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CFP selection committee mulling changes to weekly ESPN rankings show

Five times each college football season, fans turn to ESPN knowing there’s a strong likelihood they leave frustrated. That’s because for five weeks spanning from around Halloween to conference championship weekend, ESPN exclusively unveils the newest College Football Playoff rankings. That show has been a source of consternation among football fans, and even ESPN’s own…

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Travis Kelce thinks he’d have a ‘blast’ working at ESPN

Whenever Travis Kelce decides to stop playing football, he’ll have no shortage of suitors for his services as an NFL analyst. Kelce is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th season with the team. Still, networks are already gearing up to make their pitch when he retires, with estimates forecasting he could command…

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A.J. Brown ‘likely’ to be traded to Patriots

It looks like the Eagles will finally move on from Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown. ESPN reports that Brown will “likely” be traded to the Patriots once the calendar turns to June 1, with the report pointing out that after that date, his salary becomes much easier to trade. Both the Eagles and Patriots have...

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Building the perfect WrestleMania card of ESPN personalities

ESPN is televising WrestleMania for the first time this year. But what if instead of the stars of WWE taking part in the biggest sports entertainment event of the year, it was the stars of ESPN itself? The Worldwide Leader in Sports has gone all-in on WrestleMania this year. The coverage has been so expansive…

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Troy Aikman explains why he gets ‘offended’ when his analysis gets framed as critical

When Jason Kelce told Troy Aikman on this week’s New Heights podcast that his analysis never comes across as an attack, Aikman said that was the best thing anyone could have said to him. “What I’m most grateful for you saying is that it doesn’t feel like I’m attacking anybody,” Aikman said. “Because there’s times…

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ESPN’s Andreas Hale says WWE denied his WrestleMania credential request

If you went by its daily programming this past week, you’d think ESPN and WWE were essentially the same company at this point. Thick as thieves, the Worldwide Leader essentially became the WorldwideWrestling Leader. Based on that intense, some might say over-the-top synergy, one might presume that they’d be in lockstep over providing access between…

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Doc Rivers tells Bill Simmons he’s done coaching, is a return to broadcasting next?

After an unsuccessful stint with the Milwaukee Bucks that ended last week, veteran head coach and longtime NBA main character Doc Rivers said this week that he is unlikely to coach again. “I’d be surprised if I coached another game,” the 64-year-old Rivers said on The Bill Simmons Podcast. The Milwaukee chapter began just as chaotically…

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ESPN’s embrace of WWE has officially gone overboard

Before anyone says it, I know. The first letter of ESPN stands for entertainment. Yes, the Worldwide Leader in Sports shares its “E” with WWE. That’s World Wrestling Entertainment, decidedly not a sport. Last August, ESPN embraced its dual mandate by signing a media rights deal to become the exclusive presenter of WWE’s Premium Live…

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