Big Names: Rivers Considering Return to TV (Also: Jeff Goodman, Radio Hosts)

NBA coach Doc Rivers could return to the broadcast booth next season. In other news, ESPN has picked up CBS college hoops writer Jeff Goodman, and an Atlanta radio station fired three hosts who mocked former Saints player and ALS sufferer Steve Gleason.

Rivers Reportedly Considering a Return to TV

• Former ESPN/ABC NBA analyst Doc Rivers “has not entirely ruled out” a return to the broadcast booth, Comcast SportsNet New England reported Monday. Rivers was the lead analyst for ABC in the 2003-04 season, and before that worked for Turner Sports. As recently as last summer, he served as a studio analyst for coverage of Olympic basketball on the NBC family of networks. (CSNNE.com via Awful Announcing)

CBS Writer Goodman Joins ESPN

• CBS Sports college basketball writer Jeff Goodman has joined ESPN in a similar capacity, ESPN announced on its corporate blog Wednesday. The hire was first reported by The Big Lead last month. Prior to joining CBS in 2011, Goodman spent several years with Fox Sports. (ESPN Front Row, The Big Lead)

Radio Station Fires Hosts After Gleason Skit

• In what became a national story early this week, Atlanta radio station 790 The Zone fired “Mayhem in the AM” hosts Nick Cellini, Steak Shapiro and Chris Dimino Monday after a segment in which the trio mocked former New Orleans Saints S Steve Gleason, who is suffering from ALS. On his Facebook page Tuesday, Gleason said he has accepted the hosts’ respective apologies. (ESPN.com, CBS Sports)