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John Ourand
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    John Ourand
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    Aug 14, 2024
    Puck is launching a sports media podcast in two weeks. #Like #Subscribe Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/News/… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/29gVYfRVX… Iheart: iheart.com/podcast/274-th… Pandora: pandora.com/podcast/the-va… RSS: feeds.megaphone.fm/the-varsity
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    Sports News Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Puck Sports Correspondent John Ourand and a rotating cast of industry insiders take you deep inside the executive suites and owner boxes that run the entire...
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    John Ourand
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    Feb 5, 2024
    The Grammys top TV market from last night was Kansas City, which posted a 13.6 rating. That's up 86% from last year. Kansas City clearly is the home TV market for Taylor Swift.
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    John Ourand
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    Jan 30, 2020
    An Astros fan heard the infamous trash can bang 54 times in a game against the Blue Jays. "Toronto right-hander Mike Bolsinger allowed four runs in 1/3 of an inning that day and never pitched in the majors again."
    An Astros Fan Spent 50 Hours Listening for Cheating. He Heard a Lot of Cheating.
    An Astros Fan Spent 50 Hours Listening for Cheating. He Heard a Lot of Cheating.
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    John Ourand
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    May 3, 2022
    Warriors-Grizzlies on ABC Sunday (Game 1) averaged 7.7 million viewers - the most watched conference semi game on ABC for 11 years. It peaked at 10.2 million viewers.
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    John Ourand
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    Oct 17, 2022
    TNT signs all four of the "Inside the NBA" crew to 10-year deals. SBJ's story:
    TNT renews deals for 'Inside the NBA' crew
    From sportsbusinessjournal.com
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    John Ourand
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    Jan 22, 2021
    NBC has told distributors and some sports leagues that it plans to shut down its NBCSN sports channel by the end of the year. Story coming in SBD
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    John Ourand
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    Sep 21, 2018
    Jets-Browns pulled in 8.6 million viewers and was NFL Network's highest rated and most watched Thursday night game since December of 2015.
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    John Ourand
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    Mar 19, 2017
    Facebook's war on fake news starts with a pop up window for re-posters of bad info.
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    John Ourand
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    Oct 28, 2019
    This 1/4-page ad from "an anonymous and appreciative Astros fan" ran in today's Washington Post Sports section.
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    John Ourand
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    Apr 24, 2020
    NFL Draft TV Numbers: Top three markets for the draft are all Ohio: Columbus: 16.7 rating/32 share Cleveland: 15.9/29 Cincinnati: 15.6/28
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    John Ourand
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    Apr 20, 2020
    "The Last Dance" numbers blew away even the most optimistic projections. Episode 1 averaged 6.3 million viewers and Episode 2 averaged 5.8 million viewers across ESPN & ESPN2.
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    John Ourand
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    Sep 26, 2024
    Personally, I ranked Oakland Coliseum as a top five MLB park. I'm serious. I used to love going to games there. I know it was terrible and rundown. But I had a great feeling every time I walked through those turnstiles. All these teams have built throwback stadiums. But the
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    John Ourand
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    Jan 4, 2015
    The speech Stuart Scott gave at last year's ESPYs is worth watching. "You beat cancer by how you live..." youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_0ie…
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    John Ourand
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    Aug 9, 2023
    Chants of “Free Kevin Brown” erupt at Camden Yards. This is the TBS telecast. I did not hear this on MASN.
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