m.nbcsports.com
Im trying to watch one of the top videos
I just watched "Busy offseason for Patriots" - it's on their side - and my fix may help.
First, mine hung at 24 seconds - just as you said.
I tried that same mobile browser site on my desktop and noticed that at 24 seconds, the video - and my network traffic (I'm monitoring that) - stuttered - then played.
Back to the Evo.
So - I tried to back out then in - probably same as you - no soap.
Then, I came back in to that vid, and as soon as it started playing, I tapped the menu button and hit "Replay". It forced it to buffer it differently somehow and then it worked.
This won't help for the videos that never start - for those, back out, try to relaunch and then Replay.
I guess we either hope for desktop browser robustness or for their web site to not stutter.
Meanwhile - please let me know if this helps as a workaround.
(PS - if this works for you, you'll see that stuttering in the vid I'd mentioned - that happens on the desktop view of that mobiles site, too - it's them.)