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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 …
Stephen A. Smith and Jaylen Brown are officially beefing. Smith had a fiery response to Brown’s latest jab, which saw the Boston Celtics forward dismiss the ESPN personality as a generator for clickbait. That did not sit well with Smith, who …
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark walked out with country artist Morgan Wallen during his May 10 concert at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The appearance came hours after the Fever’s 107-104 loss to the Dallas Wings, in which Clark recorded 20 …
Former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was caught on a hot mic Thursday while seemingly cursing out the team. Guillen, who now serves as an analyst for the team’s TV broadcasts, was not happy after catcher Edgar Quero failed to advance …
NBC got an earful from disgruntled fans over an unfortunate broadcasting call following a tribute to Brandon Clarke and Jason Collins. The NBA world on Tuesday was rocked by the tragic deaths of both Brandon Clarke, 29, and Jason Collins, 47. The …
Stephen A. Smith is pushing ESPN to bring back Shannon Sharpe as one of his “First Take” debate partners. Smith recently appeared on the “Out The Mud” podcast and revealed that he has made it clear to ESPN leadership that he …
New York Knicks fans clearly still travel very well. The Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday with a convincing 144-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. New York’s win …
ESPN had its top broadcast team calling Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, but there was one voice missing from the usual group. Richard Jefferson missed Sunday’s game with …
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