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Mark Lazarus is the chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports, but his job might be more accurately described as the executive in charge of NBCUniversal’s most expensive programming. Lazarus has the ultimate responsibility for TV’s most watched primetime program, “Sunday Night Football,” not to mention NBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage. The work involves wrangling massive rights fees, an army of producers and tech crew, a sense of how to make it available…

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LONDON (AP) — Russia seems to be gearing up for another Olympic bid, according to Vladimir Putin. The Russian president told Olympic historian David Miller in an exclusive interview that his country has plenty of candidates capable of hosting the Summer Games, not just Moscow. “Apart from the capital of our country, we have a number of cities which could potentially host Summer Olympics. There is Sochi, of course, but…

NBC is set to unveil a new promo for the upcoming Winter Olympics featuring Shania Twain’s new song “Life’s About to Get Good.” The 60-second ad will make its television premiere during the network’s broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, around 6 p.m. ET Saturday. The ad stars U.S. Olympians including Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Gus Kenworthy, Nathan Chen, Ashley Wagner, Chloe Kim, and more. It was filmed over…

RELATED: No. 22 team penalized after win   TALLADEGA, Ala. — Joey Logano heads into this weekend’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway minus his crew chief, minus 25 points and minus any potential playoff benefits that come with a victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.   Each is the result of an infraction involving the rear suspension of his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, the race-winning entry at…

CLOSE x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James previews the upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. USA TODAY Sports Joey Logano celebrates after winning the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) TALLADEGA, Ala. – Despite being hit with major penalties by NASCAR this week, Joey Logano on Friday described his team as “the most professional organization out here” and said he…

Before the playoffs began, the citizens of Washington, D.C., probably thought the perpetually tantalizing Capitals had a real chance of winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. The Caps had just secured their third Presidents’ Trophy1 in eight years, and they were the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup. On paper at least, there were plenty of reasons to think it was finally going to…

Frank Deford is shown here in 1984, four years into his gig as sports commentator on Morning Edition. Bob Child/AP hide caption toggle caption Bob Child/AP Frank Deford is shown here in 1984, four years into his gig as sports commentator on Morning Edition. Bob Child/AP Frank Deford, NPR’s longest-running sports commentator, announced Wednesday that he’s retiring after 37 years on Morning Edition — 37 years of entertaining, educating and…

A month after Tony Romo traded in his cleats for a mike, Cutler does the same. He will join Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis on Fox’s No. 2 team as a game analyst. USA TODAY Sports

Barcelona and Real Madrid are also taking their fight down to the wire, with both Spanish giants sitting on 81 points. Real Madrid will clinch the title if they win out, though, as they have an extra game in hand. If the two teams finish level on points, Barcelona hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Blaugranas also don’t have to worry about the Champions League, while Real Madrid must balance that…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Richmond Winner Logano Goes For Second Straight ‘Dega Victory Joey Logano, 26, won his first race of the season Sunday at Richmond in his 300th career start. He’ll attempt to win again in his 301st start in Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway – a track where he won the latest race last fall. Logano has taken the checkered flag in the…

Frank Deford, NPR’s longest-running sports commentator, announced Wednesday that he’s retiring after 37 years on Morning Edition — 37 years of entertaining, educating and yes, annoying some listeners, like any good commentator should. Frank Deford, his wife, Carol, and their dog, Miss Snickers, in his home office in Key West, Florida. On Wednesday, Deford retired from Morning Edition as sports commentator. Tom Goldman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tom Goldman/NPR Frank…

During the 2009 college football national championship, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow painted “John 3:16″ under his eyes. As a result, some 94 million people Googled the verse. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” is what they found. The verse, which refers to the core Christian belief that God sent his…

Fox Sports has hired NFL quarterback Jay Cutler to join its broadcast team.   The former Bears quarterback is set to join Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis in the broadcast booth for the 2017 season, according to Fox’s Peter Schrager. Burkhardt’s partner last season was John Lynch, who was hired this winter as the general manager of the 49ers.  Cutler released a statement on Friday through Fox Sports.  …

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

May the Fourth be with you – even if you’re more into sports than science fiction movies. Thursday was “Star Wars Day” – an event held on May 4 each year to celebrate George Lucas’ film series. The sports world took part in the fun. Here’s a look:   Get Sports alerts and the Sports Night newsletter with late-breaking developments, stats, scores. Sign up here.

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment sports + biz + culture + lifeGet REDEF delivered to your inbox rantnrave:// LeBron James’ reign over the NBA is startling. He has been in the league for 14 years and been its best player for about the past decade. And yet he keeps going. He is unstoppable. The Terminator. At times, he barely seems human because of his size, athleticism and…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series gears up for Talladega Superspeedway this week: Turn 1: NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France says all sports have attendance issues. Do you see NASCAR’s issues as worse or on par with other sports? Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Because of the base…

The Orioles–Red Sox feud has been escalating for two weeks now, beginning with Manny Machado sliding into Dustin Pedroia on April 21, continuing with the racist insults hurled at Orioles outfielder Adam Jones, then with Chris Sale throwing behind Machado on Tuesday night, and culminating in Kevin Gausman’s ejection Wednesday. The teams play again tonight, so it may not be over. Of course, this kind of beef is not new…