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Ryen Russillo addresses reaction to viral ad videos: People really want to believe I’m a ‘huge f*cking loser’
Many sports fans know Ryen Russillo as a college football diehard, a keen NBA analyst, or a lover of the Boston-based heist film The Town. More recently, Russillo has made waves for his unusual turns as a spokesperson for Reese’s and Raising Cane’s. In promotional spots shot like hostage footage, a handlebar-mustachioed Russillo puts on for…
David Samson thinks Paramount-WBD merger played role in Tony Romo’s CBS exit
CBS Sports made what had long felt inevitable last week, announcing it was parting ways with NFL analyst Tony Romo after his OWI arrest two months ago. “CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving…
TV and streaming viewing picks for October 6, 2026: How to watch MLB League Division Series
All Times Eastern College Basketball Women’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tip Off Day 2, Hilton Charlotte Uptown, Charlotte, NC Announcers: Kelsey Riggs Cuff/Debbie Antonelli/Kai Crutchfield/Kelly Gramlich/Liz Kitley//Andrea Adelson Schools: Boston College, Cal, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 9 a.m. ACC Commissioner’s Forum — ACC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 12:30 p.m. Men’s ACC Men’s Basketball Tipoff…
Braiden Bell asks Blazers for second chance at play-by-play job, team stands by decision
Play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell is asking for a second chance at becoming the voice of the Portland Trail Blazers. Bell, 29, graduated from Arizona State in 2019 and quickly took on jobs as a broadcaster in college sports. From there, Bell worked his way up to calling games for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, as well…
How Saints, ESPN honored 20th anniversary of Domecoming game
Monday night’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons was emotionally charged, as the game was the 20th anniversary of the “Domecoming” game at the Superdome. In 2006, the Domecoming was the first game held at the Superdome in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. A little over a year before kickoff, the Superdome…
After ‘Lanterns’ cameo, Matt Rhule not sure ‘I’ll be taking my talents to Broadway’
Matt Rhule, head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, is a canonized character in the DCU. The former Big 12 coach of the year made a surprise cameo in Sunday night’s Lanterns season finale on HBO, paying off a storyline involving highly recruited quarterback Noah Macon, portrayed in the show by Sean Pritchard. After being glimpsed…
Chicago media members texted White Sox during ALDS Game 1 about Guardians stealing signs
The Chicago White Sox faced the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday and won 3-0 for the ballclub’s first ALDS win since 2005. Rookie first baseman Munetaka Murakami blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and the White Sox pitching staff delivered a masterful performance, holding the Guardians to just three…
David Samson doesn’t think Ohio State had anything to do with Fox dumping Dave Portnoy
On Friday, we learned that Fox Sports was moving on from having Dave Portnoy on Big Noon Kickoff after a season and a half. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, “there was no smoking gun other than that the constant challenge of trying to unite Fox Sports’ more traditional show with Barstool’s persona proved unsustainable,”…
Bomani Jones shocked how ‘hard’ Titans media goes at Cam Ward: ‘Somebody’s telling these guys this OK’
Nearly every week of the NFL season has brought another uncomfortable moment between Cam Ward and Tennessee Titans media. Most recently, the second-year quarterback went viral for appearing to be impatient with reporters during his mandatory post-game press conference. In multiple instances, reporters have aggressively held Ward’s feet to the fire regarding his on-field performance,…
So who’s going to call Portland Trail Blazers games on TV this season?
