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Jim Nantz left in disbelief after Gary Woodland’s shockingly bad drive
Even the best golfers in the world can have a bad swing from time to time, but seeing a miss as bad as the one suffered by Gary Woodland on Sunday at the BMW Championship is still stunning. The miss came from the tee box of the ninth hole with Woodland just a stroke off…
‘Ted Lasso’ seemed to take subtle shot at Apple TV’s MLS deal in new season
America’s favorite, or at least most well-known, fictional soccer coach returned to streaming recently, with Ted Lasso premiering its fourth season on Apple TV. The new season follows the fictional AFC Richmond as the club forms a new women’s team from scratch, with Lasso obviously at the helm. Your mileage may vary on the new…
Sean McDonough wasn’t always proud of his iconic ‘trouble with the snap’ call
Michigan may have had trouble with the snap, but Sean McDonough had trouble with the call. It’s been over a decade now since McDonough’s voice cracked, as Michigan punter Blake O’Neill fumbled a snap and Jalen Watts-Jackson scooped it up to give the Spartans an improbable 27-23 win as the clock hit double zeroes. But…
Rebecca Lowe was as shocked as the rest of us by Erling Haaland’s dramatic haircut
The Premier League returned to action this weekend, with many of the stars that rocked the World Cup while representing their home countries this summer returning to club football. It was nice seeing so many familiar faces back on our screens, but one of the most famous faces of all was not that familiar. Erling…
Jon Gruden still has his fastball, should the powers that be ever determine he’s employable again
Jon Gruden will always be associated with Monday Night Football. He spent nine years in that booth, most of them alongside Mike Tirico, before leaving to coach the Raiders in 2018. His last broadcast came that January, a Chiefs Wild Card loss to the Titans. On Saturday, the Chiefs were back, this time in a…
Sports media world reacts to disaster Deshaun Watson press conference: ‘They’re booing for a reason’
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken is still in the process of choosing Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders as the starting quarterback. Browns fans made their preference known during the team’s preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills in Cleveland on Saturday. Sanders started the game, so Watson didn’t play until the second half. Once he…
Shedeur Sanders mesmerizes during 8-minute sideline interview: ‘I don’t like, like, internet’
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders started the team’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills in Cleveland on Saturday. While battling with the embattled Deshaun Watson for the Browns’ starting job, Sanders impressed in the first half. But he saved his true A game for his sideline interview with Aditi Kinkhabwala in the fourth quarter. The…
Jonathan Zaslow offers terrible idea for fantasy football punishment on ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’
Dan Le Batard and Jon “Stugotz” Weiner officially split when Stugotz’s name was removed from The Dan Le Batard Show this summer. Long before that, Stugotz was more or less replaced by Jonathan Zaslow, Le Batard’s de facto co-host. During a fantasy football conversation on Friday’s show, the Stugotz was strong in Zaslow. Le Batard is…
Sophie Cunningham says her comments have been ‘very positive’ for WNBA: ‘You have a lot of new fans’
Last month, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham ignited a weeks-long media firestorm with her comments in this ESPN profile about transgender athletes in women’s sports. The discourse has led to anti-trans rallies outside essentially every Fever game, forced coaches throughout the league to answer politically charged questions at their press conferences, and led Cunningham’s own…
Jim Nantz weighs in on Russell Wilson joining CBS’s ‘The NFL Today’
In June, Russell Wilson officially retired from the NFL and joined CBS’s The NFL Today. Wilson won the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and was considered a future Hall of Fame quarterback before his playing career inexplicably fell off a cliff with the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Giants. Now, Wilson will try…
Shedeur Sanders defends Deshaun Watson after boos from Browns fans
The Cleveland Browns still haven’t determined who will be the team’s starting quarterback come Week 1, but if the decision were up to the fans, it would have been made already. During Saturday’s preseason game between the Browns and Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland crowd was quick to shower Deshaun Watson with boos when he was…
Josh Allen weighs in on reporting around Ed Oliver: ‘It’s no one’s place to let that out’
Buffalo Bills veteran Ed Oliver’s two-year-old son died earlier this summer after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool. Some members of the media knew this, but it had stayed quiet through the start of the training camp and preseason, even as Oliver’s absence was noted. The tragic news became public knowledge Saturday, and it…
Nick Saban still loves Ohio State despite being fired there
