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Shaquille O’Neal, TNT Sports announce ‘Dunkman’ premiere date
In April, Shaquille O’Neal and TNT Sports announced that they’re launching “Dunkman,” a professional dunking league. And on Thursday night, TNT Sports revealed the premiere date and additional details about Dunkman. Dunkman will premiere on Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p.m. ET. There will be four hour-long league events on Tuesdays this summer before the…
Kevin Frazier sounds off on Alexi Lalas: ‘You are part of the problem’
Former Fox Sports and ESPN sportscaster Kevin Frazier appeared on Thursday’s edition of The Dan Patrick Show. And just seconds into his appearance, Frazier went off about Fox analyst Alexi Lalas and soccer in the United States, three days after the USMNT was eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “I’ve been dying to come…
Why Michael Strahan’s SMAC Entertainment is getting into podcasting now
Michael Strahan, the star of Fox NFL Sunday and Good Morning America, is getting into podcasting as both a host and executive. Strahan’s SMAC Entertainment this week announced a new podcast network called The Intersection, with Sinclair’s AMP Media as a production partner. The network is slated for launch by early fall, SMAC COO April Guidone told…
Don Mattingly seemingly leaks Kyle Schwarber Home Run Derby participation
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper announced on Thursday that he’ll be part of the 2026 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in his home ballpark at Citizens Bank Field. The Home Run Derby features a field of eight batters, and with Harper’s announcement, six of the participants are now known. And that number might be…
Joe Buck-hosted ‘ESPN Jeopardy!’ will answer the question of who is really a huge sports nerd
The first-ever ESPN Jeopardy!, hosted by Joe Buck, is almost here, and ESPN has revealed the celebrity contestants. The show will feature Jeopardy! questions focused on the realm of sports. So you won’t have to sit there feeling like an idiot when a category is “French Artists.” Each contestant will represent a charity, and the winner…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 10, 2026: How to watch Wimbledon men’s semifinals
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 18 St. Kilda Saints vs. Port Adelaide Power — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. Geelong Cats — FS2/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Carlton Blues vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) Adelaide Crows vs. Gold Coast Suns —…
‘Dan Patrick Show’ producer refutes Alexi Lalas’ claim about ‘free soccer’
The voice of American soccer, Alexi Lalas, appears to have no interest in reducing youth soccer costs to improve the talent pipeline for the USMNT. After another tough World Cup exit, the conversation around the growth of the sport turned again toward the price of youth participation. Lalas, debating with his followers on X, went…
Carli Lloyd unmoved following Christian Pulisic injury reveal: ‘I don’t owe anyone an apology’
In the moments following the USMNT’s disastrous 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many notable American soccer pundits laid the blame at the feet of Christian Pulisic. That includes Fox analyst Carli Lloyd, who called him out not just for his lack of leadership in the Round of 16 match but…
ABC simulcast drives Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest to record viewership
The new ABC simulcast brought a record audience for the 2026 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. ESPN announced that the half-hour simulcast across ABC and ESPN2 averaged 5 million viewers. The previous Hot Dog Contest highs were 1.9 million for live coverage in 2011 and 2.8 million for taped coverage in 2014. Viewership was…
Colin Cowherd encourages fired Spurs announcer to lawyer up
Jacob Tobey, the TV play-by-play voice of the San Antonio Spurs, is reportedly being fired after an alleged affair with a team player’s sister, and Colin Cowherd doesn’t think he should go quietly. The alleged affair went viral on social media earlier this week after Tobey’s Instagram account posted a story outing the Spurs TV…
Giants pitcher Logan Webb deletes X account after bickering with KNBR reporter
The San Francisco Giants might wish they could just delete this MLB season and start over. While that’s not possible, they can delete their social media accounts, as pitcher Logan Webb proved on Thursday. Currently mired at 38-54, the Giants have been dealing with one unforced error after another this season, including rookie manager Tony Vitello’s…
Netflix exploring Peacock add-on, more World Cup-like programming to stem engagement concerns
Netflix could soon be even more aggressive in its pursuit of live sports rights as it fends off streaming competitors. A new report from the Wall Street Journal depicts nervousness within Netflix around user engagement, or the amount of time each subscriber is spending on the platform. Netflix’s total share of watch time, as shown in…
Herculez Gomez: Landon Donovan should understand what Christian Pulisic is going through
