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ESPN tennis announcer Patrick McEnroe said on social media Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He tweeted a video from his basement saying he “got some minor symptoms about 10 or 11 days ago,” and he just got his test results back this morning after going to a drive-through testing center in New…

In a sports starved world, ESPN and Netflix have moved up the premiere date of highly-anticipated Michael Jordon documentary series The Last Dance to April 19 from June 2. The 10-part series on Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998 – produced by Mandalay Sports Media, in association…

ESPN’s NBA analyst Doris Burke is on the rebound after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. In a new podcast interview, she talked about her symptoms, the testing process, her recovery and the importance of stopping the disease’s spread. In today’s episode of The Woj Pod with her ESPN colleague Adrian Wojnarowski…

No sports? No problem, says ESPN, which will air a selection of Disney sports films as part of its Friday night programming starting this Friday. The schedule will help bridge the gap created by the hiatus of most major sports events while the nation hunkers down to avoid spreading the coronavirus. First up at bat is T…

ESPN and Fox lead the league as nominations for the 41st annual Sports Emmy Awards were unveiled today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Sports Emmys ceremony originally was for April 28 in Manhattan but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. NATAS has said the awards will be handed…

Sports networks grappling with widespread cancellations and postponements of not just games but entire seasons used this past week to frenetically prep schedules leaning heavily on new or expanded studio talk shows, rebroadcasts of earlier matchups and library content, if they're lucky enough to have to have it…

The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee has been suspended as the coronavirus continues to spread, and organizers are looking at their options for the event whose finals air on ESPN every year. “The suspension includes all in-person events and the live national broadcast the week of May 24,” organizers said in a…

Giant ratings agency Moody’s Tuesday outlined the massive financial hit Disney is taking in the current coronavirus pandemic but said the company has enough cash to weather the disruption. “No change in ratings or outlook (at this time). Liquidity reins supreme,” said Moody’s SVP and lead entertainment analyst Neil…

The PGA Tour has announced a new nine-year domestic media rights portfolio for 2022 to 2030, extending deals with ViacomCBS and Comcast/NBC Sports and establishing a new long-term relationship with Disney and ESPN+. The PGA called the package “the culmination of a long-term strategic planning process to best serve…

The PGA Golf Tour has struck a nine-year broadcasting deal with CBS and NBC maintaining TV tee times and ESPN scoring digital rights. The agreement will see CBS and NBC air most of the FedExCup tournaments, with CBS averaging 19 events and NBC eight events each season through the life of the agreements. One network…

New York Mets fans know him by his given name of Larry. ESPN viewers will soon know him as an analyst. Larry “Chipper” Jones, a baseball Hall of Famer, will serve as an analyst on 20 games of ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball broadcasts, according to an Atlanta Journal Constitution report on Saturday. Jones will replace…

Controversial Fox Nation host Britt McHenry has a brain tumor and will undergo surgery. The 33-year-old McHenry revealed the condition in a Twitter post. McHenry has worked for ESPN and joined Fox News in 2018. She is expected to undergo surgery on Thursday after getting an MRI for her neck and brain earlier in the…