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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…
Callaway deletes controversial Good Good golf ad
YouTube golf is all the rage these days and has rapidly entered the mainstream. Even LeBron James has now launched his own golf channel. But a controversial ad from one of the most popular channels, Good Good, has drawn swift backlash. Good Good is arguably the biggest success story in YouTube golf with over 2…
Doctors come out against Big 12 Monster Energy sponsorship
The Big 12’s sponsorship deal with Monster Energy has faced resistance since it was first unveiled. First, there’s the idea that an entire college sports conference could sell its name, image, and likeness. Second, the entire conference signed over those rights for $20 million per year, at a price similar to what Notre Dame and Ohio State paid for…
‘College GameDay’ will visit three straight SEC schools to open 2026 season
ESPN has announced coverage plans for College GameDay in the 2026 season and officially confirmed the show will exclusively visit SEC schools during the first three weeks of the college football season. The Worldwide Leader confirmed that College GameDay will be at LSU in Week 1, the University of Texas in Week 2, and Ole…
Rebecca Lowe makes ‘Ted Lasso’ cameo
It’s been a remarkable year for Rebecca Lowe. The longtime Premier League host has had the incredible feat of hosting the Winter Olympics and the World Cup in the same year, in addition to her weekly duties as the host of Premier League coverage on NBC. While she has worked the last several Olympics for…
Natasha Cloud sends message to WNBA green dildo trolls: ‘Y’all lame as f*ck’
As if the 2026 controversies engulfing the WNBA weren’t enough, now dumb scenes from 2025 are rearing their ugly head once again. During Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Sparks and Atlanta Dream, a fan threw a green dildo on the court during a free throw attempt. The green dildos were a common theme…
Amazon Prime will release four-part Gary Lineker documentary globally in 2027
Gary Lineker is an iconic figure in the world of English soccer, on the pitch and in the broadcast booth, and now he’s getting a docuseries to chart it all. Per Tom Burrows of The Athletic, Amazon Prime is set to release a four-part docuseries on Lineker next year. The series, which doesn’t have a…
Brenda Song to make Los Angeles Rams color analyst debut
The Los Angeles Rams already delivered a shakeup to their NFL preseason television booth, with Jourdan Rodrigue and Rob Havenstein taking over the color commentator duties previously held by Mina Kimes and Maurice Jones-Drew. And now, the Rams are stepping up their creativity with the analyst contributions. Stu Jackson, a beat writer for the team’s…
Chicago’s 104.3 The Score parts ways with longtime host Mike Mulligan, Marshall Harris
Audacy has parted ways with 104.3 The Score (WSCR) radio hosts Mike “Mully” Mulligan and Marshall Harris. Mulligan has been part of the Chicago radio station for 23 years, and he’s been a morning co-host since 2008. He spent the last eight years co-hosting Mully and Haugh with David Haugh. Harris joined The Score in…
Mets will hold ceremony to honor retiring radio broadcaster Howie Rose
The Mets have announced a ceremony to honor retiring radio play-by-play announcer Howie Rose. The ceremony will take place on September 20 at Citi Field, prior to the Mets’ final regular-season home game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET start. Rose announced his plans to retire in March.…
Sergio Garcia’s Masters meltdown reportedly impetus for Saudi’s PIF to pull LIV funding
If Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), was looking for a reason to pull its money out of the LIV Golf tour, he reportedly found it in Sergio Garcia’s outburst at the Masters in April. That’s the claim in Friday’s edition of The Financial Times. “In April, as LIV golfers floundered…
Sue Bird defends WNBA response to right-wing news cycles: ‘For a very long time, it was never about basketball’
The gap between what happens on a WNBA court and the media conversation around the league has arguably never been wider. As the league attempts to juggle the many controversies around it and its players, they have come so quickly and intensely that it is difficult for analysts to cut through with actual basketball commentary.…
Potential DirecTV, Circle City Broadcasting carriage dispute could disrupt Indianapolis football fans
College football’s Week 0 kicks off next Friday, while the 2026 NFL season gets underway September 9. A potential carriage dispute between DirecTV and Indiana’s Circle City Broadcasting could make it much harder for Indianapolis football fans to watch any of it if it isn’t resolved by Monday, August 24. As reported by Cheryl V.…
Roy Philpott paired with Danny Kanell as Dusty Dvoracek moves to middays on SiriusXM College Sports Radio
As expected, Danny Kanell and Dusty Dvoracek’s SiriusXM show ended its five-year run on Friday. But both college football personalities have the next step of their SiriusXM journey lined up. On3’s Brett McMurphy reported Tuesday that SiriusXM College Sports Radio’s Dusty and Danny In The Morning was ending this week. The move wasn’t due to…
MLB’s Pirates buck RSN trend, extend SportsNet Pittsburgh deal
While other professional sports teams are moving to streaming- or over-the-air-heavy models, the Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly extending their contract with SportsNet Pittsburgh amid strong ratings. The news comes from a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The agreement is not a long-term deal and was made through SportsNet Pittsburgh’s operator, NESN. The Pittsburgh Penguins have…
Jim Nantz on LIV golfers returning to PGA Tour: ‘I trust that Brian [Rolapp] and his team will figure something out’
The future of LIV Golf gets murkier by the day. After being founded with the full financial backing of the Saudi Arabian government, which allowed it to lure some of the sport’s biggest names over from the PGA, the well has run dry, and the renegade tour is entering its season finale in Indianapolis this…
Sean McDonough says Ole Miss has the worst broadcast booth in college football
Sean McDonough has called college football in some capacity since George H.W. Bush was in office. And after spending nearly four decades inside every major cathedral the country has to offer, he’s come to the conclusion that Ole Miss is home to the worst broadcast booth in the sport. “The booth is tiny,” McDonough said…
Elle Duncan wonders why sports media has seemingly given up on creating ‘the next Pat McAfee’
The sports media industry is abuzz about the reported $60 million (or more) contract extension Pat McAfee is discussing with ESPN, and the roles he is expected to take on as part of the deal. This fall, McAfee will be the face of ESPN’s college football and NFL studio programming, while also hosting its most…
Kyle Brandt explains why the Cowboys are like Taco Bell
ESPN has never been hesitant to cover the never-ending circus that is the Dallas Cowboys franchise. The Worldwide Leader’s proclivity to discuss the state of things in Jerry World has been covered multiple times over the years, and Charles Barkley and Inside the NBA even poked fun at it after joining the ESPN family. It’s a…
Steven Ruiz departs The Ringer for Fox Sports
Steven Ruiz announced Friday that he’s leaving The Ringer, closing out five years as one of the site’s lead NFL analysts and the writer behind its widely read QB rankings. “Sad day for me. It’s my last at the Ringer,” Ruiz wrote on X. “Can’t say enough about this place and all of the great…
10 years ago, NBC hired Mike Tirico to call ‘Thursday Night Football.’ The NFL said no.
When Mike Tirico left ESPN in 2016 for NBC Sports, it was a seismic move in the sports broadcasting industry. It signaled not only Tirico’s value as a broadcaster but also NBC’s plan for the foreseeable future. NBC had an embarrassment of riches in sports broadcasting talent even before Tirico showed up. Bob Costas commanded…
Kyle Brandt breaks down Fernando Mendoza’s three different personalities
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, got another taste of NFL action on Thursday night in Las Vegas’ second preseason game. The game was also ESPN’s first NFL broadcast of the 2026-27 campaign, and the rookie gave the Worldwide Leader another memorable television interview. Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck…
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