News: Tiger-Phil Match; France Arrest; Warner; UEFA

The Tiger-Phil match is reportedly headed to TNT; NASCAR’s CEO has been arrested; Kurt Warner is Westwood One’s new NFL analyst; Turner’s UEFA Champions League coverage will air on TNT.

TNT Gets Tiger-Phil Match

The rumored Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson $10 million match will air on TNT, Golf Digest reported Monday. As previously noted, the match — which will be titled “The Match” — is expected to take place on the Friday or Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. Per Golf Digest, Woods and Mickelson are considering a series of head-to-head matches pitting top ranked players, “perhaps occurring twice per year.” [Golf Digest 8.6]

NASCAR’s France Arrested

NASCAR CEO Brian France has taken an indefinite leave of absence after being arrested Sunday for DUI and criminal possession of a controlled substance. France is in his 15th year as chairman and CEO of NASCAR, which was founded by his grandfather. His arrest is a perhaps-unprecedented circumstance for the leader of a major pro sports league. [ESPN.com 8.6]

Warner Replacing Esiason on Westwood One

NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner has been named the lead analyst for NFL games on Westwood One radio, filling the vacancy left by Boomer Esiason, The Athletic reported Monday. Warner, who previously served as Esiason’s understudy in that role, will work alongside the returning Kevin Harlan on Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl. [The Athletic 8.6]

Turner’s UEFA Matches to Air on TNT

TNT will televise 46 UEFA Champions League matches during the upcoming season, including the final next June 1, Turner Sports announced last week. All 340 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches will be available on Turner’s new over-the-top streaming service Bleacher Report Live.

Turner Sports won rights to the UEFA Champions League last year, replacing previous rightsholder Fox Sports. [Turner Sports]

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Comments 3

NaBUru38 says:

8 years ago

“TNT will televise 46 UEFA Champions League matches during the upcoming season”
That’s utterly pathetic. Every window should have at least one mathch on television.
- c says:
  
  8 years ago
  
  ya I agree. TNT should have every game on TV or at least on as many networks as they can. Like some on TNT, TBS & TruTV just like they do for NCAA march madness. Even have live double headers if they can on as many channels as needed. They also own CNN, HLN that can be used. They have cartoon & movie channels but they can’t use them due to kids watching TV a lot & movies only channel. However they could put some on HLN & CNN as they use CNN en Espanol for Spanish broadcasts for MLB on TBS, Select NCAA Tourney games (since they have 1 channel) & NBA on TNT/NBA TV since Turner runs NBA TV as well. They could air 5 games at once if 5 were airing in the time one channel can’t air a second one. TNT could be the main one if only 1 game is on or if PGA Golf/NBA is on have TBS be the main one. TruTV could be used a lot as well for that if other sports (PGA Golf/NBA on TNT & MLB on TBS/NCAA Tournament) are on those channels as a main UEFA channel. CNN & HLN could be used ONLY IF. Like if TNT live game starts at 12:00 PM and TBS game at 12:10 PM and TruTV game at 12:30 PM. Then there is 1-2 more games. HLN could be the fourth channel if there is 4 games before another channel is free (before the closest game to finish isn’t done by the next closest game to start starts play.) CNN would only be used if 5 games are on at once before a channel is free. If more then 5 games at once without a free channel for back to back games put it on the APP. besides NBC uses 10 channels for premier league action. They use NBC & NBC Sports as main channels but then use E! or Oxygen or Olympic/GOLF for smaller (not as popular games). why not do that for UEFA
  - DALE says:
    
    8 years ago
    
    That is not what the networks want to do they want the content so they can sell you more programming upgrades like b/r live. I do think they should have 2 games on in most windows either on TNT with extra match on TBS or Tru tv they should not use NBATV or CNN they could (maybe use HLN )but that would not be a great idea. That would be like what FOX did with FS1 and FS2 with some of the games on FOX