ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine writer Bruce Feldman has reportedly been suspended for his role in a new book by former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. According to the website Sports By Brooks, ESPN executives informed Feldman Thursday that he…
7/15 – 106.7 The Fan Reportedly Re-Signs Their Major Show Hosts
CBS Radio has re-signed the Sports Junkies even though their contracts weren’t up for renewal until September. Ditto with the other major personalities on WJFK, 106.7 The Fan, we’re told. Including Mike Wise, Lavar Arrington, and Chad Dukes.- CBS wanted…
7/15 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
MLB 7 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore » MASN2, WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WTEM (980 AM) 7:30 p.m. Washington at Atlanta » MASN, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM) MLB: ALL MARKETS Boston at Tampa Bay —…
7/14 – Private Equity Investor Buying Sixers
Joshua Harris, co-founder of private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, has sealed a deal to buy the Philadelphia 76ers. The agreement was reached despite the National Basketball Association being in a labor dispute with its players that has led to a…
7/14 – Google Soundly Surpasses Analysts’ Q2 Expectations
Google earned $2.5 billion, or $7.68 per share, in the April-June period. That’s a 36 percent increase from $1.84 billion, or $5.71 per share, a year ago. If not for costs covering employee stock compensation, Google says it would have…
7/14 – Feinstein Moves From 980 To 106.7
From Dan Steinberg at washingtonpost.com: Just a few months ago, John Feinstein stopped appearing as a guest on Tony Kornheiser’s ESPN 980, WTEM radio show when the Kornheiser show decided not to use its budgeted dollars on the longtime local…