Category: National Sports
Ball State students’ take on national news stories.
Step Out, Show The True YOU
BY QUINTON ZIELKE | Ball State Sports Link Athletes are praised and hated globally based on the opinions they publicly exhibit towards situations happening in…
ESPN Earns The Most-Watched Kickoff Weekend Game On Record
ESPN’s college football kickoff weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept. 4) success continues as Florida State vs. Alabama last Saturday is now officially the most-watched college…
Grandpa’s Bond: God, Country & Notre Dame
BY ALEX THOMAS | Ball State Sports Link People say sports are the last true unscripted display in the world. There is no possible way…
@PGAChampionship Seeks Younger Social Voice
BY BRANDON COSTA| Director of Digital | Sports Video Group The weather didn’t always cooperate at last weekend’s PGA Championship, but, by the time, young American…
PGA Championship Digital Platforms Focus on Video
BY BRANDON COSTA| Director of Digital | Sports Video Group Prior to the highly anticipated PGA Championship Aug. 10-13 from Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC,…
Marty Smith’s America Debuts Aug. 2
BY ANDY HALL | ESPN Communications/PR SportsCenter viewers have become accustomed to the unique perspective and storytelling of reporter Marty Smith, who has traveled the country…
NBA Summer League Comes of Age as ESPN Boosts Production Levels
BY JASON DACHMAN | Chief Editor | Sports Video Group Not long ago, the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas was barely on the radar…
Wimbledon Live Audience Up Six Percent; Streaming Soars 51 Percent
The total live audience for ESPN’s coverage of the 2 hour, 15-minute Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Championship on Sunday, July 16, was up six percent from last…
