Fox Sports, also referred to as Fox Sports Media Group and stylized in all caps as FOX Sports, is the sports programming division of the Fox Corporation that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by the Fox broadcast network,

Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 1 (FS1) is an American pay television channel owned by the Fox Sports Media Group, a unit of Fox Corporation. FS1 replaced the motorsports network Speed on August 17, 2013, at the same time that its companion channel Fox Sports 2 ...

(FS1),

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(FS2), and the Fox Sports Radio network. The division was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to

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(NFL) games. In subsequent years, Fox has televised the

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(NHL) (

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–

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Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (A ...

( 1996–present),

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( 2001–present), the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ( 2007– 2010),

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(MLS) ( 2003– 2011, 2015– 2022), the U.S. Open golf tournament ( 2015– 2019), the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) (2016–present), WWE programming (2019–present), the XFL ( 2020), and the United States Football League (USFL) ( 2022-present). On December 14, 2017,

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announced plans to acquire then-parent company

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for $52.4 billion, which included key assets such as the regional Fox Sports Networks (which were later sold by Disney to the

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), FX Networks, and Fox Sports International. Under the terms of the proposed acquisition,

, and other assets were spun off into the division's current parent company, which is independently owned by 21st Century Fox's current shareholders.

History

Establishment

When the Fox Broadcasting Company launched in October 1986, the network's management, having seen how sports programming (in particular,

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events) played a critical role in the growth of the British satellite service BSkyB, determined that sports would be the type of programming that would ascend Fox to a major network status the quickest; as a result, Fox tried to attract a professional football package to the network. In 1987, after ABC initially hedged on renewing its contract with the

(NFL) for the television rights to ''

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'', Fox made an offer for the package at the same price that ABC had been paying at the time – about $13 million per game. However, partly due to the fact that Fox had yet to establish itself as a major network, the NFL decided to resume negotiations with ABC, with the two parties eventually agreeing to a new contract, keeping what was the crown jewel of the league's television broadcasts on that network (where it remained until 2006, when ''MNF'' moved to sister network

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as part of a contract that also saw NBC gain the ''

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'' package). Six years later, as the league's television contracts for both the

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and

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divisions, and for the Sunday and Monday primetime football packages were up for renewal, Fox placed a bid for $1.58 billion to obtain the broadcast rights to the National Football Conference. On December 17, 1993, the NFL selected Fox's bid and signed a four-year contract with the network to award it the rights to televise regular season and playoff (as well as select preseason) games from the NFC, beginning with the 1994 season; the initial contract also included the exclusive U.S. television rights to broadcast Super Bowl XXXI in 1997. The deal stripped CBS of football telecasts for the first time since

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Fox also lured commentators

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, Dick Stockton,

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, James Brown and Terry Bradshaw as well as many behind-the-scenes production personnel from

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to staff the network's NFL coverage. In order to bolster viewership for the NFL telecasts, Fox parent News Corporation decided to strike affiliation deals with broadcasting companies that owned stations affiliated with ABC, NBC and CBS in order to raise the profile of Fox's affiliate body, which at the time mainly consisted of

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stations that (with some exceptions) had little to no prior history as a major

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, had weaker signals and largely did not carry as much value with advertisers as the Big Three's affiliates. During the late spring and summer of 1994, Fox reached separate agreements with

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(a media company controlled by investor

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, which Fox's station group Fox Television Stations would purchase in July 1996) and SF Broadcasting (a

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between Fox and Savoy Pictures that purchased four stations from Burnham Broadcasting through separate deals in July and August 1994) to switch a total of sixteen stations to Fox between September 1994 and September 1996 as affiliation contracts with those stations' existing network partners expired. The NFL television rights and affiliation deals firmly established Fox as the nation's fourth major network. The network's relationship with the NFL would expand in

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, when it began airing games from NFL Europe, an agreement which ended when the European league folded in 2005. With a sports division now established, Fox decided to seek broadcast rights agreements with other major sports leagues. On September 9, 1994, Fox was awarded the broadcast television rights to the

in a $155 million bid (amounting to $31 million annually); as a result, it became the first broadcast network to be awarded a national television contract to carry NHL games, which longtime NHL Commissioner John Ziegler had long thought to be unattainable (NHL games had not aired regularly on a national broadcast network – outside of select championship and All-Star games, and time buy basis airings of

telecasts on ABC from 1992 to

– since NBC's telecast of the

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, as networks were not willing to commit to broadcasting a large number of games due to low viewership). Again, Fox outbid CBS, which wanted to secure the rights as a result of losing the NFL to Fox, for the NHL package. Fox lost the NHL rights to ABC Sports and

MLB, NASCAR, and BCS acquisitions

On November 7, 1995, Fox was awarded partial broadcast rights to

games, in a shared deal with NBC (which had carried the league's telecasts since 1947). Through the deal, which Fox paid a fraction of the amount ($115 million) that CBS paid to obtain the rights effective with the 1990 season, Fox would broadcast approximately 16 regular season Saturday afternoon games per season (unlike the previous Baseball Network deal between NBC and ABC) and offered different game broadcasts shown on a regionalized basis (usually up to three per week). As part of a six-year renewal of this deal – valued at $2.5 billion – in September 2000, Fox Sports became the exclusive over-the-air broadcaster of Major League Baseball, giving it the exclusive rights to the

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beginning with the 2000 edition, as well as rights to the All-Star Game, select Division Series games and exclusive coverage of the League Championship Series. Under a clause in the contract (which has not been exercised as there has not been a labor dispute during the term of rights while Fox Sports has held the contract), if some of the scheduled games were cancelled by a strike or lockout, Fox would still pay Major League Baseball for a full slate of annual games, while the league in turn had to compensate Fox with additional telecasts. Fox Sports Camera Crew at ACS

In 1998, Fox obtained the broadcast rights to the

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college football game. In 2007, Fox began airing most of the games of the Bowl Championship Series, including the BCS National Championship Game, in a deal worth close to $20 million per game. Due to a separate arrangement between ABC and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, events in the series that were held at the

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– such as the Rose Bowl Game and the 2010 BCS Championship – were excluded from the contract. On November 11, 1999, Fox and sister cable channel FX were awarded rights to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Busch Series as part of

's first centralized television rights deal, beginning in the 2001 season. The contract covered the first half of the season, with the second half of the season being aired by NBC and TNT. Rights to the Daytona 500 and Pepsi 400 alternated annually, with Fox airing the 500 in odd-numbered years, and the 400 in even-numbered years. Fox's first telecast was the

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—an event that would be marred by a final-lap crash that resulted in the

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of Dale Earnhardt. Later that year, Fox acquired the motorsports cable network Speedvision, and rebranded it in February 2002 as Speed Channel. Fox intended to use the network as an outlet for ancillary NASCAR content. In September 2002, Speed Channel bought out

's contract to televise the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Fox lost the broadcasting rights to the Bowl Championship Series to

beginning in 2010. In response, Fox introduced a Saturday "game of the week" on FX in 2011, featuring games from the Pac-12, the Big 12 and Conference USA (the rights to which were later assumed by Fox and Fox Sports 1); Fox also signed deals to carry two new championship games created through conference realignments that occurred in 2010 and 2011: the

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Championship through 2016 (as part of Fox Sports' involvement with the

Big Ten Network Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. The channel is dedicated to coverage of collegiate sports sanctioned by the Big Ten Conference, including live and recorded event telecasts, news, analysis programs ...

