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Kyle Brandt explains why the Cowboys are like Taco Bell
ESPN has never been hesitant to cover the never-ending circus that is the Dallas Cowboys franchise. The Worldwide Leader’s proclivity to discuss the state of things in Jerry World has been covered multiple times over the years, and Charles Barkley and Inside the NBA even poked fun at it after joining the ESPN family. It’s a…
Steven Ruiz departs The Ringer for Fox Sports
Steven Ruiz announced Friday that he’s leaving The Ringer, closing out five years as one of the site’s lead NFL analysts and the writer behind its widely read QB rankings. “Sad day for me. It’s my last at the Ringer,” Ruiz wrote on X. “Can’t say enough about this place and all of the great…
10 years ago, NBC hired Mike Tirico to call ‘Thursday Night Football.’ The NFL said no.
When Mike Tirico left ESPN in 2016 for NBC Sports, it was a seismic move in the sports broadcasting industry. It signaled not only Tirico’s value as a broadcaster but also NBC’s plan for the foreseeable future. NBC had an embarrassment of riches in sports broadcasting talent even before Tirico showed up. Bob Costas commanded…
Kyle Brandt breaks down Fernando Mendoza’s three different personalities
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, got another taste of NFL action on Thursday night in Las Vegas’ second preseason game. The game was also ESPN’s first NFL broadcast of the 2026-27 campaign, and the rookie gave the Worldwide Leader another memorable television interview. Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck…
Damon Amendolara is leaving his Mad Dog Sports Radio morning show
Damon Amendolara is leaving his morning show at SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio, less than a year after signing an extension to stay. According to Barrett Media, Amendolara is exiting D.A. & Babchik, the show he’s co-hosted with Mike Babchik since 2023, effective immediately. He’ll keep hosting The SiriusXM NFL Tailgate Show on NFL Radio through…
MLB Network’s Dan Plesac expertly explains why Paul Skenes is struggling
The Pittsburgh Pirates spent most of the season in the thick of the NL Wild Card race, but recent struggles have left them 5.5 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot entering the weekend. Sharp regression from staff ace and reigning Cy Young winner Paul Skenes has been at the center of…
Bomani Jones recalls Will Cain guest-hosting ‘The Right Time’ after Colin Kaepernick protest: ‘Not the time’
Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick captured the nation’s attention by refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest of Black oppression and police brutality. In anticipation of the 10th anniversary next week, Bomani Jones has produced a four-part series on his The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast. The second episode dropped Thursday, in which…
Linda Cohn on ESPN, Pat McAfee ‘lovefest’: ‘How much Pat McAfee is enough Pat McAfee?’
In June, Linda Cohn retired from ESPN after hosting SportsCenter more than anyone else over 34 years. Upon leaving, she launched The Linda Cohn Show and has not been shy about using her new platform to criticize her former employer. On Thursday, Cohn took aim at ESPN’s oversaturation of Pat McAfee content. More specifically, according to this…
After Netflix deal and Barstool’s Penn exit, ‘Pardon My Take’ hosts want to do the show ’til we die’
Many of the top sports podcasts are hosted by existing media stars or athletes who built up their show almost as a side hustle, but the hosts of Pardon My Take do not fit that mold at all. Dan “Big Cat” Katz and Eric “PFT Commenter” Sollenberger did not come from television or radio to…
NBC Sports adds Tina Charles to WNBA studio team: ‘Truly a full-circle moment’
NBC Sports host Maria Taylor’s chemistry with WNBA icons-turned-analysts Cheryl Miller and Sue Bird has been on full display lately, including this outrageously funny TikTok. Enter: Tina Charles. On Thursday, NBC Sports announced Charles is joining its WNBA studio team of Bird, Miller, Taylor, and LaChina Robinson. NBC Sports listed Charles as “a feature contributor.” Charles…
The Athletic reportedly in talks to supply content to NFL Media
NFL Media’s search for content to fill its platforms now extends to an outlet that already covers the league better than almost everyone else. The Athletic and NFL Media have discussed the New York Times-owned outlet supplying content to the league’s digital properties, according to Front Office Sports. The Athletic and the NFL reached an…
How Gary Cohen elevates every analyst who sits next to him
This article was published in conjunction with the 2026 Awful Announcing MLB Announcer Rankings. To see how 85,000 voters evaluated the 30 local MLB team announce teams, click here. Gary Cohen has been part of Mets broadcasts since 1989 and their television voice since SNY’s launch in 2006. For most of the twenty years since,…
Fernando Mendoza sends ‘love’ to ‘Mr. Buck’ on ESPN broadcast
