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David Samson defends ESPN for one-sided support of Protect College Sports Act
ESPN is all-in on supporting the Protect College Sports Act and David Samson sees no problem with the approach. The network’s college football coverage has been very political this year, and it’s mirroring what is happening at the corporate level. ESPN given free rein to Nick Saban to say what he wants about a bill…
CFP, ESPN ‘nearing deal’ on 24-team format to begin in 2027
The College Football Playoff appears to officially be expanding. According to a report by ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, the CFP “is nearing a deal to expand to 24 teams” for the 2027 season. A deal is “expected to come together in the near future, pending final approvals,” Thamel writes. Prior reports indicate that…
Jeremy Lin, Jason Kidd join ESPN as full-time NBA analysts
ESPN is adding two new analysts to its NBA rotation: former New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin and Hall of Fame point guard and coach Jason Kidd. Kidd joins after he was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs went 26-56 in Cooper Flagg’s rookie season, and the franchise…
Pat McAfee pours cold water on suggestion he’ll call ‘Monday Night Football’ amid Troy Aikman drama
As tensions between Troy Aikman and Joe Buck reportedly heat up in ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth, there’s been rampant speculation as to how ESPN’s top NFL broadcast team could look next season. Those talks have gone into overdrive in the past 24 hours after reports surfaced that Aikman and Buck had an argument prior…
Terrell Owens wants Stephen A. Smith suspended from ESPN for Lane Johnson fiasco
Stephen A. Smith may have publicly apologized for his awful tone-deaf comments about Lane Johnson retiring from the Philadelphia Eagles to focus on his mental health. But Terrell Owens wants to see ESPN act. ESPN used to police its personalities much more than it does now. Part of that shift is that the biggest stars…
MLB on Fox crew can’t stop picking against the Brewers
If you’ve been on any social media platform in October, you have likely learned quickly that Milwaukee Brewers fans aren’t happy with Fox Sports and its coverage of the 2026 MLB postseason. Every fanbase has an element that feels the national network broadcasts are against them; it doesn’t matter who. But Brewers fans are approaching…
Fox reportedly hasn’t entered negotiations with Greg Olsen ahead of free agency
All the focus may be on Troy Aikman and his impending free agency after his reported tiff with longtime partner Joe Buck. But another elite NFL analyst is set to hit the open market: Greg Olsen. Usually, top NFL broadcasting jobs have the security of Supreme Court justices. But we’re heading into an unprecedented game…
WNBA transgender athlete discourse exposed as manufactured outrage, according to report
In July, ESPN published a profile of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, and one quote altered the course of the 2026 WNBA season. “I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans,” Cunningham said. “And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I…
Troy Aikman addresses Joe Buck quarrel, ESPN contract status
Things are getting very awkward between ESPN, Troy Aikman, and Joe Buck. ESPN has the Super Bowl this year, and the Worldwide Leader is going all in on promotion like no network has ever before. But reports of a feud between their All-Star Monday Night Football broadcast duo are about to overshadow it. Buck and Aikman have…
What’s really going on between Joe Buck and Troy Aikman?
