Accomplished sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr., father of soon-to-be Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr., has passed away at the age of 71. The news was announced by Fitzgerald Sr.’s son, Marcus R. Fitzgerald, on social media on Monday afternoon. It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our father,…
The NHL is maintaining its strong viewership pace heading into the Stanley Cup Final. Viewership for each of the league’s conference finals saw near-50% increases on both NHL broadcast partners. ESPN’s coverage of the Western Conference Finals, a Vegas Golden Knights sweep over the Colorado Avalanche, averaged 2.2 million viewers, up 44% versus last year’s…
Federal attention towards the NFL’s broadcast deals is not going away. On Monday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking him to testify at a June 10 committee hearing regarding the league’s media rights practices, according to a report by Dan Murphy of…
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff television schedule is now official, and it includes some changes from last year. ESPN revealed dates, times, and television assignments for the upcoming College Football Playoff. Among the changes from last season are the number of games ESPN has sublicensed to TNT, and the number of games that will be…
On Friday, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart addressed the media for the first time since introducing President Donald Trump at a rally, igniting a media firestorm and raising all kinds of questions about his role in the locker room and responsibilities as a team leader. Dart’s decision to align himself with Trump, whose controversial…
Caitlin Clark is under a microscope few professional athletes will ever experience, and that impact affects those around her as well. That includes Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White. Clark has been feeling the pressure this season as she deals with injuries and concerns about her defensive abilities, while Indiana struggles. Some of the frustrations…
As Pat McAfee passes the halfway point of his initial five-year contract with ESPN, negotiations are reportedly underway between the two sides on an extension. According to Ryan Glasspiegel at Front Office Sports, McAfee is in talks to re-up with the Worldwide Leader on a “long-term” contract extension. His current deal, which sees ESPN license…
While much of the initial coverage around Caitlin Clark joining the WNBA centered on clashes with opponents, the call is coming from inside the house in recent weeks, leading even some of Clark’s defenders in national media to reconsider their stance. That includes Shannon Sharpe, who on his Nightcap live show over the weekend took Clark…
The Indiana Fever find themselves a middling 4-4 as they tumble into the middle of the WNBA Eastern Conference pack. Much of the attention during those struggles has been put on Caitlin Clark, especially her defensive liabilities. Questions over when she’s going to turn her star power into championships are beginning to nip at her…
Charles Barkley hated “annoying” Knicks fans last month. This month, he loves them as he prepares for the NBA Finals. But the truth is, he doesn’t understand them. Barkley joined Adam Schein’s Mad Dog Sports Radio show Monday morning on SiriusXM to preview ESPN’s NBA Finals matchup between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. And…
Few people swear by superstitions more than athletes. We’ve heard countless stories about players who wear the same socks after wins or won’t leave the practice court until they’ve hit a certain shot. Every so often, however, you learn about a superstition that genuinely surprises and, for some, might gross you out. On Monday, ESPN’s…
For now, the drama started by New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart appearing at a Donald Trump rally and accelerated by linebacker Abdul Carter’s public reaction to it seems to have subsided. While the media takes were hot and aplenty, we’ve finally entered the space where we can fully reflect on what was said and,…
Marv Albert has been a part of NBC’s nostalgia push during its first NBA season back in over two decades. But as he revealed in a new interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina, he wanted to be an even bigger part of it than he was. NBC asked Albert to do more than just narrate…
West Virginia University Mountaineers baseball head coach Steve Sabins appears to feel some kind of way about the SEC Network. The Mountaineers rallied by scoring five runs in the ninth inning to beat Kentucky 11-9 Sunday afternoon as they battled for a bid to the NCAA Tournament’s Super Regional. But just as who and where…
Veteran golf journalist Bob Harig was among the writers laid off in Sports Illustrated’s latest round of cuts last week. Editors Jeff Ritter and John Schwarb, who were central to SI’s golf coverage, were also let go as part of the sweeping changes to the outlet’s sports coverage, according to Front Office Sports. Golf.com columnist…
Russell Wilson is officially headed to sports media. According to Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel and ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 37-year-old Wilson is set to replace Matt Ryan on CBS’s The NFL Today. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported last month that Wilson was in negotiations with television networks over a potential broadcast role that would begin…
The NBA is adding a dedicated local media executive to its league office for the first time. Per Sports Business Journal, the league has created a new GM/Local Media position and hired Matt Volk to fill it. Volk, who most recently served as COO of NESN, starts June 22 and will oversee the NBA’s local…
Since the 2026 NFL schedule dropped two weeks ago, there’s been a fair amount of hand-wringing about what’s happened to Sunday afternoon football. The league will air 197 Sunday afternoon games in 2026, down from 198 in 2025 and 211 in 2021, the first year of the expanded 18-week schedule. It’s been a slow but…
The UFL officially can boast about having something the NFL does not; sideline reporters who will chug a full beer on live television. We’ve seen plenty of fans, and even former athletes, chug a beer to fire up the crowd at a game. We’ve also seen plenty of sideline and field reporters report on beer…
Local station group Scripps is entering its second major ongoing distribution battle, this time with satellite provider DirecTV. Two months since Scripps affiliates went dark for Comcast customers, the local station group’s broadcast networks have now gone dark for DirecTV customers across the country. Scripps is among the largest operators of ABC affiliates across the…
A Fox Sports cameraman got trucked on the sideline during a UFL game between the Louisville Kings and Columbus Aviators on Sunday night at Historic Crew Stadium. Dave Hoffman took a huge hit from a Louisville player, essentially being tackled into the team’s bench. A medic wrapped a bandage around his head while Fox gave…
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White and Fever star Caitlin Clark had a heated exchange on the sideline during Saturday’s 100-84 loss to the Portland Fire. A frustrated Clark scored just six points in the game while shooting 1-of-7 from the field, and it was the second consecutive poor performance from Clark and loss for…
It’s been a rough few days for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. On Friday night, Clark declined to speak to the media after the Fever lost 90-88 to the Golden State Valkyries. Clark scored 16 points but went just 3-of-12 from the field and committed five turnovers. And on Saturday, the Fever lost 100-84…
All Times Eastern College Baseball NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals — Double Elimination Tallahassee Region, Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Announcers: Daron Vaught/Devon Travis St. John’s vs. Florida State — ESPNU/ESPN Unlimited, noon Florida State vs. St. John’s — ESPN+, TBD (if St. John’s loses) Atlanta Region,…
During Sunday’s Texas-Nebraska Women’s College World Series game, the ESPN on ABC broadcast did its best to solve the mystery regarding a controversy that went viral after Saturday’s Tennessee-Texas Tech WCWS game. After Saturday’s game (which also featured a controversial ABC broadcast outage), the media asked Texas Tech’s Taylor Pannell to explain what Tennessee softball…