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The sports world hasn’t seen a lot of Tony Romo since he was placed on leave and eventually let go from his position in the No. 1 NFL booth at CBS alongside Jim Nantz following his OWI charge and the subsequent video of his sobriety test that came out over the summer. Other than a…
This week’s edition of Monday Night Football pitted the elite offense of the Buffalo Bills against the elite defense of the Minnesota Vikings, and expectations were high for a good game. Through the first quarter of action, it largely delivered, with the defenses on both sides holding the upper hand early in the contest. But…
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky is one of the best accidental entertainers we have in sports media. He can be plenty entertaining on purpose as well from time to time, but the true golden moments of Orlovsky on television come from him just being himself a bit too openly on camera. For years, the world has been…
New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers was quite emotive during Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and Fox’s broadcasting booth took notice. As the game wore on, Nabers appeared to grow frustrated as the Giants struggled to get him the ball and later, after he dropped a touchdown pass. Fox analyst Greg Olsen and…
The Jacksonville Jaguars have talked a lot about the lack of respect and attention they’ve received from the NFL and its media in recent years. The league apparently agreed. On Monday, the league announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers-Philadelphia Eagles game, originally scheduled for the coveted 4:25 p.m. ET national window on CBS, will now move to…
One second-order effect of the College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams is the annual Army-Navy game, which has traditionally been held on the second weekend of December, following conference championship weekend. With ESPN and the CFP officially announcing the expansion to 24 teams on Monday, the Army-Navy game also officially got its new date.…
In August, Amazon announced that it was forgoing a nationwide theatrical run for its upcoming John Madden biopic in favor of an exclusive Prime Video premiere on November 18. That announcement did leave room for a limited, awards-qualifying theatrical run for Madden the week before, on November 11. However, when ticket sales for those theatrical…
The Missouri Tigers saw their College Football Playoff hopes all but disappear with Saturday’s loss to the Texas Longhorns. The back-and-forth affair, which was broadcast on ESPN, saw the Tigers end up on the wrong side of video reviews time and time again, with analyst Jesse Palmer saying in the third quarter that Tigers fans…
The New York Jets lost their fourth consecutive game on Sunday, 35-12 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has looked out of his depth in his two seasons with the franchise and has become an easy punching bag across NFL media for his head-scratching game-management decisions and his insistence on focusing on what…
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in 2024, Trump’s embrace of the sports world was seen as one of the key reasons why. During his four years out of office, Trump used his presence at UFC events to align with a version of masculinity and power that some argued appealed to…
After Dianna Russini became the subject of intense tabloid scrutiny earlier this year following allegations of an intimate relationship with NFL head coach Mike Vrabel, one of the first and most public people to defend her was her former ESPN teammate, Jon “Stugotz” Weiner. The two developed a friendship through the Worldwide Leader, which carried…
ESPN and the College Football Playoff officially announced on Monday a five-year, $1.7 billion per year deal that will see the event expand to 24 teams beginning next season. The deal, which runs through the 2031-32 season, was expected to be finalized soon after reports indicated the two sides were closing in on an agreement…
Jordon Hudson, who may or may not still be dating North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick, is taking legal action against a couple that she alleges outed her relationship with the legendary coach via leaked footage from a Ring doorbell camera. Per a report in the California Post, Hudson has filed a lawsuit…
After the Blue Tsunami the country saw in the recent midterm elections, political prognosticators wondered how President Trump would react. The answer? Pitching UFC president Dana White as his next press secretary. The job opened up after Trump’s last press secretary, Katie Zacharia, lasted just five days in the gig. When Trump announced he had…
Star New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is set to make his highly anticipated return to Winnipeg on Tuesday after a messy divorce with the team he spent his first 11 NHL seasons with was finalized last month. But Jets fans that were planning to let Hellebuyck hear how they really feel will not get…
Fox Sports NFL analyst Greg Olsen did what any analyst worth his salt is paid to do on Sunday afternoon: he offered his perspective on one of the key storylines emerging during the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game. That storyline involved the Giants’ star wide out Malik Nabers, who grew frustrated throughout the game as…
Penn State beat Washington on Saturday in a Big Ten showdown, but a scary moment before the game for the Nittany Lions held the focus of the team and its supporters alike. Jack Ham, who was a legend at Penn State before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers as a linebacker and contributor to the “Steel Curtain”…
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers didn’t have his best game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Nabers finished the game with just five catches for 43 yards on eight targets, but the Giants were still able to grind out a 19–11 win on the road against their division rivals. Throughout the game, there…
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The Cleveland Browns have gotten off to a better start to the NFL season than anyone expected. The longtime basement dwellers of the league were 5–3 heading into Sunday’s showdown on the road against the New Orleans Saints. Cleveland had to make one significant change to the lineup before their game on Sunday, with backup…
The Dallas Cowboys eked out a 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts, who have lost five straight and seemingly gave up on the season a few weeks ago, on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Dallas improved to 4-5 on the season, and somehow, is still within striking distance of the New York Giants (5-2-1) in…
Last Sunday, one yard stood between the Kansas City Chiefs putting the AFC West in a chokehold. The Chiefs had held an 11-point lead over the Denver Broncos entering the fourth quarter, but the Broncos’ fourth-quarter devil magic struck again, giving Denver a 28-24 lead with just under two minutes remaining. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes…
Ayesha Curry stars in Second Chance Holiday, a romantic comedy on The Roku Channel, and Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Stephen Curry couldn’t be prouder of his wife. “My Leading Lady,” Curry posted in response to the movie’s trailer in late October. “I get to see the work behind the scenes and now the world gets…
UFC is closing in on completing its first year exclusively on Paramount+, but it might not be long until the MMA promotion is available elsewhere. TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, WWE, and Zuffa Boxing, held its quarterly earnings call last week and president Mark Shapiro said he is “bullish” on the opportunity…
