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Donald Trump will reportedly be allowed to lift World Cup trophy with winning team
President Donald Trump will reportedly be afforded the ability to lift the World Cup trophy on-stage with the victors during next month’s final at MetLife Stadium, according to a report by Ben Jacobs of the U.K. outlet talkSPORT. Many will recall, Trump lifted the trophy alongside Premier League side Chelsea after they won the FIFA…
Fox likely making upwards of $250M on hydration break ads during World Cup
As the fifth day of World Cup competition draws to a close, Fox’s hydration break strategy has become abundantly clear. Despite reports of a “hybrid approach” that would supposedly see the network show the field and players during at least some hydration breaks, Fox has instead opted to go to full-screen advertisements during each and…
Scott Van Pelt: Victor Wembanyama villain narrative is ‘overstated’
The media has landed on Victor Wembanyama’s villain arc as one of its top storylines coming off an incredible NBA Finals, but ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt is pushing back. Wembanyama not only skipped out on media, gave out cocky quotes and denied his Knicks opponents customary handshakes after the series, he also roughed up several…
Famed Boston sports radio host Eddie Andelman dies at 89
Eddie Andelman, the Boston radio pioneer who some call the “godfather of sports radio,” has died at age 89. The news was announced by Andelman’s three sons on Monday. “From humble roots in Dorchester, he went onto great success in business and broadcasting,” the brothers wrote. “Some call him the godfather of sports radio. He…
Kansas City, Los Angeles top local ratings for early World Cup matches
Local ratings are in for the United States men’s national soccer team’s World Cup match against Paraguay, and the cities most interested in the game may not be the ones you expect. According to Michael Mulvihill, the President of Insights and Analytics at Fox Corporation, Kansas City had the highest English-language ratings for United States-Paraguay.…
Joe Buck advised Mike Breen on calling Knicks in NBA Finals
Joe Buck regrets his call of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2006 World Series win, and he didn’t want Mike Breen to make the same mistake. Breen has called Knicks games for more than three decades, and he’s been their lead voice since 1997. Additionally, Breen has now called 21 consecutive NBA Finals for ESPN and…
Stanley Cup Final viewership through five games hits highest mark since 2013
While viewership for the deciding Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final is not out yet, viewership for the first five games is at its highest level since 2013. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights averaged 5.8 million viewers. That marks the largest Game 5 audience…
Jemele Hill knocks Joe Rogan for Josh Hokit interview and Dana White’s ‘weak-a**’ response
As is often the case following a buzzy UFC event, great fights at the Freedom 250 card were immediately overshadowed by bad headlines for the promotion on Monday after heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit used his post-match interview to push forward a racist, baseless conspiracy that former First Lady Michelle Obama is a man. The comments…
FIFA World Cup VAR official accused of making White supremacist hand gesture on TV broadcast
Update [7:09 p.m. ET]: FIFA has reportedly cleared the referee in question, calling the gesture an “involuntary twitch.” Both the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and the official released statements on Monday. Our original story runs below. During Germany’s 7-1 win over Curaçao in Houston on Sunday, a quick TV shot showed the VAR referees in their Dallas…
Ron MacLean apologizes for ‘roofie’ joke during Stanley Cup Final broadcast
Ron MacLean, one of Canada’s most beloved hockey broadcasters, issued an apology for a remark he made on-air before Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Prior to the Carolina Hurricanes winning their second Stanley Cup in franchise history with a shutout win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6, Hockey Night in Canada…
Jay Williams brands UFC Freedom 250 ‘better event’ than NBA Finals
After praising the New York Knicks as “America’s Team,” ESPN’s Jay Williams basically dubbed UFC Freedom 250 America’s sporting event. Despite threats of severe heat and looming thunderstorms, UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, featuring seven fights, has widely been considered a successful event. But Monday morning on First Take,…
Fox Sports’ Landon Donovan, Ian Darke blast United Airlines over delayed-flight fiasco
World Cup broadcasters, they’re just like us! When the FIFA World Cup is hosted by three very large countries like the United States, Mexico, and Canada, you have to go to great lengths to travel between matches. That’s especially true for broadcasters who are covering different games in different cities every few days. And as…
Luke Thomas: ‘Starving’ UFC got big win with Freedom 250 event
Longtime MMA analyst Luke Thomas believes the UFC accomplished exactly what it needed to with last weekend’s Freedom 250 card on the White House lawn. While the event predictably generated controversy for its exorbitant cost, the strange conspiracies around it, and one fighter’s racist remarks, the actual fights delivered. And, Thomas argued in an appearance…
Could Fox’s Roku deal finally make streaming sports easier to watch?
