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Adam Silver celebrates end of ‘storyline’ that small-market teams can’t win in NBA
Adam Silver has significantly remade the NBA over the past several years, imposing a punitive “second-apron” in the league’s luxury tax, reducing the importance of free agency, and generating an unseen level of parity that has led to eight different champions in the past eight seasons. In comments Tuesday ahead of the NBA Draft, the…
ESPN’s Ben Solak on a wild NFL offseason and what to watch for in 2026
NFL training camps open next month, and it won’t be long before we see the first preseason game. America’s most popular sport has had a fascinating offseason marked by several major player moves and coaching changes. To break it down, we recently caught up with Ben Solak. The NFL analyst has been with ESPN since leaving…
Dianna Russini was reportedly earning close to $800K a year at The Athletic
Dianna Russini was earning close to $800,000 annually at The Athletic, according to a new report from The New York Times, citing a former manager with knowledge of her salary negotiations. The figure would have made her one of the highest-paid journalists at the entire company, and at the time the Mike Vrabel photos surfaced…
Bob Iger explains why he never spun off ESPN: ‘Imagine if it ended up in Netflix’
It’s been only a few months since Bob Iger stepped away as Disney CEO, making way for Josh D’Amaro to run the company. But even in that short span, questions about the future of ESPN have come to the forefront. ESPN has long been viewed as a potential spinoff candidate for Disney, especially as the…
TNT Sports eliminates full-screen green-flag commercials for 2026 NASCAR coverage
TNT Sports is getting set for its second season airing NASCAR races, and it is the latest broadcaster to eliminate full-screen green-flag commercials. TNT today revealed a number of changes to its 2026 coverage. In addition to cutting full-screen green-flag ads, HBO Max viewers can isolate driver-radio communication from engine noise on in-car cameras and…
Gianni Infantino denies profit motive for hydration breaks: ‘There is no additional revenue’
FIFA president Gianni Infantino isn’t exactly known for his ability to be forthcoming, and he did himself no favors on Tuesday evening when discussing the highly criticized decision to include hydration breaks in each match of this World Cup. Infantino has long claimed the decision to introduce hydration breaks was done for player welfare as…
Cristiano Ronaldo blows off reporter asking about Messi
After an anonymous performance in Portugal’s World Cup opener against DR Congo last week, Cristiano Ronaldo reintroduced himself to the world stage after scoring a brace against Uzbekistan on Tuesday. In doing so, Ronaldo joined a number of other global superstars like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland in putting up multi-goal performances. For…
Stan Van Gundy gives update on brother Jeff Van Gundy’s potential return to broadcasting
Stan Van Gundy picked up where his brother, Jeff Van Gundy, left off as one of the top NBA broadcasters in the industry. Given the way things ended at ESPN for Jeff, who was unceremoniously laid off alongside his fellow game analyst Mark Jackson in 2023, it was fair to wonder whether Jeff could seek…
Buster Posey refuses questions about Giants’ Pride Night hat controversy
The fallout after several San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote a Bible verse to protest Pride Night hats continues after Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey refused to answer questions about the incident during a press conference. Three pitchers — Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker — wrote a Bible verse on their Pride…
Fox’s Stu Holden: ‘Too much is being made’ of Alexi Lalas controversies during World Cup
The on-air interactions between Alexi Lalas and his cohosts on the Fox Sports coverage of the men’s World Cup have quickly become one of the top storylines from the tournament. The polarizing American talking head, a star of the USMNT the last time the U.S. hosted a World Cup, has clashed with his fellow studio…
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reportedly in talks to join Atlanta Hawks front office
Longtime national NBA reporter Tim Bontemps is reportedly set to join the Atlanta Hawks’ front office and become the latest in a wave of reporters and analysts to leave the media to work for pro basketball teams. Front Office Sports reported Bontemps is in “advanced talks” with Atlanta. He was notably absent from his usual…
Brooke Fletcher debuts as first female game analyst for White Sox
Brooke Fletcher is making a bit of history as she steps into the Chicago White Sox booth for the first time on Tuesday. The daughter of former White Sox infielder Scott Fletcher, Brooke Fletcher will fill in for usual game analyst Steve Stone on Chicago Sports Network during Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians. In…
World Cup announcer stripped of FIFA credential over Almirón red-card tirade
