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TNT Sports is the division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in the United States that is responsible for sports broadcasts on its parent company's streaming service, Max, and primarily the TruTV, TBS, and TNT cable channels. The division also operates the online digital media outlets for the NCAA, NBA, PGA Tour, and PGA of America; the sports news website Bleacher Report; NBA TV, on behalf of the NBA; and also owns a minority share in the MLB Network.
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| Formerly | TBS Sports (1981–1995) Turner Sports (1995–2022) Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (2022–2023) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Genre | Sports |
| Predecessor | WarnerMedia News & Sports (2019–2022) Discovery Sports (2001–2022) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Key people | Luis Silberwasser (Chairman and CEO, TNT Sports)[1][2] Andrew Georgiou (President, WBD Sports Europe) |
| Brands | TNT Sports Eurosport |
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| Parent | Turner Broadcasting System (1979–2019) WarnerMedia News & Sports (2019–2022) Warner Bros. Discovery (2022–present) |
| Website | wbd (United States) discoverysports (Europe) |
TNT Sports' formation dates back to the 1970s as the sports division of Turner Broadcasting System's basic cable networks, with separate TNT Sports and TBS Sports brands for TNT and TBS, respectively. A unified Turner Sports brand was then introduced in 1995, followed by Turner Broadcasting merging into Time Warner in 1996. Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018 (which would become WarnerMedia), Turner Sports was combined with CNN and AT&T SportsNet into a new division known as WarnerMedia News & Sports.[3]
In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery was formed after AT&T spun off WarnerMedia, and the latter merged with Discovery, Inc.. WarnerMedia News & Sports was subsequently merged with the Discovery Sports division to form Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. The division would adopt its current branding in Fall 2023.[4]
Following the formation of WBD, the company's international sports operations were branded "Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe", or simply "WBD Sports". These properties include Eurosport, as well as the TNT Sports channels in the UK.
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As TBS Sports/Turner Sports
The division began in the 1970s as the sports division of Turner Broadcasting System's basic cable networks, with separate TBS Sports and TNT Sports brands for TBS and TNT, respectively. In 1995, a unified Turner Sports rebranding began to be used, accompanied by an intro and outro sequence featuring the voice of CNN Headline News anchor Don Harrison and music from Edd Kalehoff. In 1996, Turner Sports became a division of Time Warner after it merged with Turner Broadcasting System.
Turner Broadcasting also owned WPCH-TV, the former WTBS, which was the longtime television home for Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves. The relationship with WPCH ended after the 2013 season, and the station itself was sold in 2017.
In August 2012, Turner Sports acquired the sports news website Bleacher Report for $175 million.[5]
In 2018, Turner Sports launched a subscription streaming service as a branch of Bleacher Report, known as B/R Live; it would be anchored by Turner's recently-acquired rights to the UEFA Champions League, while also featuring content from the NCAA, NBA League Pass, and others.[6]
Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018, it was announced in March 2019 that the Turner Broadcasting System would be dissolved, and its assets dispersed into Warner Bros. and two new units. Turner Sports was combined with CNN and the AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks into a new division known as WarnerMedia News & Sports, led by CNN president Jeff Zucker.[3]
In October 2020, Turner Sports announced a partnership with DraftKings to be the exclusive provider of daily fantasy and sports betting information for most Turner Sports and Bleacher Report properties, excluding the NBA due to its league-wide deal with competitor FanDuel.[7]
As TNT Sports
In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery was formed with the spin-off of WarnerMedia by AT&T, and its merger with Discovery, Inc. Turner Sports was then renamed as Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, with the brand also being used for the division that manages Discovery's existing European and international sports assets such as Eurosport, Golf Digest, and Global Cycling Network.[8]
In January 2024, WBD officially rebranded the entirety of the division as TNT Sports. The brand had already been used for Turner Sports' networks in Latin America, and had also recently been introduced to the United Kingdom as a rebranding of BT Sport (after WBD acquired a controlling stake in the broadcaster).[8]
On February 6, 2024, WBD announced a joint venture with ESPN Inc. and Fox Sports to offer a sports streaming bundle, named Venu Sports, including the three organizations' main linear sports channels and associated media rights, beginning in fall 2024. Though it's launch was later temporarily blocked in August 2024 by a preliminary injunction in the midst of anti-trust lawsuit aganist the venture by FuboTV.[9][10]
On March 7, 2024, WBD announced a new evening and primetime block for TruTV focused on TNT Sports content beginning on March 11. This will include alternate broadcasts of sporting events carried by its sister networks, as well as new studio shows, and sports-related documentaries and films. The division's vice president Luis Silberwasser stated that the block would give TNT Sports a more "consistent" and "comprehensive" presence on its networks.[11]
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- NBA on TNT (1989–2025)
- Exclusive national regular season Thursday night games
- Exclusive national regular season Tuesday night games outside of NBA Cup tournament.
