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Former Knicks fan Spike Eskin has morphed into a sort of New York sports villain since returning to Philadelphia, and he leaned into the role on WFAN and CBS Sports Network. WFAN held its annual Kickoff to Summer event on Friday morning, and Eskin was in attendance during Boomer and Gio’s live broadcast from Belmar, New Jersey,…
The Brian Kelly era at LSU is not something that anyone is really going to remember very fondly, unless it comes to the memes and jokes at his expense. Kelly left Notre Dame to go to Baton Rouge and replace favored Cajun son Ed Orgeron, who had won a national championship with the Tigers. It…
Jason Kelce thinks the NFL is slowly chipping away at what made it the most popular sports league in America. On his New Heights podcast, the retired Philadelphia Eagles center and ESPN Monday Night Countdown analyst made the case that Sunday is the NFL’s most valuable asset, and that the league’s aggressive push into new…
It’s the middle of the NBA conference finals, but while he is still an active player in the NBA, and probably for many years after he’s gone, LeBron James is always going to be a topic of conversation. And while it might not be at the level of the Dallas Cowboys, sports media will always find…
Max Kellerman issued an apology after feeling like he may have taken the James Harden slander too far by comparing him to Donald Trump. Kellerman went viral earlier this week for a one-liner comparing the current president of the United States to a former NBA MVP. It was a very mild joke, but it intersected…
Bill Belichick may have an apathetic attitude toward the media, but he was paying attention to everything being said and written long before he had Jordon Hudson to do it for him. Greg Bedard addressed the rumors that he once applied for a position within the New England Patriots front office on his latest podcast…
Shaquille O’Neal heard some of the accusations about Inside the NBA going soft this season, so he made a comment that hit hard. After the New York Knicks took a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals Thursday night, EJ’s Neat-O Stat of the Night featured a clip of Rory McIlroy…
Tom Brady is already one of Fox’s most valuable assets heading into the World Cup. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Fox is releasing a digital content series this week called Zlatan x Brady: GOATS on GREATNESS, an hour-plus conversation between Brady and Fox World Cup studio analyst Zlatan Ibrahimović, which Fox plans to roll…
He’s calling the biggest sporting event in the world this summer, but you might not even know his name. I’m talking about John Strong, the 40-year-old Fox Sports soccer commentator who is set to call his fifth World Cup final (three men’s, two women’s) in July. Typically, being the voice of five consecutive World Cups…
ESPN is treating the 2026 Men’s College World Series differently than it has in years past. For the first time, the network will produce a live studio show from Charles Schwab Field for the full two weeks of the tournament, not just the championship series, which only debuted on-site for the first time last year.…
It takes a lot of fortune and great timing to call as many consecutive championship series as Mike Breen has as the voice of the NBA. Since getting the job at ESPN in 2006, Breen has called 20 consecutive NBA Finals as the network repeatedly paid up to retain the rights, and Breen delivered in…
As Boomer Esiason enters the Radio Hall of Fame, Craig Carton reflects on what they once shared on WFAN. The Radio Hall of Fame announced Esiason as part of its 2026 class of inductees earlier this week. Esiason will join Don Imus, Mike Francesa, and Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo as WFAN hosts in the Radio…
Rebecca Lowe has been a mainstay on American television for years with the English Premier League on NBC. But her year in 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most profound in sports broadcasting. Not only has she added the Winter Olympics and Kentucky Derby with NBC, but she will also work the…
This weekend features the biggest day in American auto racing as the Sunday before Memorial Day includes both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. These are two distinct forms of racing in two states, and only five drivers have attempted “The Double,” with Tony Stewart (2001) the only one to complete all 1,100 miles…
College GameDay host Rece Davis has made it abundantly clear he is not a fan of the College Football Playoff’s potential 24-team expansion. During the latest episode of the College GameDay Podcast, the longtime ESPN college football voice questioned what the point of expanding from 12 teams to 24 would be, believing the move would devalue…
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 11 North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Gold Coast Suns — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. Geelong Cats vs. Sydney Swans — FS2/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Collingwood Magpies vs. West Coast Eagles — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:15 a.m. (Saturday) Port Adelaide Power vs. Carlton Blues —…
The NASCAR series lost a living legend on Thursday with the shocking passing of Kyle Busch at just 41 years of age. Busch set the record for the most victories in all of NASCAR’s national series with an incredible 234 victories across the Cup series, O’Reilly series, and Truck series. He was also a two-time…
If you ever screw up, hope that the announcers for Mercer Bears baseball don’t see you do it. They will be relentless. Ben Upton found that out the hard way on Thursday. The co-founder of the college baseball podcast 11Point7 was standing atop the Green Monster at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, as the…
Bill Belichick re-emerged from a long media hiatus this week for an interview on the Pardon My Take podcast. The hour-plus-long conversation touched on moments from throughout Belichick’s career, as well as his thoughts on pro and college football, with the legendary head coach opening up in a way that PMT uniquely gets its guests…
Howard Fendrich, who covered a wide range of sporting events but was an expert in tennis coverage for the Associated Press, died Thursday at the age of 55. The Associated Press spoke with Fenrich’s wife, Rosanna Maietta, who confirmed he died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He had been diagnosed with cancer in…
As the College Football Playoff moves towards expanding to 24 teams, Michael Wilbon believes it’s just a money grab that puts young athletes in danger. Wilbon is consistent. He’s ranted against the NCAA men’s basketball tournament expanding, calling it a money grab. He’s ranted against the NFL for expanding its schedule while claiming they care…
After Wednesday’s Game 2 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander caused a stir when he seemingly said something extremely honest during the post-game interview. SGA appeared to call out his teammate, Isaiah Hartenstein, saying that his defensive effort against Victor Wembanyama wasn’t as good as it seemed. He would…
Bill Davidge, a former Columbus Blue Jackets radio and TV color analyst, has died at the age of 72. News of his death was announced by the team on their social media accounts. Davidge was a staple of the Ohio hockey community, beginning with playing for Ohio State and captaining the team during the 1976-77…
When the Indiana Fever released their injury report on Tuesday, Caitlin Clark was nowhere to be found. Then, shortly before Wednesday night’s tipoff for a home game against the Portland Fire, the team announced that Clark was inactive due to a back injury. This strange series of events, especially centered on the team and league’s…
