Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Chris Neville joining NASCAR on TNT, Matthew Barnaby being served with new court orders related to his domestic violence incident, and Shaquille O’Neal attracting the interest of ESPN.
- Chris Neville: The former Speed Channel broadcaster has joined TNT as a NASCAR pit reporter. Neville, who replaces Phil Parsons, will make his debut when TNT kicks off its NASCAR coverage this Sunday. (Turner Sports, The Daly Planet)
- Matthew Barnaby: The ESPN NHL analyst was served new court orders last Friday “barring him from ‘offensive’ conduct against his estranged wife and directing him to ‘stay away’ from her boyfriend,” reports the Buffalo News. Barnaby was arrested on multiple charges, including a felony, following a domestic incident in May. (Buffalo News)
- Shaquille O’Neal: ESPN is reportedly interested in hiring the former NBA player. O’Neal said in a video last week that his agent told him “a certain network wants to hire” him. He then performed the SportsCenter theme song and said “Jim Rome, I’m coming for your job.” An ESPN spokesman told USA Today “[w]e remain interested.” (tout.com/u/shaq, USA Today)