Is Troy Aikman truly at odds with longtime partner Joe Buck? That’s what the latest reporting suggests. Aikman and Buck reportedly had an argument in the ESPN booth prior to Monday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams in SoFi Stadium after Buck “broke the ice” with Aikman about receiving a six-year, $108…
Tony Dungy refuses to disclose Bill Belichick Hall of Fame vote
Tony Dungy may no longer be a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, but he’s still staying silent about whether he voted for the candidacy of Bill Belichick or not. The former legendary coach and NBC analyst was one of the many big names purged from the voting list from the Hall of Fame earlier…
Mike Tomlin sounds like he’s loving the media lifestyle
Ever since Mike Tomlin joined NBC as part of Football Night in America, the speculation has been how long he would last before he got back into coaching. Would Tomlin make a second career of it or is it just a well-paid sabbatical? NBC is certainly hoping that the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach sticks around for…
ESPN adds Dave McMenamin and Kris Rhim to Philadelphia 76ers beat
With LeBron James now officially a part of the Philadelphia 76ers, expect the team to get more coverage than ever from ESPN. And with James coming back to the east coast, ESPN is bringing not one but two of its writers to the City of Brotherly Love to cover him and the Sixers in pursuit…
Dodgers-Brewers NLCS opener draws largest Game 1 audience since 2005
The Los Angeles Dodgers may be in their third straight NLCS, but viewers don’t seem tired of them yet. Thanks in part to an NFL lead-in, the Dodgers-Brewers NLCS opener is breaking records dating back more than 20 years. Game 1 of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Milwaukee Brewers NLCS last Sunday on Fox and Fox Deportes…
Dodgers player slams ‘soft porn’ ads during MLB postseason games
The Sydney Sweeney Novig ad has gone viral for the “creative” way it uses her fame and beauty to advertise a brand new gambling platform. But at least one Dodgers player isn’t happy that the ad, and others like it, are impacting families trying to enjoy the MLB postseason. Dodgers outfielder Alex Call replied to…
Jim Nantz initially regretted ‘trio in Rio’ call: ‘Got lucky with that one’
When Jim Nantz blurted out the words “trio in Rio” as Tyler Loop’s walk-off field goal sailed through the uprights to lift the Ravens past the Cowboys in Brazil, the veteran CBS voice was convinced nobody watching would understand what he meant. Nantz revealed as much during a recent appearance on Underscore Media’s Traina Thoughts,…
Michael Wilbon shreds ‘lap dogs’ in baseball media for reporting that Shohei Ohtani could be benched
The big story heading into a big Game 3 of the NLCS was whether the Los Angeles Dodgers might actually bench their reigning back-to-back NL MVP, Shohei Ohtani. Thought by many to be the greatest MLB player of all time, Ohtani has hit .150 this postseason and has no extra-base hits. The player who hit…
Kirk Minihane doesn’t expect contract to be renewed by Barstool; overhauling show’s cast when it returns next year
Kirk Minihane stepped away from Barstool nearly a year ago. In the months since, he has slowly brought the Boston-based Kirk Minihane Show back to a regular cadence and recently announced plans to return full-time in January. In a long update on the show Wednesday, Minihane revealed he doesn’t expect to be re-signed by Barstool — and plans to…
Trail Blazers reportedly turn to Travis Demers as TV play-by-play voice on game-by-game basis
The Portland Trail Blazers have found their television play-by-play voice for the start of the 2026-27 season (for now, anyway). Citing team and league sources, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Travis Demers is moving to the TV booth on a trial basis, with his status evaluated game by game as he works alongside analyst Lamar Hurd…
Mike Tirico defends NBC interview with Michael Jordan
Last year marked NBC’s return to the NBA broadcasting game, the network’s first since 2002. As it ramped up toward its debut, the network announced with much fanfare that Micheal Jordan would be a “special contributor” to NBC’s coverage that year. It sounded like a huge boon for NBC, and in some ways it was, since Jordan is…
Al Michaels won’t fight Amazon if it decides to move on: ‘If they feel it’s time, great’
Al Michaels said the decision on when he stops calling NFL games for Prime Video will come from Amazon, from himself, or from some combination of the two. On The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, Michaels was asked who would ultimately tell him, or how he would know, it was time to step away from…
Saudi airport attacks leave numerous Middle East-backed sporting events in jeopardy
Days after Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 12 people at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the continuation of several Middle East-backed sporting events is in jeopardy. On Wednesday, tennis fans learned that this year’s Six Kings Slam, scheduled to begin next Wednesday, Oct. 21, and stream live on Netflix, has been postponed to December because…
Cris Carter and Cam Newton reveal how debate shows are ‘fixed’ to keep athletes ‘in a corner’
The recent reunion between Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe hasn’t gone over well with some former athletes who worked alongside Bayless and appreciated Sharpe taking a stand against him during their infamous 2022 blowout over Tom Brady. In that argument, Bayless lost his temper over Brady’s disappointing final season and, in a familiar move, made it personal.…
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman reportedly argued over contract situation before Rams-Bills
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman made it through Monday night’s broadcast without missing a beat, which is more than can reportedly be said for the conversation they had before it. According to Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports, the longtime partners argued on Monday ahead of ESPN’s Rams-Bills broadcast at SoFi Stadium, the same venue…
Mike Tomlin won’t apologize for Steelers bias on NBC: ‘Everybody knows where my heart is’
Six months into his second act as the marquee attraction of NBC’s Sunday night studio show, Mike Tomlin remains every bit the Pittsburgh Steelers partisan he was when he prowled the sideline at Acrisure Stadium. Nor does he intend to apologize for it. The former Steelers head coach, who walked away after the 2025 season…
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