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Charles Barkley, Steve Kerr Join NCAA Tournament Telecast Mix for CBS, Turner

When news broke in April that CBS and Turner had joined forces to lock up the rights to the NCAA men's basketball tournament for 14 years, one of the first pieces of speculation turned to whether the always volatile Charles Barkley would be added to the announcing mix for one of the more staid telecasts in the...

TBS Releases Announcer Pairings for Division Series

TBS will broadcast the entire first round of the postseason again this year, and Sunday evening -- with the playoff field set -- they made their announcer pairings known for each of the Division Series, through Game 3 of both ALDS on Saturday night. They are as follows: • Twins-Yankees: Ernie Johnson will do the...

Change Coming to TBS as Network Becomes Fixture of Postseason

No matter how the NL West and NL wild-card races shake out, this year's eight-team postseason field will look radically different than the last few with teams like the Reds and Rangers involved. What won't have such an odd feel is the network broadcasting much of the playoffs. TBS is entering its fourth season -- has it...

J.R. Smith Stands by Tweet Calling Nuggets 'Selfish'

DENVER -- Guard J.R. Smith stands by his tweet, which has been making the rounds, that his Denver Nuggets were selfish in Sunday's Game 4 loss to Utah. "You play selfish you lose selfish that's all I'm saying about the game!'' Smith (@JR_Swish) tweeted before Denver's plane departed Salt Lake City after the 117-106 loss...

On the Set With TNT's 'Inside the NBA'

ATLANTA -- Charles Barkley arrives a half hour before the start of the show carrying two bulging bags of groceries. He's got Crystal Light powder and a big bottle of Fiji water as he tries to ween himself off Diet Cokes, but the rest of the bags are filled with cleaning supplies. Cleaning supplies? Yep. Barkley...

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05/29/12 Arrested retirement - Ernie Johnson exits UW/CC Source: Casper Journal - Casper WY Assistant professional lecturer of criminal justice and former Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy (WLEA) director Ernie Johnson announced that he will retire from his University of Wyoming/Casper College (UW/CC) teaching position at the end of this semester.
05/15/12 Charles Barkley takes shot at San Antonio River on TNT Source: San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio TX It was Barkley, you may recall, who a couple of years ago used his soap box on TNT's "Inside the NBA" to characterize the women of San Antonio as, well, large.
05/10/12 School Misspells Its Name -- Caught 9 Years Later Source: FOX - Fox Tri-Cities WEMT - Johnson City TN An elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, issued the mother of all mea culpas this week when it corrected a misspelling in its name that wasn't noticed for nine years.
04/27/12 Shaq's first season with TNT hurt team chemistry. Source: FOX Sports With the playoffs looming, it's fair to finally conclude one of the NBA's biggest off-season acquisitions turned out to be a total if somewhat predictable bust.
04/19/12 Bad Shaq Quote: "Can't Say...." Source: Bleacher Report This is a running feature where we keep track of Shaquille O'Neal's running mouth.