The recently announced deal by the Fox Corporation to acquire the streaming platform Roku could have a surprising effect: making sports easier to watch in this streaming age. Fox is well known as the only Big Four over-the-air broadcaster that has never invested heavily in a streamer. ABC has Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited, CBS has…
Daniel Cormier claims X account hacked after sharing ‘fake’ Eric Trump DMs asking for insider info
Before the much-hyped and controversial UFC Freedom 250 event got underway on the South Lawn of the White House, it appeared that at least one Trump had been a little careless with their latest alleged grift. Former UFC star Daniel Cormier, who was working as a commentator at the event, posted and later deleted screenshots that…
Dave Portnoy calls on Donald Trump to denounce Josh Hokit’s Michelle Obama slur
Dave Portnoy is urging President Donald Trump to break his silence after former first lady Michelle Obama was the target of an offensive insult at the White House. Despite threats of severe heat and looming thunderstorms, UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, featuring seven fights, has largely been deemed a…
Alexi Lalas defends Fox’s commercials during hydration breaks
Alexi Lalas has seen enough World Cup discourse surrounding the hydration breaks to know which way the wind blows, and on Monday, he decided to walk directly into it. Following days of criticism directed at Fox for its decision to air full-screen commercials during the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks — criticism that included a…
ABC’s Stanley Cup Final montage proved fans still love a good ending
To conclude its 2026 Stanley Cup Final coverage, ABC did something it notably skipped during the NBA Finals: air a concluding montage. Following the Carolina Hurricanes’ clinching 3-0 shutout of the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 on Sunday night — their first Stanley Cup since 2006 — ABC aired a three-minute montage set to…
Dana White: ‘There’s no f*cking way’ UFC will do another White House event
UFC Freedom 250 at the White House turned out to be a historic, one-of-a-kind event for the sport of MMA, but it will never be repeated again, according to Dana White. “I can’t afford it,” White said when asked if there was any chance the event could be repeated. “There’s no f*cking way we can…
Boomer Esiason: ‘99.9%’ of New York celebrated Knicks with joy
While there were some violent revelers Saturday night, Boomer Esiason applauds most of New York for celebrating the Knicks’ NBA Finals win with joy. The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time in 53 years after beating the San Antonio Spurs in five games. Five years after Knicks fans were mocked for…
Virgil van Dijk: World Cup hydration break commercials are ‘not great’ for TV viewers
Virgil van Dijk has been watching the World Cup the same way everyone else has. In the days before the Netherlands faced Japan on Sunday, the Liverpool captain was in camp following the tournament as closely as his schedule allowed, as a genuine fan of a sport he has played at its highest level for…
Shaquille O’Neal concedes Charles Barkley was right about Jalen Brunson
Following the New York Knicks’ championship-clinching victory in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Saturday night in San Antonio, Shaquille O’Neal admitted that he needed to concede something to ESPN Inside the NBA broadcast teammate Charles Barkley. According to O’Neal, it turns out that when Jalen Brunson signed with the New York Knicks…
Dana White denounces Josh Hokit’s ‘nasty’ Michelle Obama slur
Dana White had a message for Josh Hokit after UFC Freedom 250. After knocking out Derrick Lewis in the fourth fight of the evening on the White House South Lawn on Sunday night, Hokit seized his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan to credit President Trump for “having the balls” to stage the event, deliver a…
What does the World Cup mean to sports radio?
After years of waiting, the North American World Cup is finally here. There are still stories about unsold seats and players and officials from other countries being denied entry, but once Mexico and South Africa kicked off the tournament’s opener on Thursday, those stories took a backseat to the games themselves. Even in the United…
AHL announcer goes off about ‘disgusting’ ref call in Calder Cup Finals
A penalty ruling in the AHL’s Calder Cup Finals left Chicago Wolves color commentator Bill Gardner furious. In the second period of Saturday’s Game 2 between the Wolves (Carolina Hurricanes affiliate) and the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate), Chicago was called for a slashing penalty that resulted in a penalty shot for Toronto’s Alex…
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