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Jemele Hill on Colin Kaepernick, 10 years later
Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem in peaceful protest of Black oppression and police brutality in America. Kaepernick, then the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, had refused to stand for the national anthem earlier that offseason. But nobody really noticed until Aug. 26, 2016, when he didn’t stand for the…
Sports media world reacts to death of Dolly Parton: ‘There was only one Dolly’
Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, according to this statement posted across her social media channels. She was 80. Bryan Seaver, Parton’s nephew, broke the tragic news with this video: A message from the family of Dolly Parton. pic.twitter.com/9DNRgRx0uH — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) August 25, 2026 “As I’ve shared in video messages…
Mets broadcast goes dark at worst possible time
The New York Mets’ broadcast booth finished third in Awful Announcing’s 2026 MLB local broadcaster rankings. But even Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling aren’t immune to technical difficulties. On Tuesday night, the Mets hosted the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field. Milwaukee (81-51) and New York (60-72) were tangled at 2-2 when David Hamilton…
Tony Gonzalez, October Gonzalez announce ‘No Safe Words’ podcast with iHeartMedia: ‘Nothing is off limits’
Tony Gonzalez will soon resume his analyst duties on Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts, but the Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end just picked up another gig. It has absolutely nothing to do with football. On Tuesday, iHeartMedia and SMAC Productions announced No Safe Words with October and Tony Gonzalez, a weekly podcast…
Tom Brady doesn’t plan on shirtless Fox broadcasts despite new Gucci campaign
Tom Brady made his runway modeling debut in Demna’s Gucci cruise show in May, and he just strengthened his place in Gucci lore as a face of Demna’s fall-winter 2026 collection. As such, Brady spoke exclusively GQ, and Jeremy Freed asked the seven-time Super Bowl champion whether he’d ever wear a suit without a shirt…
Washington D.C. race garners IndyCar’s best non-Indy 500 rating since 2008 merger
There was a lot of conversation and controversy surrounding IndyCar’s race on the streets of Washington, D.C., this past weekend. There were a lot of people watching at home, too. Fox Sports announced Tuesday that Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix drew an average of 3.28 million viewers, which would make it the most-watched IndyCar race…
Greg Papa set for earlier-than-expected return to 49ers’ booth
As a longtime San Francisco sports broadcaster and lead radio play-by-play voice for the 49ers, Greg Papa continues to recover from numerous health issues. But his profile on the Bay Area airwaves is growing rather than shrinking, and he’s now planning an earlier-than-expected return to the booth. Papa confirmed Tuesday that he plans to return…
Caitlin Clark sets WNBA viewership record on Prime, on par with NBA average
Caitlin Clark is continuing to set viewership records across the WNBA’s media rights platforms, with Amazon Prime Video the latest to set a record for an Indiana Fever game. Fever-Dallas Wings on Thursday averaged 1.07 million viewers, according to Sports Media Watch. That is the most-watched WNBA game ever measured on Prime Video, surpassing Las…
Jason Goff lands new show with 312 Sports after Ringer exit
Jason Goff has a new digital media home. According to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jeff Agrest, Goff will launch a podcast next Monday with 312 Sports, the Chicago platform anchored by Dan Bernstein and home to his shows Dan Bernstein Unfiltered and the Bears podcast Forward Progress. The network also carries Organizations Win Championships and From…
Golf Channel postpones ‘Big Break x Good Good’ in wake of Callaway ad controversy
In the wake of a controversial ad created by YouTube channel-turned-golf brand Good Good Golf to promote a co-branded Callaway driver that featured a male golfer shoving a female golfer to the ground, Golf Channel is postponing the premiere of the latest season of the Big Break x Good Good reality show. The 24th edition…
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp ‘disappointed’ in Good Good’s handling of ‘concerning’ Callaway ad
The fallout continues from a bizarre ad for the Good Good Golf line of Callaway golf clubs, which depicted a man from the golf content brand shoving a female colleague. Both companies quickly deleted the video from their platforms and have continued to face questions over the nature of the commercial and the approval process.…
Paul Finebaum forecasts end of ‘bully’ Bill Belichick: ‘About to go down in flames’
Bill Belichick was hoping for a fresh start this college football season, but Paul Finebaum believes it’s just the beginning of the end. It’s not uncommon for college football head coaches to have a transitional year before taking a step forward as they build their programs. And that’s exactly what Belichick is probably hoping last…
Jeff Passan defends old takes on Dodgers’ ‘advantage’ after revelations about owner Mark Walter