Nick Saban will always be associated with the SEC. The legendary coach won seven national championships as part of the conference, six with Alabama and one with LSU. It was where he had by far the most success as a coach and cemented his status as one of the greats ever to walk the sidelines.…
TV and streaming viewing picks for August 23, 2026: How to watch MLB
All Times Eastern Baseball Women’s Pro Baseball League Los Angeles vs. Boston — Scripps Sports Network/ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. College Football All ACC: Duke ACC Champions — ESPN, 1 p.m. ACC Huddle: James Franklin — ESPN, 1:30 p.m. B1G Training Camp: Purdue — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m. College Soccer Women’s North Carolina vs. Michigan State…
Brenda Song calls 100-yard pick-six while guest-commentating for Rams
The NFL preseason is an opportunity for teams to try out new ideas and formations on the field in a low-stakes environment. The same holds true for the broadcast booth, and on Saturday, actress Brenda Song made her debut as a color commentator for the Los Angeles Rams in their preseason game against the New…
Deshaun Watson says boos from Browns fans ‘disrespectful’
The battle for the starting quarterback job on the Cleveland Browns is still going on, with Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders both making their cases to lead the team in Week 1. But in the court of public opinion, the verdict is already abundantly clear: Browns fans want Sanders under center. Those wondering where Browns…
Michael Kay shocked WFAN or ESPN New York haven’t offered Mike Francesa a new show
There was a time, not that long ago, when Michael Kay and Mike Francesa were locked in a battle for New York sports radio afternoon supremacy. And while the WFAN legend was the undisputed king of the market for years, the ESPN New York and Yankees announcer finally overtook him in late 2019, right around…
Patriots’ Robert Spillane: Tom Brady’s Super Bowl rooting comments ‘made me feel sad for him’
Tom Brady is undeniably a winner and competitor, but his loyalties don’t run as deep as New England Patriots faithful might hope. In fact, as we’ve learned, if you throw him enough money, Brady will be loyal to just about anything. His lack of love for the franchise he won six Super Bowls with was…
Dave Portnoy credits ‘the school of Barstool’ for launching Pat McAfee’s media stardom
Despite how he might present himself, there is no one more successful and powerful in sports media right now than Pat McAfee. Barstool’s Dave Portnoy would like some credit for that. Before he brought his show to ESPN, McAfee’s post-NFL playing career included a stint at Barstool Sports. It would perhaps shock no one to…
Revelation of tragedy surrounding Bills’ Ed Oliver sparks conversation over journalistic ethics
On Saturday, the wider world learned about a tragedy that many media members covering the Buffalo Bills had known since June. Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver and his family are mourning the tragic death of his two-year-old son in a drowning that occurred in a residential swimming pool in Texas. On June 28, the Harris…
BZZR becomes LA Rams’ preseason streaming home as free sports streamer looks to expand
BZZR has reached another streaming agreement, this time with the Los Angeles Rams, as the upstart free streamer eyes further expansion. The Los Angeles Rams announced an agreement with BZZR to make the service its local preseason streaming home. According to Sportico, all three preseason games will stream free to fans in California, Alaska, Hawaii,…
Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski learns valuable lesson about Packers’ attention dominance
The Milwaukee Brewers are on an absolute tear right now, posting a Major League Baseball-leading 80-49 record. A big part of the reason why is Jacob Misiorowski, the current frontrunner for the National League Cy Young Award, who improved to 13-5 with a 1.68 ERA and 216 strikeouts in a duel against Atlanta Braves ace…
Michael Holley recalls ‘PFT Live’ fainting incident, which required stiches
A scary scene unfolded on Aug. 14 on PFT Live when co-host Michael Holley became overheated and fainted on camera. One week later, Holley returned to the show with co-host Mike Florio. Holley explained what happened and offered an update on how he’s doing now. “What a week, Mike,” Holley said to Florio. “What a…
The Golics discuss their ESPN Radio homecoming, calling Notre Dame games, and more
The return of Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr. to ESPN Radio has been one of the bigger stories in sports broadcasting this year. The father-and-son duo enjoyed a triumphant, smooth reunion with The Worldwide Leader in Sports earlier this month. The Golics airs 10 a.m.–noon ET weekdays and is also simulcast live on…
Mike Francesa calls MLB ‘mindless’ over Labor Day schedule
Holidays tend to be huge occasions for the major sports leagues, but Mike Francesa believes Major League Baseball can do a lot more to provide fans with better and more meaningful matchups. Thanksgiving is an institution in the NFL and produces some of the most watched television events annually. The NBA once had Christmas Day…
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