Whatever good vibes surrounded the USMNT during their first four matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup evaporated following their 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16. After that, it was open season on the U.S.squad, and especially star player Christian Pulisic, who was a non-factor in the match before leaving due to…
ESPN’s David Dennis Jr. defends WNBA’s treatment of Caitlin Clark: ‘There’s really no controversy’
Caitlin Clark finished 11th among WNBA guards in All-Star voting by her peers in the league, and ESPN’s David Dennis Jr. insists this is not the great injustice it’s being portrayed to be. Clark’s name is once again being dragged into culture wars after the All-Star voting results were released. This time, there appears to…
MLB’s July 4 experiment drew mixed viewership across Fox and NBC
Major League Baseball is trying to turn the July 4 weekend into a baseball event, and it is starting to see some results in viewership. Thanks to a FIFA World Cup Round of 32 lead-out, the MLB All-Star Game Selection Show on Saturday, July 4th, averaged 5.90 million viewers on Fox. That is by far…
ESPN Radio’s Harry Douglas: Paige Bueckers ‘everything we expected Caitlin Clark to be’
Every day, we hope the Caitlin Clark Hyperbole Train will pull into the station for a bit, but instead it just keeps chugging along. On Thursday, it was former NFL wide receiver Harry Douglas’s turn to offer an eye-opening take on the Indiana Fever star and the focus of so many narratives that it’s hard…
John Ourand speculates NFL partners won’t hold out until 2029-30, will strike new deals before opt-out
The will-they won’t-they dynamic of the NFL’s effort to renegotiate new media deals with its current broadcast partners several years early has been arguably the most important topic on the sports media beat for an entire year now. In fact, it’s been a year and two days since Puck sports correspondent John Ourand first reported…
Stephen A. Smith completely missed Draymond Green and Jemele Hill’s point
Stephen A. Smith defended his journalistic credibility by focusing on implications from Draymond Green and Jemele Hill, not facts. Earlier this week, Hill joined Green on his podcast when the four-time NBA champion questioned whether Smith should still call himself a journalist on First Take even though he’s not in the locker room to face…
World Cup Round of 32 delivers 16.9 million viewers per game between Fox, Telemundo
The 2026 FIFA World Cup rolls on with Fox and Telemundo reporting strong viewership throughout the Round of 32, on par with regular-season NFL games. According to Sports Business Journal, Fox Sports and Telemundo combined to average 16.9 million viewers during the Round of 32. That’s similar to the average audience for Monday Night Football…
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp on working around NFL rights situation: ‘We may go early, we may not’
Earlier this year, when reporting seemed to suggest the NFL would be striking early media rights renewals with its broadcast partners before the start of the 2026-27 season, thereby taking billions of dollars out of network coffers that could hypothetically be spent on other sports properties, it seemed like there would be a mad rush…
Mexico-England, U.S.-Belgium World Cup audiences rival NFL conference championship games
UPDATE: The USA-Belgium match is officially the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history with 33,086,000 viewers on Fox, with a peak audience of just over 41 million. 📺⚽️🇺🇸HISTORY MADE ON FOX🇺🇸⚽️📺 The @USMNT‘s @FIFAWorldCup Round of 16 match vs. Belgium officially stands atop the record books as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history with…
Paramount pushes back target close of WBD deal amid regulatory scrutiny
After initially circling July 16 as the earliest date it could close its $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount has now pushed that date back as it faces regulatory pressure on multiple fronts. According to a report by Jody Godoy in Reuters, Paramount will not close its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery…
Gary Bettman further backtracks on desire to complete NHL TV deals before NFL
After suggesting in March that the NHL may attempt to beat the NFL to market for new media rights deals, commissioner Gary Bettman is readjusting those expectations. In March, about one month after Puck sports correspondent John Ourand reported the NHL had already engaged ESPN and TNT Sports — its two active broadcast partners —…
Gary Cohen taunts Keith Hernandez with grandkid quip after bloodline rant
Keith Hernandez seems legitimately upset about having no biological grandchildren, but that didn’t stop Gary Cohen from poking fun. It was the rant heard round the world earlier this week, when Hernandez complained about witnessing the end of his bloodline. As Daniel Lynch IV came in to pitch for the Kansas City Royals during their…
ESPN’s six-part ‘Life in the W’ docuseries follows A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and DeWanna Bonner
ESPN has been upping its game recently in covering women’s sports with shows and programs such as Women’s Sports Sundays, Vibe Check, and Women’s Sports Now. Now comes the latest original programming in that vein, this time focused on the WNBA. On Thursday, ESPN announced Life In The W, an ESPN Original docuseries that follows A’ja Wilson of…
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