), and the Pac-12 Championship through 2017 on an alternating basis with ESPN. With the replacement of the BCS with the

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, Fox lost the broadcasting rights to the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic onwards again to ESPN.

Present day

In May 2010, Fox aired the

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of the

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, marking the network's first ever soccer broadcast. In August 2011, Fox Sports announced it had reached a seven-year broadcast agreement with the

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(UFC), ending the

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promotion's relationship with Spike. The deal included the rights to broadcast four live events in prime time or late night annually, as well as other UFC programming that would air on various Fox properties, including the Fox network (which aired its first UFC match in November 2011, the first time that the UFC aired an event on broadcast television), FX and Fuel TV. The contract expired in 2019, with the UFC moving its broadcast rights to

. On October 22, 2011,

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announced that Fox Sports had acquired rights to air its tournaments beginning in 2015, including the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the

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and 2022

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. In February 2015, Fox's contract was extended to 2026 (which was ultimately awarded to a joint North American bid led by the United States), in what was reported to be compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 tournament to late-November/mid-December (which will compete with the regular seasons of the NFL). On August 6, 2013, Fox Sports announced a 12-year deal to broadcast the championships of the

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(USGA), including the U.S. Open, beginning in 2015. In 2016, Fox began to air NHRA drag racing events—primarily on Fox Sports 1 and 2, and with selected flagship events airing on Fox proper. On July 24, 2017, the Big Ten Conference announced that it had reached six-year deals with Fox Sports and ESPN to hold rights to its football games beginning in the 2017 season, with Fox's package expanding on its involvement in BTN. As part of the contract, Fox's contract to run BTN was extended through 2032. On January 31, 2018, the NFL announced that Fox had acquired the sub-license for its ''

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'' package under a five-year deal, beginning in the

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. The deal is reportedly worth an average of more than $660 million per year. On May 6, 2019, Fox Sports announced a multi-year broadcast deal with the XFL, which itself would cease operations less than a year later. In May 2019, Fox Sports partnered with

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to launch co-branded sports betting operations, including Fox Bet (which offers real-money sports betting where legal), as well as the free football prediction game ''Fox Sports Super 6''. As part of the partnership, Fox Corporation acquired a 4.99% minority stake in the company for $236 million, with an option to increase its stake to up to 50% within the next 10 years. The partnership made Fox the first major U.S. sports broadcaster to establish a sports betting operation, taking advantage of the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. With the company's sale to

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, Fox would have an option in 2021 to acquire an 18.5% stake in its U.S. subsidiary

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. In June 2020, Fox exited its contract with the USGA and sold the remainder to previous rightsholder NBC. In June 2021, it was announced that Fox would be a minority investor in a new iteration of the United States Football League (USFL), which would operate as a successor to The Spring League. In November 2021, it was announced that Fox Sports had acquired English-language rights to

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national team matches under a six-year deal from 2022 to 2028, replacing ESPN. This includes the

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beginning in June 2022, tournaments such as UEFA Euro 2024 and 2028, UEFA qualifiers for Euro and the FIFA World Cup, and UEFA-organized friendlies. In January 2022, Fox announced that it would sub-license portions of this package to

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, focusing on the Nations League and selected matches from the European Championships.

Channels

In addition to the broadcast division, Fox Sports Media Group owns numerous regional and national cable sports channels and radio network in the United States, which include: *

– a national general sports network, which presents a wide variety of sports programming. *

– a national general sports network, which serves as a counterpart to FS1. * Fox Sports Argentina – a Spanish-language network, which presents a wide variety of sports programming in Argentina managed by Mediapro in partnership with Fox Sports. *

– a joint venture with the

, airing various sporting events involving and programs pertaining to its member schools. * Fox Soccer Plus – a subscription-based sports network (originating as a spin-off of the now-defunct

Fox Soccer Fox Soccer (formerly Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports World before that) was an American television specialty channel specializing in soccer, owned by Fox Corporation, which operated from 1997 to 2013. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australia ...

), which broadcasts domestic and international

matches, including the

among other competitions. * Fox Sports Racing – a

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s-oriented sports network operating in North American markets outside of the U.S. as a replacement for Speed, which primarily carries motorsports events from FS1 and FS2. * Fox Deportes – a Spanish-language network, which airs coverage of

, as well as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and the F.A. Cup. It also presents Spanish-language coverage of the Major League Baseball Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, and the World Series, as well as division and league playoffs. * Fox Sports Radio – a national sports talk radio network managed by Premiere Networks in partnership with Fox Sports.

2013 cable reorganization

Fox Sports Media Group formally announced the replacement of Speed with

on March 5, 2013, with the network eventually launching on the tentative date of August 17, 2013. The network would air content from

, the UFC,

, soccer (including the

) and multiple

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events (including owning rights to Big East basketball and its annual postseason basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden). The network launched ''

Fox Sports Live ''Fox Sports Live'' is an American sports news program that aired on Fox Sports 1. It was hosted by Canadian sportscasters Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, who had been well-known locally for their late-night editions of TSN's '' SportsCentre''. The ...

'' as a competitor to

's '' SportsCenter'', with the former described as a "24/7 news franchise providing around-the-clock coverage through regularly scheduled programs, hourly updates and an information-rich ticker that provides a network agnostic sports event television schedule." Notable personalities on FS1 include Regis Philbin, Mike Tyson, Michael Strahan, Erin Andrews, as well as many others. The international feed of Speed would eventually be replaced with Fox Sports Racing on February 20, 2015. On August 17, 2013, the extreme sports-focused Fuel TV was rebranded as

, a companion network serving primarily as an overflow channel for Fox Sports 1, along with providing supplementary sports coverage. On September 2, 2013,

was replaced by

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, an entertainment-based sister network to FX with a focus on comedy programming. With the concurrent shutdown and replacement of the network, Fox Soccer's sports programming was shifted over to Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. As a result, outside of very rare sports conflicts on both Fox Sports networks, FX no longer carries any sports programming. Fox Soccer's companion premium service, Fox Soccer Plus, continues to exist and supplements soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.

Former affiliates

* Fox College Sports – a slate of three cable channels (

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and Pacific) produced by regional Fox Sports Networks, which airs additional college sports content from across the country.

