Can't wait to listen to Andrew Catalon on the call for this game!! If they need a 3 Man Booth, might as well include @stlappas in the booth for any Basketball References.😂😂

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What a great night in Tuscaloosa! @RussDinallo with Coach Saban and Reece Davis taking us through the making of this tremendous documentary!

A legendary night in Tuscaloosa, Ala. celebrating the premiere of 'SABAN' 🏈 Catch every episode of the ESPN Original Series now streaming on the ESPN App 📸 (Al Powers / ESPN Images)

What a night in Tuscaloosa! Great to meet Miss Terry! The “ brains “ behind Nick Saban!!!

Looking forward to my trip to Tuscaloosa this Thursday for the premiere of “Saban” the six part documentary on the legendary coach. My son in law @RussDinallo directed!!

Chris Spatola scored 1,543 points at West Point. Fifth most in the history of the academy. Then he graduated, put on the other uniform, and went to war. He served five years as an Army officer. He was a company commander. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he came home with the Joint Service Commendation Medal, awarded for what the citation called exceptional combat performance. Then he came back to basketball. In 2007, Mike Krzyzewski hired him at Duke. There is something in that worth sitting with. Krzyzewski played point guard at Army from 1966 to 1969. Captained the team as a senior. Then served in the Army and was discharged as a captain. Spatola played guard at Army from 1998 to 2002. Then served in the Army and made captain too. Two West Point guards, 33 years apart, on the same bench. Spatola was on the Duke staff from 2007 to 2012. Four ACC Tournament titles. The 2010 national championship. He was a court coach for USA Basketball, for the team that won gold in Beijing in 2008 and gold at the world championship in 2010. He also married Krzyzewski's daughter Jamie. They had three children. After coaching he went into television. He joined ESPN in 2015 and spent a decade as one of the most thoughtful voices in college basketball, because he had been a player and a coach and a soldier, and he talked like a man who had been all three. He ran a basketball camp for kids in Durham every year. Chris Spatola died unexpectedly this week. He was 47 years old. ESPN said he was thoughtful, prepared and passionate about the sport. The Krzyzewski family said they had no words to adequately express their heartbreak over the loss of "our beloved Chris Spatola," and that he "served our country, was a devoted husband and father, and was such an important part of our family." Seth Greenberg put it shortest. "Heartbreaking. Such a good soul." He leaves behind a wife and three kids.

Chris was thoughtful, chris was giving, chris was funny, and chris was a friend. At various times for years we talked about our kids, mental health, and sometimes weaved in basketball..sometimes on the air, sometimes not. I listened to a phone tag message today from this past winter where he tried me back…there was so much good in there and I’m so sad to say we never fully caught each other in that game of phone tag… We will remember you. We will miss you

The news of Chris Spatolas passing is as brutal as it gets. A loving family man who gave a lot 2 a lot of people including this country. He was as prepared a broadcaster as I’ve ever been around. I can’t tell you how many times he called me about teams I had seen. RIP gut punch.

Really sad stuff about Chris Spatola. Smart guy. Great analyst. I always enjoyed our conversations -- particularly when he'd pop into Memphis for a game. My condolences to his loved ones. This is tough to hear.

NFL on CBS' Andrew Catalon. youtu.be/J2aCwOILjn8?is=YMmo… via @YouTube. @BuffaloBills season preview. Thanks to @BataviaDowns. @AdamBenigni @salmaiorana @BillsHelmetBar

Might be the finest magazine piece ever written @TomJunod

Endlessly bothering @EiserXUSports for the better part of the last decade was a delightful experience. Tom's the best.

The premiere of ESPN's new documentary series: 'Saban,' is set for October 8 at 6 p.m. ET, per @Variety. The series will pull back on the curtain on the legendary coach's 17 seasons at Alabama, as well as his time spent as head coach of LSU and the Miami Dolphins.

ESPN's Six Part 'Saban' Gives Fans Hours of Unseen Footage of Famous Football Coach in Action variety.com/2026/tv/news/esp…

Almost two years in the making with the amazing team @Wordsandpics_ … we can’t wait to bring this to audiences in 2026!

ESPN's Six Part 'Saban' Gives Fans Hours of Unseen Footage. Be on the lookout for this Doc on Coach Saban directed by my son in law Russ Dinallo. Premiere October 8! variety.com/2026/tv/news/esp…

1986-87 Big East Hoops classic Villanova head coach Rollie Massimino postgame locker room speech.

Mike DeCourcy has covered 30 Final Fours for The Sporting News. He’s had a career that includes countless articles on deadline for the magazine and website, scores of interviews with the biggest names in college basketball, and thousands upon thousands of words of insight to help readers better understand the game and the people surrounding it. Now, @tsnmike gets to enjoy retirement. 📰: sn-now.com/3TJauIu