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In recent years, the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC all have begun televising the deliberations from command centers during replay reviews of key plays. Airing the conversations between conference officials in the command center and referees on the field is compelling television and, in theory, creates more transparency for viewers. The idea unsurprisingly came…
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs missed the first six games of this NFL season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property in early September. As more allegations against Jacobs surface, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur remains committed to him. At the time of Jacobs’s…
The New York Jets dropped to 2-6 on Sunday with a 38-33 loss to the previously floundering Las Vegas Raiders, the latest stumble in a frustrating two seasons at the helm for Jets head coach Aaron Glenn. After the Jets handed the Miami Dolphins their first win of the season in Week 7, ESPN’s Mike…
Many college football commentators have already declared the 2026 season among the best of all time, and it could cement itself as such this weekend if Notre Dame-Miami, BYU-Utah, Alabama-LSU, and several other games live up to expectations. After that, rivalry week and conference championship season will only add to the fireworks heading into the…
While Michael Wilbon’s indefinite leave of absence from ESPN is sad news for many, Stephen A. Smith insists it is a good thing. Less than two weeks after celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pardon The Interruption, Michael Wilbon announced he was stepping away from his ESPN responsibilities to address medical issues. Wilbon insisted this wasn’t…
After an uninspiring 3-5 start to the football season, Florida State announced Sunday that it had fired head coach Mike Norvell. Speculation about who might replace Norvell began as early as September, but now that the move is official, more names are being linked to what is expected to be one of the most resource-heavy…
Dan Orlovsky went viral last week after revealing on The Pat McAfee Show that he didn’t understand percentages. This week, Dan’s back with a whole new confusion. The ESPN NFL analyst was with host Pat McAfee in Seattle before Monday night’s showdown between the Seahawks and Chicago Bears, when he said he wanted to “ask…
Ohio State fans have spent years complaining about Fox’s grip on the Buckeyes’ schedule, given the sheer number of noon kickoffs since the network became the Big Ten’s lead network in 2017. This season, it’s reached a new extreme as Ohio State will not host a single primetime home game for the first time since…
The Los Angeles Chargers’ disastrous season continued this weekend, as Sunday’s 24-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams dropped the team to 0-7 and kept them as the NFL’s only winless team. Despite the Chargers’ struggles, head coach Jim Harbaugh has been steadfast in his support for quarterback Justin Herbert, a divisive figure amongst NFL…
During the dark times between NBC’s previous and current NBA media rights deals, the iconic Roundball Rock theme aired during Fox Sports’ college basketball coverage. Fox licensed the John Tesh jam in 2018 and has used Roundball Rock to intro Big East, Big Ten, and Big 12 college basketball games since then. In fact, that deal was…
On the field, things are trending in the right direction for Bill Belichick. His North Carolina Tar Heels have already matched last season’s win total and nearly pulled off a huge upset of the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes over the weekend. Off the field, his personal life seems as dramatic as ever. For years, Belichick…
J.J. Watt is a fairly recognizable guy at any NFL stadium, but rules are rules. The CBS NFL analyst was on the call Sunday for the big AFC West showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos. Since the game didn’t get underway until 4:25 p.m. ET, Watt decided to take a morning…
To the surprise of absolutely no one that watched this summer’s World Cup on Fox, the network saw incredible gains in its advertising revenue this quarter as payments for that commercial inventory continue to roll in. Fox released its quarterly earnings report on Monday morning, and the company indicated it has seen advertising revenue increase…
ESPN’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter Jenna Laine is stepping away from her post for the foreseeable future. Laine, who joined ESPN as a NFL Nation reporter in 2016 and has covered the Bucs for the network ever since, revealed on her social media on Sunday that she is taking a leave to address “some…
The days of Tom Brady being too buttoned-up and reserved in front of a microphone are long gone, and he continues to prove it every Sunday on Fox. Now in his third season in the booth for Fox, Brady has shown he’s comfortable as a lead analyst on TV. Maybe even a little too comfortable…
One of the faces of ESPN’s daily lineup is stepping away to address medical issues. Michael Wilbon, the longtime cohost of Pardon the Interruption and a contributor to ESPN’s NBA coverage, announced on Monday he will be stepping away from the network due to recent health struggles. https://t.co/RkkZiNSxvx — Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) November 2, 2026…
Stephen A. Smith is ready to say goodbye to Rex Ryan as a colleague at ESPN if it means getting him on the sideline with the Dallas Cowboys. It’s long been part of Smith’s schtick to take pride in seeing the Cowboys lose. And while Smith aptly mocked the Cowboys for blowing Sunday’s game against…
Few would’ve guessed that we’d get to the month of November and the Los Angeles Chargers would still be sitting with a winless record. Even fewer would’ve believed that knowing that Justin Herbert has started every game. But here we are. The Chargers are 0-7 after their latest loss to the cross-town rival Rams, and…
Some see Justin Herbert as what a quarterback is supposed to look like, others see Justin Herbert and question whether he can even see. Even if you didn’t consider Herbert a top-10 quarterback entering the NFL season, you probably didn’t think he was capable of having a season as bad as he’s having. Through seven…
The Dallas Cowboys suffered an awful, embarrassing home loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. After entering the game as a touchdown favorite and after taking a 10-point lead into the final four minutes of regulation, Dallas proceeded to lose 33-30 in overtime. That’s while Arizona’s backup quarterback Gardner Minshew II stepped in for Jacoby…
U.S. broadcasters will submit their initial bids to FIFA for rights to the 2030 World Cup by the end of November, with soccer’s global governing body prepared to select a winner by the end of 2026. And it appears that incumbent English-language broadcaster Fox is setting expectations for investors. During the company’s quarterly investor call…
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have just a few months left together at the top of the mountain in sports broadcasting. Their journey to the summit of the industry has been filled with praise from fans and respect from peers. But the path back down has been one of regret and ruination. After 25 years…
Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt surely had many CBS viewers nodding along in agreement during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s AFC West clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos at Mile High. Leading 24-13, Kansas City had third-and-6 at its own 36-yard line when quarterback Patrick Mahomes found running…
On Friday, a three-judge panel reinstated a jury’s verdict holding the NFL liable for antitrust violations related to pricing practices for NFL Sunday Ticket, the league’s out-of-market package. The case, which has been in court for about a decade, found that the NFL engaged in anti-competitive behavior regarding Sunday Ticket pricing, compelling its partner, which…
