- Gus Johnson: The CBS play-by-play voice will call “at least 15” college basketball games on the Big Ten Network this season. Johnson, who was recently dropped from MSG’s New York Knicks telecasts, will make his season debut on Thursday’s Ohio State/James Madison game. (Fang’s Bites, N.Y. Daily News)
- Jim Lampley: The daytime host of the past 3 Olympics on NBC is unlikely to be part of the network’s coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lampley, who was replaced by Al Michaels as the daytime host of the 2010 Olympics, told USA Today that “he has no new role.” (USA Today)
- Vin Scully: The longtime voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers will return for another season in 2010 before deciding “whether he will walk away.” Scully, 82, said in July that he would retire after the ’10 season — but “immediately regretted saying so.” (The Associated Press)
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