Baseball eyes new $1 billion TV contract in off-season

2011-10-31T14:30:23Z

(Reuters) - The Major League Baseball season just ended, but the league is already weighing plans for a new television contract potentially worth more than $1 billion.

MLB's current deals with ESPN, Fox and TBS expire after the 2013 season, and...

MLB considering realignment of leagues: report

2011-06-12T17:30:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball and the players' association are seriously considering realigning its leagues to have 15 teams each, with one National League club moving to the American League, according to an ESPN

Yuri Sucart

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The Commissioners Role

2010-11-29T14:52:02Z

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New York Yankees Schedule

2010-11-30T13:35:59Z

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New York Yankees TV Schedule

2010-11-30T13:35:59Z

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Morgan Ensberg

2010-11-30T13:35:40Z

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An analysis of ESPN's coverage of baseball

2010-11-29T15:52:53Z

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Barry Bonds Breaks HR Record

2010-11-30T13:25:32Z

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Rodriguez a standout long before his 600 home runs

2010-08-04T11:16:48Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Long before the 600 home runs, the dates with celebrities and the $250 million contracts, Alex Rodriguez was already a standout among baseball talent evaluators.

When he was a teenager playing for Miami Westminster Christian High Sch...

Finding the Thrilling Baseball Action on California Satellite TV

2010-10-14T06:01:51Z

If you're a sports fan in California, you have it better than a lot of people across the country. Aside from some chilly Bay Area summer evenings, the scene can be set to a sunny and clear forecast. That makes it perfect for baseball, which is having one of its best seasons in years as far as California fans are concerned. If you want to keep track of the action on California satellite TV networks, here is where to find it.

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Cubs job interests Bobby Valentine

2010-07-25T16:45:13Z

Bobby Valentine interested in returning to dugout as Cubs manager

Count Bobby Valentine among those who would like to manage the Chicago Cubs.

The ESPN analyst and former New York Mets and Jim Joyce, who cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game, voted MLB's best umpire in ESPN poll

Jim Joyce was voted the best umpire in Major League Baseball in a poll of 100 players conducted by ESPN the Magazine.

Favorite Sports Mascots

2010-10-27T06:45:53Z

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Bonds deserves Hall of Fame: player poll

2010-07-28T11:48:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home run record holder Barry Bonds should be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame despite suspicions he used performance enhancing drugs, according to a poll of Major League Base...

America's Favorite Sports Mascots

2010-10-27T06:44:39Z

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ESPN hands off to filmmakers, and they run with it

2010-04-30T07:30:33Z

ESPN hands ball to filmmakers, and they run with it, with good returns for `30 for 30' series

ESPN's "30 for 30" sports documentary series is approaching halftime with an upbeat spirit and momentum on its side.

The sports network launched "30 for 30" last October as a celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary and as a bid to more deeply explore memorable sports moments in the last 30 years. With a dozen films ai...

Advertisers returning to baseball telecasts

2010-08-04T12:06:44Z

NEW YORK (Mediaweek) - Despite a laggard economy and tepid ratings for the sport in 2009, advertisers have returned to Major League Baseball telecasts this season, and baseball's TV rights holders are close to selling out commercial time on their first few months of games.

Fox is virtually sold out for April and May, buoyed by a doubling in a...

Boone ends 12-year career in majors, joins ESPN

2010-07-14T14:01:46Z

Aaron Boone ends 12-year big league career to become analyst with ESPN

Even before he was a major league player, Aaron Boone wanted to be a big league broadcaster.

"As a little kid, going to bed and sleeping at night, listening to Harry Kalas and R...

Yankees and Red Sox to meet in opener on ESPN2

2010-06-16T11:50:43Z

World Series champion New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to meet in 2010 season opener

The World Series champion New York Yankees will play the Boston Red Sox in the major league Sunday night opener on April 4.

The game will be televised on ESPN2 nationally but will be blacked out on th...

Peter Gammons leaving ESPN for MLB Network

2010-06-12T02:01:35Z

Baseball analyst Peter Gammons leaving ESPN for MLB Network

Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN after 20 years to become an analyst for MLB Network.

Gammons will offer commentary for breaking news and big events such as the postseason, winter meetings, amateur draft and the trade deadline. He will appear ...

