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TV and streaming viewing picks for June 8, 2026: How to watch NBA Finals Game 3

All Times Eastern College Baseball NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Super Regionals Austin Region, UFCU Disch–Falk Field, University of Texas, Austin, TX Announcers: Karl Ravech/Chris Burke/Kyle Peterson Game 3: Texas vs. Oregon — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 9 p.m. (series tied 1-1) College Basketball The Hoops HQ Show — Fubo Sports Network, 11;30 a.m. College Basketball Talk…

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Lawsuit aims to stop UFC Freedom 250 on White House lawn

Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit aimed to stop UFC Freedom 250, the MMA event set to take place on the White House South Lawn as part of the America250 campaign celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary. The lawsuit, as reported by Jack Dunn in Variety, claims the event violates statutes laid out by the…

Jim Courier studied Troy Aikman and Greg Olsen to improve commentary

Jim Courier has become an important part of TNT Sports’ tennis coverage, but he says he learned how to commentate by watching former NFL players-turned-color commentators like Troy Aikman and Greg Olsen. The comments came in a feature piece on Courier by Matthew Futterman in The Athletic, which explores Courier’s rise as a tennis color…

Tributes pour in after death of NASCAR broadcaster Ned Jarrett

Longtime NASCAR broadcaster and driver Ned Jarrett passed away earlier this week, and tributes have been pouring in throughout the racing world. Jarrett raced at NASCAR’s top level from 1953 to 1966. Beginning in the 1960s, Jarrett also had a radio career with WNNC in Newton, North Carolina. Jarrett joined MRN Radio in 1978 before…

Remainder of LIV Golf season reportedly in jeopardy as Saudi funding dries up

With four events remaining on the LIV Golf schedule, the Saudi-funded league’s ability to complete its season is reportedly in jeopardy. The news comes as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced in April it would cease funding LIV Golf following the 2026 season. According to a report by David Rumsey in Front Office Sports on…

NBA, NHL miss opportunity as Sunday night passes without a Final game

Sports fans will have to get their fix without hockey or basketball this Sunday, as some questionable scheduling has left a prime Sunday night window without a Stanley Cup Final or NBA Finals game. Both the NBA and NHL are in the heart of their season finales, but neither league is taking advantage of Sunday…

Stacey King, beloved Chicago Bulls broadcaster, dead at 59

The city of Chicago is mourning a huge loss on Sunday. Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls forward who won three championships alongside Michael Jordan in the ’90s and later became the beloved color commentator for the team for nearly 20 years, has passed away at age 59. The news was announced by the Chicago…

NBA

Keith Hernandez tells hilarious story of Mets fan not recognizing him on flight

New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez sat next to a Mets fan who was completely oblivious to his presence on the flight to San Diego for the team’s weekend series vs. the Padres at Petco Park. Hernandez told the story in detail alongside play-by-play announcer Steve Gelbs (filling in for Gary Cohen) during Saturday night’s…

Phillies announcers question magic wand right before White Sox player crushes first career homer

A sequence during Saturday’s Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago White Sox resulted in hilarious timing on the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast, but Phillies fans likely didn’t find it very funny. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast showed White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil waving a wand in Chicago’s dugout. “What is that thing?” NBC Sports Philadelphia…

TV tower goes down during storm at the Memorial Tournament

An intense storm rolled through the Columbus area and led to third-round play being suspended at the Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin, OH). Roughly 30 minutes after play at the PGA Tour event was suspended, the storm caused a TV tower to go down near the 10th green. Thankfully, nobody…

Steve Levy roasts Raiders in Stanley Cup Final Game 3 preview

During halftime of Saturday’s WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Las Vegas Aces, the ESPN on ABC broadcast went to Steve Levy and Erik Johnson to preview Saturday night’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights. It was recently revealed that Johnson has…

Rebecca Lowe: America is going to ‘fall in love’ with Zlatan Ibrahimović

Rebecca Lowe has exactly one concern about working with Zlatan Ibrahimović this summer, and it has nothing to do with whether he’ll be any good. The NBC Premier League host appeared on Sports Business Journal’s The Sports Media Podcast with Austin Karp this week and offered her first real public thoughts on her most intriguing…

Gary Cohen: Pre-pitch clock broadcasts were ‘mentally exhausting’

Gary Cohen has been the voice of the New York Mets since 2006, calling games alongside Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in what Awful Announcing readers have consistently ranked as the best local broadcast booth in baseball. Part of what has made that booth so special over the years is exactly what Cohen described on…

MLB

Erik Johnson joins ESPN’s Stanley Cup Final coverage

ESPN is sending Erik Johnson to Las Vegas for the middle portion of the Stanley Cup Final. According to the network, Johnson will join its coverage for Games 3 and 4 in Vegas, where the Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes. Per additional reporting from Braylon Breeze, Johnson will work the studio desk, conduct interviews, and…

Landon Donovan says MLS is ‘not mature enough yet’ to completely abandon linear TV

Landon Donovan thinks MLS is confusing accessibility with visibility. The U.S. men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer said during a recent appearance on Front Office Sports’ Portfolio Players that a conversation he had with commissioner Don Garber on Tim Howard’s Unfiltered Soccer podcast stuck with him. Garber told him the league tried something new with the Apple deal,…

Al Leiter, Harold Reynolds embrace MLB Network’s role in teaching baseball

Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds were sitting in front of MLB Network cameras on the day the channel launched in January 2009. They’re still there in 2026, and somewhere along the way, they realized they weren’t just doing television. The two recently reflected on what their work together has actually meant, not just as television…

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Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo reveals his keys to success as a sports talk host

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has been a prominent voice in sports media for 40 years and became best known for his work as a co-host alongside Mike Francesa on Mike and the Mad Dog for New York’s WFAN in an iconic radio run that lasted from 1989 to 2008. Since then, Russo has led Mad…

TV and streaming viewing picks for June 6, 2026: How to watch Stanley Cup Final Game 3

All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 13 Sydney Swans vs. St. Kilda Saints — FS2/Fox One, 1:01 a.m. (Sunday) Essendon Bombers vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:06 a.m. (Sunday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 1, American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI Party Animals vs. Loco Beach Coconuts — The…

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Charles Barkley gets emotional about future of the NBA

Charles Barkley can’t help but get emotional when he thinks about the future of the NBA being in the hands of Victor Wembanyama. While some have questioned whether the next face of the NBA has to be an American-born player, Barkley seems sold on the 7-foot-5 “Alien” from France. Barkley joined Mike Greenberg on ESPN’s…

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NBA Finals Game 1 delivers biggest audience since 2019

Viewership for Game 1 of the NBA Finals is in, and it’s already a major ratings success. The New York Knicks’ victory over the San Antonio Spurs on June 3 averaged 16.93 million viewers, peaking with 19.63 million viewers at 11 p.m. ET. Viewership was up 90% from Game 1 of last year’s Oklahoma City…

Live sports remain central as Peacock approaches profitability

NBCUniversal Media Chairman Matt Strauss, who oversees Peacock, said at a recent conference that Peacock is expected to become profitable in the current quarter. If achieved, it would make Peacock the last of the major streamers to reach profitability. The comments from Strauss came during the Evercore Global TMT Conference and were first reported by…