- ESPN will air Major League Lacrosse through 2016, thanks to a new television deal; ESPN2 will air eleven regular season matches per season, including the MLL All Star Game and the MLL Championship. Major League Lacrosse is not to be confused with the National Lacrosse League, whose games air on the Versus network.
- Tony Kornheiser’s sitcom failed horribly, but that didn’t deter TNT NBA analyst Kenny Smith. “Smith, an analyst for TBS’ sister network TNT, will executive-produce Big Shot, a half-hour scripted comedy about a teenager who lives with his parents although he’s a rich NBA rookie.“
- NBC is not a fan of the New Jersey Devils; the network dropped two Devils games on consecutive Sundays (April 1 and April 8), against Boston and the Islanders, respectively.
News: March Madness expansion, Russell Wilson, Nexstar and more
The NCAA basketball tournaments are officially expanding to 76 teams; Russell Wilson is mulling between playing football and starting...
