HBO Wins Big at Sports Emmys
Bryant Gumbel by Nathaniel Welch/HBO
At Monday's
Sports Emmys, HBO led all networks, taking eight trophies.
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel was honored along with its
Ghosts of Flatbush documentary and the network's boxing coverage.
ESPN scored seven total Emmys (including three for ESPN.com) and Fox picked up five Emmys. CBS and NBC won three statues apiece.
It was a big night for NBC's football coverage.
Sunday Night Football's
Al Michaels won best play-by-play honors and his boothmate
John Madden took top analyst honors.
Football Night in America co-host
Cris Collinsworth was named best studio analyst. James Brown won best studio host for CBS'
The NFL Today.
Other Emmys went to Fox's Fiesta Bowl coverage along with NASCAR on Fox. ESPN's
College GameDay won best weekly studio show, and TNT's
Inside the NBA snared the Emmy for best daily studio show.
- J.R. Whalen