Regional sports networks

Prior to its acquisition by the

, Fox Sports Networks operated as a slate of regional sports networks with broadcasting agreements that follow league market distribution rules. For example, cable and satellite subscribers in

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receive

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games on Fox Sports Midwest, while viewers in

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see Milwaukee Brewers games on Fox Sports Wisconsin. The regionalized coverage frequently restricts broadcasts of live sporting events outside of a team's home market. In addition to game coverage, the regional networks also air regionally-based news, analysis, magazine, and documentary programming, as well as some common national programming. In some markets, the regional Fox Sports network operates one or multiple overflow feeds that carry additional programs that cannot be carried on the main feed due to event conflicts. On March 31, 2021, the Fox Sports Networks rebranded as Bally Sports. *

Fox Sports Arizona Bally Sports Arizona (BSAZ) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts pro ...

* Fox Sports Detroit ** Fox Sports Detroit Plus *

Fox Sports Florida Bally Sports Florida is an American regional sports network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local sports coverage in the state of Florida, with a focus on professional sport ...

Fox Sports Sun Bally Sports Sun is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local covera ...

* Fox Sports Indiana * Fox Sports Kansas City *

Fox Sports Midwest Bally Sports Midwest is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts regional e ...

Fox Sports New Orleans Bally Sports New Orleans is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group (a joint-venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios), and operated as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local ...

Fox Sports North Bally Sports North is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as a Bally Sports affiliate. The channel broadcasts coverage of sporting events involving teams located in the Upper Midwest region, with a focu ...

Fox Sports Ohio Bally Sports Ohio is an American regional sports network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group and is operated as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of sports events in the state of Ohio, with a focus on profess ...

* SportsTime Ohio * Fox Sports Oklahoma * Fox Sports San Diego *

Fox Sports South Bally Sports South (BSSO) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports Networks. The network carries regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events from across ...

Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Tennessee (FSTN) was an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operateed as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broad ...

* Fox Sports Carolinas *

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* Fox Sports Southwest * Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket * Fox Sports Wisconsin * Fox Sports Northwest * Fox Sports Pittsburgh * Fox Sports Rocky Mountain * Fox Sports Utah * Fox Sports New York * YES Network

International

* Fox Sports International – operated as an international sports programming and production entity that distributed sports programming to various countries in

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and

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Technical evolution

High-definition coverage

For Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, Fox Sports produced its first telecast in a 16:9, 480p enhanced-definition format marketed as "Fox Widescreen"; while promoted as having better quality than standard definition, and being the first U.S. sporting event produced completely in a widescreen format, it was not true high definition, but still matched the aspect ratio of HDTV sets. Fox Sports began producing selected events in

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high definition, starting on July 3, 2004 with the Pepsi 400, select NFL games, the

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, and that year's postseason. During the following years, Fox would produce more sports telecasts in HD, but still fell back on using 480p widescreen for events not televised in HD. As of late July 2010, all sports programming broadcast by Fox-owned networks began transitioning to a format optimized for 16:9 widescreen displays, with graphics framed within a widescreen safe area rather than the 4:3 safe area, intended to be shown in a letterboxed format on standard definition feeds.

Virtual reality

From 2016 until selling its virtual reality division FoxNext to Disney in 2019, Fox Sports produced a limited number of game telecasts in 360-degree

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, mostly college football. A

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4K coverage

In 2017, Fox Sports began to produce selected telecasts in 4K

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, beginning with selected NASCAR and college basketball events, and for the 2017 season, a college football game per-week. They are primarily available via

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and other supported providers. Fox began televising its ''Thursday Night Football'' games in

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upconverted to 4K with HLG HDR on September 26, 2019.

Technological enhancements

* FoxBox (sports) *

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* Major League Baseball on Fox – Innovations

Graphics, scoring bugs, and theme music

The graphics and scoring bugs used by Fox Sports have won awards and changed how sports broadcasts are presented on United States television. The opening notes of the theme used on the Fox network's NFL broadcasts are incorporated in iterations of other themes used on Fox Sports broadcasts. Originally, when the scoring bugs are upgraded, the previous versions were retained for one of the division's other properties for about a year; however, this practice ended in 2009. The first score bug was used for Fox's NFL coverage, and was then expanded to the network's baseball and hockey broadcasts. One segment of the Scott Schreer-composed theme, coincidentally or otherwise, echoes the notes for the "giddyup, giddyup, giddyup, let's go" line from the Leroy Anderson-composed song, '' Sleigh Ride''. Although, the rhythm of that segment of both tunes is similar to that of the first four bars of both the first and second figures of the

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-composed '' Radetzky March'', which itself is similar to that of the finale of

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's overture to his opera '' William Tell''. During sports broadcasts aired during the

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holiday season, Fox Sports broadcasts will sometimes acknowledge this fact by seguéing from the one tune into the other during the commercial break outcue. Beginning in October 2010, the ''NFL on FOX'' theme became uniform for all Fox Sports properties beginning with the National League Championship Series that year and NASCAR races with the

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. However, NASCAR and MLB broadcasts reinstated their own theme music in 2016 and 2020, respectively, and the ''CBB on FOX'' telecasts were switched over to "

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", which was formerly used by the '' NBA on NBC'', in 2019. In 2022 USFL on FOX uses the NFL theme.

2001–2003

By 2001, the score bug was restructured as a banner positioned at the top of the screen, and was simpler than the version used today. It was first utilized that year on Fox's NASCAR coverage with the introduction of a new updated graphics package that was based on the 1998 design; the banner and updated graphics were then utilized on the network's Major League Baseball and NFL telecasts. It featured a translucent black rectangle, a baseball diamond graphic for baseball broadcasts on the far left, the team abbreviations in white with their scores in yellow boxes (the boxes were white for NFL broadcasts until Super Bowl XXXVI, when the coloring was changed to yellow), then the quarter or inning, time or number of outs, pitch count/speed (used for baseball broadcasts), and the logo of the Fox Sports event property whose game is being telecast (such as ''NFL on Fox'' or ''MLB on Fox'') on the far right.

2003–2006

Beginning with the 2003 NFL season, the banner was upgraded as part of a new graphics package. At first, the team abbreviations were replaced with team logos, and the scores were rendered in white within black parallelograms. Unlike the previous version, the FoxBox would alternate between a black rectangle and several black parallelograms; however, it reverted to being a black rectangle beginning with the

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, and the team logos would later be replaced with abbreviations in the respective teams' primary colors (the colorized team abbreviations would first be utilized on postseason baseball broadcasts that year). Whenever a team scores a point or a run, the team's score and logo would flash a few times. During baseball broadcasts, the entire banner would flash with the words "

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" and the team's name in the team's color zooming in to the center from both left and right. In late 2005, a new white banner resembling a chrome finish was introduced, and the team abbreviations became rendered in white letters in the team's main color; the new banner would then be expanded to NFL and NASCAR broadcasts. The baseball broadcasts continued to use the 2001 scoring banners and graphics in 2004 until the network's coverage of that year's postseason. During

telecasts from 2007–2011, this graphic package was briefly used to weather delay updates and also used for merchandise for the Digger cam. This Graphics Package is also used during Prelude to the Dream at Eldora from 2005–2007.