- NBA Cup:
- Exclusive Tuesday night conference group play games
- Exclusive Eastern and Western Conference quarterfinal round in-season tournament games except for one Eastern conference quarterfinal game for ESPN in 2024.
- Exclusive Western Conference NBA Cup tournament's semifinal game (2023)
- Exclusive Eastern Conference NBA Cup tournament's semifinal game (2024)
- Martin Luther King Day games (annually)
- NBA All-Star Weekend (2003–2025)
- Rising Stars Challenge
- Slam Dunk Contest
- Three-Point Contest
- Skills Challenge
- All-Star Game (simulcast and/or alternate presentation on TBS and TruTv)
- Inside the NBA (sublicensing to ESPN/ABC beginning in 2025)
- NBA play-in tournament:
- Exclusive 7–8 seeded games, both conferences (2022–present).
- Exclusive Eastern Conference No. 8 seed game (odd-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference No. 8 seed game (even-numbered years)
- NBA playoffs (1990–2025)
- First round (generally Sundays through Thursdays, and selected Saturday games, co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- Second round (generally Sundays through Wednesdays, and selected Saturday games)
- Exclusive Eastern Conference Finals (odd-numbered years)
- Exclusive Western Conference Finals (even-numbered years)
- Spanish language simulcasts on CNN en Español in the United States.
- NASCAR on TNT (2001–2014, 2025–present) (co-produced with NBC from 2001 to 2006)
- MLB on TBS (2007–present)
- Tuesday night games (2022–present) (1 game every week during the regular season, co-exists with regional broadcasts)[12]
- MLB Leadoff
- MLB Closer
- MLB postseason (select playoff games/overflow on TNT)
- American League Division Series and Championship Series (even-numbered years)
- National League Division Series and Championship Series (odd-numbered years)
- NHL on TNT[13] (2021–present)
- Up to 72 exclusive national games per-season (Wednesdays and some Sundays in the second half of the season)
- NHL Face Off
- NHL Post Game
- Winter Classic (annually)
- Thanksgiving Showdown (annually since 2022)
- Stadium Series (2021 only)
- Heritage Classic (selected years, the Heritage Classic is not held every season)
- Stanley Cup playoffs (games also on TBS)
- Selected first and second round games (on TNT primarily on days when not airing the NBA, depending on which league begins their postseason first or if both leagues start their playoffs at roughly the same time; TBS may broadcast on any day when not airing MLB or AEW wrestling; first round co-exists with regional broadcasts)
- One exclusive conference finals series per season (ESPN/ABC has first choice as to which conference to air,[14] TNT then broadcasts the other series).
- Exclusive Stanley Cup Finals (odd-numbered years on TNT; TBS and truTV may also air simulcasts or alternative broadcasts).
- NHL Awards (odd-numbered years on TNT; alternates with ESPN).
