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Doc Rivers is back in the media after stepping away from coaching. And he’s already spilling the tea on what it was like to coach Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks. And it’s sure to raise some eyebrows. Both Doc and Giannis found individual success. Rivers famously won a title with the Boston Celtics in…
One of the best stories from the 2026 NBA Finals and the New York Knicks winning their first championship in over 50 years was the friendship between Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and superfan (and Law & Order: SVU star) Mariska Hargitay. Brunson and Hargitay have a longtime friendship from the SVU star attending so many…
The WTA apologized Thursday for failing to clearly tell players and coaches that livestream microphones were recording practice sessions at Indian Wells. The apology came after a hot mic caught Jessica Pegula talking about Mirra Andreeva and calling her a “diva” during a conversation with one of her coaches, Mark Knowles, which they both believed was…
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Women’s — Finals Week 1 2nd Qualifying Final, IKON Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne Demons — Fox Soccer Plus, 9 p.m. 1st Qualifying Final, IKON Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Carlton Blues — FS2/Fox One, midnight Bundesliga Matchday 9 Hamburger SV vs.…
A day after Democrats made historic gains in the U.S. House and Senate, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander shared his disdain for Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Muslims on Instagram. The 32-year-old Venezuelan shared several Islamophobic posts on his Instagram feed Wednesday. One was a reshare of a post from @theamericantruthproject, which claimed all Muslims…
Not long ago, LIV Golf seemed poised to become the future of golf. As of Thursday, it is officially in the past. The league, initially backed by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and adored by President Donald Trump, released a statement Thursday saying it plans to wind down operations. “In light…
The first rule of social media is “never tweet.” If you can’t follow that one, the next best thing is to log off. Pat McAfee claims he’s trying to do the latter rather than listen to further criticism about how “soft” he is. The College GameDay analyst has been hearing it from all sides in…
In July, Dave Portnoy said it would be a “no-brainer” for Barstool Sports to hire Dianna Russini if she returned to sports media. However, it doesn’t sound like that’s where the embattled former The Athletic and ESPN reporter has landed. Russini will make her long-awaited return to the sports media world next week, according to a…
In late July, ESPN laid off Ryan Clark as part of a larger round of layoffs, but he nearly walked away months earlier. In April 2025, LSU star receiver Kyren Lacy died in an apparent suicide. Earlier that year, Lacy had been arrested and charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death, and reckless operation of…
Kevin Durant has no problem calling out a reporter, but he doesn’t like seeing anyone call him out on social media. Earlier this week, Durant got testy with a reporter for asking about his offensive impact this season with the Houston Rockets. After attempting just six shots in their win over the Boston Celtics Monday…
Bob Iger doesn’t officially own a piece of the Los Angeles Lakers yet, but his son already has a job with the franchise. The Coachella Valley Lakers announced Thursday that Will Iger will serve as the club’s play-by-play announcer for the 2026-27 G League season, with three-time NBA champion A.C. Green alongside him as game…
Charles Barkley is happy to hand out free candy to kids just like every other house on Halloween, as long as those kids treat him just like every other house. Inside the NBA returned to ESPN Wednesday night. It was the first time Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal were on-air together since…
Jason Sudeikis made his name as a bumbling American coach who arrived in England without the faintest grasp of soccer, but he’ll need no such crash course when College GameDay rolls into South Bend this weekend. ESPN tabbed the Ted Lasso star on Thursday as the celebrity guest picker for Saturday’s show in South Bend,…
Troy Aikman is happy about the UCLA Bruins football program, he’s happy about head coach Bob Chesney, but he’s not happy with the fans. Aikman joined The Musers for his weekly appearance on The Ticket in Dallas Thursday morning. And instead of asking about the turmoil inside ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth, Aikman was asked…
Aaron Glenn walked out of Sunday’s loss to the Raiders with at least one thing he felt good about — and it happened to be the part of his job that has made him a punchline for two seasons. Rich Cimini said on HMA’s The Jets Collective podcast that he nearly came unglued in the…
No Dallas Cowboys fan was happy about their collapse to the Arizona Cardinals, but Skip Bayless has to be the only one who wanted to execute players. Bayless returned to First Take for one of his monthly appearances alongside Stephen A. Smith Thursday morning. And when it came time to talk about the Cowboys, Bayless…
Fox Sports NFL studio analyst Rob Gronkowski was forced to set the record straight on Thursday morning after false stories began to circulate that he appeared at a Turning Point USA rally on Election Day. Earlier this week, Gronk was photographed in front of a Turning Point USA tent stationed outside a polling place in…
After some viewership declines during the early portion of the season, the NFL is back on track. Entering Week 9, NFL viewership is up 3% year-over-year, according to a report by Austin Karp in Sports Business Journal. That increase is within the range that could be entirely attributed to Nielsen’s recent methodological changes that altered…
Neil Everett is set to jump back into television for a special event this weekend. The former longtime SportsCenter anchor is teaming up with USA Network this Saturday to serve as an on-site host and reporter for the National University Bill Walton Classic between Colorado and San Diego State. The event honors the late, beloved…
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes is joined by Kordell Stewart. The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is the subject of a recently released HBO documentary Kordell Stewart / Slash & Burn. The documentary details Stewart’s playing career and the false rumor about his sexuality that followed him in his…
The 2026 NFL season was supposed to be one of triumph for ESPN, with the network set to broadcast its first Super Bowl, joining the rotation of CBS, NBC, and Fox that split the rights to the game. Instead, the major story following ESPN’s NFL coverage this year comes from the drama in the broadcast…
While it’s impossible to know the future, it sure feels like this is the final year of Inside the NBA as we know it. Ernie Johnson, who has worked the Inside desk for nearly four decades, announced that he would be ending his run on the show after this season, and it’s possible that Charles…
Nick Foles called his shot with the “Philly Special” trick play in Super Bowl LII, now immortalized as a statue outside of Lincoln Financial Field, and he isn’t afraid to call it how he sees it now. The former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback joined Brandon Graham, a legendary Eagle who won Super Bowl LII with Foles,…
If the College Football Playoff rankings show feels like a chore with a 12-team field, just imagine how it will be with 24 teams starting next season. After the heavily criticized first rankings release of the season on ESPN this week, host Rece Davis deftly avoided direct criticism of the selection committee while noting on…