Best Bars for Watching the Yankees Beat the Phillies in Game 6

2010-10-22T13:18:12Z

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ESPN: Woman who had affair with Phillips was fired

2010-06-12T17:03:48Z

ESPN says production assistant who had affair with Phillips has been fired from network

The ESPN production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination has also been fired from the sports network, a spokesman said Monday.

Mike Soltys, a representative of ESPN, said Monday that 22-year-old ESPN says production assistant who had affair with Phillips is no longer at network

An ESPN spokesman says the production assistant whose affair with Steve Phillips led to the baseball analyst's firing is no longer with the sports network.

Spokesman Mike Soltys said Monday that Bobby Valentine, who has served as manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League, will return to the United States to work as a television analyst for the Major League Basebal...

Valentine to return to ESPN as baseball analyst

2010-06-16T11:59:13Z

Bobby Valentine returns to ESPN as analyst for league championships, World Series

Bobby Valentine is returning to ESPN as an analyst on "Baseball Tonight" for the league championship series and World Series.

ESPN announced Tuesday that the former

2010-10-21T09:26:45Z

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A-Rod admits using performance-enhancing drugs: ESPN

2010-04-16T17:13:40Z

Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez admitted Monday in an interview with ESPN that he took steroids while playing for the Texas Rangrers from 2001 through 2003.

Yadel Marti and outfielder Yasser Gomez have departed their Communist island homeland in a bid to launch Major League Baseball careers, ESPN reported on Monday on its website.

Citing unnamed sources, the New York Yankees have offered CC Sabathia the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history, according to a report on ESPN.com.

The sports website reported the offer is for six years and has a value slightly higher than the record 137.5 million-dollar contract that Yankee Stadium regular-season finale to be Sunday night game on ESPN

Yankee Stadium's regular-season finale will be a night game.

The Yankees' Sept. 21 game against the Baltimore Orioles has been scheduled for 8:05 p.m. an...

Strike Outs or Home Runs?

2010-10-26T13:27:46Z

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Steinbrenner: Love me, love my hair

2010-09-09T09:53:07Z

George Steinbrenner Jokes About How He's Depicted on ESPN's `The Bronx Is Burning' Miniseries

George Steinbrenner wants TV viewers to admire his cuddly side _ and his good hair days.

Asked whether he likes how he's depicted on ESPN's new miniseries "The Bronx Is Burning," the Fox, ESPN and Baseball Discuss Expanded TV Coverage for Bonds as He Approaches Home Run Mark

Whether they're rooting for him or against him, fans might get to see a lot of Barry Bonds on television. Fox and ESPN are discussing the possibility of expanding coverage of Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run...

Reynolds hired by MLB.com as broadcaster

2010-09-09T01:53:25Z

Fired by ESPN Last Year, Former Major Leaguer Harold Reynolds Hired As Broadcaster by MLB.com

Harold Reynolds was back talking about baseball Tuesday, hired as a broadcaster by MLB.com while he pursues his lawsuit against ESPN.

Reynolds sued ESPN in October, contending he was...

Georgetown NC State Basketball

2010-11-21T19:31:35Z

North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown, at right, drives around Georgetown's Jason Clark, at left, during first-half NCAA college ch...

East Carolina Charlotte NCAA Basketball

2010-11-19T20:02:26Z

East Carolina's Darius Morales, at top left, battles for control of the ball against Charlotte's Chris Braswell, bottom, during first-half NCA...

NFL Ad Campaign

2010-08-31T14:30:58Z

This image released by the NFL on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, shows a "Back to Football" marketing campaign advertisement. The effort aims to keep up last year's record TV ratings and improve its value to sponsors. The league is running ads for "Back to Football" on its broadcast partners NBC, CBS...

LeBrons Decision Basketball

2010-07-08T21:16:45Z

In a photo provided by ESPN, LeBron James, left, sits with Jim Gray before an interview on ESPN on Thursday, July 8, 2010, in Greenwich, Conn. James said that he's decided to join the Miami Heat and leave the

NBA Finals TV Team Basketball

2010-06-08T14:31:33Z

In this image provided by ESPN, commentators Mark Jackson, left, Jeff Van Gundy, center, and Mike Breen are shown on the ESPN set during an NBA basketball game between the

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