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Marcellus Wiley accused of rape as wife files for divorce
In the wake of his recent arrest for domestic violence, Marcellus Wiley’s wife has filed for divorce, requested a restraining order, and accused the former NFL defensive end of rape. Wiley was arrested Saturday, July 4, on domestic battery charges in Orange County, Florida, after his wife, Annemarie, alleged he got physical and threatened to kill…
John Jastremski, Sal Licata launch ‘New York Sports Rush’ on BetRivers Network
Former WFAN hosts John Jastremski and Sal Licata have teamed up to launch a New York sports podcast on the BetRivers Network. New York Sports Rush featuring Jastremski and Licata premiered this Monday. New episodes are expected to be released on the New York Sports Rush YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday around 11…
Tony Romo, Jim Nantz confirmed as guests at Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding
Tony Romo has been calling Taylor Swift “Travis Kelce’s wife” for some time now, but on July 3, he found out for himself whether it’s actually true. With the guest list running into the thousands for the celebrity wedding of the century, including the likes of Dean Blandino, much to the dismay of Will Compton,…
Alexi Lalas on USMNT’s World Cup exit: ‘The time for moral victories is over’
The USMNT picked the worst possible night to play its worst game of the tournament, and Alexi Lalas wasn’t interested in softening that verdict. Belgium eliminated the United States from the 2026 World Cup on Monday night, winning 4-1 in the Round of 16 at Lumen Field in what had been billed as the biggest…
FIFA can’t hide behind Donald Trump on this one
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here to be the first to know everything happening in the sports media world. FIFA had a chance to just say no, and it didn’t take it. That’s the part…
The Pac-12’s return begins without a media day
As the college football season approaches, every FBS conference is getting set for its media days — except for the Pac-12. Media days see conferences invite members of the press to ask questions and take photographs to build excitement for the upcoming season. Many media days will receive live television coverage. The Big 12, ACC…
BBC tennis commentator Jo Durie announced her retirement during Wimbledon
Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek lost in straight sets on Center Court on July 4. Hers wasn’t the only shock exit that day. BBC commentator Jo Durie, who called that match, announced afterward that she was retiring after three decades of calling tennis for the BBC and British Eurosport. “Well, after 30 years of commentating,…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 7, 2026: How to watch World Cup Round of 16
All Times Eastern College Basketball College Basketball Talk — CBS Sports Network, noon College Football Big 12 Football Media Days — ESPNU, 11 a.m. Big 12 Football Media Days — ESPN2, 3 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. Cycling Tour de France Stage 4 Announcers: Phil Liggett/Bob Roll//Steve Porino//Christian Vande Velde Carcassonne to…
Belgium brutally trolls U.S., Trump’s FIFA intervention, following 4-1 World Cup win
If there is such a thing as the Trump Curse, it received one of its strongest pieces of evidence yet on Monday night. After President Trump intervened (by his own account) to get FIFA to suspend American star Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban so that he could play in the Round of 16, the USMNT promptly…
Carli Lloyd critical of USMNT, Christian Pulisic following World Cup exit: ‘They lost the game before they even stepped out onto the pitch’
In what many considered the biggest USMNT match in history, the Americans simply fell apart, eventually losing 4-1 to Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16. In retrospect, it might have been smart to predict that the U.S. wasn’t likely to go much further than this point; the hype and excitement around…
Fox’s desperate plea to Americans to keep watching soccer reminds us fear is the mind-killer
If there was a sensation that became obvious in the final minutes of Belgium’s 4-1 victory over the USMNT on Monday night, it was fear. Not that the U.S. side would lose; that was a foregone conclusion even before Romelu Lukaku’s soul-crusher of a goal in the 93rd minute. It was fear that this was…
Mike Francesa: Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor relationship ‘not good,’ Mets will try to trade Lindor
Mike Francesa doesn’t believe a word of the Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor reconciliation story, and he says the Mets don’t either. Soto and Lindor told The Athletic on Friday that reports of tension between them are overblown, with Lindor calling Soto “my brother” and Soto comparing their relationship to a slow-building romance: “When you meet a…
Mexico-England sets Spanish-language World Cup viewership record for Telemundo
Preliminary Spanish-language viewership is already in for Mexico-England, setting a new Spanish-language soccer record as Telemundo continues to report strong World Cup viewership. According to Telemundo, Mexico-England averaged 23.1 million viewers on Saturday night. That includes Nielsen-measured viewership on Telemundo (9.4 million) and Adobe Analytics viewership on Peacock (13.0 million). The Nielsen number is expected…
