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Marc Kestecher has been the lead voice of the NBA on ESPN Radio for a decade. But on Wednesday he will have the opportunity to do something he’s never done before in his lengthy play-by-play career: call an NBA playoff game on television. Kestecher took over the lead announcing duties for the NBA on ESPN…
Pittsburgh has lately embodied the harshest causes for concern about the state and future of baseball and broadsheets alike. The Pirates are coming off seven consecutive losing seasons and struggling to draw five-digit crowds at each game. And whatever the news and mood around PNC Park, another Steel City institution has wondered if it will…
Adam Schefter is the king of NFL insiderdom. And ESPN colleague Dan Orlovsky found out first-hand that he runs a tight ship in his world. Orlovsky and Schefter have been teammates at ESPN for several years now covering different sides of the football world. But in an appearance with fellow Bristol friends Taylor Lewan and…
After a three-year hiatus, the beloved Apple TV soccer series Ted Lasso is making its return. The series starred Jason Sudekis as an American soccer coach guiding AFC Richmond and was inspired by a character that first appeared in commercials to promote NBC’s English Premier League coverage. But in spite of its humble beginnings, the comedy…
Move over Dan Orlovsky, Mike Tannenbaum is here to plant his flag as the biggest cheerleader of the Los Angeles Rams shocking the world and picking Ty Simpson with their first round selection in the NFL Draft. The Rams picking Simpson at #13 overall was the most polarizing pick in Thursday night’s first round. While…
As we approach the end of April, reports on the NFL’s ongoing negotiations for new media rights deals have slowed considerably. We’ve certainly gotten plenty of headlines about challenges the NFL might face from the federal government, or smaller rights deals the league might strike with the likes of YouTube. But when it comes to…
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit recently appeared on The Dan Patrick Show during the 2026 NFL Draft festivities in Pittsburgh and offered some interesting insight on working with coaching legend Nick Saban on College GameDay. It all began when Dan Patrick asked Herbstreit, “Can you tell Saban he’s wrong?” “Oh yeah,” Herbstreit said. “He’s cool with it.”…
Dusty Baker is a baseball lifer who has been around the game for so long that he is connected to many great players and unforgettable moments. Baker won a World Series as a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and another as a manager for the Houston Astros before retiring in October 2023. He’s now ready…
With the 2026 NFL Draft wrapped up, ESPN’s Adam Schefter had draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates on his podcast on Monday. And in that appearance, Kiper revealed that he extended a mind-blowing streak at this year’s draft in Pittsburgh. “Field can attest that I had no bathroom break for the 43rd straight…
A home run from the Cleveland Guardians’ Daniel Schneemann resulted in a bad look for a grown man in the left field bleachers at Progressive Field on Monday night. Schneemann hit a two-run, opposite-field shot to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the bottom of the fifth inning. A grown…
Rising NBA media personality Kenny Beecham is getting an hour-long show on SiriusXM NBA Radio starting this week, and his new colleague Frank Isola gave him quite the welcome. Isola, a longtime host on the station who also has contributed to the New York Daily News, ESPN, YES Network, and The Athletic across a long…
93.7 The Fan afternoon co-host Andrew Fillipponi insists he paid his bet by quitting, it’s not his fault the station recruited and hired him back less than an hour later. “If the Steelers draft Drew Allar in 250 days, I think I’ll quit my job,” Fillipponi posted on social media last summer regarding the Penn…
As the NFL and Paramount Skydance actively hammer out a new media rights agreement, it seems the league is happy to deepen its partnership with one part of the company. The NFL and Skydance Sports, the film studio which is now part of the greater Paramount ecosystem after David Ellison’s Skydance purchased Paramount last summer,…
Greg Vanney thinks Taylor Twellman has forgotten what it feels like to be a player. The LA Galaxy head coach wasn’t thrilled with Twellman’s on-air suggestion during an Apple TV broadcast that the Galaxy didn’t look like they wanted to be aggressive for a full 90 minutes, and he made that clear during his post-match…
The reign of Nikola Jokic as the NBA’s best player has corresponded with some of the league’s worst years in the public eye. Jokic has won three MVP awards and a championship this decade, Sambor-shuffling around his doubters to become the go-to answer for most of NBA media as the league’s best player for six…
Just two weeks after reports surfaced that the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit could be on its last legs after Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund decided to pull funding for the entity following this season, it seems that LIV’s collapse could begin quicker than anticipated. On Monday, WDSU first reported that the LIV Golf New Orleans…
Perhaps more than any other television rating, the NFL Draft is the hardest to parse out given the myriad of broadcasts, both linear and digital, available to viewers. For that reason, it’s difficult to compare NFL Draft viewership to most other television programs. That won’t stop the league from touting strong viewership, however. And across…
The new Dallas Wings season got off to rocky start in the news when, earlier this month at the introductory press conference for No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd, team PR shut down a question about her romantic relationship with reigning Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers, her former teammate at UConn. The two had…
A new partnership between Gray Media, the Portland Fire, and Portland Thorns will create the first women’s sports-focused regional sports network. Gray Media announced a broadcast agreement with the Fire and the Thorns in February. The Fire are entering their inaugural season in the WNBA, while the Thorns are in their 14th season in the…
Charles Barkley just joined nearly every college basketball fan by admitting his Capital One commercial was the worst part of the NCAA tournament. March Madness is great, but every year there are commercials that teeter on the edge of becoming psychological torture by repeating enough to drive fans insane. This year, it was Capital One’s…
Natasha Cloud is one of the more well-known players in the WNBA. Since coming into the league, the defense-first guard has developed a loyal following by melding an admirable, hard-nosed style on the court with open, personal messaging online and in the media. Often, Cloud has connected with fans of the WNBA, a league that…
Cole Allen’s shooting attempt and subsequent arrest at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinners is one of the biggest stories of 2026 so far. News outlets, pundits, aggregators, and creators are all feverishly covering the story with whatever unique angle or commentary presents itself. But they are not alone in that pursuit. The overseas Facebook…
ESPN ditched its iconic NBA theme music in 2022, but fans clearly aren’t over it. During a playoff promo over the weekend, ESPN accidentally played the theme. The mistake quickly went viral, with replies full of fans nostalgic for the old theme. The old NBA on ESPN theme made an appearance during an ad read…
As ESPN received criticism for its coverage of the NFL Draft, no one was more bothered than its former NFL analyst, Michael Irvin. ESPN struggled to keep pace with the shorter first-round clock, and Mike Greenberg had a rough night, making several notable mistakes. But what really bothered Irvin was ESPN’s coverage of the Tampa…
