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ESPN Responds To Cowherd's Comments On Net's Connecticut HQ

ESPN pushed back on Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd’s claim that the network is losing talent because “no one wants to live in rural Connecticut,” which is where ESPN is based. THE DAILY reached out to ESPN to see if the Bristol-based network wanted to respond, and VP/Communications Mike Soltys replied with an email statement: “Our location remains a strength. Bristol is home to our 123-acre, one million+ square-foot headquarters and thousands of tremendously talented people that have built an unparalleled global sports media leader.”

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 24, 2024

A look at how the NCAA and Power 5 will pay athletes directly; MLB's attendance and ratings numbers up; Tanenbaum's vision for Toronto's WNBA franchise and WBD Sports to air some CFP games in sublicense agreement.

Sue Bird and Dawn Porter talk upcoming doc, Ricardo Viramontes of UNINTERRUPTED and NBA conference finals

This week’s pod comes to you from 4se where SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by basketball legend Sue Bird and award-winning director Dawn Porter as the duo share how their documentary, Power of the Dream, came together and what viewers can expect. Later in the show ,Ricardo Viramontes of The SpringHill Company/UNINTERRUPTED talks about how LeBron James and Maverick Carter are making their own mark in original content. Plus SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane joins the pod to add insight into the WNBA’s hot start and gets us set for the NBA Conference Finals.

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