What is Craig Sager?
{{Infobox person | name = Craig Sager | image = Craig Sager 2009.jpg | imagesize = 180px | caption = Sager at the [[2009 National League Championship Series|2009 NLCS]] | birth_name = Craig Graham Sager | birth_date = {{birth date|1951|6|29|}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|15|1951|06|29}} |height = 188cm | birth_place = [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]], [[Illinois]] | death_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]] | death_cause = [[Acute myeloid leukemia]] | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = TV sports broadcaster, commentator and announcer for ''[[Turner Sports]]'' ([[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]], [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]) | known_for = | spouse = Stacy Craig | yearsactive = 1972–2016 }} '''Craig Graham Sager, Sr.''' (June 29, 1951 &ndash; December 15, 2016) was a [[Turner Sports]] personality. He was the lead sideline reporter with Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, and Steve Kerr for the [[NBA]] on TNT and the lead field reporter for [[MLB]] on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] with Ernie Johnson Jr., Ron Darling, and John Smoltz. He also did college basketball tournaments with Albert and Kerr for CBS and Turner Sports as the #2 team. ==Career== He was sports director for two television stations: WINK-TV and KMBD-TV. He was a [[sports anchor]] for two other television stations: WTSP (also a sports reporter), and WXLT-TV. He was an anchor for CNN Sports Tonight, College Football Scoreboard and an anchor for the defunct television network CNN Sports Illustrated. While at [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], he provided play-by-play for the [[Kansas City Kings]], [[Kansas City Royals]] spring training, and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] preseason. He also was on the fields and sidelines reporting for the [[Goodwill Games]] on TBS, TNT World Cup, Golf on TNT, Tennis on TNT, college football on TBS, and TNT Sunday Night Football where he also was the studio host for college football on TBS. Sager called [[Nordic skiing|Nordic Skiing]] and [[Curling]] at the [[1992 Winter Olympics]]