For years, as the Los Angeles Dodgers have been used as a stalking horse for the impending MLB lockout, ESPN insider Jeff Passan has been among the most vocal baseball reporters shielding the back-to-back World Series champs from blame. After almost every big recent acquisition by the team, Passan has reminded readers that other teams are not…
Tom McCarthy set to make NBC Sunday Leadoff debut
NBC seems to have landed on its fourth play-by-play voice for the network’s expanded MLB postseason coverage. With a tripleheader in tow this coming Sunday, the network announced that Tom McCarthy will be behind the mic for Nationals-Marlins on MLB Sunday Leadoff at noon ET on Peacock and NBCSN alongside Jeff Nelson, Kevin Frandsen, and…
Kirk Herbstreit admits ESPN ‘has been very, very guilty’ of skimping on college football coverage
As college football has become more of a national sport this decade, ESPN has not so quietly put more resources toward covering the sport. Earlier this year, ESPN executive Mike Foss publicly stated that the network “made a concerted effort to follow college football in a really meaningful way” in 2025. Part of the effort…
Former ‘College GameDay’ analyst David Pollack partners with On3
You’ll be seeing more of David Pollack during the 2026 college football season. On3 announced Tuesday that it has entered into a distribution partnership with the former College GameDay analyst, meaning his podcast, See Ball Get Ball, which he launched after leaving ESPN, will now run throughout On3’s ecosystem, including the outlet’s .com site and…
Main Street Sports Group sues Comcast, Charter alleging underpaid licensing fees for FanDuel Sports Networks
Main Street Sports Group, the now-defunct former owner of the FanDuel-branded regional sports networks, is alleging two of its largest business partners failed to pay the full amount of licensing fees for the networks towards the end of the company’s run. In a pair of lawsuits filed in Delaware Superior Court on Monday and obtained…
Disney+ gets ESPN College Football simulcasts, but not its biggest games
Disney+ is officially getting more college football in 2026, but fans shouldn’t expect ESPN to hand over its biggest games just yet. ESPN announced on Tuesday that Disney+ will stream two college football games per week this fall, while also continuing to stream College GameDay, which debuted on the platform last year. The network first…
Mike Tirico made a surprise cameo in the Detroit Tigers’ booth
Mike Tirico has never called a Major League Baseball game. That’s his white whale, the ever-elusive event he’s never been able to check off the bucket list, despite calling everything else under the sun. And it probably won’t happen at NBC, not because the voice of Sunday Night Football isn’t capable, but because the network…
Disney+ to air Max Verstappen’s ‘Max vs 100’ go-kart race
ESPN may have lost the rights to Formula One, but that won’t stop it from airing a unique Red Bull event featuring Max Verstappen. Disney has announced an agreement to air “Max vs 100,” which will see Verstappen race 100 people in a go-karting event live globally on Disney+ and on the ESPN app in…
Shannon Sharpe defends 49ers owner Jed York: ‘Ain’t nothing wrong with that’
ESPN might not want to cover San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York being arrested on prostitution charges, but Shannon Sharpe has no issue with it. To be clear, Sharpe has no issue covering it, he also has no issue with York allegedly attempting to pay for sexual activity. York was arrested Sunday in East Palestine,…
DAZN adds Monumental+ as it continues push into local sports
DAZN is continuing its expansion into local sports in the United States, this time reaching an agreement with Monumental Sports Network to add its direct-to-consumer streaming service to the platform. The agreement will see Monumental+ available as a subscription through DAZN. Monumental holds local rights to the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, and…
ESPN thoroughly covers concerning NFL-CTE study
Just one day after ESPN largely dropped the ball in covering breaking news about San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York’s arrest during a prostitution sting in Ohio, the network is proving to viewers it can cover tough stories related to the NFL when it wants to. On Tuesday, ESPN addressed the concerning new study published…
SiriusXM replaces Damon Amendolara with Steve Torre on Mad Dog Sports Radio
After deciding not to renew Damon Amendolara’s contract, SiriusXM is filling the void on Mad Dog Sports Radio’s morning show with program director Steve Torre. Torre joins longtime Mad Dog Sports Radio morning host Mike Babchick to launch Babs & The Boss beginning Sept. 8. In addition to co-hosting the morning show, it appears as…
Inside Paul Pabst and Andrew Perloff’s new NBC Sports show
Paul Pabst and Andrew Perloff hadn’t recorded a single episode of Not So Fast yet, but they gave me a preview anyway, intentional or not. The show, officially announced this week, will pair the two longtime Dan Patrick Show fixtures in a noon-to-1 p.m. ET slot on NBC Sports NOW, picking up the moment Patrick’s…
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