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Phil Simms, Jim Nantz Respond to Charges of Patriots Bias

Few things draw the ire of network announcers more than allegations that they favor one team or player over another or that they pull punches. That, and cutting off their clothing and hair-care allowances. So, it shouldn't have come as a surprise that Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, CBS' No.1 NFL announce team, were all too...

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...

CBS Sports Chief: What, Me, Worry About Tiger Woods?

To CBS Sports golf anchor Jim Nantz, this season has been a harbinger of things to come on the links, as the next generation of stars prepares to take their places in the firmament. Nantz, appearing on a network conference call Tuesday to drum up an audience for CBS' weekend coverage of the PGA Championship from Kohler,...

And Sports Emmys Winners Are ...

Two of sports broadcasting's most honored announcers picked up more hardware for their mantles Monday, while NBC's coverage of the NFL received the industry's stamp of approval. That's the overview of Monday's Sports Emmy Awards, where NBC's Bob Costas captured his 15th statuette for Outstanding Studio Host for his work...

Of Tiger Woods, Jerry Jones and Tangled Web We Live

Once upon a time, there were reporters in fedoras with those cards that read "Press" in the band who printed only the stories they saw on the field. Similarly, there was a time when athletes, upon making a mistake, said "Shucks" or "Darn," if they bothered to utter anything at all. Those eras in sports, like the time of...