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Mike Elko clarifies ‘Billy’s cesspool’ comments about TexAgs: ‘I regret the way it came out’
After a 2-0 start to the campaign, the Texas A&M Aggies have dropped three straight games. Following the latest, a 27-6 loss to the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, Aggies head coach Mike Elko let his emotions get the best of him. “There’s a difference to me between the fan base and social media. So there’s one…
ESPN: ‘No one is expecting a financial windfall from a potential 24-team playoff’
Over the past year, the potential of a 24-team College Football Playoff has steadily moved closer to reality. Now, CFP leadership and ESPN are negotiating the specifics, and most insiders have already resigned themselves to the fact that doubling college football’s postseason seems inevitable. As with any change in college sports, money is the impetus.…
Adam Schefter defends unusual Marvin Harrison Jr. trade reporting
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter found himself at the center of another reporting controversy over the weekend, this time involving the trade of wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. On Saturday, Schefter reported that the Arizona Cardinals were finalizing a trade involving Harrison, the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Curiously, the report didn’t include any…
Terrence Oglesby signs 2-year extension with ESPN, will split time between studio and games
Terrence Oglesby has signed a two-year extension with ESPN, Awful Announcing has learned. The former Clemson guard, who’s worked ACC Network studio shows in Bristol and called ACC men’s basketball games, is expected to make at least 35 appearances for the network—possibly more—with his assignments split roughly 50/50 between studio shows and game coverage. Oglesby…
NBC’s Mike Tomlin refuses to say Derrick Henry’s name
When it comes to Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry, Mike Tomlin acts like he’s in a video game that didn’t get the rights to use his likeness. The NBC Sports NFL analyst and former Pittsburgh Steelers coach was tasked with discussing Henry and the Ravens during their Sunday Night Football showdown with the Atlanta…
Pat McAfee to voice character in upcoming Disney movie ‘Hexed’
It’s a great time to be a Pat McAfee fan. No matter where you look, the boisterous ESPN personality pops up. And now, that includes animated Disney movies, too. On Monday, Disney released a trailer for its upcoming animated film Hexed, which it describes as “an all-new magical coming-of-age saga” starring “an impulsive and unconventional teenage…
After key Packers injury, Fox’s Greg Olsen questions Ben Johnson prolonging blowout loss
After the Green Bay Packers notched a much-needed division win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, head coach Matt LaFleur seemed distracted in his postgame interview on local radio. “It’s bittersweet for me right now because I just heard the news on Javon Hargrave,” he said. “It’s not good.” Hargrave, the standout veteran defensive tackle,…
Johnny Manziel talked TexAgs’ Billy Liucci down after Mike Elko’s ‘Billy’s cesspool’ jab
Billy Liucci got the best advice of his weekend from the last person anyone in Aggieland would have pegged as the voice of restraint. Appearing on Wake Up Barstool Monday, the TexAgs executive editor and co-owner said it was Johnny Manziel who talked him off the ledge after Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko took…
Zach Lowe returns to NBA writing, becomes latest Ringer talent to launch Substack newsletter
It is no exaggeration to say that Zach Lowe changed sports writing. Lowe was at the vanguard as the internet shook up a medium once dominated by newspaper and magazine writers like Frank DeFord or Michael Wilbon. Using data analytics and game film clips and uninhibited by the inches of a newspaper column or magazine…
JMU expected to triple TV rights revenue in move from Sun Belt to American Conference
The latest domino in conference realignment has fallen. James Madison University is headed from the Sun Belt Conference to the American Conference. The news caps a meteoric rise for the Dukes, a school that has been at the FBS level for fewer than five years, joining the Sun Belt in 2022 after sustained success at…
ESPN producer says they’ve tried to get the ‘we’ out of Jason Kelce
Much like Joe Davis, who spent Sunday night fending off accusations of Dodgers bias while calling the NLCS opener for Fox, Jason Kelce, even from the opposite side of the Atlantic, couldn’t escape charges that he was pulling for the Eagles. Kelce joined Dave Pasch and Kurt Warner on NFL Network’s broadcast of the Jacksonville…
Aaron Rodgers says national media is overlooking Jaylen Warren
Jaylen Warren had a career day for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The fifth-year running back out of Oklahoma State put up gaudy numbers in a 34-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts, lifting the Steelers above .500 on the yping season. Warren rushed for 101 yards on 15 carries and caught six passes for 87…
Paul Finebaum: Arch Manning ‘not the elite player that we all tried to make him out to be’