2006–2010

Beginning with the 2006 NFL season, the scoring banner was upgraded again. This time, real-time scores from around the league were included as a permanent fixture on the extreme right side of the bar, while the banner's coloring changed to the colors of the team currently in possession of the ball (this coloring scheme was seen only on football broadcasts). The banner no longer flashed after the scoring of runs, touchdowns or field goals. During baseball broadcasts, the diamond graphic appeared in middle-justification and was slimmed down to just the three main bases, unlike other implements which included home plate. This banner, after first being used for NFL broadcasts in 2006, was eventually expanded to Bowl Championship Series, NASCAR and MLB; baseball telecasts, however, continued to use the late-2005 scoring banners and graphics in 2007. In 2008, Fox NASCAR introduced a new camera embedded between turns one and two on the various tracks; it was soon known as "Digger Cam", unveiled alongside a gopher mascot named Digger. For the 2009 season, the 2006 graphics package was dropped entirely for Fox's baseball telecasts and replaced with the then-current Fox Sports Net graphics, which had debuted on baseball telecasts across FSN's affiliates that season. These were later repositioned for widescreen in July 2010, when Fox Sports began presenting all of its high definition programming content in the 16:9 aspect ratio, with letterboxing on standard definition feeds relayed to pay television providers.

2010–2014

At the beginning of the 2010 NFL pre-season, Fox debuted a new graphics package for its football coverage – an upgraded version of the 2006 design with a "much more colorful 3D look." The new graphics also marked a migration to Vizrt hardware for CG, providing producers with a more streamlined workflow for graphics. The new design would be rolled out for Fox's racing coverage and the Speed network in 2011, at the start of the 2011 MLB season (where both Fox and the FSN networks would begin using it as well, excluding

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games simulcast by WPCH-TV and

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– which used the previous FSN appearance), and on

. Starting with the 2010 National League Championship Series, Fox began using its football theme music for its Major League Baseball broadcasts, to the confusion and dismay of some viewers. Division president Eric Shanks gave a rationale for the change, stating that the NFL theme music was more energetic than the previous theme; Shanks then announced that the NFL theme would be used for all Fox Sports telecasts going forward.

2014–2017

A new graphics package for Fox Sports broadcasts was introduced for Fox's

coverage leading up to the 2014 Daytona 500. Fox Sports Midwest producer Max Leinwand described the look as being "cleaner" than the previous design. The design has also been used to introduce new design conventions for some of Fox's graphics; for NASCAR, the running order ticker was replaced by a leaderboard-style display that was initially displayed as a vertical sidebar. MLB uses a score bug at the bottom-right (initially at the bottom-left) of the screen instead of the top-left, while NFL utilized a top-left score bug with a vertical layout.

2017–2021

A new graphics package was launched on August 27, 2017 for Fox's first NFL preseason broadcast, featuring a dark

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scheme, and shifting football to a horizontal scoreboard along the bottom of the screen (in line with all other NFL broadcasters). Upon its debut, the new football scoreboard was widely panned by viewers for its basic appearance and small text size. This package was also adopted by

(which had previously used its own separate packages), and was deployed for MLB coverage on Fox and FS1 starting with the 2017 MLB postseason. Fox continues to use Vizrt software, and began to increasingly utilize

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s to run its on-air graphics as opposed to full systems (maintained as backups). The introduction of the package to NASCAR for the 2018 season saw Fox once again adopt a vertical leaderboard for the running order, initially within an opaque sidebar before switching to a translucent design for the Daytona 500.

2020–present

In 2020, as part of a move to give its individual properties distinct brand recognition, Fox began to phase out the previous, flat graphics in favor of dedicated graphics packages for each sport (the flat graphics continue to be used on sports properties that do not have a dedicated package). The football package, which features a theme based on

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s, a centered, pod-like scoreboard, and stylized illustrations of key players, debuted during Super Bowl LIV, and was adopted full-time by subsequent football telecasts (including the XFL, USFL and the 2020 NFL and college football seasons). A new Major League Baseball package debuted during the 2021 postseason, with a larger focus on showcasing in-game statistics and events. A new college basketball package debuted the following month in November 2021, while a new NASCAR package debuted in the 2022 season, carrying over some design elements from the NFL package (such as the stylized illustrations of drivers) with a "comic book"-inspired appearance.

Public service

In February 2008, Fox Sports announced a new charitable foundation called Fox Sports Supports, which provides grants and marketing support for health-related causes. Each organization is tied to a specific events package seen on Fox Sports. The following are the charities supported during the history of the program:

2008–2009 cycle (began with 2008 Daytona 500)

* '' NASCAR on Fox'': Autism Speaks * '' Major League Baseball on Fox'':

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* ''

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'': Children's Health Fund * ''

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'': Alzheimer's Association

2009–2010 cycle (began with 2009 Daytona 500)

* ''NASCAR on Fox'':

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* ''Major League Baseball on Fox'':

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* ''NFL on Fox'': City of Hope National Medical Center * ''Fox College Football'': Malaria No More

Gambling

In May 2019, amid the state-by-state legalization of sports betting in the United States following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, Fox Corporation entered into a joint venture with

to develop gaming products under the brand Fox Bet. They include free-to-play games such as ''Fox Bet Super 6'', and real-money mobile sportsbook operating in several states where they are legal. The services and games are co-promoted on Fox Sports properties, including the Fox Sports 1 studio program ''Fox Bet Live'' (formerly ''Lock it In''). As part of the agreement, Fox Corporation acquired a 4.99% stake in The Stars Group, which was later acquired by

. Fox holds a 2.6% minority stake in Flutter, and was given an option to acquire up to 18.5% of its U.S. division FanDuel in 2021.

Programming issues

Although the amount of sports content on the network has gradually expanded since Fox Sports was founded in 1994 (particularly since 2013), Fox's sports schedule on weekend afternoons has remained very inconsistent to this day as the majority of its sports contracts are with professional leagues and collegiate conferences associated with more widely known sporting events, with very limited supplementary coverage of

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, extreme or

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(unlike NBC or CBS) that can be aired during the daytime even when major events are not broadcast – leaving absences in daytime sports coverage on either a Saturday, a Sunday or both on certain weeks. Syndicated programming (either in the form of

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s, series or both) and/or

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s scheduled by the network's owned-and-operated stations and affiliates, as well as occasional Fox Sports-produced specials and Fox-supplied preview specials for upcoming primetime shows fill Fox stations' weekend afternoon schedules on days with limited to no sports programming. Some of the network's sports telecasts (most frequently, college football and Sunday afternoon NFL games, and the World Series) delay or outright pre-empt regularly scheduled local evening newscasts on Fox stations due to typical overruns past a set time block or pre-determined later start times; a few Fox affiliates that maintain news departments (such as WBRC in

