Steve Nidetz

It was a great weekend of basketball; it was a tough weekend for one basketball analyst. CBS officials Sunday said they didn't expect any repercussions over Billy Packer's "monkey" comment....

An ill-timed NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations likely cost Lou Henson a chance to return to the Final Four after 1989, says CBS college basketball analyst Billy Packer. "Lou's...

While most of the media were selling Sunday's Magic-Bulls game as if it were the playoffs, viewers apparently weren't buying. The NBC telecast of the Magic-Bulls game had an 8.5...

During the week, NBC was billing the Magic-Bulls game as "the NBA Battle of the Titans." During Sunday's telecast, studio host Bob Costas said, "Sometimes you look forward to something...

Nothing kills the goose that lays the golden eggs faster than television. And college basketball--once a weekend staple for its cheap thrills--is on the endangered-species list. National ratings for the...

CBS Sports director Bob Fishman will have 60 different camera angles from which to choose during Sunday's telecast of the NASCAR Daytona 500. That's more shots than a director can...

When Jack Brickhouse heard about Wayne Larrivee's new assignment, he smiled. "I know exactly what the guy's going through," says Brickhouse, who broadcast Bears, Cubs and Bulls games in the...

The Journey of the African-American Athlete," the classy, two-part documentary that begins at 9 p.m. Monday on HBO, had a long, strange trip of its own to the screen. Arthur...

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are more than just National Basketball Association stars. They are celebrities on the world stage that will expand to record proportions this weekend. The global...

The Bulls' TV stock keeps climbing, which two telecasts over the weekend proved. According to Nielsen ratings released Monday, the Bulls-Lakers game Friday night, featuring the Michael Jordan-Magic Johnson reunion,...