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DirecTV's next dilemma: Punting or keeping Sunday Ticket package

2013-05-10 08:00:00

DirecTV is going to have to decide soon whether to punt or keep the football. The satellite broadcaster's exclusive contract for rights to the National Football League's Sunday Ticket package, which offers subscribers access to every game being played...

Steve Bornstein joins Cinchcast strategic advisory board

2013-04-30 05:00:00

Cinchcast Inc. -- parent company of BlogTalkRadio, which bills itself as the Internet’s largest social broadcasting platform -- has landed a big name to help chart its future. Sports heavyweight Steve Bornstein,�chief executive of the NFL Network,...

NFL draft: TV ratings may tackle networks' prime-time lineups

2013-04-25 16:54:00

There could already be a big loser in Thursday night's NFL draft: the broadcast TV networks.� ESPN and the NFL Network are carrying live coverage of the first round of pro football picks starting at 5 p.m., and network executives are bracing for a...

Disney squabbles with theater owners. FBI blasts media for coverage.

2013-04-18 07:33:00

After the coffee. Before finding out why I'm not on Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World List. The Skinny: Will this week ever end? I don't know about you, but I could use some escape. Thursday's headlines include the skirmish between Walt...

Packers make Clay Matthews the NFL's highest-paid linebacker

2013-04-17 21:45:00

The Green Bay Packers locked up star linebacker Clay Matthews with a long-term extension Wednesday as the team took care of one of its top two stars in need of new deals. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is also in negotiations for an extension. Matthews...

Richard Sherman says he was misquoted on Adderall use in the NFL

2013-04-11 11:56:00

� Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said he was misquoted by the Vancouver Sun and never said that half of the NFL takes Adderall. "First off, I didn't say that," Sherman,�appearing on NFL Network's "NFL AM" on Thursday, said. "It's just...

USC's Marqise Lee to watch and wait at pro day workout

2013-03-26 21:50:00

USC receiver Marqise Lee will be an interested observer Wednesday when former teammates such as quarterback Matt Barkley and receiver Robert Woods go through their pro day workout for NFL scouts on campus. But Lee, who will be a junior in the fall, said...

Matt Barkley solid if not spectacular at USC's pro day

2013-03-27 20:48:00

Matt Barkley moved in the pocket. He moved his recuperated throwing shoulder with ease. He consistently moved the football into the right locations. But there was also something Wednesday that the former USC quarterback didn't move much: The needle....

ON THE NFL: Oklahoma tackle impresses at combine

2013-02-27 00:00:00

INDIANAPOLIS — Oklahoma's Lane Johnson ran nearly as fast as Baltimore receiver Anquan Boldin, leaped as high as Cincinnati receiver A.J. Green, and matched the broad jump of New England running back Stevan Ridley. Were Johnson, say, a safety, his...

Robert Griffin III's recovery ahead of schedule, doctor reports

2013-02-23 05:45:00

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III -- in a development that should shock nobody -- is well ahead of schedule for his recovery from knee surgery, Washington's team doctor told the NFL Network on Friday. Griffin, the league's offensive rookie of...

Time Warner Cable chief defends pricey sports deals

2013-01-31 07:32:00

Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt, who has been very public about his concerns over rising programming costs, Thursday defended the company's expensive TV deals for the Lakers and Dodgers. "They were going to be expensive no matter what...

NFL viewership slides but still dominant in ratings race

2013-01-04 11:49:00

The National Football League is still the most dominant programmer in television, but even it is not immune to shrinking audiences in an overcrowded media landscape. Not only that, but the median age of the typical NFL viewer went up from 46 to 47. That...

Steve Bornstein, chief executive of the NFL Network, is joining the strategic advisory board of Cinchcast.

2013-04-29 11:14:54

Notre Dame middle linebacker Manti Te'o (above) is one of the most scrutinized players in the draft due to a hoax involving a fake girlfriend. On the field, Te'o wasn't impressive in Indianapolis. He ran a sluggish 40-yard time of 4.82 seconds and appears to lack explosiveness.

2013-02-25 00:00:00

There was no hiding the admiration when NFL Network analysts Mike Mayock and Warren Sapp commented on Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd going through agility and positional drills.

2013-02-23 00:00:00