- Dick Vitale: The ESPN college basketball analyst will call the Jan. 16 Notre Dame/Connecticut women’s college basketball game on ESPN, the first time in his 31-year ESPN career that he has called a women’s game. (ESPN)
- Lowell MacDonald, Jr.: The FSN Pittsburgh producer has been suspended indefinitely after “failing to provide NHL replay officials in Toronto all video footage of a disputed goal” during a Flyers/Penguins game last week. MacDonald has been with FSN Pittsburgh since ’06, after previously serving as lead NHL producer on ESPN. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- Jose Canseco: The former MLB star canceled his appearance on Larry King Live Tuesday night, saying he was having a “breakdown” and could not “emotionally do” the show. Canseco was booked to discuss his former teammate Mark McGwire‘s admission of steroid use. (TV Newser)
Netflix officially announces expanded NFL deal
The NFL has officially reached a new deal with Netflix that will see the streamer bookend the season.
