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UFL viewership stays level from Year 2 to Year 3
It seems as if the UFL, the upstart spring football league that just completed its third season, is finding somewhat of a baseline when it comes to viewership. The league averaged 674,000 viewers in its third season across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1, and NFL Network, up 1% versus average viewership in its second season…
Argentine World Cup broadcaster accused of racial comment towards Ciara says clip is fake
Leandro Zapponi went viral for all the wrong reasons following the United States’ 2-0 win over Australia on Friday. A clip of the Argentine broadcaster was circulated after the game, and it appeared to show Zapponi making a racially insensitive comment about American singer-songwriter Ciara, who was shown on the broadcast alongside former NFL quarterback…
Dana White: NFL said ‘How the f— did we not get this money’ after UFC’s $7.7B deal
Conventional wisdom among sports media industry types when the UFC signed a surprising seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount last summer was that the popular MMA promotion well outkicked its coverage. Observers saw newly anointed Paramount owner David Ellison attempting to make a splash in live sports, and thus overpaid for the UFC. The jury…
The CW shows fan climb onto NASCAR track at naval base, get arrested by NCIS
The NASCAR Cup Series is in San Diego this weekend for the Anduril 250 on Sunday at Naval Base Coronado. On Saturday, a fan made a poor decision during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 at the active military base, and The CW Sports broadcast gave viewers a clear…
NASCAR on Prime broadcast crew set up on USS Carl Vinson for San Diego race
This week’s NASCAR Cup Series race is at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, CA, for the Anduril 250 on Sunday. It’s the first NASCAR race ever on an active military base and will feature a 3.4-mile circuit and 75 laps. And the incredible, historic NASCAR setup on Naval Base Coronado also includes an amazing…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 21, 2026: How to watch U.S. Open Final Round
All Times Eastern HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!! Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 3, Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH Savannah Bananas vs. Indianapolis Clowns — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited, 3 p.m. Banana Ball Live — ESPN, 2:30 p.m. Return of the Clowns — ESPN, 5 p.m. College Baseball NCAA Men’s College World Series CWS Finals, Game 2, Charles…
USMNT-Australia delivers strong viewership across Fox, Telemundo
Even on a Friday afternoon, the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage match between the United States and Australia brought in another impressive audience for Fox and Telemundo. Fox revealed preliminary numbers on Saturday showing that the USMNT-Australia match averaged 14.781 million viewers, making it the most-watched Friday afternoon telecast on any network since the…
WIP’s Hugh Douglas is ‘so f*cking tired’ of the Jalen Hurts conversation
Jalen Hurts is on his way to being the most accomplished quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history, but you wouldn’t know it from much of the conversation around him. All Hurts has done in six seasons is lead the Eagles to five playoff appearances, three division titles, two Super Bowl appearances, and a Super Bowl championship.…
Mexico fans can’t stop picking up reporters during live World Cup segments
Reporting live from sporting events is always a risky proposition. Usually, you’re on the lookout for errant f-bombs and people disrupting your shot. When you’re reporting on the Mexican National Team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, however, you have to have your head on a swivel for an entirely different reason. There’s a decent…
Brandel Chamblee laments modern golfers’ lack of composure: ‘It’s lazy to throw clubs and… drop f-bombs’
Golf has often been referred to as the gentleman’s game, but some modern men’s pro players have made headlines for their ungentlemanly moments. At this week’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills outside of New York, Joaquin Niemann was charged with a two-shot penalty for throwing a club while playing the 6th hole on Friday. That…
FIFA’s World Cup hydration breaks are probably here to stay
The hydration break. The scourge of the soccer fan at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (well, the other one, aside from Alexi Lalas). Aside from who you think is going to win it all, it’s been the most hotly debated aspect of this year’s tournament. Not because they’re entirely new, per se. There were three-minute…
Dan Hurley pitches UConn-Duke game at White House after UFC Freedom 250
Dan Hurley left the White House South Lawn on Sunday with one idea in mind: to put a basketball court where the Octagon was. The UConn head coach was among the guests at UFC Freedom 250, the first professional sporting event ever held on the South Lawn, a seven-fight card on Paramount+ that coincided with…
World Cup host broadcaster explains why it didn’t replay Ismaël Koné’s injury