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and WVUE-DT in

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) have opted not to air or have cancelled early evening newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays due to frequent sports preemptions in that daypart, while others (such as WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri) instead reschedule their weekend early evening news programs to an earlier timeslot if possible when Fox is scheduled to air an evening game or race. Conversely, some Fox Sports programming (though never major sports, NASCAR, or college football) is delayed for later airing for several reasons. WSVN in Miami traditionally delays Fox Sports' Sunday lower-tier racing programming to late night in order to maintain their revenue on Sunday afternoons for paid programming, while several stations often disregarded the pregame shows for the

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to reduce schedule disruption. In November 2018, WITI in

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opted to move the final of that year's

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tournament on that year's Black Friday to their secondary Antenna TV subchannel in order to avert disruption to their news schedule before a primetime airing of that year's Apple Cup football game. Fox's '' NFL Kickoff'', preceding ''Fox NFL Sunday'', is often aired on a secondary subchannel in several markets due to both official team programming and E/I programming burdens needing to be satisfied by Fox affiliates. As is done with CBS, Fox offers a flex schedule for its NFL, NCAA and Major League Baseball telecasts, featuring a selection of up to four games that vary on a regional basis, allowing either one or (often) two consecutive telecasts to air on a given day depending on the Fox station's designated market.

Programs throughout the years

Current broadcast rights

; ''

'' (

–present) * Pre-game shows: '' Fox NFL Sunday'' (1994–present) and '' Fox NFL Kickoff'' (Fox, 2015–present; FS1,

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–2015) * Post-game show: ''The OT'' ( 2006–present) *

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: XXXI,

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, XXXVI, XXXIX, XLII, XLV, XLVIII, LI, LIV, LVII, LIX, LXIII, and LXVII ; '' Major League Baseball on Fox'' ( 1996–present) *

: , , –present (exclusive through 2028) * All-Star Game: 1997, 1999, 2001–present ; ''

'' (1998–present) * '' Big Noon Kickoff'' (2019–present) * ''Big Noon Saturday'' (2019–present) * Big 12 (2012–present) * Pac-12 (2012–present) *

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(2017–present) *

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(2020–present) * Big Ten Football Championship Game (2011–2023 and every other year from 2025–2029 (shared with NBC and CBS) * Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game (2020–present) * Holiday Bowl ( 2017–2019) (2022–present) ; '' Fox College Hoops'' (2013–present) * Big East men's and women's basketball (2013–present) * Pac-12 men's and women's basketball (2013–present) * Big Ten men's basketball (2017–present) * Mountain West men's basketball (2020–present) * Big East men's basketball tournament (2014–present) ; Motorsport ; '' NASCAR on Fox'' ( 2001–present) * Daytona 500: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007–present (exclusive through 2024) ; Other motorsport events * NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series ( 2016–present) * ARCA Menards Series (2001–present) * American Flat Track (2022–present) ; ''

'' *

(

, 2022, 2026) * FIFA Women's World Cup ( 2015, 2019, 2023) * Canadian Premier League (2020–present) *

( 2003– 2011, 2015–present) *

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(2018–present) - Monterrey, Santos Laguna, and Tijuana home games only * CONCACAF Gold Cup ( 1998, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011,

, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) * CONCACAF Champions League ( 2012–present) *

CONMEBOL Copa America The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

( 2021, 2024) *

( 2022–2028) *

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( 2024, 2028) ; Other * '' Premier Boxing Champions'' (2015–present) * Horse racing (1997–1999, 2014–present) *

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( 2012–present) * National Rugby League (2014–present) * Super League (2012–present) *

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

( 2016–present) * Professional Bowlers Association (2019–present) * '' WWE SmackDown'' (2019–present) *

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(2019–present) * Belmont Stakes (2023–2030) * United States Football League/ The Spring League (2021–present, ownership stake since 2022) * Davis Cup ( 2019–present)

Former broadcast rights

* ''

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'' (

–

) * ''

'' **

(

–

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) ** Bowl Championship Series (2007–2010) ** Pac-12 Football Championship Game (2011 and every other year from 2012–2022) (shared with

/ ABC) ** Big 12 Football Championship Game ( 2017) **

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( 2016–2019) * ''

'' ** NFL Europe (

– 2005) **

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(

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and 2011) **

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: Rounds 1–3 (

; simulcast with NFL Network) * '' Fox UFC'' (2011–2018) * USGA Championships (2015–2019) * Big3 (2017–2018) * XFL (2020) ; Motorsports * Rolex 24 at Daytona (2002–2018) *

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(2002–2017) *

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( 2007– 2012) * Formula E (2014–2020) * MotoGP (2014–2015) * Monster Energy AMA Supercross (2014–2018) * WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2014–2018) * Monster Jam (2014–2018) ; Soccer *

( 2009–

) *

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( 2009–

) * US Open Cup ( 2000– 2003, 2006– 2011) * USL First Division ( 2005– 2009) * USL Second Division ( 2002– 2010) * USL Premier Development League ( 2002– 2011) * USL Pro ( 2011) * National Women's Soccer League (

, 2015) * W-League ( 2002–2011) * Major Indoor Soccer League ( 2007–08) *

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(

–

) * International Champions Cup (

– 2015) *

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

(1998–

) *

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football compet ...

(2014–2018) *

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottis ...

(

– 2017) *

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( 2002– 2004,

– 2016) * Copa América Centenario (2016) *

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(2015–2020) * U.S. men's national soccer team ( 2015– 2022) * U.S. women's national soccer team ( 2015– 2022) * FIFA Confederations Cup ( 2017) * Copa Centroamericana ( 2017)

Notable personalities

Current

Play-by-play

* ''

'' – Kevin Burkhardt, Joe Davis,

Adam Amin Adam Amin (born December 19, 1986) is an American sportscaster. Amin joined Fox Sports in June 2020 as a play-by-play announcer for MLB and NFL games after previously working for ESPN from 2011-2020. He is also the television play-by-play announ ...

, Kenny Albert, Kevin Kugler, Chris Myers, Brandon Gaudin,

Noah Eagle Noah Eagle (born December 11, 1997) is an American sportscaster. The son of sportscaster Ian Eagle, he is a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox Sports and the Tennis Channel. At Fox, Eagle calls various sports including the NFL and college football. ...

Dan Hellie Dan Hellie (born May 23, 1975) is an American sports announcer for Fox Sports and the NFL Network. Hellie can also be seen on Dana White's UFC Tuesday Night Contender Series, Tennessee Titans preseason games and Facebook's streaming college foo ...

* '' Major League Baseball on Fox'' – Joe Davis,

, Jason Benetti, Aaron Goldsmith, Kevin Burkhardt, Kenny Albert, Len Kasper, Don Orsillo,

Alex Faust Alex Faust (born January 14, 1989) is an American television sportscaster who is currently the television play-by-play voice for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He gained additional fame in 2018 when ''Jeopardy!'' hos ...

, Brandon Gaudin, Kevin Kugler * '' NASCAR on Fox'' – Mike Joy, Adam Alexander, Vince Welch, Jamie Little * ''

'' – Gus Johnson, Jason Benetti, Tim Brando,

Eric Collins Eric Collins (born June 16, 1969) is a play-by-play sports announcer, currently the voice of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets on Bally Sports South. Education Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University. He earned a m ...

