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Two longtime executives leave ESPN amid wider cost-cutting moves at Disney
Two longtime executives at ESPN have accepted retirement packages as a part of the latest round of cost-cutting moves at Disney. According to On3’s Brett McMurphy, VP of ESPN Events Clint Overby and ESPN senior director of programming Kurt Dargis both will be leaving the Worldwide Leader. “Overby oversaw 35 annual collegiate events, including ESPN’s…
Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t believe Charles Barkley about retiring from ‘Inside the NBA’
Charles Barkley is insisting that this will be his final season on Inside the NBA. Last month, he claimed it would be Ernie Johnson’s last season on the beloved NBA studio show, adding that he’d be leaving as well, telling Bill Simmons, “Me and Ernie are a package deal.” Barkley then doubled down on his…
Pablo Torre defends himself over criticism that his Clippers reporting was anti-player
Pablo Torre’s reporting on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers is historic. In addition to the numerous fancy journalism prizes it won and the acclaim it generated for the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, the ultimate evidence of the value of the reporting is that it led to one of the most significant penalties toward…
Kirby Smart reacts to Nick Saban serving Georgia ‘rat poison’: ‘I get it’
On last week’s College GameDay from Iowa City, ESPN analyst and former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban declared the Georgia Bulldogs the team to beat in college football. “I think Georgia is the most complete team that I’ve seen this entire season,” Saban said on Saturday. “Gunner Stockton’s playing very well. They can…
Stephen A. Smith addresses widely criticized Lane Johnson take: ‘People misconstrued me’
The NFL world was shocked Wednesday morning by the news that Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson was retiring four games into the season. Johnson announced his decision with a statement on social media, noting that “right now, it is critical to focus on my mental health.” For the media, this meant reacting to league-altering…
Stanford women’s basketball coach dismisses allegations as ‘clickbait junk journalism’
In April 2024, Tara VanDerveer, then the NCAA’s all-time leading women’s basketball coach, retired after 38 seasons as Stanford’s head women’s basketball coach. Kate Paye, a longtime assistant and associate head coach, took over as VanDerveer’s successor shortly thereafter. Under Paye, the Cardinal missed the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, shrouding the historically successful…
Julie Stewart-Binks reveals skin cancer surgery
Julie Stewart-Binks revealed Wednesday that she has been off the air for the past two weeks after undergoing surgery to remove skin cancer from her nose. The veteran broadcaster shared the news in a pair of posts on X, explaining that the procedure was Mohs surgery to treat squamous cell carcinoma, and that what she…
Brandon Gaudin to call Dodgers-Braves Game 4 for Fox with Joe Davis still sidelined
Fox’s answer to a Dodgers announcer who keeps getting accused of rooting for the Dodgers is, for at least one night, the Braves’ announcer. Brandon Gaudin will call Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, according to Richard Deitsch, with Joe Davis still…
Rob Manfred says MLB Network’s production arm will play ‘major role’ in league’s post-2028 media plans
Rob Manfred believes MLB Network’s production muscle, not just its cable channel, will be a key piece of baseball’s next big media deal. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, the MLB commissioner said the league’s ability to produce its own games and programming has already paid off during the regional sports network meltdown. He…
Jerry Jones claims no one has a better future than Tony Romo: ‘He’s just getting started’
Tony Romo’s future as a lead NFL analyst with CBS might be finished, but Jerry Jones believes the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback still has a great future ahead of him. After placing Romo on indefinite leave shortly after his OWI arrest in Wisconsin over the summer, CBS finally decided to part ways with its now-former…
Stephen A. Smith checked for insensitive comments about Lane Johnson’s mental health
Lane Johnson, an all-time great right tackle, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. The Philadelphia Eagles had listed Johnson as inactive, citing personal reasons, for their Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday. “I deeply wanted to gut it out for one more year; to take the field with my…
Washington State responds to criticism over pivot to A.I.-generated sports media content
On Monday night, Washington State Athletics had the gall to announce its partnership with FanWord, a self-described A.I.-powered storytelling platform. “Washington State Athletics has signed a multi-year partnership with FanWord, the leading AI technology & storytelling company in college sports,” reads the official press release. “As part of the agreement, Washington State will implement FanWord Assist,…
Your 2026 NFL Week 5 announcing schedule
