- Mariah Carey: Like The Pussycat Dolls and Justin Timberlake before her, the Grammy Award winning singer will perform the introduction for the NBA on ESPN/ABC this Christmas. Carey has recorded a music video for her song “All I Want for Christmas is You,” which will air throughout the day on ESPN/ABC game and studio coverage. (ESPN)
- Ron Santo: The Cubs’ radio analyst has “signed a three-year contract” to remain with Chicago’s WGN-AM. The contract gives Santo, a double-amputee due to diabetes, “leeway to take time off if his health requires it.” (Chicago Sun-Times, via Sports Business Daily)
- Erin Andrews: The ESPN sideline reporter told a federal court on Tuesday that she feels “personally threatened” as long as Michael David Barrett, the man who took hidden camera video of her that surfaced over the summer, remains free. Andrews: “He stalked me in a calculated way. I’ve been humiliated. I’ve been embarrassed, and my career has been ripped apart.” (Los Angeles Times)
Preakness staying with NBC, will move back a week into Sunday slot
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