Heading into Arch Manning’s freshman season at Texas, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum was driving the bandwagon. The longtime college football commentator crowned the young quarterback as the preseason favorite for the Heisman and hailed him as the next generational prospect for the NFL. Within weeks, Finebaum had to backpedal. Manning played poorly to open the 2025…
Mike Tomlin on Giants-Commanders finish: ‘I threw up in my mouth a little bit’
The chaotic, baffling overtime finish between the New York Giants and Washington Commanders on Sunday resulted in a 27-27 tie. After blowing a 14-point lead at home in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Commanders would finally emerge victorious in the final minute of overtime. The Commanders had the ball in field goal range…
Tom Brady weirdly had it out for Sam Darnold during 49ers-Seahawks
Perhaps when Tom Brady watches Sam Darnold, he still sees the quarterback Bill Belichick once left seeing ghosts. That would explain the criticism Brady directed at the Seattle Seahawks signal-caller as he and Kevin Burkhardt called San Francisco’s 32-29 win over the defending Super Bowl champions on Sunday, an afternoon in which Darnold completed 18…
Fox debuts new MLB scorebug to mixed reviews
The beginning of the 2026 National League Championship Series also meant the beginning of a new scorebug for Fox. Fox debuted a new MLB scorebug and some new graphics on its Game 1 broadcast of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night. Fox shows off a new scorebug for…
Charles Davis standing out on CBS after reassignment, layoff by NFL Network
When a broadcaster excels long enough, they can become so familiar to an audience as to be overlooked. That is the story for Charles Davis, the longtime football analyst who has called national championship games, NFL Drafts and countless legendary basement Couch Bowls as the voice of EA’s Madden franchise. The versatile Davis rejoined CBS…
What will Skydance do with the industry’s most complex sports rights portfolio?
With the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger now complete, forming Skydance, many in the sports media world are watching and wondering what happens to the combined entity’s sports rights. Certainly, this seems like a good time to examine what the folks at Skydance Global Sports Group (now to be called SGSG forevermore) are, and…
TV and streaming viewing picks for October 12, 2026: How to watch Bills-Rams and LCS
All Times Eastern CFL Week 19 Thanksgiving Weekend Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montréal Alouettes — TSN1/TSN3/RDS/CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m. College Football Florida Football Press Conference — SEC Network Plus, 10:30 a.m. Louisville Football Press Conference — ACC Network Extra, 11 a.m. K.C. Keeler (Temple) Weekly Press Conference — ESPN+, 11:30 a.m. Alabama Football Press Conference…
Dan Campbell, Jared Goff send heartfelt messages to Lions announcer Dan Miller after wife’s death
Longtime Detroit Lions radio play-by-play announcer Dan Miller was not in the booth for Sunday’s road game against the Arizona Cardinals after his wife, Cindy, passed away on Saturday. She was 63. Jason Benetti, who calls Lions preseason games on television in addition to his work for NBC and the Detroit Tigers, filled in for…
Eric Collins brought his trademark excitability to Bengals-Dolphins in return to NFL booth
If you don’t know play-by-play announcer Eric Collins by name, there’s a good chance you do know him by reputation. The voice of the Charlotte Hornets, Collins has established himself as one of the most unique broadcasters working today. He is always excited, and ready to celebrate any great play, no matter how crucial or…
Robert Griffin III is still teasing a potential return to the NFL
Robert Griffin III has not played an NFL snap since 2020, and has not started more than one game of an NFL season in a literal decade. In the years since his playing days, Griffin has built a pretty solid career as an analyst, currently serving alongside play-by-play man Connor Onion in the network’s No.…
Joe Tessitore salutes lonely, dedicated Vanderbilt fan
College football can be a cruel game. On Saturday, Vanderbilt fans arrived at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville hoping the Commodores could pull off the upset against the visiting No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels. While Vanderbilt entered the game as 9.5-point underdogs, sometimes magic happens in college football. Could it possibly be one of those special…
Terry Bradshaw reveals Fox contract status: ‘The young guys are coming, but I want to be relevant’
Terry Bradshaw isn’t going anywhere. The longtime NFL on Fox analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback, whose teasing over his own retirement is beginning to rival that of Charles Barkley, is promoting a new memoir and revealed to the Los Angeles Times this week that he is under contract with the network for multiple seasons. Bradshaw apparently…
Stephen A. Smith apologizes again, this time for making false claims about ESPN contributor Iman Shumpert’s divorce
Not even a week after his last serious on-air apology, Stephen A. Smith is right back at it. In a video posted to his YouTube channel over the weekend, Smith offered a correction and apology to ESPN contributor Iman Shumpert and his ex-wife, the performer Teyana Taylor, for making false comments about their divorce. During…
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