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Bill Simmons says tennis matches are too long
Too much of a good thing is not a good thing when it comes to tennis matches, according to Bill Simmons. We have seen a trend of sports trying to shorten their game times in recent years, catering to shorter attention spans and increasing content competition. Major League Baseball implemented a series of changes, including…
Georgia football fans irate over paywalled highlights
In 2026, sports highlights should be accessible to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Unless you’re a Georgia Bulldogs football fan, that is. College football fans are among the most passionate in all of sports. We’ve seen media companies and streaming platforms use that passion to drive subscriptions. There’s a reason why there’s at least one Ohio State…
Fox has ‘never gotten an indication’ Tom Brady might not stick with broadcasting
Every week, it feels like Tom Brady has a new investment, bizarre scheme, questionable health product, spokesperson role, or moneymaking venture. However, no matter how big his personal empire grows in the search for more money, it appears that the one gig he has no plans to waver on is his broadcasting role at Fox Sports.…
Paul Finebaum found it ‘disgraceful, embarassing’ of Geno Auriemma for saying college sports are ‘dying’
Week 1 of the college football season was great, with exciting games and great storylines from Baton Rouge to Eugene. But Sunday morning, in his regular appearance on The Matt Barrie Show podcast, longtime ESPN college football commentator Paul Finebaum had different matters on his mind. And a different sport. Namely, Finebaum was thinking about…
ESPN made it extremely clear that the broadcast clock was not official FSU-SMU game clock
Stop me if you’ve heard this over the past 48 hours: the broadcast clock is not the official game clock. On Saturday night, Michigan’s season-opening matchup against Western Michigan went from a college football game to an all-time timekeeping scandal. Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary out of the end zone as…
Tributes pour in for longtime New Orleans radio football voice Mike Detillier, dead at 65
Mike Detillier, who spent decades talking college football and the NFL on WWL Radio and became one of the region’s most beloved voices to discuss the LSU Tigers and the New Orleans Saints, has died at age 65. The news was announced by WWL, which said that Detillier had just recently learned he had terminal…
Taylor McGregor puts on reporting masterclass during Florida State-SMU power outage delay on ESPN
ESPN welcomed viewers into Doak Campbell Stadium for Florida State’s matchup with No. 19 SMU at 7:29 p.m. EST on Monday night. “And right at that moment, that’s when everything went down,” ESPN play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch explained. “Lights went off on floors eight and nine, including our floor here, along with all the lights…
Lane Kiffin appreciates when Paul Finebaum gives him ‘rat poison’
Paul Finebaum and Lane Kiffin might just do this dance forever. Kiffin is in his first year at the helm of the LSU Tigers, and if he knows anything, ESPN and SEC Network host Paul Finebaum is going to be talking about him and his program. That’s been the case for years, from Kiffin’s solo…
After Michigan clock debacle, Nick Wright declares instant replay is bad ‘in all of its forms’
The confusion over the result of Saturday night’s Michigan-Western Michigan game is yet another example of how instant replay has complicated sports in pursuit of perfection, and FS1’s Nick Wright is using the opportunity to call out the technology’s uselessness. Between the convoluted time-keeping system and the replay review of the Western Michigan player touching…
49ers reporter Grant Cohn is having a delightful time Down Under
Much has been made about what it will be like for members of the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams as they travel to Australia to open the 2026 NFL season in Melbourne. But what about the myriad media members who have also been dispatched Down Under to cover the game and soak up…
Joel Klatt torches Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood: ‘Incredibly hard to watch’
The Michigan Wolverines football program, ever at the center of controversy, found itself involved in yet another national story after its 13-12 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines appeared to lose the game 12-7 after Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood’s Hail Mary attempt went out of bounds as the clock expired…
Dan Orlovsky: Everything about Michigan-WMU controversy ‘feels like it’s lying to me’
You might say that the Michigan Wolverines won controversially on Saturday night. The Wolverines looked to have fallen to the Western Michigan Broncos 12-7 in a historic upset after Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood’s Hail Mary attempt soared out of bounds for the “final play” of regulation. However, after video review, game officials determined that there…
Chad Withrow: Lane Kiffin commiserating with Pat McAfee over being hated was ‘gross’
So much of the last college football season was about Lane Kiffin, on the field, in the headlines, and, of course, on ESPN’s College GameDay, which covered the star coach’s move from Ole Miss to LSU relentlessly. ESPN’s coverage of Kiffin was so extensive that Nick Saban, the most recent addition to the show’s cast and Kiffin’s…
Bill Belichick had a very Bill Belichick press conference amid Michael Lombardi resignation, UNC investigation
There is a lot to talk about surrounding Bill Belichick’s North Carolina football program right now. Just don’t expect Bill Belichick to be the one to talk about it. While the Tar Heels started out the 2026 season with a win over TCU, the turmoil surrounding the program off the field is hard to ignore.…
Stephen A. Smith, Paul Finebaum question if Big Ten demanded silence from WMU to receive payment
One of the most controversial endings in the history of college football came in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday night, when the Michigan Wolverines hosted the Western Michigan Broncos. The Wolverines lost 12-7 at the end of regulation after Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood’s Hail Mary attempt soared out the back of the end zone as…
Drew Brees replaces Maxx Crosby on SiriusXM’s ‘Let’s Go!’
