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Pat McAfee

Pat McAfee to join ESPN as contributor

Pat McAfee is expanding his media footprint. The longtime NFL punter will join ESPN as a contributor, according to the network’s NFL insider, Adam Schefter. McAfee’s duties will include adding commentary to Thursday night college football …

TNT finally axes ‘Players Only’ broadcast during games

TNT is finally axing the “Players Only” broadcast, at least for the upcoming NBA season. The news was shared on Twitter Wednesday by The Athletic’s media reporter, Richard Deitsch. Via sources: TNT will no longer air the Players …

Mark Sanchez

Mark Sanchez retiring from NFL for top college football analyst role

Mark Sanchez has chosen not to continue his career as a backup quarterback in the NFL, but we will still be seeing plenty of the former USC star this upcoming football season. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Sanchez has decided to …

Dan Le Batard

Dan Le Batard takes day off from show after challenging ESPN policy

Dan Le Batard was openly critical of ESPN’s no-politics policy when he decided to rip Donald Trump during his radio show last week, and it would appear he is still at odds with network executives over it. According to several reports, Le Batard …

Dan Le Batard

Report: ESPN made clear to Dan Le Batard politics talk is not OK

Dan Le Batard’s comments on his radio show Thursday admonishing Donald Trump for his “send her back” attacks and criticizing ESPN’s no-politics policy will not open the network up to more political commentary. Le Batard was …

Dan Le Batard

Dan Le Batard mysteriously absent from first hour of show after Trump criticism

Dan Le Batard broke an ESPN policy on Thursday when he admonished Donald Trump on the air, and the longtime radio host was mysteriously absent from the start of his show the following morning. Le Batard did not come on the air until the second hour …

Dan Le Batard

Dan Le Batard decries Donald Trump’s ‘send her back’ attacks, ESPN’s no politics policy

Dan Le Batard spoke out on Thursday against Donald Trump’s “send her back” attacks, simultaneously criticizing ESPN’s no politics policy. Le Batard made his comments on his “Dan Le Batard Show”, which is broadcast …

Tedy Bruschi

Tedy Bruschi still moving to bigger role at ESPN despite latest stroke

Tedy Bruschi suffered his second stroke earlier this month, but all of the updates we have heard about his health over the last two weeks have been positive. On Tuesday, ESPN provided another. Bruschi, who has made regular appearances on “NFL …

Ryan Leaf joins ESPN as college football commentator

Ryan Leaf will be making his way to a television near you this coming college football season. Leaf has joined ESPN to provide color commentary for college football games, primarily on ESPN2 and ESPNU next season, according to Ralph D. Russo of the …

Patrick Mahomes laughs off Colin Cowherd’s ridiculous jab

Patrick Mahomes laughed off some ridiculous criticism from Colin Cowherd. Mahomes received attention on Friday for throwing a ball out of Arrowhead Stadium. That's some serious arm strength right there. @Chiefs @PatrickMahomes #OurQuarterback …

JaVale McGee takes note of Max Kellerman’s shade

JaVale McGee may have a chip on his shoulder entering next season. McGee responded on Twitter to a remark from ESPN personality Max Kellerman, albeit a week later. Kellerman criticized the Los Angeles Lakers’ free agency moves after missing out …

Mike Francesa tells Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen he’s ‘done a lousy job’

Mike Francesa very much has a tell-it-like-it-is style in his interviews, so it’s no surprise he did not hold back when talking with New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen on Friday. Van Wagenen addressed the media to provide a “state of the …

Media winners and losers from Kawhi Leonard free agency reporting

Kawhi Leonard’s free agency was the biggest sports story of the summer. For a story of that magnitude, there was surprisingly little information about the subject. Leonard is notoriously private, and his team reportedly told the franchises that …

NFL Sunday Ticket

Report: NFL at impasse with DirecTV over Sunday Ticket package

NFL fans have been able to catch every out-of-market game the league offers for more than two decades now with DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package, but it is possible that arrangement may have an expiration date of two more seasons. Daniel Kaplan …

Michelle Beadle

Michelle Beadle could reportedly be removed from on-air role with ESPN

There have been rumblings that Michelle Beadle could be out as the host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” next season, and it turns out she may be removed from any on-air role with the network altogether. SportsbyBrooks.com reports that …

Tedy Bruschi

Tedy Bruschi says he is ‘doing much better’ following latest stroke

Former NFL linebacker and current ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi suffered his second stroke last week, but fortunately he appears to be recovering well. On Monday morning, Bruschi took to Instagram to educate people about the warning signs of a stroke. …

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