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NBA Finals starting lineup player introductions to air on ABC before Thunder-Pacers Game 5

LIVE UPDATES: Follow The Oklahoman's live coverage of Thunder vs. Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. NBA fans have begged ESPN/ABC to make the NBA Finals feel a little more like an NBA Finals and ...
Yahoo! Sports

Ranking best NBC player intros of all time, from Kris Jenkins 'This jersey is too tight' to Terrell Suggs 'Ball So Hard University'

For a lot of players, it's another media-related preseason chore, so they keep it simple. For others, it's an opportunity to shout out their alma mater — even sometimes using a clean nickname like ...
Larry Brown Sports

Mike Vrabel has changed a long-standing Bill Belichick tradition

Jul 28, 2025; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel heads to the practice fields for training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images New England ...
SB Nation on MSN

Has the introduction of development players, one of the biggest changes in the new WNBA CBA, been a success?

It’s early, but so far teams and players are taking advantage of the development player spots.
Awful Announcing

Bucs’ WR Sterling Shepard’s daughters announce his college during ‘SNF’ player intros

NFL players have gotten increasingly creative during games where they narrate their own player introductions. This is particularly true when it comes to a player’s college. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...
CBSSports.com

WATCH: Deshaun Watson gets mercilessly booed by Browns fans during pregame player introductions

It seems that fans in Cleveland might be ready to move on from Deshaun Watson. During pregame introductions on Sunday, the Browns introduced their offensive players, and for the first part of the ...
Yardbarker

NBA On NBC Bringing Back Player Starting Lineup Introductions On Broadcast Next Season

The NBA recently negotiated a new media rights deal, which resulted in NBC and Amazon becoming new partners. Particularly with NBC, they returned after their coverage came to an end in 2002. NBC’s ...
Sports Illustrated

Patriots Continue Player Introductions Against Falcons

For the New England Patriots, their Week 9 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons saw them showcase the second individual pregame introductions the team has done for more than two decades. Before New ...
The Boston Globe

Individual player introductions are back in Foxborough, and the Patriots are excited, though there were a few kinks

FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots decided to bring back pregame player introductions on Sunday, reviving an NFL tradition that had left Gillette Stadium for more than two decades. “I just feel like these guys ...
Sports Illustrated

Bucs WR Sterling Shepard's Daughters Helped Deliver Adorable Player Intro for 'SNF'

Player intros are a staple of the Sunday Night Football experience, as members of both offenses and defenses are shown on screen stating their name and what college they attended as they take the ...
The New York Times

Introducing NBA ‘Star’ Reliability Tiers: Which stars can be counted on the most in regular season?

With the 2024-25 NBA season about to start, evaluating how well a team will perform likely comes down to how many stars they have and how often those stars play. Everyone wants to talk about the ...