to join a brand that supports me both on and off the track and shares my vision of giving back to young athletes from my home state of Florida.”
The LA Galaxy, LA Galaxy II and StubHub Center inked a deal with Bulletproof Coffee to become the official coffee sponsor of the franchise and venue. Fans attending home matches can now order the science-based coffee at all stadium concession stands and by visiting the Bulletproof cafe located on StubHub Center grounds. Baggio Husidic will represent the brand on and off the field as the official LA Galaxy brand ambassador to Bulletproof.
NBC Sports Digital Shorts, an initiative focused on producing short-form original digital content for NBCSports.com and other company digital platforms is set to debut for the company. Content will include digital-exclusive short-form original franchises, scenes and interviews from NBC Sports Group’s slate of linear and digital video production teams, specially packaged highlights and clips from NBC Sports Group’s properties, and more. The debut project will premiere on Sunday with Sherman’s Warriors, starring former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman, immediately following NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The six-episode series follows Sherman as he coaches a high school football team in Cape Cod, Mass. – the Nauset Warriors.
NBA.com’s Hang Time Road Trip returned with a six-day California bus tour, offering stops with the Warriors, Lakers and Clippers. NBA TV analyst Rick Fox will be joined by his Hang Time Podcast co-hosts Sekou Smith and Lang Whitaker as they welcome NBA All-Stars, coaches and more aboard the bus to discuss the upcoming season.
Mets/Dodgers on TBS at 8p.
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ON THIS DAY in 2007: The New York Yankees sign third baseman Alex Rodriguez to a record 10-year, $275 million contract, the richest in sports history.
In The Know: Coach Ernie Pantusso was a character from what TV series? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.)
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Which NFL franchise has the all-time record for most consecutive home games won (including playoffs)? Answer: The Miami Dolphins with 31 from 1971-1974. Kudos: Jon Latzer-CBS Digital Media/NY; Michael Strauss-Cox Reps/NY; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank.
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