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Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan were close friends as NBA superstars and teammates on the USA “Dream Team” in the 1990s. But the Barkley-Jordan friendship had a well-documented falling out after Barkley criticized Jordan’s work as part-owner and head of basketball operations with the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets) in 2012. “I think the biggest problem…
After an unsuccessful stint with the Milwaukee Bucks that ended last week, veteran head coach and longtime NBA main character Doc Rivers said this week that he is unlikely to coach again. “I’d be surprised if I coached another game,” the 64-year-old Rivers said on The Bill Simmons Podcast. The Milwaukee chapter began just as chaotically…
On Thursday, when LIV Golf’s broadcast from Mexico City was actually working, it offered stiff rebuttals to reports of its impending demise. However, it sounds as though CEO Scott O’Neil said the quiet part out loud at least one time. On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that the Saudi Arabian government was preparing to pull…
By the time Page Six shared a series of photographs showing New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini at a luxury hotel in Arizona last Tuesday, she had already known about their existence for several days and spent the time in between attempting to craft a narrative that…
Honestly, we’re just as confused as you are reading all of this. On Friday, Page Six, the outlet that first shared photos of former The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, leading to her resignation from the New York Times-owned outlet, reported that Russini helped rescue an elderly…
If you were surprised to learn that Amazon Prime Video’s Jerry West: The Logo was directed by Kenya Barris, he completely understands. Barris, best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom Black-ish, didn’t expect this to be his documentary debut either. However, all the stars aligned, resulting in an impressive look at the Los Angeles…
In 2020, Nick Underhill announced he was leaving The Athletic, where he’d been covering the New England Patriots, to start his own website covering the New Orleans Saints. And he hasn’t looked back, not for a second. Underhill, who had been a longtime New Orleans Saints beat writer with The Advocate, did not enjoy his…
Shams Charania isn’t ready to trade the NBA for politics, but he has already built some contacts after digging around the Trump administration. Charania was featured in this week’s episode of Jimmy Traina’s SI Media podcast. And during the interview, Traina asked Charania about previously breaking pick selections during the 2020 and 2023 NFL Drafts.…
Major League Baseball is the next stop in the federal government’s antitrust tour of professional sports. According to Bloomberg News, the Justice Department, which opened a formal investigation into the NFL last week over how the league licenses its broadcast rights, plans to extend that scrutiny to MLB and the other leagues operating under the…
The news of Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird’s split came as a shock not only to the sports world but also to their many fans, who had come to feel connected to the couple and their relationship through their podcast, A Touch More. In a video and statement posted to their podcast and social feeds…
Fox was more upset with Shannon Sharpe for skipping Undisputed than they were with the tweet that led to the absence. The relationship between the now-former FS1 hosts reached a boiling point after Bayless had an untimely tweet as Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game more than three years…
The mass hysteria over Dianna Russini being photographed with Mike Vrabel is less about journalistic integrity and more about her looks, according to Peter Rosenberg. Earlier this month, Page Six published photos of Russini poolside at an adults-only hotel with Vrabel. Despite the photos’ implications, Russini and Vrabel both issued strong denials of any romantic…
The next World Baseball Classic won’t be sold separately, according to Sports Media Watch. Rights to the 2028 tournament will be negotiated alongside MLB’s broader media rights talks. Every national contract the league currently holds — Fox, ESPN, NBC, Netflix, Apple, TBS — expires that same year, and rather than negotiate WBC rights separately, the…
The Los Angeles Angels announced Friday that Garret Anderson, the franchise’s all-time leader in hits, RBI, games played, doubles, and just about every other offensive category that matters, died suddenly at the age of 53. “The Angels organization is mourning the loss of one of our franchise’s most beloved icons,” Angels owner Arte Moreno said…
The Atlanta Braves launched their own TV network, BravesVision ahead of the 2026 MLB season, and TV play-by-play voice Brandon Gaudin says it feels like the TBS days again. With FanDuel Sports Networks shutting down across the country, the Braves needed to find a way of getting games to their fanbase, and they opted to…
Nick Wright has made a career out of arguments he refuses to lose. Brandon Marshall, it turns out, had one ready for him. In an upcoming episode of Front Office Sports’ Portfolio Players, Marshall revealed that a post-segment argument about Kawhi Leonard with Wright got bad enough that he tried to walk off First Things…
NFL Draft season can be a dizzying time for insiders and reporters trying to follow all of the leads and smoke screens when it comes to what teams are planning and what players are rising and falling. So maybe you can excuse Adam Schefter for his bizarre tweet about Penn State running back Nick Singleton.…
The NFL is looking for television and streaming partners to pay up ahead of new rights deals. And Netflix may be one of the key parties that is eager to match their asking price. The NFL’s new rights deals could just be the momentous occasion in modern sports media history. The country’s most successful and…
This originally appeared in Friday’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. Lawmakers and appointed officials in our nation’s capital have kicked the anti-NFL sentiment into overdrive…
There have probably been times when you’ve watched a sports broadcast and wanted to know the names of the announcers. A feature on Thursday night’s NFL Network broadcast of a UFL game between the Louisville Kings and Houston Gamblers provided that answer to viewers throughout the game. The Sports TV News & Updates account on…
The Detroit Tigers walked off the Kansas City Royals 10-9 to cap off a crazy Thursday at Comerica Park. The game featured nearly two hours of delays due to rain (two delays) and umpire Andy Fletcher battling an illness (also two delays). And the Tigers trailed 9-7 with two outs in the bottom of the…
The biggest story in sports media the last week has been the fallout of the photos showing New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini privately enjoying an Arizona report together. After initial denials of an improper relationship and the backing of The Athletic, Russini resigned earlier this week after the publication…
The 2026 NBA Playoffs are almost here, and after a significant jump in viewership, the postseason will be must-see TV. The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18) and the Detroit Pistons (60-22) are the top seeds, but both face a tough road to the NBA Finals. To help us understand more, we recently caught up with Brian…
The Los Angeles Angels took down the New York Yankees 11-4 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. While the four-game series resulted in a split, Mike Trout absolutely dominated the Yankees’ pitching staff. And Trout’s fifth home run of the series featured hilarious timing on commentary from Yankees color commentator Paul O’Neill on the YES Network…
