Here’s the Dish: NBC Sports Chicago unlikely to look on

In 2007, my household made the pilgrimage from town to the suburbs. Comcast cable had offered our TV package deal, so we organized for the service to be moved. Then the Big Ten Network launched, and Comcast didn’t choose it up. Faster than you possibly can say “Oskee Wow Wow,” I cancelled Comcast and signed on with Dish Network, which provided a promotion that included BTN. For 12 years, we subscribed to Dish. Carriage disputes popped up right here and there, as with all TV supplier, they usually had been resolved with out vital interruption. Dish’s expertise improved over time, and we had been pleased with it. But when Fox, Fox Sports 1 and BTN

One Sports Reporter Believes ‘American League Is Over’ 54 Games Into Season

The American League apparently already is ready for the Major League Baseball postseason and we’re not even midway via the season. At least, based on CBS Sports Network’s Adam Schein. As it stands as of May 28, the Minnesota Twins have the perfect file within the AL at 37-17, with the Houston Astros simply behind them at 37-19. Although the New York Yankees have 33 wins, it seems Schein’s thoughts it made up. “The American League is over. Seriously,” he stated Tuesday. “… I wish I had a different opinion, but I don’t.” Schein’s 5 AL playoff groups? The Twins, Yankees, Astros, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He added the “solely ... NESN.com

Tiger’s comeback biggest in sports activities historical past? Not an opportunity

Tiger Woods hysteria resumes this week on the PGA Championship, within the wake of his extensively proclaimed ‘‘greatest comeback in sports history’’ final month on the Masters. I'm going to say this one time and one time solely, and I'm going to be very, very, very, very, very clear about it: It was not the best comeback in sports activities historical past. Alas, it is just the second-greatest comeback in golf historical past, perhaps the fifth-greatest comeback in sports activities historical past and possibly not among the many 25,000 biggest comebacks in human historical past. Let’s begin with golf comebacks. Tiger Woods: Marital and again issues. Goes 11 years between main titles. Ben Hogan: Near-fatal automotive accident —

Celtics’ Marcus Smart Jokes About Switching Sports, Entering

Marcus Smart’s time away from the Boston Celtics is perhaps serving a distinct goal than all of us thought. While we had been below the impression Smart was rehabbing an injured indirect, it seems to be like his hiatus from basketball motion has been with the intention to put together for a profession change. After 5 seasons within the NBA, Smart has determined to take his skills to the National Football League. As Phoenix is on the clock…I’d wish to formally announce my declaration to the 2nd spherical of the NFL draft. I’d wish to thank all my household, buddies and coaches for his or her assist on this powerful choice. 🙏🏾 — marcus sensible (@smart_MS3) April 26, 2019 Imagine that. We surprise

Kobe Bryant Launching ‘The Punies’ Podcast Series Focused Youth Sports

Kobe Bryant Launching ‘The Punies’ Podcast Series Focused Youth Sports

One of Kobe Bryant’s next entertainment projects will be for the kiddos’ benefit. The NBA legend is launching a new podcast called “The Punies,” which will focus on life lessons children can learn through sports, according to PEOPLE’s Jason Duaine Hahn. Each 15-minute episode will follow the character “Puny” Pete, who attempts to tackle sporting activities along with his friends. Bryant, will direct the episodes, which humorously will resemble sports broadcasts. “If you’re able to implant life lessons through humor, and through fantasy and fairytale then those tend to resonate a lot more (with children),” Bryant ... NESN.com

Miami Sports Anchor Exposes Mario Chalmers For Lying About Old Heat Play

Miami Sports Anchor Exposes Mario Chalmers For Lying About Old Heat Play

Fair warning to current or former Miami athletes: avoid lying at all costs. Unless, of course, you want Steve Shapiro on your trail. The WSVN-TV reporter went on air Monday night and completely exposed former Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers for lying about something totally irrelevant. Essentially, Chalmers, who now plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, took credit for sparking a 2010 Heat play that involved LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. There was just one problem, though: Chalmers was on the bench during the play. Watch Shaprio bust Chalmers in the video below: Well done, Steve. Hard to fathom Chalmer’s motivations for lying about... NESN.com

North, South Korea To Unity In Sports At Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

North, South Korea To Unity In Sports At Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

The 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will include unprecedented displays of unity. North Korea and South Korea announced Wednesday in a statement they’ll march together under a unified flag next month at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, according to Bloomberg’s Kanga Kong. The countries also will field a joint women’s ice-hockey team in an apparent sign of thawing relations between them. The unified flag might be similar to the one the Koreas displayed at numerous sporting events in recent years, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. Tensions over North Korea’s nuclear p... NESN.com