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ESPN announcers wonder if they jinxed Georgia Tech’s kicker
College football is back, and that also means questions about whether announcers impact the results of field goal attempts or not. Even the ESPN broadcasters of Thursday night’s game between Colorado and Georgia were left asking themselves if they jinxed a kicker. In the first quarter, Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr lined up for a…
Polymarket slammed for posting altered photo of Ball State QB
The sudden ubiquity of prediction markets has overtaken the sudden ubiquity of advertisements for legalized sports betting as the most jarring aspect of watching sports in 2026. While these prediction markets run plenty of ads on their own, they also have made aggressive moves to become a part of the conversation on “Sports Twitter” sharing…
TV and streaming viewing picks for September 4, 2026: How to watch Women’s Basketball World Cup
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Final Fixtures: Week 2 Qualifying Final Two, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Swans vs. Brisbane Lions — FS1/Fox One, 12:59 a.m. (Saturday) Elimination Final Two, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Crows vs. Western Bulldogs — FS2/Fox One, 5:33 a.m. (Saturday) AFL…
Sports media world reacts to controversial ruling in favor of Lane Kiffin, LSU
LSU head coach Lane Kiffin has yet to win a national championship as a college football head coach, but he may be the GOAT of controversy and theatrics. The late Al Davis publicly mourned that he “picked the wrong guy” after firing Kiffin from the then-Oakland Raiders. Kiffin left Tennessee in shambles for USC, and…
Jeff Pearlman calls Bill Simmons ‘a f*cking loser’
Bill Simmons beat Pat McAfee to come out on top in the Sports Media Influence Olympics on Awful Announcing’s The Play-By-Play. The Ringer founder will never receive a ringing endorsement from Jeff Pearlman, however. On Wednesday, Pearlman posted a TikTok captioned, “Bill Simmons is THE BIGGEST TOOL in sports media. It’s true.” The New York…
Brian Windhorst says NBA’s report on Clippers ‘incredibly damning’
The Los Angeles Clippers were hit with massive penalties after the NBA concluded its investigation into the team’s alleged salary-cap circumvention. The Clippers lost five future first-round draft picks, were fined $30 million, and owner Steve Ballmer was banned from team and league activities for a year. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst appeared on SportsCenter with Scott…
Aryna Sabalenka frustrated by reporter’s question about parties ahead of U.S. Open
Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time reigning champion at the U.S. Open and has safely made it through the first two rounds of her run at a threepeat. But after her second-round match against Polina Iatcenko, Sabalenka was asked a question during her post-match press conference that sparked some ire. A reporter asked Sabalenka about her…
Defector set to launch new NFL podcast featuring Drew Magary, Arif Hasan, and no gambling
Defector, the worker-owned site built by the staff of Deadspin after it was gutted by private equity, is launching a new podcast to align with the start of the NFL season. All Ball will feature Defector’s Drew Magary and Arif Hasan, formerly of The Athletic and currently writing at Wide Left, talking about the world…
ESPN Radio wanted to pair Michael Kay with John McEnroe
If John McEnroe gave ESPN what they wanted, one of the most successful pairings in sports radio history never would have come to fruition. ESPN New York celebrated their 25th anniversary with a two-hour reunion show featuring Michael Kay and Don La Greca Thursday afternoon. 25 years ago, La Greca was the first local voice…
Mike Tirico reflects on calling Superdome’s post-Katrina ‘Domecoming’ game ahead of 20th anniversary
Sheltering in the basement of his Ann Arbor home through a tornado warning — the same Ann Arbor home whose very foundation contains actual dirt excavated from the old Tiger Stadium — Mike Tirico surveyed the cellar walls, sparsely decorated with photographs spaced far apart. One of them, he revealed to reporters on a conference…
Maria Taylor ‘thankful and grateful’ for Rachel Nichols saga
The leaked comments from Rachel Nichols may not have been the highlight of Maria Taylor’s career five years ago, but she’s still grateful for going through it. Taylor was this week’s guest on Andrew Marchand’s sports media podcast, where the NBC Sports broadcaster spoke about her media career, which includes the saga with Nichols near…
Mark Sanchez files guilty plea days before stabbing trial was set to begin in Indianapolis
Attorneys for former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez have filed a guilty plea for charges stemming from a late-night stabbing nearly a year ago. According to multiple news outlets in Indianapolis, where Sanchez was set to face trial next week, his attorneys filed a motion for a guilty plea with a county superior court on…