, Adam Alexander * '' Fox College Hoops'' – Gus Johnson, Joe Davis, Tim Brando, Brian Anderson, Kevin Kugler,

, Jason Benetti, Brandon Gaudin, Kevin Burkhardt,

Scott Graham Scott Graham (born June 10, 1965) is an American sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of the Philadelphia Phillies, his work with NFL Films, and his studio hosting of '' The NFL on Westwood One''. He has lived and worked near Philadelphia ...

, Vince Welch, Steve Physioc, Jeff Levering,

Lisa Byington Lisa Byington (born May 18, 1976) is a play-by-play announcer, studio host, and feature producer/reporter. She has broadcast games for Fox Sports, FS1, Big Ten Network, CBS, Turner Sports, Pac-12 Network, ESPN, SEC Network. Byington has worked ...

, Dave Sims, Kevin Fitzgerald, Matt Schumacker, Adam Alexander, Pat O'Keefe, John Fanta, Jenny Cavnar *

– John Strong,

JP Dellacamera John Paul "JP" Dellacamera (born January 11, 1952) is an American play-by-play sportscaster primarily for Major League Soccer with the Philadelphia Union, as well as major soccer tournaments and ice hockey. Commentary career Soccer In the 19 ...

, Glenn Davis,

Mark Followill Mark Followill is an American sports announcer, currently for Fox Sports, covering basketball, soccer and football. Career Early in his career, Followill worked in various positions at KTCK The Ticket in Dallas including as host of ''The Ender. ...

Keith Costigan Keith Costigan is a former professional soccer player who now works as a television analyst and commentator for Apple TV. Costigan is originally from Dublin, Ireland where he played youth football for Irish youth clubs Vianney Boys, St. Kevin' ...

, Adrian Garcia-Marquez, Jorge Perez-Navarro, Jake Zivin, Jenn Hildreth,

Derek Rae Derek Rae (born 1967) is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter who currently works for ESPN and ABC in the United States for the English-language coverages of Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and La Liga and Deutsche Fußball Liga for ...

, Kate Scott, Nate Bukaty, Callum Williams, Ian Darke, Jacqui Oatley * ''Fox NHRA'' – Brian Lohnes *''

PBA on Fox ''PBA on Fox'' is the branding used for Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) broadcasts produced by Fox Sports and airing on the Fox broadcast network and Fox Sports 1 (FS1). On March 21, 2018, the PBA announced that Fox Sports signed a multi- ...

'' – Rob Stone, Dave Ryan *'' USFL'' – Curt Menefee, Kevin Kugler

Analysts

* ''

'' – Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, Sean Payton, Mike Pereira (game rules analyst), Tom Brady (when he retires), Greg Olsen, Daryl Johnston, Mark Sanchez,

Mark Schlereth Mark Fremont Schlereth (; born January 25, 1966) is a former professional American football player and current television and radio sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the NFL for 12 seasons (1989–2000) with the Washington Redskins and Den ...

, Jonathan Vilma, Robert Smith,

Dean Blandino Dean Blandino (born September 13, 1971) is a rules analyst for Fox Sports. He previously served as the NFL's Vice President of Officiating from 2013 to 2017 and the head of officiating for the XFL in 2020. Biography Early years Blandino grew up ...

(studio rules analyst), Brady Quinn * ''Major League Baseball on Fox'' – John Smoltz, Tom Verducci, A. J. Pierzynski, Eric Karros, Frank Thomas, Dontrelle Willis, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Nick Swisher,

Hunter Pence Hunter Andrew Pence (born April 13, 1983), nicknamed "The Reverend", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, ...

* ''NASCAR on Fox'' – Clint Bowyer,

Larry McReynolds Lawrence Joseph McReynolds III (born January 10, 1959) is a current NASCAR crew chief and current racing analyst on Fox Sports as well as a columnist on Foxsports.com. In the past, he has served as an advisor to Petty Enterprises, and as a m ...

, Michael Waltrip, Todd Bodine, Jamie McMurray, Phil Parsons * ''Fox College Football'' – Joel Klatt,

Spencer Tillman Spencer Allen Tillman (born April 21, 1964) is an American former professional football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). College career Colle ...

, Mark Helfrich,

Brock Huard Brock Anthony Huard (born April 15, 1976) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). His older brother Damon also played quarterback at the University of Washington and had a career in the NFL, while his yo ...

, Brady Quinn,

Matt Leinart Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy ...

, Urban Meyer, Petros Papadakis,

Reggie Bush Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who now serves as an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twi ...

, Mike Pereira (rules analyst),

(rules analyst) * '' Fox College Hoops'' – Bill Raftery, Tarik Turner, Jim Jackson,

Stephen Bardo Stephen Dean Bardo (born April 5, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 3 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a college basketball analyst. Basketball career During his standout c ...

, Brian Finneran, Isiah Thomas, Len Elmore, Dino Gaudio, Steve Lavin, Donny Marshall, Nick Bahe,

Doug Gottlieb Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb (born January 15, 1976) is an American basketball analyst and sports talk radio host. He played both NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball (including USBL; leading ...

Sarah Kustok Sarah Grace Kustok ( ; born December 17, 1981) is an American sports reporter who works for the YES Network and Fox Sports. In 2017, she became the first female full-time analyst for an NBA team's local TV broadcasts, when the YES Network promote ...

, Dickey Simpkins, Casey Jacobsen, Vin Parise, Stephen Howard, Danny Manning, Jess Settles,

LaVall Jordan LaVall Jurrant Jordan (born April 16, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach for the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, Butler Bulldogs. He is a former head coach of Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball, Milwau ...

* ''Fox Soccer'' – Stuart Holden, Tony Meola,

Aly Wagner Alyson Kay Wagner (born August 10, 1980) is an American sports broadcaster and retired soccer midfielder who last played for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team. She is a two-time ...

, Cobi Jones,

Warren Barton Warren Dean Barton (born 19 March 1969) is an English football coach, pundit, and former professional player. As of 2022, he works as a director and youth coach for the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks, a youth club in San Diego, California, Un ...

Mariano Trujillo Edgar Mariano Trujillo Reyes (born May 19, 1977, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current analyst for Fox Deportes. Career Professional Trujillo made his professional debut with UNAM Pumas on October 26, 1996, in ...

, Alexi Lalas,

Maurice Edu Maurice Edu (born April 18, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. A highly touted prospect, Edu was the first overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft and won the MLS Rookie of the Year Award with Toronto. His performances for To ...

, Rodney Wallace, Heather O'Reilly,

Danielle Slaton Danielle Victoria Slaton (born June 10, 1980) is an American retired professional soccer player. She is currently a soccer analyst for the San Jose Earthquakes, Fox Sports and the Pac-12 Network. A five-year member of the United States wome ...