- All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
- AEW Dynamite (First Live Television on Wednesday Night and exclusively broadcast on TBS since 2022) (2019–present)
- AEW Rampage (Taping delay coverage on Friday Night and exclusively on TNT) (2021–present)
- AEW Collision (Second Live Television on Saturday Night and exclusively broadcast on TNT except other sports conflicts which then airs on TBS) (2023–present)
- College Basketball on TNT Sports
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (2011–present; in partnership with CBS Sports)
- First Four on truTV (except for 2021 which aired on both truTV and TBS)
- First and second rounds on TNT, TBS, and truTV alongside CBS
- Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight split between CBS and TBS, with simulcasts of TBS games on TruTV
- Final Four in 2014 and 2015 on TBS
- Final Four and National Championship in even-numbered years from 2016 until 2032 (except 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States) (airs on TBS; TNT and truTV may also air simulcasts or alternative broadcasts)
- NBA HBCU Classic (2021–present)
- Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic (2021–present)
- Hall of Fame Series (2023–present)
- Big East men's and women's basketball (2025–future)[15]
- Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball (2025–future)[16]
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (2011–present; in partnership with CBS Sports)
- College Football on TNT Sports
- Mountain West Conference football on TruTV (2024–present)[17]
- Big 12 Conference football on TNT (2025–future)[16]
- College Football Playoff (2024–present, two first round games in sublicensing agreement with ESPN)[18]
- ELeague (Turner Sports/WME-IMG Partnership, since 2016)[19][20]
- Golf
- U.S. Soccer (2023–present)[21]
- United States men's and women's national team home matches (such as friendlies and FIFA World Cup qualification home matches).
- U.S. Open Cup (airs on Bleacher Report)
- SheBelieves Cup
- All matches airs on TNT and Max, airs on TBS select matches.
- Cycling (2024–present) (airs on Max)[22]
- FIA World Endurance Championship (2018–present)
- All session coverage on Motor Trend and streaming live on Max starting from 2024
- MotoGP (2024–present)[23]
- Bellator MMA (2024–present)[24]
- Events streaming on Max
- Supplemental content on TruTV
- Tennis on TNT (2000–2002, 2025–)
- French Open coverage on TNT, TBS, TruTV and Max starting in 2025[25][26]
- Unrivaled (2025–present)[27]
Other properties
- NBA TV (cable channel; managed on behalf of the NBA)
- MLB Network (cable channel; 16.67% with Major League Baseball, Comcast, Charter Communications and Cox Communications)
- Golf Digest (magazine)
- Motor Trend Group
- Motor Trend (cable channel)
- Hot Rod (magazine)
- Four Wheeler (magazine)
- Motor Trend (magazine)
- Motor Trend FAST TV (FAST streaming channel)
- Motor Trend VELOZ TV (Spanish-language FAST streaming channel)
TNT Sports Interactive properties
- NCAA.com
- NBA.com
- PGA.com
- Bleacher Report (website)
- In February 2019, Turner announced a deal with casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation to open a Bleacher Report studio in the sportsbook at Caesars Palace to produce sports betting programming and gaming-related editorial content. The new studio is expected to begin distributing this content by early summer 2019.[30]
- House of Highlights (social media network; NBA coverage only)
- B/R Hoops (social media network; March Madness coverage only)
- B/R Walk-Off (social media network; MLB coverage only)
- B/R Open Ice (social media network; NHL coverage only)
- B/R Wrestling (social media network; especially All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor only)
WBD Sports Europe properties
- Eurosport
- TNT Sports (United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland; joint venture with BT Group)
