Austin Karp

Media reporter for @SBJ. Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech. Sports documentary nut job. Rapidly declining pickup basketball player.

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Source close to situation confirms Matt's report. This is close to being finalized

Amazon did not object to proposed shift in location outside of Big Ten shared territory, source noted

But Dec. 21 gonna happen here, and this avoids any "shared territory" issue by going to Miami

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

Breaking: Next season's big Duke-Michigan game that was initially announced for MSG is being moved, sources told @CBSSports. The teams are finalizing plans to play at the home of the Miami Marlins. Yes, a baseball stadium.

Here's the story behind the saga:https://t.co/tgG0WfPMOC

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Looks like a few naming-rights opportunities for ESPN Events-run bowl games.

SRS Distribution out as Vegas title sponsor

Scooter's Coffee out as Frisco title sponsor

Bush's Beans out as Boca Raton title sponsor

Myrtle Beach has yet to land title sponsor since it started

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

#CFB fans, mark your calendars! 🗓️

@ESPNEvents announces 17-game @BowlSeason schedule for the '26-'27 season

🏈 Sat., Aug. 29 | 4 early-season kickoff matchups
🏈 Sat., Dec. 12 | Cricket @CelebrationBowl begins Bowl game action

More: https://t.co/UO92OzRSb4

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Yikes

[Ben Portnoy @bportnoy15]

I don't ~think~ this had been made public, or at least acknowledged this publicly, but Sen. Cantwell said Washington State went from "instead of having a $35 million media budget, has a $10 or 12 million media budget.

Notable re: the Pac-12's recent media deal.

[Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC]

MLB, TelevisaUnivision expand radio deal @AustinKarp https://t.co/nAYEpFl9PB

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Even with ESPN now in the driver’s seat, NFL Network could keep its own NFL Draft production, @burkemagnus tells my boy @Ourand_Puck

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Puts on bow on the most-viewed @ChampionsLeague season yet on U.S. airwaves.

🔲CBS average 1.71 million viewers for all of the games on linear TV, +39% from 2024-25
🔲 Four seasons left on CBS-UEFA deal

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

CBS shattered the English-language U.S. club soccer TV audience record with PSG-Arsenal on Saturday.

🔲3.09 million viewers
🔲Well above 2.04 million for PSG-Inter Milan in 2025
🔲 Right around the same audience that 76ers-Celtics Game 5 drew on ESPN in NBA Playoffs first round

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

CBS shattered the English-language U.S. club soccer TV audience record with PSG-Arsenal on Saturday.

🔲3.09 million viewers
🔲Well above 2.04 million for PSG-Inter Milan in 2025
🔲 Right around the same audience that 76ers-Celtics Game 5 drew on ESPN in NBA Playoffs first round

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Tim Legler talks shop ahead of his first NBA Finals for ESPN https://t.co/SbPBRuEkPO

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

This.

[Brady Penn @bradypenn21]

You have to respect Georgia Tech fans. Constant cycle of excitement and hope, with tons of sky is the limit moments. Then they get absolutely kicked in the stomach in the worst ways and stick with the program

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Good timing for TNT Sports at French Open with this news.

@Venuseswilliams joins the network's coverage from Roland Garros starting Tuesday. She'll do studio work around the quarterfinals, semifinals and women’s final

[ESPN @espn]

Breaking: 23-time major title winner Serena Williams is officially making her comeback to professional tennis. Williams will play doubles next week at the HSBC Championships, the tournament announced.

[Ben Portnoy @bportnoy15]

A tag-team effort here with @AustinKarp on the College Football Playoff expansion conundrum.

A breakdown of why things feel like they're at a stalemate heading toward the middle of the summer:
https://t.co/zvJscOO3uK

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

@JamieErdahl So sorry for your loss Jamie. Proud dad for sure!

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Yellow Jackets taking it to the Fighting Curtis Grandersons in Game 1 of the NCAA Regionals

[Georgia Tech Baseball @GTBaseball]

M5 | UIC gets a solo HR.

GT 17 - UIC 3

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

RT @bportnoy15: The CFP can’t move forward, the SEC–Big Ten divide hasn't seemingly changed and the dollars don't necessarily add up.

Stor…

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Premier League draws second-best season average yet on NBC, USA Network https://t.co/mAz6e7REDO

[Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC]

W/ @bportnoy15 Trump council's Levine: Senate bill gives schools tools to stabilize college sports https://t.co/FO2K7yAlv9

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

👀👀

[Georgia Tech Baseball @GTBaseball]

Single-game standing-room-only tickets for Georgia Tech’s NCAA Tournament opener vs UIC at noon on Friday, as well as for the Atlanta Regional’s 6 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday, are SOLD OUT.

#StingEm 🐝

[Patrick Crakes @Aquinas82nd]

While MRC accreditation is part of a rigorous and transparent process (that can take a while), it's standard operating procedure for clients to suggest that Nielsen measurement does not properly reflect viewing for their content or over measures viewing of a competitor's programming...It's all part of the process...

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

The @NBA is getting serious at the league office about the future of its local media business for teams (NBA & WNBA squads)

A new position has been created to run that effort, and Matt Volk has been hired from NESN to run the new group

https://t.co/tfGptoUvhi

[Austin Karp @AustinKarp]

Enjoying getting into it with @landondonovan and @TimHowardGK about all things @FIFAWorldCup, soccer in thwe U.S., the growth of their own podcast (@UnfilteredSoccr) and the days when Howard could still dunk

https://t.co/PrZIOCmHJr