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Fowler to Call ‘Saturday Night Football’ on ABC

Posted on March 13, 2014

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Chris Fowler is taking over play-by-play responsibilities for the marquee Saturday night college football game on ABC.

ESPN announced Thursday that Fowler had signed a nine-year contract extension through 2023. The network said a day earlier that Brent Musburger was leaving “Saturday Night Football” and doing games for SEC Network.

Fowler will continue to host “College GameDay” on Saturday morning, then travel to the site of the prime-time game if it’s in a different location, as analyst Kirk Herbstreit already does.

Fowler and Herbstreit have worked together on “GameDay” since 1996 and will now team up on the Saturday night games.

Fowler joined ESPN in 1986 and has hosted “GameDay” since 1990.

He called ESPN’s Thursday night college football games from 2006-09. Fowler will continue to host and announce tennis coverage from the Grand Slam tournaments.

Former Nuggets Coach Karl Joins ESPN as Analyst

Posted on September 30, 2013September 30, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — George Karl is joining ESPN as a studio analyst.

Karl won the Coach of the Year award last season but then lost his job in Denver. He will debut Friday night on “SportsCenter” and also appear on other NBA programming on the network as part of a multiyear deal. He previously worked for ESPN as a studio analyst during the 2003-04 season.

Karl led the Nuggets to a 57-25 record last season. But Denver, unwilling to give him a contract extension, instead fired him with a year left on his contract. He says it will be difficult not being in a training camp this week. But Karl says he enjoyed his previous work in TV and hopes he can “maybe give some insights that coaches are really important in this game.”

ESPN Analyst Kruk Falls Ill at Dodger Stadium

Posted on August 25, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ESPN analyst John Kruk has left the television booth at Dodger Stadium after becoming dehydrated.

Kruk is in Los Angeles for Sunday night’s game between the Red Sox and Dodgers. The Boston Globe reported he was taken from the press box on a stretcher.

ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says the 52-year-old Kruk was feeling dizzy and diagnosed with dehydration. Krulewitz says: “His vital signs are stable and he’s in good spirits. We wish him a speedy recovery.”

Kruk played 10 years in the majors with San Diego, Philadelphia and the Chicago White Sox. The three-time All-Star hit .300 with 100 homers and 592 RBIs.