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NFL training camps are starting to open up, the first real sign that football season is right around the corner. But one part of the NFL experience seems to be facing a bit of uncertainty this year. The in-season version of the popular NFL Films production Hard Knocks has yet to be announced, and its future…
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has had her hands full navigating the explosive growth of the league that has occurred since the arrival of the 2024 draft class, which brought the transformational presence of Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark. Since the Fever selected Clark first overall, the league has experienced record numbers in game attendance…
Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty by the R&A after the second round of The Open Championship on Friday at Royal Birkdale. And after the round, he even suggested that he’s uncertain about playing in the third round on Saturday. DeChambeau was livid with the ruling and was shown on the USA broadcast as…
Jeff Pearlman, the former Sports Illustrated writer and prolific sports biographer who has recently become most known for calling out other journalists, is getting a taste of his own medicine. This week, a sports content creator who goes by Velodus alleged that Pearlman, on his Press Box Chronicles YouTube channel, plagiarized much of a 2021 video…
Saturday Night Live cast member and comedian Marcello Hernández hosted the 2026 ESPY Awards at the David H. Koch Theater in New York City on Wednesday night. As part of his 10-minute monologue, Hernández had jokes about many topics in the sports world, including Bill Belichick and Tiger Woods. He also roasted Shane Gillis, who…
Defending tournament champion Argentina scored two goals in the final minutes to stun England with a 2-1 comeback victory on Wednesday in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals. Trailing 1-0, Enzo Fernández drilled an equalizer for Argentina in the 85th minute. “ENZO FERNÁNDEZZZZZZZZZ! ARGENTINA! THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY! AND THEY’VE TIED THE GAME!” John…
Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr. are set to debut The Golics on ESPN Radio on Aug. 3, six years after the network parted ways with Golic Sr. and four years after Golic Jr. left to join him full-time. The new show airs weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET and was announced in…
The Boston Red Sox endured highly publicized air travel issues ahead of their 6-2 win over the New York Mets last Friday night, and Gary Cohen was not impressed. Mechanical issues on their team plane grounded the Red Sox for nearly 24 hours as they attempted to get from Chicago to New York last week.…
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are running it back. According to a report from Josh Carpenter in the Sports Business Journal — and later announced by Versant — both stars are confirmed to return for a second Optum Golf Channel Games, with the event moving to Wednesday, Dec. 16 on Golf Channel and USA Sports.…
On any given World Cup matchday, the tournament sprawls far past the edges of the television screen. In Kansas City, downtown becomes the epicenter, thousands packed into the Power & Light District angling for a cameo on the live Fox broadcast. In non-host cities like Washington, D.C., embassy-sponsored watch parties still spill out of restaurants…
There were some in the American media who hyped the USMNT to the moon as they moved through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, planting the seeds that they were capable of making a deep run, possibly even winning the whole thing. Following the U.S.’s 4-1 loss in the Round of 16 to Belgium, TSN broadcasters…
If there is such a thing as the Trump Curse, it received one of its strongest pieces of evidence yet on Monday night. After President Trump intervened (by his own account) to get FIFA to suspend American star Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban so that he could play in the Round of 16, the USMNT promptly…
Mike Francesa doesn’t believe a word of the Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor reconciliation story, and he says the Mets don’t either. Soto and Lindor told The Athletic on Friday that reports of tension between them are overblown, with Lindor calling Soto “my brother” and Soto comparing their relationship to a slow-building romance: “When you meet a…
Will Compton presumably knows Travis Kelce well enough to have earned a wedding invite. Dean Blandino, evidently, knows him better. The former Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders linebacker had him on his podcast, attended Tight End University alongside him most summers since Kelce co-founded the event with George Kittle and Greg Olsen in 2021, and…
Underdog will no longer produce original content as it refocuses on its core sports prediction market and fantasy gaming business. The company, which popularized a form of daily fantasy that combined player lineups with prop-style bets, had spent heavily on content to help market its gaming products since its launch in 2020. Underdog produced top…
Elle Duncan is heading into her first Home Run Derby broadcast on July 13, and she isn’t there to be Netflix’s version of Chris Berman. As she explains it, calling the actual swings — and home runs — isn’t part of her assignment. Duncan left ESPN in December to become Netflix’s first full-time sports broadcaster,…
Rogers Communications, the Canadian telecom giant, announced on Monday that it has signed a $3.06 billion agreement to become the sole owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the enterprise which owns the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors. Rogers previously held a 75% stake in MLSE and purchased the remaining…
Naomi Osaka took down top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Sabalenka is a four-time major champion (Australian Open and US Open twice each), but she’s never won the Wimbledon singles title, and it’s the only major that she hasn’t even reached the final of. After the loss, a…
United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino had his first opportunity to respond to FIFA lifting Folarin Balogun’s one-game red card ban during a press conference on Sunday, and he’s ready to celebrate the decision, even if many others aren’t. The controversial red card occurred during the United States’ round-of-32 match against Bosnia…
After FIFA announced that U.S. national team forward Folarin Balogun would play in the Round of 16 after his one-game red-card ban was suspended, their opponent did not take the news well. “The Belgian federation isn’t just defending itself or the national team; it’s defending football in general — its integrity and its ethics,” Belgium…
The “Suitman” chronicles at Barstool Sports are the stuff of internet legend, but we got a new addition to the lore recently. Dave Portnoy stopped by Pardon My Take last Tuesday in part to discuss his new book, “Cancel Me If You Can,” and dig into the history of Barstool Sports. That rich text invariably…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has largely been a success so far, with one of the biggest positives being the ways that host cities have been highlighted and appreciated by international fans. Those not paying close attention beforehand fully expected to see cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, and Seattle among the U.S. hosts.…
ESPN, NBCUniversal, and the Miami Herald‘s parent company filed a joint motion Thursday opposing a Florida judge’s suggestion that she could restrict media access and impose a gag order in the retrial of Rashaun Jones, the former Miami Hurricanes player accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. The motion, filed ahead of a Monday…
After over 10 years in television, Allie Clifton has emerged as one of the rising stars in sports media for 2026, for her work across Amazon Prime and Spectrum SportsNet, where she covers the Los Angeles Lakers, and she’s crediting her role on Road Trippin’, a podcast she started in 2017 alongside then-Cavaliers players Richard…