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AT&T SportsNet
- AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (sold to Fenway Sports Group)
- AT&T SportsNet Southwest (sold to a joint venture between the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros)
- AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (defunct regional sports network)
- Root Sports Northwest (regional sports network; 29% stake with Baseball Club of Seattle, LP; had sold its stake to the Mariners as of January 2024)[31]
Global Cycling Network
- GCN+ and GCN App (closed on December 19, 2023)[32]
Motor Trend Group
- MotorTrend+ (subscription streaming service) (closing at the end of March 2024, with most of its subscribers and programming migrating to Discovery+ and Max)[33]
Turner South
- Atlanta Braves baseball
- Atlanta Hawks basketball
- Atlanta Thrashers hockey
CNN/SI
TBS
- Atlanta Hawks basketball
- Atlanta Flames NHL hockey
- Atlanta Chiefs NASL soccer
- Clash of the Champions (1988–1997)
- College Basketball on TBS (1982–1986)
- College Football on TBS (1982–2006)
- Goodwill Games (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001)
- Braves TBS Baseball (1973–2007)
- Gator Bowl (1993–1994)
- NASCAR on TBS (1983–2000)
- NBA on TBS (1984–2002, Still used as an overflow feed for the NBA on TNT)
- NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship (2016 & 2017)[34][35]
- Southeastern Conference sports
- U.S. Olympic Gold (1989–1992)
- NFL on TNT (1990–1997, Atlanta area Falcons simulcasts only)
TNT
- NFL on TNT (1990–1997)
- Olympics on TNT (1992, 1994, 1998) (co-produced with CBS)
- FIFA World Cup (1990)
- Women's United Soccer Association
- Alliance of American Football (2019) (co-produced with CBS/CBS Sports Network/NFL Network)
- Golf on TNT
- PGA Championship (through 2019)
- First and second rounds, early coverage of third and fourth.
- The Open Championship (2002–2009)
- First and second rounds, early coverage of third and fourth.
- PGA Championship (through 2019)
- Title Night (1998–2000) (co-produced with CBS)
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Champions League[36]
- 46 matches
- Goodwill Games (2000)
Turner Sports Interactive
truTV
- MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout (2015) (co-produced with HBO)
B/R Live
- Belgian First Division A
- Polish Cup
- Scottish Professional Football League[39]
- Scottish League Cup
- Scottish Challenge Cup
- Swedish Cup[40]
- Swiss Cup
- UEFA Europa League
- All matches on B/R Live for subscribers or pay-per-match.
- Select qualification stage matches on B/R Live
- UEFA Champions League[36]
- All matches on B/R Live for subscribers or pay-per-match.[41]
- Select qualification stage matches on B/R Live
- UEFA Super Cup (2018 and 2019 only)
- UEFA Youth League
First-run syndication
- WCW WorldWide (1975-2001)
Prime Sports
- WCW Prime (1995-1996)
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- Kate Abdo
- Kenny Albert
- Marv Albert[42]
- David Aldridge
- Adam Alexander
- Brian Anderson
- Debbie Antonelli
- Colby Armstrong
- Stephane Auger
- Shane Bacon
- Champ Bailey
- Ian Baker-Finch
- Rick Ball
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- Brent Barry
- Allen Bestwick
- Eric Bischoff
- Paul Bissonnette
- Carter Blackburn
- Dan Bonner
- Jennifer Botterill
- Brian Boucher
- Thom Brennaman
- Bob Brenly
- Hubie Brown
- Brendan Burke
- Lisa Byington
- Kevin Calabro
- Chip Caray
- Skip CarayD
- Anson Carter
- Andrew Catalon
- Vince Cellini
- Darren Clarke
- Doug Collins
- Bob Costas
- Jordan Cornette
- Jamal Crawford
- Victor Cruz
- Wally Dallenbach Jr.
- Ron Darling
- Seth Davis
- Spero Dedes
- Dusty Dvoracek
- Tim Doyle
- Ian Eagle
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Dennis Eckersley
- Tarik El-Bashir
- Darren Eliot
- Excalibur
- Marc Fein
- Larry Fitzgerald
- John Forslund
- Mike Fratello
- Kevin Frazier
- Rick Fox
- Mike Golic, Jr.