Will Compton ‘flabbergasted’ he wasn’t invited to Travis Kelce’s wedding, but Dean Blandino was
Will Compton presumably knows Travis Kelce well enough to have earned a wedding invite. Dean Blandino, evidently, knows him better. The former Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders linebacker had him on his podcast, attended Tight End University alongside him most summers since Kelce co-founded the event with George Kittle and Greg Olsen in 2021, and…
DAZN adds 3ICE hockey league as it continues U.S. sports push
DAZN has added another niche sports property to its growing portfolio of U.S. rights after reaching a global agreement with 3ICE. The 3-on-3 hockey league announced today a global agreement with DAZN that will see every game from the 3ICE men’s league stream on DAZN. The agreement also includes the rights to the inaugural 3ICE…
While U.S. sports fragment, Brazil is putting the World Cup on YouTube for free
While viewers in the United States face increased fragmentation, a different model is succeeding in Brazil. World Cup fans in Brazil can now watch every game for free through a YouTube channel. CazéTV, a YouTube channel with more than 39 million subscribers founded by Brazilian streamer Casimiro Miguel, holds the rights to show all 104…
Shannon Sharpe says Stephen A. Smith called him weekly amid legal saga
Shannon Sharpe has managed to keep a strong presence on Nightcap and Club Shay Shay since losing his job at ESPN over allegations of sexual assault. While Sharpe settled the lawsuit last summer, he has not returned to the Worldwide Leader and remains without a major partner for his show. But in a recent segment on Nightcap, Sharpe revealed…
Why Paramount is keeping Conor McGregor’s UFC return off CBS
Conor McGregor’s marquee return to the UFC is the latest UFC event to stay behind the Paramount+ paywall. In August 2025, UFC reached an exclusive seven-year, $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount in the United States. The agreement ended UFC’s pay-per-view model, moving all events to the Paramount+ streaming service, with select simulcasts on CBS.…
Marcellus Wiley ‘completely and unequivocally’ denies domestic battery allegations
Marcellus Wiley broke a two-day silence on Monday, posting a statement on X that thanked supporters and denied wrongdoing without addressing a single specific detail of the case against him. The former ESPN and Fox Sports host was arrested Saturday on domestic battery charges in Orange County, Florida, and his statement made no reference to…
Elle Duncan reveals Netflix’s Home Run Derby strategy
Elle Duncan is heading into her first Home Run Derby broadcast on July 13, and she isn’t there to be Netflix’s version of Chris Berman. As she explains it, calling the actual swings — and home runs — isn’t part of her assignment. Duncan left ESPN in December to become Netflix’s first full-time sports broadcaster,…
Gianni Infantino downplays Trump involvement in ‘independent’ FIFA review
FIFA president Gianni Infantino sought to defend his organization’s decision to reverse a red card suspension given to U.S. Men’s National Team forward Folarin Balogun amid accusations that FIFA succumbed to political pressure from President Donald Trump. On Monday, Infantino released a statement, offering an explanation for FIFA’s process in coming to the surprise decision.…
Geno Auriemma unsure if broadcasting is his post-coaching future
Geno Auriemma already has a podcast sitting in the can, and he still isn’t sure it’s the format he wants to build a second career around. The UConn coach will step back into a broadcast booth on July 7, calling the Wings-Liberty game in New York alongside Robin Roberts for a 30th-anniversary WNBA broadcast on…
Canadian telecom giant Rogers takes full ownership of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Rogers Communications, the Canadian telecom giant, announced on Monday that it has signed a $3.06 billion agreement to become the sole owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the enterprise which owns the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Rogers previously held a 75% stake in MLSE and purchased the remaining…
Marcellus Wiley released on bond, details of alleged domestic battery case emerge
Former Fox Sports and ESPN host Marcellus Wiley has been released from Orange County Jail after posting a $1,000 bond, according to a report by Mike Florio in Pro Football Talk. The former NFL defensive end was arrested on Saturday after police responded to an alleged domestic battery incident. Florio reports, per details obtained from…
Alexi Lalas: ‘America stood up for itself’ in effort to reverse Balogun red card
If Belgium wants to get into a legal tug-of-war with the United States, that’s fine by Alexi Lalas. On a Fox & Friends appearance Monday morning, the Fox Sports soccer analyst joked that the Belgians might not have the best time taking that approach. “Belgium wants to lawyer up against the United States? Go for it.…
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