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The 2025 World Series featured one of the most dramatic, tense games in Major League Baseball history, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in an 11-inning Game 7. But while it was an incredibly memorable night for the sport, Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Davis had mixed feelings. Davis got to call…
Troy Aikman has been a staple of the NFL broadcast booth for 25 years, but his future as a game analyst alongside Joe Buck is suddenly an open question. Both Buck and Aikman were entering the final year of their contract with ESPN heading into the 2026 NFL season, but while Buck signed a six-year…
We are less than 24 hours away from the New Orleans Saints playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris, amid weeks of protests that have at times turned violent. But Mike Florio believes it’s not too late for the league to pivot and move the game elsewhere. Protests have broken out throughout Paris and across the…
Lamar Jackson has not played since Week 4 and his status against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend is up in the air. But when it comes to his health and status, he wants you to listen to him and not Ian Rapoport. The Ravens quarterback was first hurt against the Tennessee Titans when he was…
Troy Aikman sits at a career crossroad, and by the sound of it, even he is unsure of what direction he will take. Aikman is currently in his final year of a deal with ESPN, where he has been calling Monday Night Football for five years alongside Joe Buck, who has been his broadcast partner…
As Donald Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting the national anthem, Stephen A. Smith is accusing the president of using James as a political tool. LeBron James has been standing for the national anthem throughout his 24 seasons in the NBA. In the 1,926th game of his career, James is being vilified by the right for swinging…
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Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero can hit some dingers. Caminero has more home runs than anyone else in the American League since the start of last season, and has a tendency to smack his home runs quite a long way when he connects. His power was on full display on Friday night during batting…
The No. 8 BYU Cougars had themselves quite a weekend last week, hosting ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time since 2009 ahead of their matchup with No. 2 Notre Dame. The crowd was electric all day in Provo, and there was plenty to celebrate, from the student that won $3 million in Pat McAfee’s…
Earlier this week, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta, currently fifth among tight ends in receiving yards and touchdowns, made waves on Pardon My Take by expressing frustration over the lack of a contract extension after talks broke down several weeks ago. “I think the combination of getting your heartstrings twisted as well as the violent sport we play—it sucks,”…
Things went downhill quickly for the Texas Longhorns this season. Texas was back (for real) after defeating then-No. 1 Ohio State in Week 2, supplanting them as the nation’s top team. However, after barely surviving against Tennessee, they lost to unranked Oklahoma before losing to unranked Florida at home. As a result, Texas will spend…
Prime Video NFL analyst Kirk Herbstreit could have chosen a better metaphor when describing Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams during Thursday Night Football. The Bears led the New England Patriots 3-0 and were on the verge of scoring a touchdown late in the first quarter when Herbstreit and play-by-play partner Al Michaels began breaking down…
The Detroit Lions are 3-2 and in last place in one of the NFL’s toughest divisions, and it doesn’t feel like things are getting any easier for them off the field. Earlier this week, Lions tight end Sam LaPorta, who is currently fifth among tight ends in receiving yards and touchdowns, made waves on Pardon…
Britt McHenry was booted from an NBA game, and now the Trump administration is giving her the same treatment. According to Page Six, McHenry was forced to resign as a U.S. State Department press adviser after a heated confrontation at the Washington Wizards’ season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night. 😳 Exclusive: Trump staffer Britt McHenry throws…
Just a few weeks ago, you could have assumed everything was hunky dory in the world of ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth. Now, it feels almost certain that the steadiest NFL booth in the business is about to end acrimoniously. After an initial report of an argument between longtime broadcasting partners Joe Buck and Troy…
On the second day of the 2026 NFL season, the league hosted its first-ever game in Melbourne, Australia, between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. On game day, CNBC’s Alex Sherman published an interview with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who emphasized global expansion as a top priority. Since then, the Baltimore Ravens and…
Earlier this month, Washington State Athletics received widespread backlash after announcing its partnership with FanWord, an AI-powered storytelling platform. That did not deter the University of Texas. On Friday, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the launch of Bevo Lab, an AI data analytics platform. “I’m fired up. I’m excited. This is earth-shattering,” Del…
NBC analyst Kevin Kisner believes Tiger Woods may return to competitive golf soon, and he knows it because the return will come at his expense. During an episode of Barstool Sports’ Fore Play podcast this week, Kisner revealed that Woods plans to play a full schedule in the golf simulator league he co-founded, TGL. Kisner…
Despite pushback from President Donald Trump, the NFL is moving forward with its game in Paris as France experiences civil unrest. The NFL’s International Series continues Sunday, with the Saints and Steelers playing at Stade de France. The game is slated to take place despite civil unrest in France stemming from student-led protests over poor school…
The 2026-27 NBA season tipped off this week, and while Shaquille O’Neal refuses to believe it, it may or may not be the final season for Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson on Inside the NBA. If it is the end, and if the first few days are any indication, Barkley is going out with a…
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams became a meme and the subject of unfair narratives when he draped a towel over his head while carted off the field in Week 2 of the NFL season. Williams suffered a hamstring injury, though he has since stated that “every single” report about the severity of his injury has…
Paul Finebaum was standing next to Tim Tebow when Pablo Torre’s reporting landed on the SEC Network’s doorstep, and he wanted no part of the crossfire. Appearing on the Awful Announcing Podcast, Finebaum recalled being with Tebow in Gainesville as the fallout from Torre’s investigation reached the set. Finebaum has worked alongside Tebow since 2014,…
Villanova men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard used his press conference following his team’s 93-71 exhibition loss to Virginia to tell the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Jeff Neiburg that his story about Villanova’s exit from the Big 5 was false and that he was a bad writer, then went on to confirm nearly every detail Neiburg had reported.…
