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Mike Yastrzemski was the hero on Friday night for the Atlanta Braves as they defeated his grandfather’s former team, the Boston Red Sox, thanks to his walk-off hit in the 10th inning. But when trying to find a way to compliment the Braves outfielder, BravesVision interviewer Paul Byrd caused an unintentional firestorm. Byrd was a…
One of the biggest frustrations of the modern sports-watching age is figuring out which network or streaming service has the rights to the event you want to watch, and then whether you need to pay for it and/or whether the service you currently use even has access to it. Here’s a new wrinkle. What if…
Somebody at ABC hit the wrong button on Saturday. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their playoff series on Friday night, setting up a do-or-die Game 7 with the winner taking on the New York Knicks, who have been hanging out for a while since sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers. The…
Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman and Super Bowl champion Ryan Harris has been calling games as a Notre Dame Radio analyst for the last eight seasons. Before the next football season begins, he’s stepping out of the booth to explore other opportunities. “I will be devoting the next season of my life to…
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia was expected to be a shootout with the best golfers going low at the classic northeastern venue. But through two rounds, it has not turned out that way, with the course providing a much firmer test than anticipated. But Rory McIlroy isn’t impressed. After two…
The NBA future for LeBron James is up in the air, and former NBA star Paul Pierce thinks “King James” should retire, for an unusual reason. During an appearance on Kevin Garnett’s podcast, KG: Certified, Pierce explained that James should retire due to the criticism that the Los Angeles Lakers star receives at the age…
Fox Sports will be putting a new spin on the favorite MLB rivalry game of television partners when the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox on June 6. According to a report from Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Fox will take the unique step of putting their entire studio crew of Kevin Burkhardt,…
The San Antonio Spurs went into Minnesota and blew out the Timberwolves in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series to advance to the NBA’s final four. But all anyone could talk about after the game was the unusual decision by Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. The Spurs boat raced the Wolves, winning by 30…
As much as Rich Eisen might be hoping for NFL Network to continue operating as usual under ESPN’s umbrella, the changes have already begun. ESPN’s merger with NFL Media became official earlier this year. And it shouldn’t be considered a coincidence that NFL Network now has its own schedule-release show for the first time, now…
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 10 Essendon Bombers vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. St. Kilda Saints vs. Richmond Tigers — FS2/Fox One, 1:13 a.m. (Sunday) West Coast Eagles vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — FS2/Fox One, 4 a.m. (Sunday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 3,…
Longtime NFL coach and Tennessee Titans radio analyst Dave McGinnis passed away in April at the age of 74. “Coach Mac” had been the color commentator for Titans radio broadcasts since taking over for Frank Wycheck in 2017, and he was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000 to 2003. The search has been on…
Josh Pate wants all college football fans to know that there is still time to prevent a 24-team College Football Playoff. The ball appears to be in the SEC’s (and ESPN’s) court as conferences, coaches, and even some commentators coalesce around a 24-team framework with an additional round, more on-campus games, and no automatic bids.…
Bryson DeChambeau’s future in golf remains unclear as LIV crumbles around him and the PGA attempts to woo him back when his contract reportedly expires later this year. And as DeChambeau finished 10-over after Friday’s round at Aronimink Golf Club in this week’s PGA Championship, following a Masters tournament in which he also failed to…
What do the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders have in common? They’re the five NFL teams that don’t currently have a primetime game in the 2026 NFL season. That’s the luck of the draw, or misfortune as it were, as NFL scheduling is very much a merit-based…
Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings took down Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in Dallas’s season opener, but they have struggled in the two games since. After squandering a lead against the Atlanta Dream, the Wings lost 90-86 on Thursday night, falling to 1-2 on the season. It’s been a frustrating start for a…
Fran McCaffery was ousted as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball team in 2025 following a 17–16 campaign, his worst record with the program since 2018. After 15 seasons in the role, and as the returns diminished on the floor, things seemed to have been just as tumultuous behind the scenes. Reporter…
At every step of his media career, Stan Van Gundy has been a surprise. When he joined ESPN in 2018, Van Gundy was best known for his recurring role on The Dan Le Batard Show and as the brother of the sport’s lead game analyst. Yet Van Gundy proved to be an important studio voice at the Worldwide…
Following the Vegas Golden Knights’ series-clinching win in their second-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, media members were likely excited to find out what head coach John Tortorella and his players had to say about it. They never got the chance, as Tortorella declined to meet with the media after the game. Forwards Brett…
Bill Simmons may have put his finger on one of the subtle reasons that Inside the NBA has not worked as well in its first season airing on ESPN. As the show nears its first run-through of the NBA Finals since being licensed by the Worldwide Leader, it has received many complaints from viewers and…
Sean Payton is the only NFL head coach to be suspended for an entire season, but Colin Cowherd thinks the league is still out for even more revenge. It’s been 14 years since Payton was suspended for the 2012 NFL season as head coach of the New Orleans Saints because of his role in the…
The debate over how many teams the College Football Playoff should expand to, if it should expand at all, is currently raging as all signs point to a 24-team bracket coming soon. While the SEC has been championing a 16-team expansion, nearly every other power broker in the sport seems to support the 24-team solution,…
Lane Kiffin doesn’t just leave schools; he burns the bridge on the way out of town and salts the earth as he goes, ensuring there is no path back. That has certainly been the case with his move from Ole Miss to LSU. After building the Rebels into a national title contender, he skipped town…
The relationship between Fox Sports and the NFL is perhaps the most intriguing element of the ongoing story surrounding the rights negotiations that will reshape the modern media world. Fox is leading the charge to keep NFL games on broadcast television. And it’s probably no conicidence that the federal government’s interest in anticompetitive practices from…
It certainly sounded like a hot mic caught Ozzie Guillen in a not so safe for work moment during Thursday’s Chicago White Sox broadcast. With a runner on second and nobody out in the eighth inning, White Sox catcher Edgar Quero struck out just as play-by-play announcer John Schriffen was throwing it back to the…