Lori Lindsey Lori Ann Lindsey (born March 19, 1980) is a retired American soccer midfielder who last played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and was also a member of the United States women's national soccer team player pool. She played one ma ...

Melissa Ortiz Melissa Marie Ortiz Matallana (born 24 January 1990) is an American-born Colombian Olympic and professional footballer who plays for the Colombia national team as a striker or attacking midfielder. Early life Ortiz was born in West Palm Beach, ...

, Leslie Osborne, Landon Donovan, Joe Machnik (rules analyst), Mark Clattenburg (rules analyst) *''Fox NHRA'' – Tony Pedregon *''

'' –

Randy Pedersen Randy Pedersen (born May 28, 1962) is an American sportscaster and former professional bowler. He is currently a color analyst for Fox Sports' coverage of the PBA Tour, formerly filling that same role on ESPN and CBS Sports Network telecasts o ...

*'' USFL'' – Joel Klatt, Mark Sanchez

Reporters

* ''

'' – Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Kristina Pink,

Pam Oliver Pam Oliver (born ) is an American sportscaster known for her work on the sidelines for various National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) games. Early life and education Oliver was born in Dallas, Texas. She a ...

Lindsay Czarniak Lindsay Ann Czarniak (born ) is an American sports anchor and reporter. She currently works for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for NFL games. After spending six years with WRC-TV, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., Czarn ...

, Shannon Spake, Laura Okmin, Jen Hale, Megan Olivi * ''Major League Baseball on Fox'' – Ken Rosenthal, Jon Morosi, Tom Verducci, Tom Rinaldi * ''NASCAR on Fox'' – Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch,

Jamie Howe Jamie Howe (born October 22, 1984) is an American television auto racing reporter. Her career began as a runner at American Le Mans Series endurance motor races before obtaining on-screen roles covering the championship, the National Hot Rod Asso ...

, Kate Osborne * ''

'' – Jenny Taft, Allison Williams,

Bruce Feldman Bruce Feldman is an American racing driver from San Ramon, California. He won the 1988 Barber Saab Pro Series championship. He also competed in the 1992 Indy Lights season. Racing career Feldman Started racing in go karts at age 10 and that was ...

* ''Fox College Hoops'' –

Andy Katz Andrew D. Katz (born April 7, 1968) is a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and a college basketball correspondent for the NCAA. He formerly worked as a senior college basketball journalist for ESPN.com, and was a regular spo ...

* ''

'' – Rodolfo Landeros, Alex Curry *''Fox NHRA'' – Bruno Massel,

Amanda Busick Amanda Dianne Busick is an American sports reporter who works as the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) multi-media reporter on behalf of Fox Sports. Her career began interning at her local news television station in North Carolina and later ...

*''

'' – Kimberly Pressler *'' USFL'' –

Studio hosts

* ''

'' – Curt Menefee, Charissa Thompson, Chris Myers * ''Fox Major League Baseball'' – Kevin Burkhardt, Chris Myers, Jenny Taft,

* ''NASCAR on Fox'' – Chris Myers, Adam Alexander, Shannon Spake, Kaitlyn Vincie * '' Big Noon Kickoff'' – Rob Stone, Mike Hill, Kevin Burkhardt, Charissa Thompson * ''Fox College Hoops'' – Rob Stone, Kevin Burkhardt, Mike Hill * ''

'' – Rob Stone, Sara Walsh, Jenny Taft, Rodolfo Landeros * ''Fox PBC'' – Chris Myers, Kenny Albert

Former

Play-by-play

* ''NFL on Fox'' – Joe Buck,

, Kevin Harlan, Mike Breen,

Steve Buckhantz Steve Buckhantz (born June 19, 1955) is a television play-by-play announcer, most recently for the Washington Wizards. Biography Buckhantz began his television announcing career as Sports Director at WTTG, the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox-owned ...

, Eric Clemons, Paul Kennedy, Steve Grad, Tim Ryan, Ray Bentley, Josh Lewin,

, Doug Bell, Drew Goodman,

Nick Halling Nick Halling is a British sports broadcaster and journalist who studied English & Theology at Leeds University. He was a boxing commentator for Sky Sports and presented their American football, as well as ice hockey, ten-pin bowling and numerous ...

, Dan Miller, Ron Pitts,

Dave Pasch Dave Pasch (born August 11, 1972) is an ESPN announcer, covering the NBA, college football, and college basketball. He is also the radio play-by-play voice of the Arizona Cardinals. Personal life Pasch grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, to parents ...

, Kevin Slaten,

Spero Dedes Spero is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Spero (1929-2008), American criminal * David Spero (born 1951), American DJ and music manager * Deborah Spero, American law enforcement official * Donald Spero (born 1939), Amer ...

, Matt Vasgersian, Craig Shemon, Carter Blackburn,

Brad Sham Brad Michael Sham (born August 16, 1949) is an American sportscaster who is known as the "Voice of the Dallas Cowboys". Sham is currently the play-by-play announcer on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. Biography Sham has been with the Cowboys sin ...

, Dan McLaughlin, Matt Devlin, Steve Byrnes, Chris Rose, Craig Bolerjack, Tom McCarthy, Mike Goldberg,

Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series ''House of the Dr ...

Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman. Broadcasting career After graduating in 1982 from Cincinnati's Anderson High Sch ...

, Sam Rosen, Dick Stockton, Gus Johnson ** ''

'' – Joe Buck, Kevin Burkhardt,

, Joe Davis, Curt Menefee * ''

'' – Mike Emrick, Pat Foley, Kenny Albert, Sam Rosen,

Dave Strader David Strader (February 24, 1955 – October 1, 2017) was an American sportscaster, primarily known for his play-by-play commentary of ice hockey. During his career, he worked on telecasts for the Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Co ...

, Jiggs McDonald, Dick Stockton * ''Fox Major League Baseball'' – Joe Buck, Chip Caray,

, Dick Stockton * ''NASCAR on Fox'' – Rick Allen * ''Fox College Football'' – Craig Bolerjack, Brian Custer * ''Fox College Hoops'' – Dick Stockton,

, Brian Custer * ''Fox Soccer'' –

Max Bretos Maximiliano Bretos is an American sports reporter and sports announcer, who is currently the play-by-play announcer for MLS broadcasts on Apple TV. He formerly hosted ESPN Major League Soccer and SportsCenter for ESPN as well as being the lead ...

Steve Cangialosi Steven Donato Cangialosi (born October 28, 1963) is a television play-by-play announcer for MLS on Apple TV. He was the New York Red Bulls announcer on the MSG Network, and also worked on MLS, Serie A, La Liga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga and internation ...

Ross Dyer Ross Dyer (born 20 December 1977) is a British sports and entertainment broadcaster. He is currently a football commentator and presenter for ESPN and Fox Sports in the United States. United States ESPN At ESPN International he presents for ES ...

