AL MICHAELS

The U.S. Olympic men's hockey team shocked the Soviet Union 4-3 on this day in history, Feb. 22, 1980. The victory has been dubbed the Miracle on Ice.

In an interview with The Athletic, legendary sports broadcaster Al Michaels recalled some of the lackluster games he had to call during "Thursday Night Football" this season.

We got you covered with all the NFL and college football wacky wins and bad beats. Here's a rundown on how bettors fared on this week's slate.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros are set to play Game 5 of the World Series on Thursday night.

Christian Holmes recovered a muffed punt by Velus Jones deep in Chicago territory to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Brian Robinson midway through the fourth quarter, and the Washington Commanders stopped a four-game losing streak, hanging on to beat the Chicago Bears 12-7.

Legendary broadcaster Al Michaels expressed his "feeling" about Daniel Snyder's situation with the Washington Commanders amid the latest report on Thursday.

The exodus from the NFL contest grabbed headlines because of its weird timing.

A meaningless touchdown? Nah. Even Al Michaels knew what this meant.

Amazon will become the home of Thursday Night Football this week when the Los Angeles Chargers face the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC West showdown. In the broadcast booth at Arrowhead Stadium for the Prime Video broadcasts will be former NBC Sunday Night Football broadcaster Al Michaels who is no stranger to calling primetime telecasts. Former NFL star Tony Gonzalez is among the broadcast team for Thursday Night Football. Thursday Night Football will be streamed to all Amazon Prime members. Recommended from our partnersThe post On Sports Media: Michaels And Amazon Are Ready For Thursday Night Football appeared first on Zenger News.

Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service.

Drew Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year.

Al Michaels moves to Prime from NBC and his co-announcer Kirk Herbstreit joins him from ESPN.

Al Michaels moves to Prime from NBC and his co-announcer Kirk Herbstreit joins him from ESPN.

ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth.

Al Michaels finally gets to call a Super Bowl in Los Angeles and will tie the late Pat Summerall for the most by a lead announcer on television.

John Madden has died at the age of 85.

Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”.

File-This Feb. 7, 2010, file photo shows New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrating with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Saints' 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami. Brees, the NFLs leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)NEW YORK – Drew Brees is headed from the Superdome to the Golden Dome. The quarterback great joined NBC Sports on Monday, a day after announcing his retirement from the NFL. Ad“We know that Drew will apply the same work ethic and continuously positive attitude to everything he touches at NBC Sports," NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua said in a statement.

The school said Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, the players have decided to opt out of any potential bowl game. The IIHF also said two members of Sweden’s team staff tested positive. The network did not say if Michaels had tested positive or had been in contact with someone who had tested positive. The Huskies said in a statement that no one from their program was in close contact with the individual who tested positive at Seton Hall. Ferentz is the 23rd FBS coach to reveal publicly that he tested positive for the virus.

Michaels was voted the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence by the Hall on Wednesday and will be honored July 24 during the Hall's induction weekend. Michaels gained a national spotlight when ABC had MLB rights from 1976-89 and again in 1994 and ’95, coverage interrupted by the players’ strike. He didn’t broadcast baseball again until a game on the MLB Network in 2011. His best-remembered baseball telecast was when an earthquake struck at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park before Game 3 of the 1989 World Series. “Well, I don’t know if we’re on the air or not and I’m not sure I care at this particular moment but we are.

Lights adorn Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders football team, as it nears completion Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Las Vegas. Now, the NFL is betting big on the once taboo industry, loosening its gambling policies just as the finishing touches were being made at Allegiant Stadium, the Raiders spiffy new home within earshot of the neon-soaked Las Vegas Strip. Theres sports betting, theres daily fantasy, theres casinos, so theres a lot of different aspects to these businesses, said Mac Freeman, the Broncos chief commercial officer. I think what youll find with us carving those first tracks through the field youll see other teams follow pretty quickly as states come on board with sports gambling, Freeman said. No, we are not able to sort of participate in the actual betting volumes or revenue generated, Freeman said.