2026 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza played his second preseason game on Thursday night for the Las Vegas Raiders against the Houston Texans. It also made for ESPN’s first broadcast of this football season. Despite a performance that featured throwing a pick-six, Mendoza remained in good spirits and delivered yet another memorable…
J.P. Shadrick’s new role as Arizona Cardinals’ radio voice is ‘a dream come true’
It took J.P. Shadrick longer than he expected to land his dream job, but he did. Shadrick is grateful for his new position as the radio voice of the Arizona Cardinals. It took a fortunate set of circumstances for the 44-year-old to get this chance. When Dave Pasch left the Cardinals to become ESPN’s No. 2 NFL…
ESPN to return to ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ for Little League Classic, adds alumni-cast
ESPN is returning to Sunday Night Baseball for the first time in 2026 for a one-off broadcast of the MLB Little League Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. In addition to its main broadcast, ESPN will also air the first-ever Alumni-cast on ESPN2. ESPN and MLB mutually opted out of their Sunday Night…
Bar owners are considering legal action after Sunday Ticket bait-and-switch: ‘Textbook enshittification’
Say you own a house, and local zoning officials deploy a new regulation that would cause you and your neighbors to spend tens of thousands of dollars to comply. Some of your neighbors do so, and some delay, hoping the regulation is lifted. And that’s indeed what happens months later, so some, not all, homeowners…
TV and streaming viewing picks for August 21, 2026: How to watch NFL Preseason Week 2
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 24 (End of regular season) Carlton Blus vs. Fremantle Dockers — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. Melbourne Demons vs. Western Bulldogs — FS1/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Geelong Cats vs. Richmond Tigers — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) Adelaide Crows vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants…
Michael Kay puzzles viewers with ‘offensive orgy’ comment
The New York Yankees scored three runs in the top of the third inning as part of a 6-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night at Camden Yards. And YES Network play-by-play announcer Michael Kay went with a very unusual way to describe the Yankees’ three-run inning. “But the Yankees, three runs in…
New York Times loses first defamation trial in more than 50 years to ex-Alabama player Kai Spears
In March 2023, Billy Witz falsely reported that Kai Spears, then an Alabama Crimson Tide basketball player, had been in the passenger seat of Brandon Miller’s car at the time of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa that January. Spears later sued The New York Times for defamation. Spears’ lawsuit made it to civil trial in the…
NBC’s Jamal Crawford reveals he turned down 3 NBA coaching opportunities this summer
Just one year into working on the top NBA broadcast booth at NBC Sports, Jamal Crawford is already fielding interest from coaching staffs around the league. The former star sixth man rose quickly in broadcasting after retiring from the NBA after the 2020 season, first at TNT Sports and then with NBC. Yet as he…
Damien Woody addresses ESPN exit as ‘an adjustment,’ hints at what’s next
Last week, ESPN opted to let Damien Woody’s contract expire, ending the NFL analyst’s 15-year tenure with the network. Andrew Marchand broke the news for The Athletic, noting Woody’s decision to appear on ESPN for the rest of August. “Still processing it all, but I want to thank all of my colleagues at ESPN who made…
NFL exec expects to schedule Wednesday games ‘selectively’ in future seasons
Not long ago, the idea of playing an NFL game on a Wednesday seemed completely foreign. Now, Wednesday has become an increasingly important day of the week on the NFL calendar. The upcoming season will feature two Wednesday contests: A Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on NBC opening night,…
ESPN soft launches new NFL scorebug ahead of Super Bowl
Scorebug mafia, rise up. ESPN has soft launched a new scorebug and graphics package during this evening’s preseason game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans that will largely resemble what NFL fans will see during February’s Super Bowl, the first to ever air on ESPN. A look at the new ESPN NFL scorebug.…
ABC’s telecast of the Patriot Games draws minuscule audience
Judging by ESPN’s complete lack of on-air promotion for the Patriot Games last week, one could surmise that the network wanted little to do with the glorified high school fitness test conjured up by President Donald Trump as part of the Freedom 250 initiative. At least, the network wanted little to do with airing the farcical…
The ‘Pardon My Take’ 10th anniversary book seemingly was not edited at all
The hosts of Pardon My Take are out with a book this week celebrating the 10th anniversary of their massively popular and influential podcast. Some of the book tells the story of the show and its role in turning Barstool Sports into a juggernaut in the industry, including the podcast’s ill-fated late-night ESPN television adaptation. The…
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