FOX Sports Detroit will soon be renamed โBally Sports Detroitโ
DETROIT โ By the time the Detroit Tigers take the field for Opening Day, they will be playing on a network with a brand-new name: โBally Sports Detroit.โFOX Sports announced at noon Wednesday (March 17) that it is rebranding all of its regional sports networks. For example, FOX Sports Detroit will now be called โBally Sports Detroit.โThat change will be made for all the regional sports networks under the FOX affiliation. โThe FOX Sports regional networks are now Bally Sports,โ a promotional video announced. You can watch the full video below. That means the first full day of Ball Sports Detroit will include the Tigersโ first game of the 2021 season against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park.
Fox Sports Detroit will get new name as part of Sinclair, Ballyโs rebrand
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 18: A Fox Sports cameraman runs a TV camera during the game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on October 18, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Detroit Lions/Getty Images)The Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons wonโt be playing on Fox Sports Detroit for much longer -- at least not in name. Fox Sports Detroit, the main broadcasters for the three pro sports teams in Detroit, along with other local sports programming, will be renamed as part of a major rebranding by Sinclair and Ballyโs Sports. According to SBD, Fox Sports Detroit will be renamed Bally Sports Detroit. Sinclair bought the regional sports networks from Disney in 2019 and sold the naming rights to Ballyโs in November.
Bowyer chooses long role in NASCAR over proper farewell tour
CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ If Clint Bowyer could have scripted his sendoff, it most certainly would have been a proper blowout for NASCAR's best partier. Bowyer would have had fans and friends and celebrated every week all along the NASCAR circuit if he'd had his way. I was getting close to being ready," Bowyer said of retirement. The pandemic gave Bowyer weekly studio time and his large and loud personality was full-throttle during the virtual racing telecasts. Just like Waltrip did for nearly two decades, Bowyer can now look toward a long future in NASCAR's spotlight.
AP Top 25 Podcast: Coaching carousel picks up speed
In the last two weeks, two Power Five coaches have been fired. College Footballs silly season is about to kick into hire gear. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic joins APs Ralph Russo in an all-coaching carousel episode. Plus, what assistant coaches could be in the mix for a promotion? ____Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25