The 2026 NFL London Games continue in Week 5, when the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars meet on Sunday. Dave Pasch, Kurt Warner, and Jason Kelce will be in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium booth for the second straight week on NFL Network (9:30 a.m. ET). Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will have the Fox call…
Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI
Disney waited 21 years to get the Super Bowl back, and it has no intention of leaving a single screen in the house dark. Disney+ will livestream Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, ESPN and Disney+ announced Wednesday in conjunction with the NFL. Every Disney+ subscriber in the United States will be able to…
Tony Dungy says he saw NBC exit coming, TV doesn’t ‘always appreciate you speaking about your faith’
NBC told Tony Dungy it wanted younger voices on Football Night in America, but Dungy says that was never the only thing it wanted less of. In a preview clip from an exclusive interview on The Sage Steele Show, which Steele said ran more than 90 minutes, Dungy said NBC approached him and his longtime cohort…
Freddie Freeman delightfully surprised to talk with Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame career came to an end just a few weeks ago with the 21-year MLB veteran pitching his final game with Detroit Tigers and getting a heroic sendoff as he walked off the mound for the last time. While some might take some time to enjoy retirement, Verlander instead chose to…
Mike Florio says NFL teams more worried about Matt Ryan than Tom Brady
Tom Brady and Matt Ryan have seen their profession paths cross at several points. Most notably, at Super Bowl LI, when Brady’s New England Patriots erased a 28–3 lead that Ryan’s Atlanta Falcons held to complete one of the most impressive comebacks in NFL history. But the paths of Brady and Ryan have also seen…
LeBron James calls out ‘lies’ regarding Mike Breen’s Joel Embiid story
The Philadelphia 76ers are set to be the center of a lot of media attention this year with the addition of LeBron James to their roster. Any team that James is on creates headlines, and anecdotes that might fly under the radar if the central characters were lesser known NBA players are understandably newsworthy when…
Aces-Fever series helps make 1st round of WNBA playoffs most-watched ever
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are out of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs, but they’ve made an impact in their own special way. The WNBA announced Tuesday that the first round of the 2026 playoffs was the most-watched in league history, averaging 1.3 million viewers across 10 games. The three-game series between the Fever and…
DAZN replaces Max Kellerman with Mario Lopez as ‘Inside the Ring’ host
DAZN announced Tuesday morning that Saved By The Bell and Extra alum Mario Lopez would be joining its Inside the Ring show. What it didn’t mention was that former host Max Kellerman and analyst LeSean McCoy wouldn’t be there to greet him. According to Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports, they will not be returning for…
Victor Wembanyama isn’t shutting out American media, but he may be done talking about NBA Finals loss
As we move closer to the start of the NBA season, it’s time to start thinking about Victor Wembanyama again. The 22-year-old is one of the most fascinating athletes in all of sports, and after a run to the NBA Finals last year, poised for a big season that could begin to shape what could…
Iowa-Ohio State gives CBS first CFB regular-season ratings weekend win since 2024
NOTE: A previous version of this story said it was the first time since 2023 that CBS topped the weekend ratings. The story has been corrected below. Iowa and Ohio State averaged just shy of six million viewers on CBS, which might not be among the biggest college football game audiences this season, but it…
ESPN reporter Kris Rhim responds to Jim Harbaugh calling his question ‘an insult’
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been a divisive figure amongst NFL media for years, but none more than this season. ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky stepped in it, defending his Herbert favoritism, and Nick Wright and Steven Ruiz, newly minted colleagues at Fox Sports, got into a catfight about Herbert the following week. Through it all, Chargers head coach…
Former Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy making TNT studio debut
Mike Gundy is back. On TV, at least. The former Oklahoma State football coach will make his debut this Saturday as part of TNT’s studio coverage of the Big 12 showdown between the Arizona Wildcats and West Virginia Mountaineers, according to Pokes Report. Gundy, who was fired in the midst of his 21st season as…
Charlotte Wilder questions Caitlin Clark’s ‘College GameDay’ appearance with Pat McAfee
The Indiana Fever are once again in the news over racial and cultural dynamics around the team after it took center stage during its first-round playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces. During the series, Aces star A’ja Wilson confronted a Fever fan after the fan pointed and shouted at her from the baseline. After the team’s…
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