Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1892, Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (born 1820) passed away. In 1930, Guy Ligier, French race car driver and team owner (died 2015) was born. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1943, Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (died 2022) was born. In 1979, Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player was born. In 1984, Jonathan Lewis, American football player was born. In 1988, Patrick Beverley, American basketball player was born. In 1989, Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player was born. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. In 2008, Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Tim Legler explains why ESPN’s NBA Finals broadcast didn’t dig into crucial De’Aaron Fox’s decision in real time
Tim Legler has a pretty good explanation for why ESPN’s NBA Finals broadcast didn’t give De’Aaron Fox’s crucial late-game decision the scrutiny it deserved at the time: the pandemonium that followed. Legler was a guest on the Awful Announcing Podcast last week and addressed the criticism that the ESPN/ABC broadcast crew of Mike Breen, Richard
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On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews former NBA player and longtime ESPN analyst Tim Legler. They discuss a wide range of topics including the Knicks breaking their championship drought, Legler getting to call his first NBA Finals, the end of Game 4, the future of ESPN’s NBA booth,
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