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Victory+ failed. Is this the end of sports streaming for free?
In September 2024, Victory+ was founded with a simple dream: to deliver major professional sports on streaming for free. Two years later, the Victory+ vision is dead. The streaming service shut down as of September 1. The move comes after the Texas Rangers, Anaheim Ducks and National Women’s Soccer League ended their agreements with the…
Chris Mannix rips ESPN for Clippers report: ‘They just swallowed a big bunch of bullsh*t’
After investigative sports journalist Pablo Torre dropped bombshell reports about how the Los Angeles Clippers had allegedly circumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard through third-party endorsement deals, he was met not only with intense criticism from some of the leading voices in sports, including Bill Simmons and Mark Cuban, but also with outright denials by Clippers owner…
MLB thrilled with NBC’s first season of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
NBC closed out its first season of Sunday Night Baseball on Sunday with Reds-Cubs, which drew 2.8 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. Across the full season, NBC and Peacock averaged 2.7 million viewers over 14 primetime broadcasts, the most-watched Sunday Night Baseball season since 2007, and that average holds even when factoring in NBC’s…
Pro Football Hall of Fame overhauls selection process in wake of Bill Belichick snub
Bill Belichick is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame yet, but his glaring omission is already set to have a lasting impact on the selection process. Friday morning, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced drastic changes to its enshrinement process, which includes cutting its voter pool in half from 50 members to…
Your 2026 NFL Week 1 announcing schedule
The NFL season kicks off with a wild Week 1 slate that even features a Wednesday night game, as well as a Thursday night game in Australia (where it’s technically a Friday morning game). Wednesday will bring the NFL season opener in a Super Bowl rematch between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. It…
Stephen A. Smith catfished by fake Cari Champion
Stephen A. Smith received an inquiry last year from someone he believed was Cari Champion, but it most definitely did not come from Cari Champion. After months of going back and forth on social media and via their own shows, Smith sat down with Champion and Jemele Hill for a nearly three-hour episode of their…
Inside ACC Network’s ambitious coast-to-coast Week 1 plan for ‘ACC Huddle’
ACC Network’s flagship football studio show is about to traverse the entire American continent in a single Labor Day weekend, planting its flag on three campuses spanning two coasts across four days. ACC Huddle, hosted by Taylor Tannebaum alongside analysts Jimbo Fisher, Eric Mac Lain, and Eddie Royal, will originate live from Stanford, Cal, and…
Nick Wright humiliates Danny Parkins for NFL predictions whiff on ‘First Things First’
FS1’s First Things First triumvirate Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes, and Chris Broussard returned from a two-week vacation just in time to present their annual NFL Predictions Week. On Monday, Tom Rinaldi introduced the week-long production, and for Danny Parkins, it all went downhill after that. Parkins hosts the show’s third hour, dubbed First Things First: OT. Broussard,…
Mike Tomlin sounds like he’s loving the post-coaching lifestyle
Mike Tomlin seems to be enjoying his life since his departure as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlin stepped down from the top job in Pittsburgh this past offseason after nearly two decades with the organization, leaving him a free agent for the first time since he ascended to the head coaching gig in…
Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff offer strong commentary on influencers crashing US Open
Naomi Osaka indulges the spectacle of tennis, treating each Grand Slam like the Met Gala. But once the match begins, Osaka locks in on tennis and respects the sport’s traditional protocols. The same cannot be said about the horde of influencers crashing the US Open this year. On Tuesday, Osaka’s first-round match against Anastasia Zakharova…
Gideon ESPN Lampron gets ESPN moment during Colorado-Georgia Tech broadcast
The Colorado Buffaloes opened their 2026 college football campaign against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday night. The game featured a Georgia Tech 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, an improbable Colorado comeback, and a blocked field goal as time expired. Before walking away with the euphoric victory,…
ESPN announcers wonder if they jinxed Georgia Tech’s kicker
College football is back, and that also means questions about whether announcers impact the results of field goal attempts or not. Even the ESPN broadcasters of Thursday night’s game between Colorado and Georgia were left asking themselves if they jinxed a kicker. In the first quarter, Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr lined up for a…
Polymarket slammed for posting altered photo of Ball State QB
