The quality of the experience is key to sports participation for both kids and parents

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Sports participation came back strong in 2022, but lessons learned from the pandemic show that the key to continued growth is making sure that parents and kids have great experiences, said Tom Cove, CEO of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.

NFF’s Steve Hatchell on what’s next after amazing start to college football season

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With so much happening around college sports off the field, it seemed almost too much to hope that the opening weekend of football season would live up to expectations. “Finally, we got to cheer for our teams,” said Steve Hatchell of the NFF.

Marchand and Ourand, Ep. 49: Burkhardt and Olsen, NFL preview, Amazon debut and Manningcast

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Fox Sports’ top NFL announcing team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen join the pod this week to discuss the upcoming season when they will call the Super Bowl for the first time. Other topics: the NFL season, Amazon’s debut and the Manningcast.

Braves to break Truist Park Attendance Record

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More questions than answers around Tepper Sports facilities plans

11:03

SBJ's Bret McCormick and longtime Charlotte journalist Erik Spanberg dig into the collapse of the Carolina Panthers headquarters project and look at what may come next for Tepper Sports.

Marchand and Ourand, Ep. 48: Buck and Aikman, Amazon opener and NFL ratings

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ESPN’s new Monday Night Football announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman join the pod to talk about how and why they moved from Fox to ESPN during the offseason.

Can NFL ratings grow again after last year's 10% jump?

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Among the ratings hurdles this year: last season's big jump, and Thursday night football moving to Amazon. Abe Madkour, Ben Fischer and Austin Karp discuss the season.

Amazon, Sunday Ticket, Ratings: What to expect in the new NFL season

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SBJ's Abe Madkour, Ben Fischer and Austin Karp dive into some of the biggest questions facing the NFL as the new season gets underway.

Marchand and Ourand: Who's Up, Who's Down

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On the list this week: Eric Shanks, Mark Silverman, Mike McCarley, Jeff Bezos and Brian Stelter

Would Disney really spin off ESPN?

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“ESPN used to be the shining star of every [Disney] quarterly earnings call,” said media writer John Ourand. “Now it’s become somewhat of a drag.” But that likely won’t lead to an ESPN spin-off, Ourand argued.

Marchand and Ourand, Ep. 47: ESPN's Burke Magnus on college sports

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Andrew Marchand and John Ourand spend much of the pod peppering ESPN’s Burke Magnus, this week’s Big Get, with questions about the college sports landscape.