Tennis

Even with greater star-power than usual -- at least on the women's side -- the French Open singles finals earned...

French Open: Serena and Sharapova Not Much of a Draw For NBC

In an ominous sign for women's tennis, the two biggest stars in the sport failed to move the needle Saturday...

ESPN Acquires Full U.S. Open Rights Starting in 2015

Two years after ending NBC's 43-year relationship with Wimbledon, ESPN has put an end to CBS' long run televising the...

Idle Notes: ESPN Could Get Entire U.S. Open (Also: NBA, NASCAR TV Deals)

Already the exclusive home of Wimbledon and the Australian Open, ESPN is close to acquiring full rights to tennis' U.S....

TV Ratings: PGA Texas Open Hits Multi-Year High (Also: NHL/NBC, Venus/Serena)

Ratings for the PGA Tour Texas Open were the highest in years. In other news, NBC hit a season-low for...

TV Ratings: Tennis’ Sony Open Has Big Gains (Also: NBA on TNT/ESPN, NHL on NBC)

Aided by the presence of Serena Williams on Saturday and college basketball fans on Sunday, tennis' Sony Open had big...

Overnight Ratings Mixed For Aussie Open Finals

Despite moving from ESPN2 to ESPN, the overnight ratings were still minuscule for the middle-of-the-night Australian Open singles finals. The...

ESPN — Not ESPN2 — to Air Australian Open Finals

For the first time in nearly a decade, ESPN will televise the Australian Open singles finals. Both Australian Open singles...

Idle Notes: FOX Reportedly Lead Suitor For “Catholic 7” (Also: MWC TV Deal, U.S. Open)

Fox Sports is reportedly the leader in the clubhouse for TV rights to the new "Catholic 7" basketball league. In...

U.S. Open Pushes Back Schedule For 2013 Singles Finals