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Dan Orlovsky has probably seen the clip of himself running out of the back of the end zone with the Detroit Lions thousands of times by now. Posting the clip is an easy way for his critics to tease him and call out his lack of success in the NFL. While Orlovsky spends his days…
LIV Golf faces an uncertain future amid funding struggles, as reports that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund will likely withdraw its financial support for the league following this season as it shifts its priorities and manages the economic fallout from the conflict in Iran. LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil confirmed in a since-deleted video…
Some problems cost too much to address. Anyone that owns a home or a car has at some point needed a repair, done the math, and realized that it’s more fiscally responsible to live with the issue than it is to actually fix it. This past weekend, football fans everywhere were confronted with an undeniable…
Mike Vrabel is doing everything he can to move forward as head coach of the New England Patriots following the public circus surrounding his apparent long-term affair with NFL insider Dianna Russini. And headlining him as a “Most Influential Bostonian” is probably not going to help. At least not now. A month ago, Vrabel being…
After NBC got the chance to break the news of an incredibly tight NBA Rookie of the Year win by Dallas’ Cooper Flagg on Monday night, Carmelo Anthony took the opportunity to revisit one of the league’s most ridiculous stories of the past year. That would be the rise and fall of Mavericks general manager…
Mike Vrabel may have damaged his credibility and reputation because of his relationship with Dianna Russini, but Shannon Sharpe doesn’t believe it should alter his job status with the New England Patriots. When Page Six released the first round of photos that showed Vrabel and Russini embracing at an adults-only hotel in Arizona, Sharpe was…
Cleveland Guardians fans were left wondering why longtime broadcasters Matt Underwood and Rick Manning weren’t calling last weekend’s series against the Toronto Blue Jays. And as it would turn out, the league had something to do with it. According to a report by Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, MLB Local Media, which is producing Guardians telecasts…
On Monday, Texas Tech announced that quarterback Brendan Sorsby, one of the sport’s top returning players, is checking into a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the decision comes on the heels of the discovery that Sorsby made online bets on a variety of sports via a gambling app during…
Consider the bracket officially busted. The almighty NCAA is reportedly in the “final steps” of expanding the NCAA Tournament to 76 teams on both the men’s and women’s sides, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The move is expected to be formalized in the coming weeks and the expanded tournaments will begin for the 2026-27 season.…
YouTube TV subscribers are officially getting full freedom to create the exact multiview layouts they prefer. On Tuesday, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced on social media that YouTube TV would now include a fully customizable multiview feature, allowing viewers to pick and choose exactly what channels are displayed and where they are displayed on their…
While Kevin Durant might be one-and-done with the Houston Rockets, Kendrick Perkins thinks he should just be done. With Houston down 3-1 to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first-round of the NBA playoffs, Durant’s future with the Rockets is unsurprisingly in doubt. Durant has played in just one game during the…
Angel Reese, the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky, was dealt to the Atlanta Dream earlier this month in a blockbuster trade. Reese was no stranger to headlines during her two-year tenure with the Sky, with things coming to a head when she was critical of Chicago’s roster during…
The CW is continuing to embrace the wrestling business. On Tuesday, the network announced an expansion of its current deal with WWE that will see 20 NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) to The CW over the next several years. NXT is WWE’s developmental circuit, which The CW began broadcasting in October 2024 under a five-year…
If Joey Logano thinks Stephen A. Smith is using NASCAR just to stay relevant, then Stephen A. Smith thinks Joey Logano needs to do some more research. Last week, Smith picked a fight with golfers and NASCAR drivers by proclaiming they’re not real athletes during an episode of his Mad Dog Sports Radio show on…
Anthony Joshua will have a big step up in class from Jake Paul for his next Netflix superfight as he will finally face off in the ring against Tyson Fury. Joshua and Fury are two British icons who have each held multiple world championships. However, due to promotional differences and career paths, the two have…
Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd are going to be one of the stories to watch this season in the WNBA as the former Connecticut Huskies teammates are paired together with the Dallas Wings. The unique layer to the story is that the pair are also in a relationship off the court as well as being…
Marc Kestecher has been the lead voice of the NBA on ESPN Radio for a decade. But on Wednesday he will have the opportunity to do something he’s never done before in his lengthy play-by-play career: call an NBA playoff game on television. Kestecher took over the lead announcing duties for the NBA on ESPN…
Pittsburgh has lately embodied the harshest causes for concern about the state and future of baseball and broadsheets alike. The Pirates are coming off seven consecutive losing seasons and struggling to draw five-digit crowds at each game. And whatever the news and mood around PNC Park, another Steel City institution has wondered if it will…
Adam Schefter is the king of NFL insiderdom. And ESPN colleague Dan Orlovsky found out first-hand that he runs a tight ship in his world. Orlovsky and Schefter have been teammates at ESPN for several years now covering different sides of the football world. But in an appearance with fellow Bristol friends Taylor Lewan and…
After a three-year hiatus, the beloved Apple TV soccer series Ted Lasso is making its return. The series starred Jason Sudekis as an American soccer coach guiding AFC Richmond and was inspired by a character that first appeared in commercials to promote NBC’s English Premier League coverage. But in spite of its humble beginnings, the comedy…
Move over Dan Orlovsky, Mike Tannenbaum is here to plant his flag as the biggest cheerleader of the Los Angeles Rams shocking the world and picking Ty Simpson with their first round selection in the NFL Draft. The Rams picking Simpson at #13 overall was the most polarizing pick in Thursday night’s first round. While…
As we approach the end of April, reports on the NFL’s ongoing negotiations for new media rights deals have slowed considerably. We’ve certainly gotten plenty of headlines about challenges the NFL might face from the federal government, or smaller rights deals the league might strike with the likes of YouTube. But when it comes to…
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit recently appeared on The Dan Patrick Show during the 2026 NFL Draft festivities in Pittsburgh and offered some interesting insight on working with coaching legend Nick Saban on College GameDay. It all began when Dan Patrick asked Herbstreit, “Can you tell Saban he’s wrong?” “Oh yeah,” Herbstreit said. “He’s cool with it.”…
Dusty Baker is a baseball lifer who has been around the game for so long that he is connected to many great players and unforgettable moments. Baker won a World Series as a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and another as a manager for the Houston Astros before retiring in October 2023. He’s now ready…