The media renaissance of Drew Brees continues unabated. Not only will the former New Orleans Saints quarterback embark on his first full season in the booth alongside Adam Amin for the NFL on Fox, but the 47-year-old will also co-host SiriusXM’s Let’s Go! alongside Matthew Stafford, Jim Gray and Peter King, effectively replacing Las Vegas…
Dave Portnoy: Michigan won controversial thriller over Western Michigan ‘fair and square’
The story of Week 1 of the college football season was undeniably Michigan’s last-second, referee-assisted victory over its intra-state foes from Western Michigan on a Hail Mary touchdown that was controversial if nothing else. In the aftermath of the Wolverines’ comeback, officials from the Big Ten as well as NBC — whose broadcast clock drove…
Serena, Venus Williams won’t face punishment for U.S. Open media violation
Friday night, Serena and Venus Williams competed together in the women’s doubles at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2022. The iconic sisters couldn’t gut out a victory, however, losing an epic three-set match after a long tiebreaker. And within minutes of the match ending, the USTA sent credentialed media a statement that,…
Mike Vrabel reportedly wanted to initially defend Dianna Russini’s reporting ethics
While Mike Vrabel’s public statement about the now-infamous Page Six photos was composed of just two sentences, new reporting suggests he pushed for something that actually defended Dianna Russini’s integrity as a journalist. Those photos, first published by the New York Post on April 7, were taken on March 28 at Sedona’s adults-only Ambiente resort,…
Jac Collinsworth retains ‘Sunday Night Football Final’ hosting role on Peacock
Jac Collinsworth will still be part of NBC’s Sunday Night Football coverage in some capacity, the network confirmed last week. The son of Cris Collinsworth was excised from Football Night in America as part of broader overhaul that also claimed the seats of Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Chris Simms, and Matthew Berry from the pregame…
Tom Brady labels critics, skeptics of his broadcast career ‘clickbait’
Tom Brady is prepping for his third season as the lead analyst for the NFL on Fox. And in spite of all of his other interests, jobs, and sponsorship deals, he maintains that he is in it for the long haul. Ever since Brady signed his 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox, there has been…
Primetime Nebraska-Missouri volleyball game at Wrigley Field suspended due to unsafe playing conditions
Women’s sports have seen a historic rise in interest levels across collegiate and professional sports, extending far beyond Caitlin Clark. Volleyball is one of the sports seeing huge growth in almost every metric, especially on television. But one of the sport’s biggest ever primetime showcases ended in disappointment on Sunday night. The Labor Day weekend…
Patrick Mahomes offers support to Chiefs analyst after tragedy
Tucker Franklin is a beloved host, producer, and all-around personality on KC Sports Network (KCSN) in Kansas City. He was reminded just how beloved he is when tragedy struck last week. Doug Franklin, Tucker’s father, unexpectedly passed away on Aug. 31. Franklin shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), and the sports media community, both…
Mike Pereira says NFL would have ruled in favor of Western Michigan victory
The most controversial ending in Week 1 of the college football season, and maybe the most controversial football ending we’ve seen in years, came in Ann Arbor when the Michigan Wolverines made the most of their second chance against the Western Michigan Broncos. Western Michigan looked like they had pulled off a historic 12-7 upset…
Daniel Jeremiah on his new version of ‘Move the Sticks’
Fans of Move the Sticks rejoice. Daniel Jeremiah’s NFL podcast has returned. It officially relaunched on Sept. 3 with a new episode featuring Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman. The podcast is a collaboration between ESPN and Omaha Productions. The original Move the Sticks paired Jeremiah with fellow analyst Bucky Brooks for more than a…
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