Bob Knight moving to a bigger stage with ESPN, to call Big 12 ‘Big Monday’ games

October 9th, 2009 Olympic alums call for bigger role at USOCCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A group of former American Olympians wants more input into how the U.S.

September 30th, 2009 Valentine to return to ESPN as baseball analystNEW YORK — Bobby Valentine is returning to ESPN as an analyst on "Baseball Tonight" for the league championship series and World Series. ESPN announced Tuesday that the former New York Mets manager will assume a larger role in the 2010 season.

September 14th, 2009 Texas ice venue could be Knight basketball ventureDUNCANVILLE, Texas — A money-losing ice skating venue run by the Dallas Stars is likely to end up in the hands of a youth sports venture bearing the name of Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight. The hockey team has proposed having the rent reduced at the StarCenter facility in Duncanville.

September 8th, 2009 Recently retired Bruschi joins ESPN as analystBRISTOL, Conn. — Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is joining ESPN as an analyst.

September 6th, 2009 Oregon RB Blount apologizes to Boise StatePORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount called Boise State defensive end Byron Hout and coach Chris Petersen to apologize for the punch he threw following Thursday's game between the two teams.

August 22nd, 2009 Knight to be inducted into Indiana Hall of FameBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight will be inducted into the university's athletics Hall of Fame.

August 18th, 2009 NCAA games moving from NM to California in 2010ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Citing issues associated with a $60 million renovation of The Pit, the NCAA is moving 2010 first- and second-round women's basketball tournament games from Albuquerque to Stanford, Calif.

August 11th, 2009 EA Sports teams with ESPN to promote 'Madden'WASHINGTON — If you have a spouse, a sibling or some other relative or friend who loves football and video games, don't expect to see much of him (or her) this weekend. "Madden NFL 10," the latest installment of the series that took armchair quarterbacking to a new level, comes out Friday.

July 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A sports reporter, who was videotaped naked in a hotel room by a secret stalker, has sent an urgent SOS to police after another freaky incident. In a call to 911, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews said that she spotted "suspicious people" lurking around her home, revealed TMZ.

July 24th, 2009 NFL to start draft on Thursday in prime timeNEW YORK — The NFL is making its already popular draft even more television-friendly, moving the first round to Thursday night. Next year's draft will switch from a two-day, weekend format to a three-day event with the opening round in prime time for the first time.

July 21st, 2009 SEC launches syndicated SEC Network with ESPNBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference football and basketball games not shown on ESPN networks will be available in more than 54 million homes on the SEC Network, the new name for the league's syndication deal with ESPN.

July 17th, 2009 Lesley Visser voted No. 1 female sportscasterNEW YORK — Lesley Visser is tops in her field.

July 16th, 2009 Leslie Visser voted No. 1 female sportscasterNEW YORK — Lesley Visser is tops in her field.

June 16th, 2009 Millen to serve as analyst on NFL Network gamesNEW YORK — Matt Millen has had no trouble finding work since he was fired by the Detroit Lions. Millen is adding analyst duties for the NFL Network's "Thursday Night Football" games to his commentator job at ESPN.

June 12th, 2009 ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011 to corner BCS marketBRISTOL, Conn. — The Rose Bowl will be televised on ESPN beginning in January 2011, giving the network broadcast rights to all Bowl Championship Series games.