Mookie Betts/Topps Bringing together the worlds of baseball, pop art and broadcasting, Topps and FOX Sports today announced collaborations with some of the most talented and influential pop artists in the world to produce original artwork displays and short-form content to be highlighted during FOX MLB broadcasts this season. The ...
Read More »Frank Sinatra’s Arrogance Irritated Muhammad Ali
Oil painting by Scoop Malinowski. Muhammad Ali generally liked most celebrities but one who rubbed the champ the wrong way was Frank Sinatra. Sinatra once called Ali to invite him to some kind of promotional event in Los Angeles in the 1980’s but Ali did not accept, opting instead to ...
Read More »PGA Championship Coverage Live on SiriusXM
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mbrooks SiriusXM will deliver listeners nationwide comprehensive play-by-play and talk coverage of the 2021 PGA Championship, taking place May 20th through the 23rd at the famous Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Live hole-by-hole coverage, which SiriusXM will co-produce with Westwood One, will air starting at 1:00 pm ET ...
Read More »‘American Idol,’ ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Producer Nigel Lythgoe To Launch ‘So You Think You Can Fight’ Series
Credit: Elvert Barnes Nigel Lythgoe, the television mega-producer and creative force behind the powerhouse global television franchises “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” is joining forces with the disruptive technology platform Triller Fight Club to create a new series, “So You Think You Can Fight,” it was ...
Read More »National Lacrosse League Announces 20 Nominees For 2021 Hall of Fame Class
The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, today announced the 20 nominees for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2021 presented by GAIT. Inductees from among the group, which includes 17 all-time great players and three builders, will be announced ...
Read More »Holly Rowe to Host New WNBA Show on SiriusXM
Johnny Nunez/WireImage SiriusXM will launch a new weekly show devoted to the WNBA which will debut tomorrow, May 14, Opening Night for the WNBA’s 25th season. WNBA Central with Holly Rowe will be hosted by veteran broadcaster and Emmy-nominee Holly Rowe and will air every Friday at noon ET/9:00 am ...
Read More »Amazon, WNBA Reach Multi-Year Deal to Stream Games on Prime Video
Today, Amazon and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced a multi-year agreement giving Prime Video exclusive global streaming rights to 16 WNBA games per season, as well as the Commissioner’s Cup Game on Sunday, August 12. Prime Video’s WNBA coverage tips off on Saturday, May 29, as the Atlanta ...
Read More »360 Hoops Names Longtime Nike Executive Archie McEachern As CEO
360 Hoops has announced the appointment of Archie McEachern as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. McEachern brings more than 25 years of experience in merchandising, product creation and sales on a national and global level at Nike, Inc. to the position. He joined 360 Hoops in January in an advisory ...
Read More »Former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany Joins ShotTracker As Special Advisor On Strategy And Partnerships
DDSports Inc. (ShotTracker), a revolutionary sports technology that captures rich performance data via sensors and provides statistics and analytics with sub-second latency, today announced that former Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany has joined the company in the newly-created role of special advisor on strategy and partnerships. Delany oversaw unprecedented growth for ...
Read More »Preakness Stakes Airs Live On SiriusXM
Maryland GovPics (Jay Baker) SiriusXM will offer listeners nationwide coverage of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of thoroughbred racing’s 2021 Triple Crown, from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, this Saturday, May 15. SiriusXM, through its broadcasting agreement with Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), airs all Triple Crown races ...
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