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FIFA expands World Cup press conference translation, but only for Spanish
One day after a viral video showed a FIFA official preventing a Mexican journalist from asking a question in Spanish, FIFA is changing its press conference translation rules. The question came before the Morocco-Brazil group-stage match at “New Jersey Stadium” during the 2026 World Cup. Rodrigo Ornelas of Mexico’s TV Azteca asked Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi,…
Knicks fan Stephen A. Smith celebrates end of championship drought: ‘I never thought it’d happen’
Stephen A. Smith hasn’t always been sure who exactly is on the New York Knicks roster at any given moment, but the outspoken ESPN star was briefly left unable to find the words after the team ended its 73-year NBA title drought on Saturday night. Smith was in San Antonio at the Frost Bank Center…
Sprinklers have become the scourge of 2026 World Cup broadcasters
One of the requirements to host a FIFA World Cup is that your stadiums have to have natural grass fields. And where there’s grass, you need water to keep it green, especially when temperatures are in the 80s and 90s. That means lots and lots of sprinklers. While that’s great for keeping the grass healthy,…
ESPN’s SportsCenter account shamed for using AI slop to celebrate Knicks championship
ESPN pays roughly $2.6 billion per season for NBA media rights, including the NBA Finals. They might want to consider kicking in a few more bucks to hire a human graphics designer instead of the lazy AI slop they produced to celebrate the New York Knicks’ first NBA title since 1973. Behind Finals MVP Jalen…
Rainstorms, wind, and mosquitoes threaten White House-hosted UFC Freedom 250
Listen, you can find metaphors anywhere if you look hard enough. You might not have to look too hard for one when it comes to the UFC Freedom 250 event, scheduled to take place on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday night. UFC CEO Dana White has been clear this week, heading…
Viral Jürgen Klopp quotes on World Cup hydration breaks are fake
A set of quotes purportedly from Jürgen Klopp, eviscerating the World Cup’s commercialized hydration breaks, deluged social media on Friday and were picked up and aggregated by several outlets. There’s one problem: the former Liverpool manager never said any of it. The invented remarks portray him delivering a withering indictment of FIFA’s decision to let broadcasters…
Judge clears UFC Freedom 250 to proceed at White House
A federal judge cleared the way for UFC Freedom 250 to proceed on the White House South Lawn on Friday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied the emergency injunction, which argued that the event violated National Park Service rules prohibiting special events on the South Lawn without congressional authorization and an environmental review. The plaintiffs…
Jalen Brunson implores Swifties to lay off Monica McNutt
The most decorated player on the newly crowned NBA champions spent part of his postgame celebration on Saturday night defending a television analyst against the wrath of a pop star’s fan base. “I just want to say something to the Swifties,” Jalen Brunson said after the Knicks closed out the Spurs in San Antonio to…
F-bomb derails CBS News New York live report on Knicks championship celebration
CBS News New York’s Adi Guajardo had a front-row seat to history on Saturday night. So did about 5,000 other people inside Radio City Music Hall, and at least one of them was not particularly concerned about the FCC. Guajardo was live inside the Knicks’ sold-out official championship watch party, conducting an interview with a…
Mike Breen finally gets to call a Knicks championship: ‘I feel so happy for the fans’
Mike Breen has been calling the NBA Finals for ESPN and ABC every June since 2006, a run of 21 consecutive championship series that has outlasted three collective bargaining agreements, two rounds of media rights negotiations, and every generation of rival broadcasters who came and went while the Finals stayed with ESPN and Breen stayed…
Technical difficulties interrupt Haiti-Scotland World Cup broadcast
Viewers of Saturday night’s FIFA World Cup Group Stage match between Haiti and Scotland got a good look at technical difficulties briefly in the first half. In addition to happening on the Fox and Telemundo telecasts, this was a worldwide issue, with viewers of networks such as BBC and TSN reporting the technical difficulties. On…
Listen to Mike Breen’s call and radio calls of Knicks winning NBA title
The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time since 1973, and they fittingly made it happen with another wild, late comeback in Game 5. After a mind-blowing, historic comeback victory in Game 4, the Knicks erased a 16-point deficit on the road to take down the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Saturday…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 14, 2026: How to watch Stanley Cup Final Game 6
All Times Eastern College Baseball NCAA Men’s College World Series Bracket 1, Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Omaha, NE Elimination Game Announcers: Mike Monaco/Eduardo Pérez/Ben McDonald//Taylor McGregor Troy vs. Mississippi — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 2 p.m. Winners Bracket Announcers: Karl Ravech/Chris Burke/Kyle Peterson//Kris Budden West Virginia vs. North Carolina — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 7 p.m. Announcers: Alyssa Lang/Jack…
