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Linda Cohn excited for ‘complete freedom’ following end of ESPN era
Linda Cohn’s 34-year run with ESPN is coming to an end next week, but this isn’t the last chapter of her storied sports media career. The longtime SportsCenter anchor has been making the rounds in the wake of the announcement that her time with ESPN is coming to a close at the end of June.…
Former ‘SportsCenter’ anchor Max McGee discusses ESPN firing: ‘This isn’t the end of my story’
Max McGee’s departure from ESPN in February 2024 didn’t initially garner much attention. That was until The Athletic reported that his exit came “after the company received a complaint against him from a female employee, according to ESPN sources.” Now, McGee is talking about what happened and his life since. At the time, The Athletic’s…
Can the NHL keep its new female viewers?
The NHL is coming off a strong Stanley Cup Final viewership, and a new report suggests that growth in women’s viewership may be part of the reason. New data reported by Richard Deitsch in Sports Business Journal found that the 2026 Stanley Cup Final averaged 2 million women viewers, up 148% from 807,000 in 2025.…
Shannon Sharpe on Alyssa Thomas suspension: ‘Caitlin Clark’s throat is still hurting’
If Caitlin Clark’s throat is still hurting, then Shannon Sharpe believes the WNBA had all the reason it needed to suspend Alyssa Thomas, regardless of intent. Clark took a shot to the throat from Thomas and later exited the game with a back injury after a reckless closeout in what was the second chippy bout…
2026 NBA Summer League schedule includes Prime Video debut
NBA Summer League will have a new television home this year, with Prime Video replacing NBA TV as the league unveiled its 2026 broadcast schedule. As in previous years, the remaining Summer League games will air on ESPN platforms. The Summer League will begin play on Thursday, July 9, with the Minnesota Timberwolves taking on…
Dan Patrick rips WNBA for not making rep available to comment on Caitlin Clark altercation
After two physical, foul-riddled games for Caitlin Clark against the Phoenix Mercury this week that ended with a dirty hit by star center Alyssa Thomas toward Clark’s throat, the WNBA league office was strangely quiet. And as veteran radio host Dan Patrick revealed Friday, even as his producers worked to reach the league throughout Thursday,…
Will Blackmon out at ‘Good Morning Football’ as ESPN declines to renew contract
Super Bowl champion Will Blackmon is out at Good Morning Football after just one season. The longtime NFL defensive back, who worked on the NFL Network morning show as a contributor for the 2025 season, posted on X this week that he was departing the show. “ESPN/GMFB let me go on my day off,” Blackmon wrote,…
Mike Francesa puts ‘big mouth’ Mets owner Steve Cohen on blast: ‘Get off your rear end’
The New York Mets may have fired their manager, but Mike Francesa won’t let that excuse owner Steve Cohen from holding himself accountable. Cohen bought the Mets for $2.4 billion in 2020; he’s spending nearly $400 million on this season’s roster, and he’s on the verge of garnering the label “worst team money can buy.”…
Rep. Jim Jordan rooting for Team USA hockey to win World Cup
Tim Howard might believe it’s “literally impossible” for the United States men’s national team to win the World Cup, but what if Team USA hockey was playing? Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) joined Newsmax’s late morning show National Report on Friday, where host David Briggs asked the noted sports fan for his opinion on USA’s chances…
Mike Breen, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson should stabilize ESPN’s NBA booth
After years of instability, ESPN’s lead NBA booth should feature Mike Breen, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson for the foreseeable future. For 15 years, NBA fans grew accustomed to hearing Breen call the biggest games alongside Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. But since letting Van Gundy and Jackson go in a cost-cutting move during…
Rob Parker calls Boomer Esiason ‘the worst of the worst’ after Caitlin Clark take
Boomer Esiason caused controversy on Thursday with his reaction to Caitlin Clark being on the receiving end of two rough plays in the Indiana Fever’s game with the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night. Clark was hit with a fist in the throat in one instance and left the game with a back injury after a…
Ryen Russillo slams Timberwolves for LaMelo Ball trade: ‘I hate this f*cking deal’
Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t the only NBA superstar dealt around the draft as the Charlotte Hornets made the surprising move to trade away former franchise centerpiece LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves. And safe to say, Ryen Russillo was not a fan of the move… for Minnesota. Ball certainly had an up-and-down tenure in Charlotte. When…
Michael Kay invites DMX to perform for YES Network