- Butch Goring
- Dave Goucher
- Kevin Garnett
- Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
- Curtis Granderson
- Danny Green[disambiguation needed]
- Draymond Green[43]
- Jared Greenberg
- Wayne Gretzky
- Natalie Gulbis
- Greg Gumbel
- Pat Haden
- Randy Hahn
- Kevin Harlan
- Chris Haynes
- Brendan Haywood
- Taryn Hatcher
- Bret Hedican
- Bobby HeenanD
- John Henson
- Grant Hill
- Kevin Kelly
- Shane Hnidy
- Shannon Hogan
- Bridget Howard
- Scott Hudson
- Trevor Immelman
- Andre Iguodala
- Jim Jackson (NBA)
- Jim Jackson (NHL)
- Peter Jacobsen
- Dana Jacobson
- Lauren Jbara
- Chris Jericho
- Avery Johnson
- Ernie Johnson, Jr.[44]
- Ernie Johnson, Sr.D
- Gus Johnson
- Magic Johnson
- Lewis Johnson
- Keith Jones
- Mark Jones
- Roddy Jones
- Mike Joy
- Rick Kamla
- Nabil Karim
- Clark Kellogg
- Steve Kerr
- Quint Kessenich
- Don Koharski
- Kyle Korver
- Allie LaForce
- Steve Lavin
- Adam Lefkoe
- Sean Little
- J. B. Long
- Verne Lundquist
- Henrik Lundqvist
- Kristen Ledlow
- Richard Lewis
- Alyson Lozoff
- Tom Luginbill
- Eli Manning
- Buck Martinez
- Pedro Martínez
- Jamal Mayers
- Tom McCarthy
- Gary McCord
- Taylor McGregor
- Liam McHugh
- Mike McKenna
- Steve McMichael
- Nigel McGuinness
- Larry McReynolds
- Steve Mears
- Brad Meier
- Phil Mickelson
- Meaghan Mikkelson
- Cheryl Miller
- Reggie Miller
- Von Miller
- Matt Murley
- Chris Myers
- Jim Nantz
- Steve Nash
- Bob Neal
- Shaquille O'Neal[45]
- Brad Nessler
- Gene OkerlundD
- Eddie Olczyk
- Rosalyn Gold-Onwude[46]
- Renee Paquette
- Darren Pang
- Candace Parker[47]
- Dave Pasch
- Benny ParsonsD
- Phil Parsons
- Pat Perez
- Kyle Petty
- Bill Raftery
- Dave Randorf
- Stephanie Ready
- Jackie Redmond
- Drew Remenda
- Amanda Renner
- Ian Riccaboni
- Cal Ripken Jr.
- Taylor Rooks
- A. J. Ross
- Jim Ross
- Vince Russo
- Laura Rutledge
- Craig SagerD
- Bryce Salvador
- Dennis Scott
- Steve Smith
- Tony Schiavone
- Patrick Sharp
- Lauren Shehadi
- Ralph Sheheen
- Jody Shelley
- Joe Simpson
- Kenny Smith
- John Smoltz
- Gary Sheffield
- Gordon SolieD
- Jim Spanarkel
- Takeo Spikes
- Dick Stockton
- Don SuttonD
- Gene Steratore
- Casey Stern
- Julie Stewart-Binks
- Wally Szczerbiak
- Kathryn Tappen
- Taz
- Mike Tenay
- Reggie Theus
- Isiah Thomas
- Justin Thomas
- John ThompsonD
- Rick Tocchet
- Jeff Van Gundy
- Stan Van Gundy
- Pete van WierenD
- Tom Verducci
- Ashali Vise
- Erika Wachter
- Dwyane Wade[48]
- Darius Walker
- Evan Washburn
- J. J. Watt
- Bill Weber
- Chris Webber
- David Wells
- Ryan Whitney
- Luke Wileman
- Matt Winer
- Ari Wolfe
- Tracy Wolfson
- Cheyenne Woods
- Keith Yandle
- Matt Yocum
- Larry Zbyszko
- Adam Zucker
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