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Stephen A. Smith is sparking yet another unsightly controversy this week. The ESPN personality Smith received backlash on Wednesday with his comments about the Los Angeles Lakers’ free agent signings. Earlier in the day, the Lakers signed …
NBC may be shaking up their NBA coverage team after just one season. Retired Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady spoke Thursday with Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports. During the interview, McGrady, who worked as a studio analyst for NBC last …
College football head coach Brian Kelly has reportedly landed a new job not even a year after being fired by the LSU Tigers. However, Kelly’s new job isn’t as a coach, but instead, as a television analyst for the college football season. …
Former NFL reporter Dianna Russini has been in plenty of headlines since the photos with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel came to light. Since then, Vrabel has remained as the coach, but Russini resigned from The Athletic and has not been …
One of ESPN’s most prominent personalities will make her final appearance on the network this week. Linda Cohn is retiring from ESPN on June 30, the network announced Monday. Her last appearances will come on June 26, when she will appear on …
Terry Bradshaw has opened up about why he continues to keep busy, even at the age of 77. The 4-time Super Bowl champ spoke about the prospect of retirement during a recent appearance on the Sports Business Radio podcast. Bradshaw told host Brian …
FOX is bringing in some big bucks under the guise of player safety. The broadcasting giant, which has the exclusive rights to air the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, has been under fire for how it’s handled the ever-polarizing …
One of the New York Knicks’ most prominent fans is sounding off now that the team has finally ended its 53-year championship drought. The Knicks won the NBA title on Saturday night with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of …
ESPN is not doing its reputation any favors as the 2026 World Cup gets underway. On Friday, the United States kicked off its World Cup run with a match against Paraguay in Group D play. Before the contest at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., …
Monica McNutt is reversing course this week after getting caught on a hot mic ripping Taylor Swift. The ESPN personality McNutt, who also serves as a radio color commentator for the New York Knicks, was on the call during Wednesday’s Game 4 of …
Charles Barkley appears to be in his George Costanza-New York Yankees era. The legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Barkley appeared this week on “The Dan Patrick Show.” During the appearance, Barkley was asked about his recent …
ESPN is negotiating a new contract with Pat McAfee, and the network is poised to make him a very wealthy man. McAfee and ESPN are discussing a contract extension that would pay him more than $60 million per year, according to Andrew Marchand of The …
ESPN faced backlash on Thursday for one move they made during their broadcast of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The network showed an image of San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker while heading to a commercial break during the third quarter of the game …
New York Knicks legend Jeremy Lin will fittingly have a role in the upcoming NBA Finals featuring his former team. Lin is joining ESPN as a guest analyst for the duration of the Finals. Lin hopes to parlay the guest stint into a full-time …
Pat McAfee and ESPN will keep on keeping on together. The retired former NFL All-Pro punter McAfee is in early talks for a new long-term contract extension with ESPN, Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported on Monday. Glasspiegel notes that …
Richard Jefferson certainly does self-deprecating humor pretty well. The retired ex-NBA forward Jefferson was on the call Thursday for ESPN during Game 2 between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the second quarter at Madison Square …
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