The sudden ubiquity of prediction markets has overtaken the sudden ubiquity of advertisements for legalized sports betting as the most jarring aspect of watching sports in 2026. While these prediction markets run plenty of ads on their own, they also have made aggressive moves to become a part of the conversation on “Sports Twitter” sharing…
TV and streaming viewing picks for September 4, 2026: How to watch Women’s Basketball World Cup
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Final Fixtures: Week 2 Qualifying Final Two, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Swans vs. Brisbane Lions — FS1/Fox One, 12:59 a.m. (Saturday) Elimination Final Two, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Crows vs. Western Bulldogs — FS2/Fox One, 5:33 a.m. (Saturday) AFL…
Sports media world reacts to controversial ruling in favor of Lane Kiffin, LSU
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin has yet to win a national championship as a college football head coach, but he may be the GOAT of controversy and theatrics. The late Al Davis publicly mourned that he “picked the wrong guy” after firing Kiffin from the then-Oakland Raiders. Kiffin left Tennessee in shambles for USC, and…
Jeff Pearlman calls Bill Simmons ‘a f*cking loser’
Bill Simmons beat Pat McAfee to come out on top in the Sports Media Influence Olympics on Awful Announcing’s The Play-By-Play. The Ringer founder will never receive a ringing endorsement from Jeff Pearlman, however. On Wednesday, Pearlman posted a TikTok captioned, “Bill Simmons is THE BIGGEST TOOL in sports media. It’s true.” The New York…
Brian Windhorst says NBA’s report on Clippers ‘incredibly damning’
The Los Angeles Clippers were hit with massive penalties after the NBA concluded its investigation into the team’s alleged salary-cap circumvention. The Clippers lost five future first-round draft picks, were fined $30 million, and owner Steve Ballmer was banned from team and league activities for a year. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst appeared on SportsCenter with Scott…
Aryna Sabalenka frustrated by reporter’s question about parties ahead of U.S. Open
Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time reigning champion at the U.S. Open and has safely made it through the first two rounds of her run at a threepeat. But after her second-round match against Polina Iatcenko, Sabalenka was asked a question during her post-match press conference that sparked some ire. A reporter asked Sabalenka about her…
Defector set to launch new NFL podcast featuring Drew Magary, Arif Hasan, and no gambling
Defector, the worker-owned site built by the staff of Deadspin after it was gutted by private equity, is launching a new podcast to align with the start of the NFL season. All Ball will feature Defector’s Drew Magary and Arif Hasan, formerly of The Athletic and currently writing at Wide Left, talking about the world…
ESPN Radio wanted to pair Michael Kay with John McEnroe
If John McEnroe gave ESPN what they wanted, one of the most successful pairings in sports radio history never would have come to fruition. ESPN New York celebrated their 25th anniversary with a two-hour reunion show featuring Michael Kay and Don La Greca Thursday afternoon. 25 years ago, La Greca was the first local voice…
Mike Tirico reflects on calling Superdome’s post-Katrina ‘Domecoming’ game ahead of 20th anniversary
Sheltering in the basement of his Ann Arbor home through a tornado warning — the same Ann Arbor home whose very foundation contains actual dirt excavated from the old Tiger Stadium — Mike Tirico surveyed the cellar walls, sparsely decorated with photographs spaced far apart. One of them, he revealed to reporters on a conference…
Maria Taylor ‘thankful and grateful’ for Rachel Nichols saga
The leaked comments from Rachel Nichols may not have been the highlight of Maria Taylor’s career five years ago, but she’s still grateful for going through it. Taylor was this week’s guest on Andrew Marchand’s sports media podcast, where the NBC Sports broadcaster spoke about her media career, which includes the saga with Nichols near…
Mark Sanchez files guilty plea days before stabbing trial was set to begin in Indianapolis
Attorneys for former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez have filed a guilty plea for charges stemming from a late-night stabbing nearly a year ago. According to multiple news outlets in Indianapolis, where Sanchez was set to face trial next week, his attorneys filed a motion for a guilty plea with a county superior court on…
Stephen A. Smith doesn’t blame NFL teams for not signing Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick can claim the NFL blackballed him, but Stephen A. Smith maintains the former quarterback did it to himself. It’s been 10 years since Kaepernick, then quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the national anthem to protest against racial injustice and police brutality. To mark the anniversary, Kaepernick is releasing a memoir…
The chasm between journalism and insiderdom has never been wider
The year 2026 has been a watershed one for the sports media world. And it’s appropriate that two of the biggest stories of the year came to a conclusion within 24 hours of each other. On Wednesday afternoon, the NBA handed down historic penalties to the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap with…
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