When Ismaël Koné was stretchered off the field during Canada’s World Cup match against Qatar on Thursday, broadcasters around the world deliberately chose not to show it again. The company behind that decision explained why. Koné, Canada’s 24-year-old midfielder, went down in the 51st minute of what became a 6-0 Canadian victory after Qatar’s Assim…
Alexi Lalas refuses to call it football: ‘It makes you look like a weak poser’
Alexi Lalas has never met a hill he didn’t want to die on, and this week’s hill is, of all things, vocabulary. A fan pushed back on the Fox Sports studio analyst for repeatedly saying “soccer” instead of “football,” arguing that even American players make the switch in overseas interviews as a basic show of…
Stephen A. Smith booed during ‘The Roommates Show’ live podcast: ‘I was beyond wrong’
Last week, New Yorkers had the chance to do something they’d waited their whole lives to do: Celebrate a New York Knicks NBA championship. This week, they got the chance to do another thing they’ve been waiting their whole lives to do: Boo Stephen A. Smith to his face. The First Take host appeared as…
Colin Cowherd opens up on a potential The Volume sale: ‘I don’t know if I would sell all of it’
Colin Cowherd has owned The Volume outright since 2021 and has resisted every conversation about selling it. That resistance now comes with conditions attached. Cowherd founded The Volume in 2021 and has never taken a salary there, instead reinvesting revenue into the company’s management structure and using his income from Fox Sports and iHeartMedia to…
Linda Cohn recalls infamous Ken Griffey Jr. ‘SportsCenter’ interview: ‘He wanted to be anywhere else’
Rich Eisen’s This Was SportsCenter podcast series has been a great opportunity to relive some of the most iconic moments from ESPN’s flagship show’s past. The latest episode, featuring longtime ESPN and SportsCenter host Linda Cohn, provided plenty of those. But not all of those iconic moments felt positive in the moment. Before she became a staple…
Netflix’s video podcast engagement numbers ‘are low,’ per insider
Netflix made a big splash last year when it inked deals with various media companies to become the exclusive home for some of the biggest video podcasts around, including The Bill Simmons Podcast and Pardon My Take. So far, it doesn’t sound like the multi-million dollar bet is paying off. Netflix announced in October it…
CBS Sports will need a new NFL booth
CBS Sports is heading into the 2026 NFL season with presumably two open slots in its fourth broadcast booth. ESPN re-signed Jason McCourty to a new multi-year exclusive deal on Thursday, pulling him away from the CBS booth he shared last season with play-by-play man Andrew Catalon, analyst Charles Davis, and sideline reporter A.J. Ross.…
Gary Lineker appearing on ITV’s World Cup coverage following BBC exit
Gary Lineker left the BBC in May 2025, ending his 26-year run as a soccer commentator there. On Saturday, he’ll appear on BBC’s biggest rival. Per Matt Slater and Sam Joseph at The Athletic, Lineker is expected to make a guest appearance during ITV’s broadcast of Saturday’s Group E match between Germany and Ivory Coast. This would…
TV and streaming viewing picks for June 20, 2026: How to watch 3rd round of the U.S. Open
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 15 Richmond Tigers vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m. St. Kilda Saints vs. Western Bulldogs — FS2/Fox One, 1:01 a.m. (Sunday) Baseball Banana Ball World Tour Game 2, Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH Savannah Bananas vs. Indianapolis Clowns — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited,…
Gregg Giannotti disgusted by NYC politician referencing 9/11 in Knicks championship speech
The vibes were impeccable at Thursday’s New York Knicks championship parade. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s speech was near-universally praised, James Dolan aside. And many other city politicians got the chance to speak about how the Knicks overcame adversity and the odds to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals and…
Jon Rahm drops f-bomb following missed birdie putt at U.S. Open
Jon Rahm was pretty sure he had a birdie all lined up on the ninth hole at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Friday. Until he didn’t. And by that point, he couldn’t help but let an f-bomb fly, one that was easily picked up by NBCSN and Peacock mics. For context, the 2021 U.S. Open…
Kendrick Perkins named Jackson State men’s basketball GM, will remain with ESPN
Kendrick Perkins is the latest ESPN NBA personality to dip their toe in the world of college basketball program management. Big Perk, a 14-year NBA veteran and ESPN NBA analyst, has agreed to become the men’s basketball general manager at Jackson State. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Sham Charania. ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins…
‘Dan Le Batard Show’ producer Mike Fuentes announces departure
Meadowlark Media’s Mike Fuentes announced his departure from the company on Friday. In a post on X, Fuentes wrote that he was “no longer working with the Dan Le Batard Show and Meadowlark Media in any capacity,” adding, “Will share more when I’m ready.” The video producer and occasional on-air talent joined Meadowlark in May…
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