Recent sports media news, including records for NBA.com and NASCAR.com, and former CNN anchor Nick Charles being featured on CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD.
- Nick Charles Featured on CNN: This weekend’s edition of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD will feature former CNN anchor Nick Charles, who is battling cancer. In the show, which will air Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 AM ET, Charles will be interviewed by host Sanjay Gupta, and will “[meet] with old friend and boxing legend Mike Tyson” (CNN, 6/15). (CNN)
- NBA.com Sets Records: NBA.com generated a record 141 million video streams during the 2011 NBA Finals, up 89% from last year. The website also received 401 million page views during the series, up 11% from last year, and also a record. (Turner Sports)
- TNT’s RaceBuddy Also Sets Record: Sunday’s NASCAR Five-Hour Energy 500 From Pocono generated a record 1.1 million streams on TNT RaceBuddy on NASCAR.com, easily topping the previous record of 712,000 streams for the same race in 2008. (Turner Sports)
