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The NFL is in everyone’s crosshairs as they circle potential new television deals that could rake in billions of dollars. And although they are starting to take political fire, the league is holding firm. At the heart of the struggle is the impending fight between traditional broadcast networks and streaming tech giants. Fox and Rupert…
A very scary incident left Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Amanda Busick and pit crew member Donovan Williams with injuries on Friday at Dover Motor Speedway, but it could have been much worse. A 4,000-pound runaway pit cart rolled downhill toward Busick on pit road while teams were setting up for NASCAR Truck Series qualifying. Williams,…
On September 25, 2006, the Atlanta Falcons took on the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome, the first NFL game played there since 2004, following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. The Saints’ 23-3 victory was seen as a symbol of the city’s recovery from the devastating disaster that killed almost 1,400 people and…
Longtime Cleveland Browns reporter Mark Kay Cabot said last month that she believed the team should open the season with Deshaun Watson as their starting quarterback, over Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. Doing so would allow the first-team offense to gel as much as possible. That prompted a response from Shedeur’s brother and former Colorado…
News emerged on Friday that the Tennessee Titans are hiring Ramon Foster to be the team’s radio color analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Taylor Zarzour. Foster will be the replacement for longtime Titans radio analyst Dave McGinnis, who passed away in April. Foster co-hosts the morning show Ramon and Will on 104.5 The Zone, the flagship…
Al Michaels is pretty happy with the Thursday Night Football schedule this year. The legendary announcer has been the voice of TNF since Amazon’s Prime Video took over the weekly staple, and he’s been very upfront about the quality of the games he’s gotten to call in that time. The 81-year-old, who infamously used to…
Mike Yastrzemski was the hero on Friday night for the Atlanta Braves as they defeated his grandfather’s former team, the Boston Red Sox, thanks to his walk-off hit in the 10th inning. But when trying to find a way to compliment the Braves outfielder, BravesVision interviewer Paul Byrd caused an unintentional firestorm. Byrd was a…
One of the biggest frustrations of the modern sports-watching age is figuring out which network or streaming service has the rights to the event you want to watch, and then whether you need to pay for it and/or whether the service you currently use even has access to it. Here’s a new wrinkle. What if…
Somebody at ABC hit the wrong button on Saturday. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their playoff series on Friday night, setting up a do-or-die Game 7 with the winner taking on the New York Knicks, who have been hanging out for a while since sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers. The…
Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman and Super Bowl champion Ryan Harris has been calling games as a Notre Dame Radio analyst for the last eight seasons. Before the next football season begins, he’s stepping out of the booth to explore other opportunities. “I will be devoting the next season of my life to…
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia was expected to be a shootout with the best golfers going low at the classic northeastern venue. But through two rounds, it has not turned out that way, with the course providing a much firmer test than anticipated. But Rory McIlroy isn’t impressed. After two…
The NBA future for LeBron James is up in the air, and former NBA star Paul Pierce thinks “King James” should retire, for an unusual reason. During an appearance on Kevin Garnett’s podcast, KG: Certified, Pierce explained that James should retire due to the criticism that the Los Angeles Lakers star receives at the age…
Fox Sports will be putting a new spin on the favorite MLB rivalry game of television partners when the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox on June 6. According to a report from Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Fox will take the unique step of putting their entire studio crew of Kevin Burkhardt,…
The San Antonio Spurs went into Minnesota and blew out the Timberwolves in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series to advance to the NBA’s final four. But all anyone could talk about after the game was the unusual decision by Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. The Spurs boat raced the Wolves, winning by 30…
As much as Rich Eisen might be hoping for NFL Network to continue operating as usual under ESPN’s umbrella, the changes have already begun. ESPN’s merger with NFL Media became official earlier this year. And it shouldn’t be considered a coincidence that NFL Network now has its own schedule-release show for the first time, now…
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 10 Essendon Bombers vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. St. Kilda Saints vs. Richmond Tigers — FS2/Fox One, 1:13 a.m. (Sunday) West Coast Eagles vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — FS2/Fox One, 4 a.m. (Sunday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 3,…
Longtime NFL coach and Tennessee Titans radio analyst Dave McGinnis passed away in April at the age of 74. “Coach Mac” had been the color commentator for Titans radio broadcasts since taking over for Frank Wycheck in 2017, and he was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000 to 2003. The search has been on…
Josh Pate wants all college football fans to know that there is still time to prevent a 24-team College Football Playoff. The ball appears to be in the SEC’s (and ESPN’s) court as conferences, coaches, and even some commentators coalesce around a 24-team framework with an additional round, more on-campus games, and no automatic bids.…
Bryson DeChambeau’s future in golf remains unclear as LIV crumbles around him and the PGA attempts to woo him back when his contract reportedly expires later this year. And as DeChambeau finished 10-over after Friday’s round at Aronimink Golf Club in this week’s PGA Championship, following a Masters tournament in which he also failed to…
What do the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders have in common? They’re the five NFL teams that don’t currently have a primetime game in the 2026 NFL season. That’s the luck of the draw, or misfortune as it were, as NFL scheduling is very much a merit-based…
Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings took down Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in Dallas’s season opener, but they have struggled in the two games since. After squandering a lead against the Atlanta Dream, the Wings lost 90-86 on Thursday night, falling to 1-2 on the season. It’s been a frustrating start for a…
Fran McCaffery was ousted as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball team in 2025 following a 17–16 campaign, his worst record with the program since 2018. After 15 seasons in the role, and as the returns diminished on the floor, things seemed to have been just as tumultuous behind the scenes. Reporter…
At every step of his media career, Stan Van Gundy has been a surprise. When he joined ESPN in 2018, Van Gundy was best known for his recurring role on The Dan Le Batard Show and as the brother of the sport’s lead game analyst. Yet Van Gundy proved to be an important studio voice at the Worldwide…
Following the Vegas Golden Knights’ series-clinching win in their second-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, media members were likely excited to find out what head coach John Tortorella and his players had to say about it. They never got the chance, as Tortorella declined to meet with the media after the game. Forwards Brett…
