ESPN, Packer Set Sports Emmy Precedents : Television: The cable network receives 10 awards and the CBS analyst stops John Madden’s streak at 9 years.

On a precedent-breaking night, ESPN became the first cable network to be the top winner of the sports Emmy Awards, and CBS basketball analyst Billy Packer stopped John Madden’s nine-year winning streak as best commentator.

ESPN took 10 awards in the 15th annual sports Emmy competition, whose winners were announced in ceremonies Tuesday in New York City. NBC, last year’s top winner, was second this time with six, Home Box Office and CBS had five each, ABC and NFL Films each had three, and cable’s TNT and USA networks received one each.

The winners in the 26 categories for work during the 1993 calendar year were selected by peer panels under the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

NBC continued its dominance over the announcing categories, with Bob Costas receiving his fifth Emmy as top studio host and Dick Enberg his fourth as outstanding play-by-play announcer.

ESPN, whose 22 nominations also topped the field, was honored for sports journalism for its reports on the University of Houston’s scandal-ridden football program and allegations of sexual misconduct by then University of Florida swimming coach Mitch Ivey, and for Dick Schapp’s writing.

ESPN also won in all three special classifications: technical achievement for technology in covering auto racing; individual achievement for its look at then-heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe’s African relief mission, and in program achievement for its “Outside the Lines” series.

Two of CBS’ awards came for programs and events that it will not have this year. Its coverage of the 1993 World Series, which came under fire from some critics and viewers, was selected as the outstanding live sports special, while its “NFL Today” pregame show was named as the best studio show. CBS lost the exclusive rights to cover baseball’s post-season last year after four money-losing seasons, and it was outbid by Fox Broadcasting for the National Football Conference portion of the NFL television package.

Tuesday night’s winners also included an eclectic mix of 14 musicians and groups who performed in videos to open ABC’s “Monday Night Football” telecasts. “Monday Night Football” was honored as the best live sports series.

Other winners:

Edited sports special: “Road to the Super Bowl,” NFL Films.

Edited sports series/anthologies: “This Is the NFL,” NFL Films.

Technical team remote: “ESPN Speedworld,” ESPN, “Daytona 500,” CBS.

Technical team studio: “In This Corner: Boxing’s Little Giants,” Home Box Office.

Film cinematographers: “Expedition Earth,” ESPN.

Electronic camerapersons: “Ironman Triathlon World Championship,” NBC; “Expedition Earth: Rock n’ Road,” ESPN.

Film editing: “Inside the NFL,” Home Box Office.

Videotape editing: “ABC’s Wide World of Sports,” ABC; “1993 U.S. Open: The First 25 Years,” USA.

Writing: “Sunday Sportsday: Dick Schaap’s Sporting Life,” ESPN; “This is the NFL: Highlights for Highbrows,” NFL Films.

Graphic design: “NBA Showtime,” NBC; “Wimbledon ‘93,” Home Box Office.

Sound/audio: “ESPN Speedworld,” ESPN.

Production designer/art director: “In This Corner: Boxing’s Little Giants,” Home Box Office.

Features: “Wimbledon ‘93: His Life, His Legacy--Arthur Ashe,” NBC.

Promotions: “NBA: I Love This Game Campaign,” NBC/Turner Network Television/NBA Entertainment; “Lennox Lewis Tea Party,” Home Box Office.

Opens/closes/teases: “NCAA Final Four Show--H.O.R.S.E. Open,” CBS.

Lifetime achievement: Pat Summerall.