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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…
Fox announcers can’t believe Commanders’ embarrassing clock management mistake
Sunday’s game between the New York Giants and Washington Commanders appeared to finally be heading towards a predictable end. After the Giants erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and after a missed field goal, punt, and fumble in the extra period, the Commanders had the ball deep in Giants territory…
Dylan Raiola holds himself accountable to media after Oregon’s ugly loss to UCLA
Former Nebraska and current Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola has been heavily criticized for his commitment to cosplaying as Patrick Mahomes, but there was nothing performative about his actions after playing the worst game of his life. The No. 13 Oregon Ducks lost 17-15 to the No. 21 UCLA Bruins on Saturday. Raiola threw for 43…
Adam Schefter questioned for open-ended report on looming Marvin Harrison Jr. trade
Early Saturday, ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter dropped his latest bombshell: the Arizona Cardinals were trading the No. 4 overall pick from the 2024 draft, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The son of a Hall of Fame wideout, Harrison was seen as a surefire prospect coming out of Ohio State. He was the first…
Eddie Olczyk returns to Chicago Blackhawks as studio analyst
After spending the last several seasons as the Seattle Kraken game analyst, veteran hockey broadcaster Eddie Olczyk is returning home to Chicago. The Chicago native who had multiple stints with the Blackhawks during his playing career will join Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) as a studio analyst for select games this season, according to a report…
Long-running London game could suppress pregame, 1 p.m. viewership for Fox and CBS
Between Weeks 4 and 10 of the NFL season, the league will have six kickoffs at 9:30 a.m. ET. Sunday’s Week 5 slate began in London, with the Jacksonville Jaguars “hosting” the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game got off to a wacky start right from the jump, with two players being ejected…
Sean McDonough, Oklahoma radio deliver wild calls of Sooners’ walk-off win over Texas
Oklahoma put together a remarkable fourth quarter to pull off a stunning upset win over No. 1 Texas in the 122nd edition of the Red River Rivalry. Trailing 17-10 entering the fourth quarter at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the unranked Sooners outscored the Longhorns 17-7 the rest of the way to emerge with a…
NFL Network can’t find a replay to explain double ejection on opening kickoff of Eagles-Jags
Sunday’s NFL slate got off to a puzzling start overseas, as the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off from London. The Jaguars returned the opening kickoff to the house, but four separate penalties — two during and two after the play — led to several minutes of meetings between NFL official Ron Torbert and…
CFP issues non-statement on expiring 30-day negotiating period with ESPN for expanded playoff
An Oct. 9 deadline between the College Football Playoff and ESPN came and went without a new media rights deal to reflect a likely postseason expansion to 24 teams. That doesn’t mean this saga is over. Far from it, in fact. Oct. 9 was simply the deadline for the CFP to submit its final proposal…
TexAgs’ Billy Liucci responds to Mike Elko’s ‘cesspool’ insult after Texas A&M loss
The Texas A&M Aggies scored six points in a blowout loss to the No. 14 Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, and Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko didn’t score any points with the fan base afterward. Elko’s postgame press conference ended with Carter Karels asking him for his message to…
ESPN reveals more altcast plans for Super Bowl LXI, including first-ever Super Bowl telecast on NFL Network
ESPN will be utilizing nearly every network in its arsenal for Super Bowl LXI in February. On Sunday morning, ESPN announced its full alternate telecast plans for the network’s first-ever Super Bowl. As previously announced, the ManningCast with Peyton and Eli Manning will occupy ESPN2 while Joe Buck and Troy Aikman call the traditional telecast…
ESPN catches Kentucky fans flipping off Lane Kiffin after upsetting LSU
Ole Miss fans showered LSU head coach Lane Kiffin with profane chants as Ole Miss exacted revenge, beating their former coach on Sept. 19, but disdain for Kiffin has been present in stadiums across the country so far this season. After Kentucky upset No. 10 LSU in overtime on Saturday night, Kentucky fans rushed the…
TV and streaming viewing picks for Octoer 11, 2026: How to watch NFL Week 5 and NLCS Game 1
All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 5 1. FC Köln vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach — Fandango//Peacock, 9:25 a.m. Sport-Club Freiburg vs. FC Schalke 04 –Fandango//Peacock, 11:25 a.m. College Football College Football Final — ESPN2, 9 a.m. SEC Football Final — SEC Network, 9 a.m. The Final Drive — Big Ten Network, 10 a.m. ACC Huddle: The Final…
Fox upsets viewers with muted crowd noise during Indiana-Nebraska thriller
The Nebraska Cornhuskers had the defending champion, undefeated No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers on the ropes before the Hoosiers remembered who they were and won their 22nd straight game. It was high drama on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, but Fox’s Big Noon Saturday broadcast left viewers at home with no…
‘College GameDay’ returning to BYU for first time since 2009
ESPN’s College GameDay has not bathed itself in glory (to say the least) to start the 2026-27 college football season, but the iconic show still knows how to pick a good location. Morgan Freeman graced the set as the Week 3 guest picker, GameDay visited Iowa City, Iowa for the first time in 20 years in Week 4 —…
Local sports hosts slam convoluted, costly Minnesota Wild game-broadcast logistics
If you want to watch Minnesota Wild games this season, you’ll have a few hoops to jump through. That’s the story for many NHL and NBA franchises this season, as the ripple effects of the demise of Main Street Sports Group and FanDuel Sports Network continue to be felt. For the Wild, it works like…
ESPN college football talking head Nick Saban defends disdain for college football talking heads
As college football’s preeminent head coach, Nick Saban made no secret of his disdain for the media, including ESPN College GameDay analysts who praised his Alabama Crimson Tide, calling it “rat poison.” Now that he’s one of those GameDay analysts, he feels… exactly the same way. ESPN premiered Saban, a six-part docuseries about the legendary…
Following Missouri loss, Texas A&M’s Mike Elko calls out TexAgs as ‘Billy’s cesspool’
The Texas A&M Aggies’ season is heading in the wrong direction following a 27-6 loss to the Missouri Tigers on Saturday. After starting the season 2-0, Mike Elko’s squad has squandered that momentum with losses to Kentucky, LSU, and Missouri as they tumble down the SEC standings. Elko, who has never been one to appreciate…
‘College GameDay’ analysts called out over lack of college football knowledge beyond Big Ten-SEC
Last week, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit were wowed by guest picker Caitlin Clark’s college football knowledge beyond the biggest games. They might have wanted to pick her brain a little, as their lack of knowledge about games outside the SEC and Big Ten showed this weekend. It’s nothing new that GameDay doesn’t spend much…
Nick Saban reacts to viral Jalen Hurts benching clip
For nearly nine years, college football fans could only imagine what was said behind closed doors in the Alabama locker room at halftime of the 2018 national championship game, but thanks to ESPN, that mystery has finally been laid bare. Saban, the six-part ESPN Original docuseries on the seven-time national champion, premiered Thursday with never-before-seen…
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