The 2026-2027 NBA season begins in about two weeks, and the Portland Trail Blazers have a bit of an issue: They don’t have a TV play-by-play announcer. The Blazers let longtime TV voice Kevin Calabro walk this offseason amid budget cuts (making him a “subprime” offer he refused before taking his talents to Minnesota). The…
ESPN reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ to hire Jason Kidd for ‘NBA Countdown’
The Dallas Mavericks and former head coach Jason Kidd, who won an NBA Finals as a point guard for the franchise, “mutually agreed to part ways” in May. It didn’t take too long for the former NBA star to find his new gig, though this one will be in the TV studio. NEWS: ESPN is…
Pat McAfee donating $1 million to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
College GameDay was in Iowa City Saturday for the top-15 clash between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes, and although ESPN’s flagship college football pregame show has changed quite a bit since the Lee Corso days, there’s no denying that Pat McAfee’s kicking contest has become a highlight and weekly staple. Iowa student Finley…
Luis Silberwasser out at TNT Sports as CBS’s David Berson takes over Skydance’s combined sports group
The long-anticipated marriage of CBS Sports and TNT Sports now has a clear head of household, and it won’t be Luis Silberwasser. According to CNBC’s Alex Sherman, Silberwasser, chairman and CEO of TNT Sports, is exiting the soon-to-be combined Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, he told his staff in an email on Monday. CBS…
Arizona Diamondbacks move on from TV announcer Steve Berthiaume after 15 years
One of MLB’s longest-tenured local play-by-play announcers is out of a job, as the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday announced they are moving on from Steve Berthiaume. Berthiaume, who became known to baseball fans as an anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight early in his career, called D’Backs games for the past 14 years with partner Bob Brenly.…
Dave Portnoy: Ohio State, Ryan Day saw me as ‘a major, major headache’ on ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
It took a little longer than it did with ESPN, but Fox Sports realized last week that working with Dave Portnoy is often more trouble than it’s worth. On Friday, Portnoy took to social media to pre-empt a report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand that he would no longer appear on FS1’s Big Noon Kickoff.…
Skip Bayless teases working with Shannon Sharpe again: ‘I do miss competing with him’
Skip Bayless is already working with Stephen A. Smith again after a decade-long split; maybe he’ll find a way to work with Shannon Sharpe next. After reuniting for a Polymarket ad last month, Bayless then joined Sharpe on an episode of Club Shay Shay for a tell-all about their seven years working together on FS1’s…
Brandon Walker skewers ‘cowardly’ Ryan Day over purported rift with Dave Portnoy
The dust is still settling after Dave Portnoy’s exit from Big Noon Kickoff, but the line out of Barstool Sports continues to blame the move on Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. Barstool talent will no longer appear on the Fox college football pregame show. The news came about a month into the collaboration’s second season,…
Why Ken Paxton ads aired during NFL games across the country on Sunday
If you watched an early NFL game on Fox on Sunday and wondered why you were suddenly learning about Texas’ U.S. Senate race, you weren’t alone. Texas PAC, a super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune that has poured well over $100 million into boosting Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign, ran multiple ads during…
Terry Bradshaw goes off on NFL quarterbacks being overpaid: ‘I don’t care about economics’
Terry Bradshaw might think he’s undervalued as a quarterback, but he appears to think today’s NFL quarterbacks are overvalued. Fox NFL Sunday host Curt Menefee opened Sunday’s show by noting that starting quarterbacks are making more than $55 million per year, yet backups were 6-0 in Weeks 2 and 3 of the NFL season. The…
Claire de Lune on what she learned from covering LeBron James and why she launched ‘Basketball, Etc’
If your ears perked up when LeBron James said something candid over the past few years, he probably said it in response to a question from Claire de Lune. “The questions she asks LeBron lead to some of his best answers,” Nick Wright said on his What’s Wright? podcast in April 2025. De Lune, an…
Derek Jeter asks if Atlanta Braves are trying to ‘play spoiler’
The Atlanta Braves might not be expected to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Derek Jeter has to know they still expect to. After losing Game 1 of their National League Division Series in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Braves stole home-field advantage by winning Game 2 Sunday night. All of a sudden, the idea…
Ross Tucker earns praise for instantly recognizing obscure rule in Patriots-Bills
Only two people at Highmark Stadium seemed to know the Patriots hadn’t just given the ball away on Sunday: Marcus Jones and Ross Tucker. The play in question came on the game’s first punt. Buffalo went three-and-out to start what became a 29-26 Patriots upset, and the ensuing punt bounced toward the sideline, then hopped…
Bill Simmons is done pretending Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon being on the sideline isn’t bonkers
Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has been a fixture on the sideline in recent seasons, and Bill Simmons has had just about enough of it. Irsay-Gordon took over as principal owner and CEO of the Colts after her father, longtime owner Jim Irsay, passed away in 2025. While she was already heavily involved in the…
David Ortiz declares Padres-Brewers NLDS ‘over’ after Game 2
The National League Division Series between the San Diego Padres and the Milwaukee Brewers is televised on FS1, but one MLB on Fox analyst thinks you have no reason to tune in to the rest of the series. Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio hit a walk-off two-run single vs. San Diego star closer Mason Miller to stun…
CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala says Trey McBride said ‘please’ before official’s profane outburst
By one eyewitness’s account, Trey McBride was the most polite person in his argument with an NFL official on Sunday. That’s according to CBS sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala, who was standing within earshot when line judge Jeff Seeman seemingly lost his temper with the Cardinals’ star tight end in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss…
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