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The Dallas Wings selected point guard Azzi Fudd out of the University of UConn with the first overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft. While not a consensus first overall pick, Fudd was a First-Team All-American in her senior season with the Huskies and won the national championship in 2025 alongside Dallas’ first overall pick…
On October 2, Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, announced in what is now the last original episode of her The Morning After podcast that she would be taking a four-week break from the show to prioritize her mental health and consider the future of the show. Although he was not…
With LIV Golf now appearing to only exist on life support, Brandel Chamblee is one of the many PGA Tour supporters able to say he saw this coming. It’s no secret that LIV Golf’s funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will run out at the conclusion of the 2026 season. And unless they quickly find…
Jon “Stugotz” Weiner addressed the Dianna Russini situation on Stugotz and Co. this week, which mostly amounted to explaining at length why it wasn’t his story to tell. As the saga involving Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has consumed sports media for the better part of the past few weeks —…
The ABS challenge system has already paid major dividends for Major League Baseball. Not only has it led to getting calls right for batters and pitchers, which is most important, but it’s led to some viral moments as well. Ok, maybe MLB umpires aren’t too happy with that last part as the ABS system has…
The Minnesota Timberwolves ended Nikola Jokić’s season, and Kendrick Perkins just ended his championship window. According to Perkins, the 31-year-old Denver Nuggets center is officially done winning championships after failing to get out of the first-round of the playoffs this season. Perkins laid into Jokić Friday morning on First Take, knocking the three-time MVP off…
Jim Palmer has accomplished a lot of things in his life. He was a 6-time All-Star, a 3-time World Series champion, 3-time Cy Young Award winner, first-ballot Hall of Famer, and a longtime broadcaster with the Baltimore Orioles. But one thing he had never done before April 30, 2026 is eat a chicken wing. Then…
Free agent quarterback Russell Wilson appears as if he is ready to embark on a new chapter in his career. But it’s not one in the NFL, it could be one on television. According to Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Wilson is already in negotiations with television networks over a potential broadcast role that would…
Update: Comcast has passed along an updated statement to Awful Announcing: “Disney/ESPN acquired NFL Network and Red Zone just months ago and are already demanding double the fees for the same content. Their distribution demands would also make millions more pay for a channel they don’t watch. We remain open to continuing to talk and…
Local NHL broadcasts seemingly experienced similar growth to what was seen in the national numbers this regular season. According to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal, local regular-season NHL telecasts grew by 15% versus last year thanks to a big uptick in streaming viewership and the transition of some teams to an…
The future of LIV Golf is hanging on the edge like Tiger Woods’ famous chip-in at the 16th hole during the 2005 Masters. But after boldly defending the renegade golf league’s resilience and sustainability, it appears that LIV analyst David Feherty now may not be so sure. After initial reports a couple weeks ago stated…
The NFL is the most successful and profitable sports league in the world. So it only makes sense that other sports leagues would look to the shield to find individuals to lead their own sports. And MLS is no exception as they have begun the search for who will succeed commissioner Don Garber. Garber has…
In the midst of the scandal revolving around the alleged affair between NFL insider Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel came a truly bizarre twist in the story. Just one day after Russini defiantly resigned from The Athletic while defending her character and integrity, the New York Post’s Page Six (which…
Morning sports debate television is not for the faint of heart. Just ask former star NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall. The six-time Pro Bowl wideout revealed in an interview with Front Office Sports why he decided to leave Fox Sports in 2021 after a promising start to his television journey. “Honestly, to wake up every…
For baseball fans, Jon “Boog” Sciambi is among the most entertaining and informative personalities in the game. Sciambi serves as the Chicago Cubs’ TV voice on Marquee Sports Network, joining analyst Jim Deshaies and reporter Taylor McGregor. He also provides radio and TV coverage for ESPN. Sciambi is known for his humor and deep understanding of analytics.…
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 8 Essendon Bombers vs. Brisbane Lions — Fox Soccer Plus, 10:20 p.m. West Coast Eagles vs. Richmond Tigers — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Geelong Cats vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — FS2/Fox One, 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) Carlton Blues vs. St. Kilda Saints — FS2/Fox…
New Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby has departed the program to deal with a sports betting addiction. And in an age where sports betting is so prevalent as part of the mainstream 24/7 sports industry, it presents an awkward challenge, one that CBS Sports failed to meet. Sorsby has sought treatment after stepping…
The New York Knicks put a record beatdown on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first round playoff series. After what had been a fairly competitive first five games, nobody could have expected what was to come in Game 6 of the series in Atlanta. The Hawks actually jumped out to…
The 2023 broadcast rights deal between Apple and MLS was one of the most fascinating in the history of sports, and while the gamble has largely not paid off for either side (yet), it has clearly changed the business of American soccer in significant ways. The two sides have continually tinkered with the model, most…
After a regular season where Inside the NBA was on the ESPN airwaves sporadically, the postseason has finally brought more consistency from EJ, Kenny, Shaq, and Charles. But some of the issues that plagued the beloved show throughout its first season on ESPN still persist. Inside the NBA only made a handful of appearances throughout the 2025-2026…
After various reports that Sinclair was exploring a potential sale or spinoff of Tennis Channel, it appears the network is not going anywhere. In an interview with Dade Hayes of Deadline, Tennis Channel CEO Jeff Blackburn refuted any suggestion that the network’s corporate parent would sell the single-sport network. “That’s gone, that was several years…
Longtime Cleveland Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot took the high road when responding to the misogynistic comment made by Shilo Sanders. Cabot, who has been covering the Browns for nearly four decades, recently said she believes the team should open the season with Deshaun Watson as their starting quarterback. Watson is competing with Shedeur Sanders…
Even media companies that are not directly tied to sports are trying to get into sports content. The latest example is AMC, the cable network best known for breakout shows like The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. As sports fans continue to make up a larger portion of the pay TV bundle, entertainment-focused networks like AMC are…
A comparative lack of drama across Days 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft led to a double-digit dip in viewership compared to last year. Last week’s NFL Draft averaged 6.6 million viewers during its entire three-day run across ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, Disney+, Hulu, the ESPN app, NFL+, TikTok, YouTube, and X.…
