Anthony Crupi

4 weeks ago | sportico.com | Anthony Crupi

NCAA president Charlie Baker on Thursday said his team has begun discussions with CBS Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery regarding a possible expansion of the March Madness men’s basketball bracket from 68 to as many as 76 teams, with an eye toward bulking up the tourney next year. “We’ve had good conversations with CBS and WBD,” Baker told a scrum of reporters gathered at the Big 12 spring meetings in Orlando.

1 month ago | sportico.com | Anthony Crupi

Anyone seeking confirmation that the era of Peak TV is over need look no further than the hors d’ oeuvres trays circulating at the Upfront Week afterparties. Not all that long ago, media buyers, advertisers and the usual suspects in the press would feast on tiny bits of expensive food ferried along on silver serving platters, noshing pre-peeled jumbo shrimp and whatever it is canapés are supposed to be, and washing it all down with free top-shelf hooch.

1 month ago | sportico.com | Anthony Crupi

In its first year of broadcasting the Indianapolis 500, Fox Sports managed to assemble the biggest television audience for the race in 17 years, as the network’s marketing team helped serve up 2 million more TV viewers than the year-ago event. According to Nielsen fast nationals, Fox’s coverage of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” averaged 7.05 million viewers, up 40% versus the year-ago 5.02 million on NBC.

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Anthony Crupi

In its first year of broadcasting the Indianapolis 500, Fox Sports managed to assemble the biggest television audience for the race in 17 years, as the network’s marketing team helped serve up 2 million more TV viewers than the year-ago event. According to Nielsen fast nationals, Fox’s coverage of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” averaged 7.05 million viewers, up 40% versus the year-ago 5.02 million on NBC.

1 month ago | sportico.com | Anthony Crupi

The last time an American won the men’s final at the French Open was in 1999, when Andre Agassi put the finishing touches on his career grand slam with a victory over Andrei Medvedev. And while it’s unlikely that the long Roland Garros drought will end come June 8, John McEnroe believes that one of his fellow countrymen will break through in a major. Eventually.