Michael Kay jokingly invited DMX to record a song for YES Network, only to be informed DMX is no longer available. Thursday night, YES Network’s David Cone gave the scouting report for starting pitcher Cam Schlittler by using three songs. One of those songs was “X Gon’ Give It To Ya,” to which Joe Girardi…
Mike Tirico reveals hopes to call first baseball game
Mike Tirico has done it all as a broadcaster. And even just this year he has called the Super Bowl, hosted the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, and US Open, and called the NBA Playoffs. Tirico is now widely regarded by his peers and fans alike as the very best in sports broadcasting. But there is one…
Telemundo announcers break into ‘Country Roads’ during USMNT game
The best traditions in sports happen organically. And that’s exactly what happened with the John Denver classic “Country Roads” becoming the unofficial anthem of the USMNT. Songs are a part of the culture of soccer. There’s no better example of that than the power of hearing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” during a Liverpool game at…
Mauricio Pochettino calls out media for not congratulating him on USA group stage triumph
The USA lost to Türkiye in their final group stage match at the 2026 World Cup in what was a dead rubber match for the stars and stripes. But head coach Mauricio Pochettino was more concerned with the media reaction than he was his team’s performance. The USMNT played a rotated lineup, resting several key…
Darts is coming to ESPN with new PDC deal
There’s nothing in the world of sports quite like darts. And now it’s going to have the largest platform possible on American sports television in a new deal with ESPN. The Professional Darts Corporation announced a “new era for darts in the USA” on Thursday as the world’s premier darts circuit is bringing its biggest…
Michael Kay questions Red Sox fans chanting ‘Yankees suck’ at Fenway Park
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have one of the biggest rivalries in sports and absolutely hate each other. This is well known. But when Red Sox fans at Fenway Park chanted “Yankees suck” during Thursday night’s Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park, Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay found that “really strange.” “It’s…
Gary Parrish on NBA Draft: ‘We’ve got to make it easier to understand as a television product’
CBS Sports basketball analyst Gary Parrish offered his biggest takeaway of the 2026 NBA Draft, and it didn’t actually have to do with evaluating players or teams. Appearing on CBS Sports HQ after the draft on Thursday night, Parrish said, “My biggest takeaway from this draft is that we’ve got to make it easier to…
Cubs announcers Boog Sciambi, Jim Deshaies in awe of dog at Citi Field
The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets met for a series finale on Sunday night at Citi Field, and a dog stole the show on the Marquee Sports Network broadcast. Coming out of a Marquee commercial break to begin the top of the fifth inning, Cubs announcers Jon “Boog” Sciambi and Jim Deshaies were highly…
NBA Draft first round up 10 percent on ESPN, ABC with uncertainty in top 3
NBA Draft coverage on ESPN and ABC averaged 4.2 million viewers this week, up 10 percent from last year. According to the network, the show peaked in the first 15 minutes amid intrigue over who the Washington Wizards would select with the No. 1 overall pick, who was ultimately BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa. While the…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 26, 2026: How to watch World Cup simultaneous matches
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 16 Carlton Blues vs. West Coast Eagles — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. Collingwood Magpies vs. Richmond Tigers — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Port Adelaide Power vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) CFL Week 4 Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan…
‘Fearless’ Anthony Rizzo maturing into ‘Inside the Pitch’ role
Anthony Rizzo’s first season as a broadcaster has gone about as smoothly as his career at first base. Speaking on a conference call with reporters earlier this week, Rizzo opened up about his first season as NBC’s Inside the Pitch contributor on Sunday Night Baseball, a role he said came together over dinner with NBC…
Analysis: Just 1-3% of Fox viewers tune out during World Cup hydration breaks
For all the stink about Fox’s full-screen commercials during hydration breaks at the World Cup, very few viewers seem to be tuning out because of them. According to a recent analysis by the sports media consultants at Octagon, Fox is only losing between one and three percent of its active viewership during World Cup hydration…
San Francisco radio hosts barred from asking Giants CEO any Pride Night questions
The San Francisco Giants continue to botch every aspect of their response to the controversy stemming from a Pride Night at Oracle Park two weeks ago. For the uninitiated, a quartet of Giants pitchers opted to protest Pride Night, either by inscribing Bible verses on their rainbow-colored caps or by choosing to wear the traditional…
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