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ESPN/ NBA Playoff Schedule Through the Weekend

ESPN and ABC Sports will continue its coverage of the NBA Playoffs with games which will begin to air this Thursday night. Here is the schedule through Sunday: Date Time (ET) Game Commentators Network Thurs, May 17 7 p.m. Miami at Indiana Gm. 3 Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown, Heather Cox ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV,
Via Sports Media Journal  |  10 days ago

Lisa Salters named new MNF sideline reporter

ESPN continues to make changes to its Monday Night Football lineup. Earlier this year, they made the surprising move to ditch the three man booth and kick Ron Jaworski to the studio, leaving just Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden to call the game. This week, ESPN named a new sideline reporter for MNF, Lisa Salters. Salters has been the top sideline reporter for ESPN/ABC's NBA coverage...
Via Awful Announcing  |  April 13, 2012

A Monday Night Football poll you won’t see on ESPN.com

In response to our item from this morning regarding Mike Tirico’s take on the prodemotion of Ron Jaworski from Monday Night Football, a reader recommended that we fashion a poll that gives PFT Planet a chance to sound off on the sounds that will be emanating from their televisions while watching ESPN games this season.…
Via Pro Football Talk  |  February 17, 2012

Tirico talks about MNF change, won’t comment on why it was made

In a rare appearance of an ESPN personality on The Dan Patrick Show, Mike Tirico talked about this week’s surprising “prodemotion” (our word, not Tirico’s) of Ron Jaworski from the Monday Night Football booth. Tirico initially created the impression that he has no knowledge as to why the change was made.  “I don’t know the…
Via Pro Football Talk  |  February 17, 2012

BREAKING: Monday Night Football a Two Man Game

ESPN’s Monday Night Football has announced that they are switching to a two man booth. The network announced that Ron Jaworski signed a 5-year deal to appear on other programming on ESPN and will no longer be a color analyst for MNF. Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico and color analyst John Gruden will still be the duo that calls the games on Monday night’s. “Jaws...
Via Rant Sports  |  February 15, 2012

Ron Jaworski is leaving the Monday Night Football team

Ron Jaworski is leaving the Monday Night Football booth to join ESPN’s Sunday and Monday night pregame shows.  So that leaves Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden in a two man booth where Tirico will do his normal play-by-play and Gruden will do his normal “never saying a bad thing about anyone”.So what changes should we expect? Not many. Tirico is really good at play-by-play and Gruden...
Via No Guts, No Glory  |  February 15, 2012

Cheerleading Accident Forces Delay In Florida State-Michigan State Basketball Game, Emotional Display From Mike Tirico

Michigan State cheerleader Taylor Young is "OK," per Spartans AD Mark Hollis, after taking a spill in the first half of MSU's game against Florida State and landing flat on her face.More »
Via Deadspin  |  November 30, 2011

Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Mike Tirico’s hat

Temperatures at Gillette Stadium dipped into the low-30s on Monday night and ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico was prepared. He called up Elmer Fudd, borrowed a sweater from his wife and positioned himself next to Jon Gruden's impersonation of a religious statue. Tirico looks like he's starring in a remake of the Kirk Cameron hit "Like Father, Like Son," and...
Via Shutdown Corner  |  November 23, 2011

ESPN Sets Announcer Pairings for 2011-2012 College Basketball Season

ESPN has 1,450 men’s college basketball games across its multiple platforms this season.  Today the network unveiled its list of announcers and studio analysts. Many of the same names are returning to the network for the season.  Because of the NBA lockout, ESPN will also be utilizing NBA voices Mike Tirico, Mike Breen, and Jeff
Via Sports Media Journal  |  November 03, 2011

ESPN Tab's NBA Talent Tirico, Van Gundy, Burke, And Breen To Call College Basketball Games

ESPN formally announced their official NBA commentator lineup for the upcoming college basketball season. You'll continue to see the usual suspects, but also for the time being, an influx of ESPN's NBA talent to the mix. In particular, Mike Tirico will partnering with Dan Dakich to do the Big Ten's weekly Super Tuesday game while Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy have been...
Via Awful Announcing  |  November 03, 2011
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