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2025 | Josh Rivera joins the Brooks Beasts Track Club. |
2024 | Parker Stokes and Rebecca Mehra become members of the team. |
2024 | Flor Ruiz recorded a javelin throw of 66.70 meters in Cuiaba |
2024 |
Al Michaels
Al Michaels received the IIHF Media Award.
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August 8 2024 | Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan throws javelin in Saint-Denis |
February 25 2024 | Max Dehning throws javelin in Halle |
2023 | Dillon Maggard, Kayley Delay, Valery Tobias, and Teagan Schein-Becker join the Brooks Beasts Track Club. |
December 2023 |
Al Michaels
Reports emerged that Michaels would be cut from postseason coverage on NBC beginning with the 2023–24 NFL playoffs.
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September 8 2023 | Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan achieves a javelin throw in Brussels |
2022 | Isaiah Harris, Kyle Langford, and Julia Cigarroa Heymach become members of the team. |
September 2 2022 | Kara Winger from the United States performs a javelin throw in Brussels |
June 30 2022 | Neeraj Chopra from India performs a javelin throw in Stockholm |
May 24 2022 |
Al Michaels
NBC announced that Al Michaels would call at least one NFL playoff game for NBC under an 'emeritus' role, despite his departure from Sunday Night Football.
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May 13 2022 | Anderson Peters from Grenada throws javelin in Doha |
May 13 2022 | Jakub Vadlejch from Czech Republic throws javelin in Doha |
March 23 2022 |
Al Michaels
The NFL and Amazon announced that Al Michaels would become the full-time play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football, joining Kirk Herbstreit for the first season of the package airing exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch.
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February 13 2022 |
Al Michaels
Michaels called Super Bowl LVI for NBC, tying Pat Summerall for the most Super Bowls called by a play-by-play announcer.
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2021 | Waleed Suliman and Laurie Barton join the Brooks Beasts Track Club, with Devin Dixon also becoming a member. |
2021 |
Al Michaels
Al Michaels was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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2021 |
Al Michaels
Al Michaels concluded his role as play-by-play announcer for NBC's Sunday Night Football after a 15-year tenure.
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July 17 2021 | Maggie Malone sets a javelin throw performance in East Stroudsburg |
June 26 2021 | Johannes Vetter performs a javelin throw in Kuortane |
May 30 2021 | Christin Hussong achieves a javelin throw in Chorzów |
May 29 2021 | Johannes Vetter makes another significant javelin throw in Chorzów |
May 21 2021 | Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Dessau |
May 19 2021 | Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Ostrava |
May 9 2021 | Maria Andrejczyk achieves a significant javelin throw result in Split |
May 9 2021 | Maria Andrejczyk throws a significant javelin mark in Split, Poland |
2020 | Spencer Brown joins the team, while Michael Eaton's tenure ends. |
2020 | Lü Huihui recorded a javelin throw of 67.61 meters in Beijing |
September 15 2020 | Liu Shiying achieves a javelin throw in Shaoxing, China |
September 6 2020 | Johannes Vetter performs a notable javelin throw in Chorzów |
2019 | Marta Pen Freitas and Allie Ostrander join the Brooks Beasts Track Club, with Karisa Nelson also becoming a member. |
August 2 2019 | Lü Huihui from China achieves a javelin throw in Shenyang |
July 9 2019 | Kelsey-Lee Barber from Australia records a javelin throw in Lucerne |
June 22 2019 | Magnus Kirt from Estonia performs a javelin throw in Kuortane |
May 26 2019 | Nikola Ogrodníková achieves a javelin throw in Offenburg |
2018 | Josh Kerr and David Ribich join the team, while Allie Buchalski also becomes a member. |
June 7 2018 | Tatsiana Khaladovich performs a javelin throw in Oslo |
June 2 2018 | Andreas Hofmann performs a javelin throw in Offenburg |
April 11 2018 | Kathryn Mitchell from Australia achieves a javelin throw in Gold Coast |
March 11 2018 | Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Leiria |
February 4 2018 |
Al Michaels
Michaels called Super Bowl LII for NBC.
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2017 | Henry Wynne and Izaic Yorks become part of the Brooks Beasts Track Club. |
August 26 2017 | Cheng Chao-tsun from Taiwan throws javelin in Taipei |
August 18 2017 | Johannes Vetter throws javelin in Thum |
July 11 2017 | Johannes Vetter performs a javelin throw in Luzern |
July 6 2017 | Sara Kolak from Croatia records a notable javelin throw in Lausanne |
June 16 2017 |
Al Michaels
Al Michaels was honored with the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters 'Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award.'
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May 5 2017 | Thomas Röhler performs a notable javelin throw in Doha |
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