Charles Barkley clarifies Spurs ‘dumbest basketball team’ comments after NBA coaches call him
After the New York Knicks completed a historic comeback to take down the San Antonio Spurs 115-111 in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals, ESPN Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley unloaded on the Spurs. Barkley referred to San Antonio as “the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization” after their historic collapse.…
USMNT’s win over Paraguay delivers record viewership for Fox, Telemundo
The United States men’s national soccer team put together a stunningly dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay on Friday night in 2026 FIFA World Cup action at SoFi Stadium. The game was also an enormous success for Fox and Telemundo. In an announcement ahead of Saturday’s World Cup games, Fox revealed that the USMNT’s win over…
Chris Russo upset Steve Cohen sat courtside at Knicks game while Mets ‘stink’
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is one of the masters of sports talk radio, in part because he can make mountains out of molehills like few others. He found a great one while scanning the celebrities sitting courtside during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks completed an historic…
ESPN NBA producer defends ‘balance’ between showing celebrities, players in Knicks’ comeback win
Game Four of the NBA Finals had it all: great performances from huge stars, an historic comeback, and a seemingly endless mob of celebrities at Madison Square Garden. When OG Anunoby tipped in what would be the game-winning shot to finish off a 29-point turnaround and put the Knicks on the verge of their first…
Kirk Herbstreit: Brendan Sorsby injunction sets ‘sickening’ precedent for college football
The injunction allowing quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play for Texas Tech this fall after serving a two-game suspension highlights the growing role the court system plays in decisions about eligibility and rules in college football, one that ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit worries could set a “sickening” precedent for the sport. While Sorsby has openly admitted to…
Isiah Thomas accuses NBA on NBC of covering for Michael Jordan: ‘Very mythical’
Isiah Thomas is accusing the NBA on NBC of letting Michael Jordan and others spread fake news about their careers. Most basketball fans loved the NBA on NBC, blending nostalgia with the current game during its reboot season under the league’s new media rights deal, but Isiah Thomas isn’t most basketball fans. Thomas joined Run…
ESPN’s Burke Magnus reveals why ‘Inside the NBA’ schedule was so light early in the season
In its first NBA Finals as the main studio show under the ESPN/ABC banner, Inside the NBA has been at the top of its game. The iconic program has delivered classic clowning, incisive commentary, and even sharper analysis that it is sometimes criticized for lacking. For ESPN content president Burke Magnus, Inside was the “missing piece” in…
Listen to all the goal calls of USMNT’s rout of Paraguay
The USMNT opened its World Cup with a 4-1 win over Paraguay on Friday night at SoFi Stadium, scoring three times in the opening half for the first time in program history. Paraguay defender Damián Bobadilla turned a Christian Pulisic-led attack into his own net in the seventh minute, Folarin Balogun converted a Pulisic feed…
Outsports’ Ken Schultz explains why Pride Nights still matter
June is Pride Month, which means there are many LGBTQIA+ events to attend across the country. Sports leagues are also joining the celebration, most notably Major League Baseball. 29 of the 30 MLB franchises are hosting Pride Nights. At Pride events, teams often offer special ticket packages and exclusive swag, such as jerseys and caps.…
Everyone’s convinced Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović really don’t like Alexi Lalas
For what could be Fox Sports’ last FIFA Men’s World Cup, they’ve assembled an All-Star studio show to go all out this year. Fox has seemingly spared no expense, bringing in a slew of talent not only from their rivals but from around the globe, including NBC Premier League host Rebecca Lowe, CBS Champions League…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 13, 2026: How to watch World Cup Group matches
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 14 Richmond Tigers vs. Brisbane Lions — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. St. Kilda Saints vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — FS2/Fox One, 1:01 a.m. (Sunday) Auto Racing Automobile Club de l’Ouest 24 Hours of Le Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France Race…
2026 FIFA World Cup opening match scores record audiences for Fox, Telemundo
If the viewership for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is any indication, Fox and Telemundo are about to break some serious records for this year’s tournament. The tournament kicked off Thursday with the opening match, a 2-0 Mexico victory over South Africa. According to Fox, that match garnered an average audience…
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