Stephen A. Smith doesn’t blame NFL teams for not signing Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick can claim the NFL blackballed him, but Stephen A. Smith maintains the former quarterback did it to himself. It’s been 10 years since Kaepernick, then quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the national anthem to protest against racial injustice and police brutality. To mark the anniversary, Kaepernick is releasing a memoir…
The chasm between journalism and insiderdom has never been wider
The year 2026 has been a watershed one for the sports media world. And it’s appropriate that two of the biggest stories of the year came to a conclusion within 24 hours of each other. On Wednesday afternoon, the NBA handed down historic penalties to the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap with…
Pablo Torre believes story noting Steve Ballmer’s potential innocence was ‘fed’ to ESPN by Clippers
Pablo Torre is being crowned this week after his year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers resulted in an historic penalty for the team and its leadership, but he and his staff hit a major bump in the road last month. After ESPN had largely been on the sidelines of covering the Clippers scandal, three…
Netflix’s Tom Pelissero met with Bill Simmons the same day he was let go by ESPN
By the time Tom Pelissero learned he no longer had a job, his suitcase was already thirty feet in the air, tucked into the cargo hold of a plane bound for Los Angeles. He was sitting in the Sky Club at the Minneapolis airport, a few hours from guest-hosting a week of The Rich Eisen…
Kelce brothers drag fans overreacting to training camp footage: ‘Let practice be its own thing’
As Travis Kelce nears the end of his career and his off-field life draws outsized attention, it has become common to analyze the Kansas City Chiefs superstar’s physique and practice performance as a referendum on his focus or commitment. Every player deals with this, with cameras everywhere and video easily accessible across social media. But…
Dianna Russini ‘stands by’ reporting after Athletic investigation; Mike Vrabel says he’s ‘moved on’
Five months after a tabloid first published photos showing NFL insider Dianna Russini cozying up to New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel at a resort in northern Arizona, The Athletic this week released its long-awaited internal report on whether their relationship affected Russini’s reporting. In the report, the outlet’s standards editor writes that “Russini’s…
David Samson says NBA went too soft on Los Angeles Clippers
The punishment the NBA handed down to the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the league salary cap through no-show sponsorship deals signed by Kawhi Leonard is unprecedented in American professional sports. The Clippers were stripped of five future first-round NBA Draft picks, received one-year suspensions for owner Steve Ballmer and president of business operations Gillian…
Stan Verrett returns to ESPN orbit to host revived ‘NFL Total Access’ for NFL Network
Stan Verrett has found his way back into the ESPN cinematic universe. The former SportsCenter anchor announced Thursday that he’s joining NFL Network to host the revived NFL Total Access, airing Tuesday through Friday from noon to 2 p.m. ET starting next week. “When I joined ESPN in 2000, one of my goals was to…
Disney strikes deal with Optimum, includes ESPN Unlimited access
Another potential carriage dispute has been resolved with Disney reaching an agreement with Optimum TV. The agreement prevents a redux of a 2017 dispute between the two sides that turned quite nasty with Optimum highlighting several negative headlines about ESPN. In announcing the deal, ESPN states that access to ESPN Unlimited will also be included…
Pablo Torre deserves his victory lap over journalism critics
On Wednesday, the NBA brought down the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers. After an investigation into allegations that the team had circumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard extra money on top of his salary that was on the books, the league concluded that it had “found a pattern of misconduct and multiple…
The top 5 moments from Jemele Hill and Cari Champion first podcast with Stephen A. Smith
Jemele Hill and Cari Champion dropped quite the podcast episode featuring a 95-minute conversation with ESPN’s $100 million man: Stephen A. Smith. And it’s only part one. Smith appeared on the Flagrant and Funny podcast hosted by the two former ESPN stars. Over the last year, Hill and Champion have both traded barbs with Smith through their…
NBA TV unveils 2026-2027 schedule, programming plans
The 2026-2027 season marks the second year of the NBA’s new media deals. Now that the NBA TV schedule has been released, the national television slate is complete for the upcoming campaign. Amazon, NBC, and ESPN have revealed their schedules for the new season, building on what was a very successful first year of the…
Pat McAfee’s kicking contest confirmed to return for fourth season on ‘College GameDay’
Pat McAfee’s kicking contest is back for a fourth season on College GameDay, closing the book on months of will-it-won’t-it speculation that started with McAfee’s own cryptic remarks. The former Indianapolis Colts punter hinted twice last December that the contest could be over for good, telling a Texas A&M student mid-attempt, “It’ll be our final…
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