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NBC confirms ‘Roundball Rock’ will be part of its return to NBA game broadcasts in the fall
The theme, composed by John Tesh in 1989, remained a cultural touchstone long after NBC stopped broadcasting the league ...
NBC Sports Anchor Mike Tirico Departs From Kentucky Derby Coverage Following “Significant Reaction” To Nut Allergy
NBC Sports anchor Mike Tirico abruptly departed from Kentucky Derby coverage today after experiencing a 'significant reaction ...
How NBC handled the 2025 Kentucky Derby broadcast: ‘Sovereignty to rule!’
NBC delivered a solid Kentucky Derby broadcast, with host Ahmed Fareed unexpectedly having to sub in for a sick Mike Tirico.
Inside NBC's Plan to Make the Kentucky Derby Its Spring Tentpole
The NFL season is over, and Thanksgiving is months away, but NBCUniversal has turned the spring horse race into a multi-hour ...
The Athletic: ‘Roundball Rock,’ NBC’s beloved sports anthem, returning to network’s NBA coverage next season
NBC will bring back “Roundball Rock,” its beloved sports theme song, next season when the network begins its 11-year media ...
NBC’s coverage of Kentucky Derby has grown and evolved as it gears up for its 25th Run for the Roses
NBC has done five hours of coverage on the main network on Derby Day since 2018. Sam Flood, the executive producer and ...
NBC Sports Boston signed off — perhaps for the last time in the postseason — after Celtics’ last playoff game
It’s the last Celtics playoff game NBC Sports Boston will have for the foreseeable future, and most likely permanently. The ...
Fans Saddened for Mike Tirico After Last-Minute Kentucky Derby Absence
The Kentucky Derby took center stage from Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3 where NBC Sports icon Mike Tirico was supposed ...