, Gus Johnson, Mark Rogondino, Dave Denholm * '' Fox XFL'' – Curt Menefee, Kevin Burkhardt * '' Fox USGA'' – Joe Buck, Justin Kutcher, Shane Bacon

Analysts

* ''NFL on Fox'' – Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth,

, Bill Maas, Chad Pennington,

Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick (born February 28, 1954) is an American former football coach and commentator. He was the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings from 1994 to 1998; the team broke the NFL scoring record in the 1998 season. He th ...

, Tim Ryan, John Lynch,

Donovan McNabb Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Before his NFL career, he played football and ...

, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman, Tony Gonzalez, Aqib Talib ** ''

'' – Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, Jay Glazer, Mike Pereira * ''NHL on Fox'' – John Davidson,

Joe Micheletti Joseph Robert Micheletti (born October 24, 1954) is an American ice hockey analyst and reporter, and a former defenseman who played in 142 World Hockey Association (WHA) games with the Calgary Cowboys and Edmonton Oilers between 1977 and 1979, ...

* ''Fox Major League Baseball'' –

Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954) is an American baseball sportscaster and a former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher with the San Francisco Gian ...

, Steve Lyons, Tim McCarver, Gabe Kapler, Pete Rose, Harold Reynolds * ''NASCAR On Fox'' – Andy Petree, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Hammond,

Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who is the Vice Chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick M ...

* ''Fox College Football'' – Charles Davis,

Ryan Nece Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at UCLA. Nece ...

Eddie George Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach at Tennessee State. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily ...

, Eric Crouch, Darius Walker, Bob Stoops * ''Fox Soccer'' – Brian McBride, Christopher Sullivan, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Jovan Kirovski, Eric Wynalda, Brian Dunseth, Mario Melchiot,

Brad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Friedel played 84 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country ...

, Grant Wahl * '' Fox USGA'' – Greg Norman, Paul Azinger * '' Fox XFL'' – Joel Klatt, Greg Olsen

Reporters

* ''NFL on Fox'' – Ron Pitts, Tony Siragusa ** ''

'' – Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink * ''Fox Major League Baseball'' – Erin Andrews * ''NASCAR on Fox'' –

Krista Voda Krista Voda Kelley (born May 31, 1974) is an American sportscaster who covers auto racing as the play-by-play announcer for the ARCA Menards Series on MAVTV. She previously worked for ''NASCAR on Fox'' and '' NASCAR on Speed'' from 2003 to 2014 ...

, Dick Berggren,

Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko (born October 26, 1966) is an American journalist and sportscaster who worked for "The Beast" AM980 KFWB and Fox Sports West in Los Angeles County, California. Prior to taking that position Zelasko had a relatively lengthy career w ...

, Steve Byrnes, Chris Neville, Hermie Sadler, Alan Cavanna, Matt Yocum * ''Fox College Football'' – Molly McGrath, Shannon Spake * ''Fox Soccer'' –

Julie Stewart-Binks Julie Stewart-Binks (born April 30, 1987) is a Canadian journalist who has worked for Barstool Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports. Early years Stewart-Binks was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she attended Havergal College. Stewart-Binks graduated fro ...

* '' Fox XFL'' –

, Jenny Taft, Cameron Jordan * ''Fox USGA'' – Chris Myers

Studio hosts

* ''NFL on Fox'' – James Brown ** '' Fox NFL Thursday'' – Curt Menefee, Michael Strahan * ''First Things First'' – Nick Wright * ''NHL on Fox'' – James Brown, Suzy Kolber * ''Fox Major League Baseball'' –

, Chris Rose, Amber Theoharis * ''NASCAR on Fox'' – Danielle Trotta, John Roberts * ''Fox Soccer'' –

Brendan Dunlop Brendan Dunlop is a Canadian sportscaster known for his anchoring and hosting duties on The Score and Sportsnet television networks. Dunlop was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario where he graduated from Catholic Central High School. Dunlop grew ...

, Carlos Machado, Jeremy St. Louis,

Kyle Martino Kyle Hunter Martino (born February 19, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who spent seven seasons with the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer as a midfielder and is currently a television soccer anal ...

, Lara Baldesarra, Lionel Bienvenu, Michelle Lissel, Mitch Peacock, Terri Leigh, Todd Grisham,

, Ian Joy,

Kate Abdo Kate Abdo (; born 8 September 1981, Manchester, England) is an English sports broadcaster who currently hosts UEFA Champions League coverage for CBS Sports and Fox Sports' FIFA World Cup Tonight. Throughout her career she has worked internati ...

* ''

'' – Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole, Charissa Thompson, Don Bell * '' Fox UFC'' – Jay Glazer, Karyn Bryant * ''Fox USGA'' –

* ''

Rat Race A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. The phrase equates humans to rats attempting to earn a reward such as cheese, in vain. It may also refer to a competitive struggle to get ahead financially or routinely. The term is ...

'' – Chris Myers, Kevin Frazier

Presidents

* David Hill (1993–2000) * Ed Goren (2000–2010) * Eric Shanks (2010–present)

Other media

The "Fox Sports" name has been used in other sports media assets. * Foxsports.com, a web site operated by Fox Sports Digital Media, provides sports news online. * The '' Fox Sports College Hoops '99'' basketball video game is published by their

Fox Interactive Fox Interactive was an American video game publisher based in Los Angeles, California. The company published games based on 20th Century Fox properties, yet also published several original titles, such as '' Croc: Legend of the Gobbos''. Histo ...

division. * Outside of the U.S, Fox Sports Australia is owned and operated by Foxtel, which is a joint venture between News Corp Australia (owned by the Murdoch family) and Australian telecommunications company

Telstra Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 2 ...

and Fox Sports Japan, which was also joint owned by the Murdoch family and SoftBank Group that operated Fox Sports and Entertainment in Japan and

Fox Sports Mexico Fox Sports is a Mexican pay television network operated by Grupo Multimedia Lauman. The network focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event broadcasts, sports talk shows and original programming, available througho ...

is owned and operated by Grupo Multimedia Lauman and Fox Sports Argentina is also owned and operated by Mediapro.

Notes and references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox Sports (United States) American companies established in 1994 Mass media companies established in 1994 Sports television in the United States 1994 establishments in California Companies based in Los Angeles Cable network groups in the United States

History

Establishment

MLB, NASCAR, and BCS acquisitions

Present day

Channels

2013 cable reorganization

Former affiliates

Regional sports networks

International

Technical evolution

High-definition coverage

Virtual reality

4K coverage

Technological enhancements

Graphics, scoring bugs, and theme music

2001–2003

2003–2006

2006–2010

2010–2014

2014–2017

2017–2021

2020–present

Public service

2008–2009 cycle (began with 2008 Daytona 500)

2009–2010 cycle (began with 2009 Daytona 500)

Gambling

Programming issues

Programs throughout the years

Current broadcast rights

Former broadcast rights

Notable personalities

Current

Play-by-play

Analysts

Reporters

Studio hosts

Former

Play-by-play

Analysts

Reporters

Studio hosts

Presidents

Other media

See also

Related articles

Main competitors

Notes and references

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