&E Networks, and some aspects of that deal (particularly streaming of games that aren’t on cable) seem unsettled just a couple of days before league action kicks off Saturday. Lucrative TV deals made with Turner Sports’ TNT and Disney’s ESPN may not have been possible without. FootballUS pro soccer's 50th anniversary: 'They called us communists and midgets'Fifty years ago, pr. Instead of adopting the moronic approach of their competitors, the NBA has been rewarded by allowing fans to post highlights on Twitter and Facebook.