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By Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop, which lasted nearly four hours. According to HuffPost, the ground stop delayed nearly 10,000 flights and led to the cancellation of 5,000 flights, so the chaotic aftermath is just getting started. The ripple effect could disturb the weekend’s sports slate, particularly college…
On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a nationwide ground stop. The only other nationwide ground stops in recent U.S. history came on Sept. 11, 2001 and in January 2023. As of this writing, The New York Times is reporting more than 3,000 canceled flights, and CNN reported that government officials have “no…
Before Noah Eagle could tell a national audience he was calling Sunday Night Football, he had to tell his father. Ian Eagle recounted the whirlwind weekend on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk, telling Brock Huard and Mike Salk that shortly after he reached his hotel room in Charlotte, where he was in town to call…
If Charles Barkley does retire from television after this season on Inside the NBA, don’t expect Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell to be too upset about it. Prior to their win over the defending champion New York Knicks earlier this week, Barkley gave a very blunt assessment of the Cavaliers on ESPN. “Man, the Cavs…
ESPN’s BottomLine survived the pager, the flip phone, and the push alert, but it will no longer survive a live sporting event on the network that created it. According to Newsday, ESPN is removing the ticker during live action, finishing a phaseout that had already stripped the crawl from the College Football Playoff and the…
Emmanuel Acho has heard Steph Curry’s criticism and apologized for his comments about his wife, Ayesha Curry. The controversy started when Acho and other sports podcasters were up in arms over Ayesha Curry starring in a Roku Channel romcom entitled Second Chance Holiday. But what should have been a proud moment for the Curry family was…
Amazon was probably eager to have Thursday Night Football promote its massive commitment to Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, until Kirk Herbstreit chimed in. With the third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiering this week, Al Michaels had a read to promote the series while coming…
As more information comes out about the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, one thing is certain: Almost nobody wanted this. Just this week, The Athletic reported that even ESPN, which has broadcast rights to the entire tournament, didn’t support the idea. And a Nielsen survey showed that 90 percent of respondents…
Gilbert Arenas has retained famed criminal defense attorney Mark J. Geragos as a trial for felony charges related to Arenas’ alleged involvement in an illegal gambling ring looms, according to a court filing last month. Arenas was arrested in July 2025 and charged with conspiracy to create an illegal gambling business; operating an illegal gambling…
Jim Nantz insists he never looks at social media, but the reviews of his partnership with J.J. Watt have found their way to him anyway. Nantz told Glenn Ordway on The Big O Podcast that the feedback on his first season beside J.J. Watt has been glowing, at least from the corners of the industry…
The sports world spent much of Thursday mourning the sudden death of longtime NBC Sports commentator Dan Hicks at the age of 64. Hicks was known as the lead voice of NBC Sports’s coverage of the PGA Tour, as well as his work with Notre Dame football, and several Olympic sports including swimming and skiing.…
If Jerry Jones hires Troy Aikman to run the Dallas Cowboys, it sounds like they will have significant philosophical differences about how and where to find a head coach. Aikman has long been interested in running an NFL team. But the dream has seemed more realistic in recent weeks as Aikman heads toward free agency…
This week, the College Football Playoff and ESPN inked a five-year deal to expand to 24 teams in 2027 and beyond. ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported the contract’s worth as nearly $1.7 billion. Evan Cohen, a longtime ESPN Radio host, thinks the NFL should fork over whatever amount is necessary to save college football from itself.…
CJ McCollum’s day job still involves navigating NBA backcourts, but Prime Video has found a moonlighting assignment for his journalism degree. Prime Video announced Thursday that the Atlanta Hawks guard will join NBA on Prime as a player contributor, making select appearances across the streamer’s studio programming throughout the 2026-27 season. His debut comes Friday…
Notre Dame’s Thursday media availability typically traffics in injury updates and opponent scouting, but Marcus Freeman devoted his opening remarks to the broadcaster who was supposed to be in the NBC booth on Saturday. Dan Hicks’ death at 64 following an acute illness was announced Thursday morning, a sudden and staggering loss for an NBC…
University of Miami football is certainly back, and The Dan Le Batard Show crew has made it the show’s mission to police the national media discourse about the Hurricanes. That mission, it seems, crossed a line this week. The show seized on a clip from its former cast member, Billy Gil, a frequent critic of University…
Dianna Russini’s return to NFL media was only a few hours old when Adam Schefter was asked, on the airwaves of the city where Mike Vrabel coaches, whether he would trust anything she reports. Schefter joined WEEI’s Rich, Ken and Ted on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Russini resurfaced on The Russini Report, her new weekly…
Dan Hicks was a constant presence at some of the biggest sporting events in the world. After his sudden passing at the age of 64 following an acute illness, it’s almost unfathomable to imagine them without him. Hicks was a longtime fixture at NBC Sports, where he worked for well over 30 years. During that…
Joe Anik, who has been a consistent presence on UFC broadcasts for the promotion’s biggest fights for over a decade, isn’t going anywhere in the near future. The UFC announced on Wednesday that it has re-signed Anik, its lead commentator, to a multi-year extension it categorized as “long-term.” “We’ve been at it for a little…
Tennessee Titans fans in certain parts of the state won’t be able to watch their hometown team this Sunday, at least according to the preliminary maps published by the website 506sports.com, which tracks which NFL games will be available in which TV markets each week. Yes, the 1-7 Titans are so bad, at least according…
College GameDay has enough hosts and analysts on set, Paul Finebaum doesn’t want them to make room for one more, even if he’s that one more. Finebaum joined an episode of Jimmy Traina’s Traina Thoughts this week for Underscore Media. The last time Finebaum was on Traina’s podcast, he said he wasn’t interested in giving…
As the sports media world continues to mourn the devastating and sudden loss of Dan Hicks, who passed away from an “acute illness” on Wednesday, NBC has decided on its plan to replace Hicks this Saturday, when he was scheduled to call the game between Notre Dame and Boston College. According to a report by…
Kenny Smith didn’t quite send a drive into deep left field as Charles Barkley spoke about Veterans Day, but his phone similarly interrupted the solemn monologue. Inside the NBA opened Wednesday night’s show on ESPN with Barkley, Smith, Ernie Johnson and Chris Webber talking about Veterans Day and the veterans in their own lives. Barkley…
Sarah Langs has established herself as one of the largest forces of positivity in all of sports. Langs, who currently contributes to MLB.com and was a part of MLB’s first-ever all-female MLB broadcast, has used her platform not only to champion baseball, but also to spread awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the disease the…
