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It’s becoming quite rare these days for any sports documentary to get made without some level of editorial approval from the subjects themselves. Whether that means these projects should be called documentaries at all is certainly a discussion worth having. But there’s a real access problem in the sports documentary world right now. Athletes demand…
For the first time since securing the intellectual property rights for the RedZone brand as part of its equity deal with the NFL, ESPN is utilizing the RedZone franchise for a sport other than football. On Monday, ESPN announced that it will bring RedZone’s patented whip-around coverage to tennis during the US Open later this…
The big leagues took over the Little League World Series on Sunday night. With the little leaguers taking a break, the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves came out to Williamsport, PA for the Little League Classic and put on a show, meeting with fans and the next potential generation of MLB stars at the home…
The utility of the on-field interview during MLB games is questionable at best. First and foremost, these are professional athletes who are attempting to perform at the highest level while also bantering with whoever is on play-by-play. Beyond that obvious hiccup, conversations can be stilted and awkward, with the wind and weather making communication between…
America’s favorite, or at least most well-known, fictional soccer coach returned to streaming recently, with Ted Lasso premiering its fourth season on Apple TV. The new season follows the fictional AFC Richmond as the club forms a new women’s team from scratch, with Lasso obviously at the helm. Your mileage may vary on the new…
Nick Saban will always be associated with the SEC. The legendary coach won seven national championships as part of the conference, six with Alabama and one with LSU. It was where he had by far the most success as a coach and cemented his status as one of the greats ever to walk the sidelines.…
The NFL preseason is an opportunity for teams to try out new ideas and formations on the field in a low-stakes environment. The same holds true for the broadcast booth, and on Saturday, actress Brenda Song made her debut as a color commentator for the Los Angeles Rams in their preseason game against the New…
The battle for the starting quarterback job on the Cleveland Browns is still going on, with Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders both making their cases to lead the team in Week 1. But in the court of public opinion, the verdict is already abundantly clear: Browns fans want Sanders under center. Those wondering where Browns…
A scary scene unfolded on Aug. 14 on PFT Live when co-host Michael Holley became overheated and fainted on camera. One week later, Holley returned to the show with co-host Mike Florio. Holley explained what happened and offered an update on how he’s doing now. “What a week, Mike,” Holley said to Florio. “What a…
YouTube golf is all the rage these days and has rapidly entered the mainstream. Even LeBron James has now launched his own golf channel. But a controversial ad from one of the most popular channels, Good Good, has drawn swift backlash. Good Good is arguably the biggest success story in YouTube golf with over 2…
The Los Angeles Rams already delivered a shakeup to their NFL preseason television booth, with Jourdan Rodrigue and Rob Havenstein taking over the color commentator duties previously held by Mina Kimes and Maurice Jones-Drew. And now, the Rams are stepping up their creativity with the analyst contributions. Stu Jackson, a beat writer for the team’s…
2026 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza played his second preseason game on Thursday night for the Las Vegas Raiders against the Houston Texans. It also made for ESPN’s first broadcast of this football season. Despite a performance that featured throwing a pick-six, Mendoza remained in good spirits and delivered yet another memorable…
Say you own a house, and local zoning officials deploy a new regulation that would cause you and your neighbors to spend tens of thousands of dollars to comply. Some of your neighbors do so, and some delay, hoping the regulation is lifted. And that’s indeed what happens months later, so some, not all, homeowners…
Just about everybody in Oriole Park at Camden Yards thought Pete Alonso had hit his second home run of the game to give the Baltimore Orioles the lead over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. But not third-base umpire Will Little. With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, a…
Longtime reality television star Kim Kardashian will serve as an executive producer for Team Moms: Baseball, set to premiere Thursday, Sept. 24 on Paramount+. Kardashian teamed up with ITV America (producers of Love Island USA) and Skydance Sports to produce the reality TV series. The unscripted series will focus on a group of parents whose…
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have delivered another record-breaking number, this time for Ion, while also outperforming NFL preseason competition. Dallas Wings-Indiana Fever on Ion last Friday averaged 1.62 million viewers. That is the most-watched WNBA game ever on the network, which first started carrying the WNBA in 2023. It is also the most-watched…
The NFL may have lost its cable channel, but it’s quickly rebuilding the on-camera operation around everything it still owns. The league is bringing back Andrew Siciliano, Colleen Wolfe, and Michael Yam while adding Trevor Sikkema and Brett Kollmann, giving NFL Media a five-person starting point for its post-NFL Network, digital-first era, according to Wednesday’s announcement. It’s the first look…
The P in ESPN might soon stand for Pat McAfee. The omnipresent character on ESPN’s airwaves is about to become an even bigger part of life for football fans this season. According to an announcement by ESPN on Wednesday, Pat McAfee is joining the network’s Monday Night Countdown studio show this upcoming season. He’ll join…
It’s late summer, which means there is once again confusion around the Arizona Diamondbacks and the status of their star second baseman, Ketel Marte. The mercurial veteran was set to play on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, but did not show up at Fenway Park for the game. Marte’s absence led to a delay…
The Indiana Fever were in wire-to-wire control during their win over the Toronto Tempo in Toronto on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the game from getting a little chippy. In the third quarter, Tempo All-Star guard Marina Mabrey swiped at Fever All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell, who stopped in her tracks to shove Mabrey in the…
Jayden Daniels has been in the midst of an awe-inspiring, reputation-ruining run for the last week after it went public that he’d sent a legal threat to LSU over the use of the No. 5, which he wore while winning the Heisman Trophy for the Tigers. The Washington Commanders quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner…
Tennis players drinking water, maybe Gatorade, or an electrolyte mix is normal during a match, but announcers were confused by whatever Amanda Anisimova had in her cup. During a changeover in the second set of Anisimova’s win over Alex Eala at the Cincinnati Open this week, cameras caught her taking a sip of a gold-colored…
Dave Portnoy didn’t like Pat McAfee’s new album, but he really didn’t like Dan Orlovsky’s saying McAfee’s album is “good good.” McAfee was a really good NFL punter. He’s a very good podcaster and a great entertainer, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to being a decent singer/songwriter. McAfee the musician has been met with largely…
Ian Eagle isn’t quite sure what the future holds for him. In the immediate term, ‘The Bird’ will occupy CBS’s No. 2 NFL booth opposite Ross Tucker as the latest domino to fall from Tony Romo’s arrest and subsequent leave. At 57, Eagle now finds himself on his third booth partner in as many years,…
