Reports: Big Ten to hire Tony Petitti as next commish

The Big Ten is expected to hire former TV and Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti as its new commissioner, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.

Petitti would replace Kevin Warren, who left the conference in January to become the president and CEO of the Chicago Bears.

Petitti is the former executive vice president of CBS Sports and head of MLB Network, which launched in 2009. He became the chief operating of