A Paraguayan football announcer has had his credentials revoked after launching into a wild tirade over a red card issued against Paraguay in their match against Türkiye on Friday. The inciting incident occurred in the first half during a play stoppage. Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón appeared to say something to Türkiye’s Mert Müldür while covering his…
Stephen A. Smith insists Boston Celtics fans ‘lost love’ for Jaylen Brown
Stephen A. Smith has soured on Jaylen Brown in recent months, and he believes the Boston Celtics and their fans similarly fell out of love with the former Finals MVP. With the Miami Heat winning the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, the Celtics now need to either welcome Brown back to the team after shopping him to…
Vincent Goodwill received death threats after participation trophy comment
Vincent Goodwill received a fervent response after comparing a modern NBA championship to a participation trophy, which he says included death threats. In a debate about dynasty vs parity last week on ESPN’s Get Up, Goodwill called the Larry O’Brien trophy a “participation trophy” as a way of strengthening making his larger point that the…
Tiger Woods makes first appearance since rehab stint to introduce sweeping PGA Tour changes
Tiger Woods was involved in a two-car rollover crash in March in Jupiter Island, FL, just five years after suffering career-altering leg injuries in a crash near the Los Angeles area, marking the fourth reckless driving incident for Woods since 2009. The wreck resulted in Woods being charged with driving under the influence. The 15-time men’s…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers name Tony Castricone new radio play-by-play announcer
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found the voice who’ll replace Gene Deckerhoff in their radio booth. On Tuesday, the Bucs officially named Tony Castricone as their new radio play-by-play announcer and team insider. Castricone succeeds Deckerhoff, who retired after the 2025 season following nearly four decades as the voice of the franchise. Castricone has been the…
NBA insider reported Celtics as ‘frontrunners’ to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo moments before Heat trade
News of a league-altering trade was broken late Monday night, when ESPN’s senior NBA insider Shams Charania reported that the Milwaukee Bucks were sending superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat in return for a massive haul including Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucioni, and draft compensation. The blockbuster deal, which…
Chase Daniel promoted to ‘SEC Nation’ and Thursday night ESPN games; Jordan Rodgers ‘elevated’ in CFB duties
A year after resetting his career by calling a slate of college football games for ESPN, popular commentator Chase Daniel is getting rewarded. According to a report at Front Office Sports, Daniel is getting promoted to a weekly Thursday night college football assignment alongside Matt Barrie, who he will join on the SEC Network’s SEC…
Becky Hammon: Jalen Brunson proved history wrong but she’s ‘never gonna apologize for having an opinion’
As soon as Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks completed their five-game victory over the San Antonio Spurs to win the 2026 NBA Finals, a lot of people started looking to Becky Hammon for an apology. It sounds like they’re still not going to get one. The Las Vegas Aces coach and ESPN analyst…
Miami reporter makes mistake of doing live interview with Scottish World Cup fans
It’s said that there are several classic blunders you never want to fall victim to. The most famous is “never get involved in a land war in Asia.” A slightly less well-known one is “never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” And the third, and perhaps most important of them…
Eric Byrnes goes scorched earth on Rafael Devers: ‘As selfish as you could possibly be’
The San Francisco Giants’ 2026 campaign has been nothing short of a disaster. First-year skipper Tony Vitello has had a rough time getting acclimated to the big leagues; players have come under fire for protesting the ballclub’s Pride Night festivities, and a sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins dropped the Giants to 31-46,…
‘SportsCenter’ officially reaches the end of its golden age
This originally appeared in the Tuesday edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything you need to know about the sports media world. She hosted more than 5,000 editions of SportsCenter over 34 years, but when…
5 burning questions for the new and improved PGA Tour
The PGA Tour announced transformational changes to the way it will operate with a new split-tour format in 2028 between a Championship and Challenger series. The dramatic change has been a long time coming for the tour, as commissioner Brian Rolapp came from the NFL with the decisive purpose and vision in mind to make…
Eric Wynalda has had enough of former USMNT teammate Alexi Lalas: ‘I think it’s been unwatchable’
Fox Sports has assembled a motley crew for its coverage of the North American-hosted 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup this summer, with a top panel consisting of Alexi Lalas, Thierry Henry, and Zlatan Ibrahimović, and anchored by Rebecca Lowe. Despite what has appeared to be clear disdain from Henry and Ibrahimović toward Lalas, Lowe has…
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