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Mike Breen set to emcee Knicks championship ceremony
The Knicks have tapped legendary ABC play-by-play voice Mike Breen, who is also the team’s local play-by-play voice on MSG, to be the emcee of the championship ceremony at New York’s City Hall. The news comes from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. According to Bondy, Breen will also be part of the larger…
Kendrick Perkins blasts Vincent Goodwill over ‘participation trophy’ comment
ESPN NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill has taken a lot of heat over his comments this week on Get Up in calling the Larry O’Brien Trophy a “participation trophy” given the recent parity the Association is seeing. And now that heat is even coming from his ESPN colleagues. Goodwill unleashed one of the most unusual takes we’ve ever…
Fox’s Kasper Schmeichel hilariously compares England to Dallas Cowboys
With the World Cup coming to North America, there’s been a concerted effort to try to connect the world’s game to the most popular sport in America, the NFL. And no one did it quite like Fox analyst Kasper Schmeichel with the England national team and the Dallas Cowboys. It was only fitting that England…
Daniel Cormier calls out ‘lame as f*ck’ quip by Josh Hokit: ‘He needs to do better’
Rather than the multiple incredible knockouts or even the red-white-and-blue pageantry of the UFC Freedom 250 card, a considerable amount of the reaction to the White House-hosted event has centered on heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit, who in a post-match interview tried to egg on the audience by stating that the former First Lady was a…
Thierry Henry perfectly describes Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo dilemma
The opening games of the 2026 World Cup have been all about the biggest stars in the world showing up on the biggest stage in the world, except for one notable disappointment — Cristiano Ronaldo. On Tuesday, Kylian Mbappe scored twice in France’s victory over Senegal. Erling Haaland also scored twice in Norway’s win against…
Australian media turns Mike Grella’s ‘layup’ comment into World Cup storyline
With the United States and Australia set to face off in group play at the World Cup on Friday, comments from an American soccer commentator about the Australian national team have become a major storyline Down Under—even as the controversy has barely registered in the United States. It was CBS Sports Golazo commentator Mike Grella…
Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ announces first international broadcast with Arizona State-Kansas in London
Fox Sports and Big Noon Kickoff will be live from London this fall when American college football once again descends on the United Kingdom. According to a report from On3’s Brett McMurphy, the Fox studio show will make its first-ever international appearance at this year’s inaugural Union Jack Classic, scheduled for Sept. 19 between Arizona…
French tennis player Corentin Moutet can’t stop saying ‘f*ck’ in post-match interview
FYI, if you ever find yourself interviewing French tennis player Corentin Moutet: Make sure you’re broadcasting on a delay. Moutet, currently the No. 36-ranked men’s tennis player, defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(5) in the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club in London. He was interviewed immediately after the match and was asked by…
Rafael van der Vaart apologizes for ‘they do all look alike’ remark about Japan
Rafael van der Vaart was midway through a tidy breakdown of a blown defensive assignment when he decided to editorialize on the ethnicity of the players involved. The former Tottenham and Real Madrid midfielder — now a pundit for Dutch broadcaster NOS — was dissecting the Netherlands’ stoppage-time collapse against Japan, a match that ended…
Fox denies issues with ESPN’s World Cup coverage; Front Office Sports stands by report
Fox Sports has denied any issues with ESPN over World Cup coverage this week, after a story suggested the network was frustrated by the Worldwide Leader’s lack of content around the tournament. Earlier this week, Front Office Sports reported that anonymous Fox executives had taken issue with ESPN’s minimal coverage of the 2026 FIFA World…
Metrics suggest UFC Freedom 250 was a hit, but not remotely close to the Super Bowl
There is no official viewership data for the UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House, but download and active-user metrics suggest it was a hit for the streaming service while challenging dubious claims that it bested the Super Bowl. According to data from Sensor Tower shared with Sports Business Journal, on the day leading…
Mike Krukow on Giants players protesting Pride Night: ‘What makes San Francisco so great is the acceptance of others’
During the Giants’ annual Pride Night celebration, which honors San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community, four San Francisco players protested the team’s hats, which featured a rainbow version of the team’s logo. Three pitchers, Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker, wrote a Bible verse on their Pride Night hats. The verses all referenced similar passages in…
Stephen A. Smith wonders when Kylian Mbappé and France will ‘finally’ win World Cup
Fox wants ESPN to talk more about the World Cup, and Stephen A. Smith is just trying to give the people what they want. With the FIFA World Cup underway, Smith and First Take have leaned on Men In Blazers founder Roger Bennett for his soccer expertise in the last week, which is great. But…
TNT Sports adds Jimmie Johnson for NASCAR In-Season Challenge
TNT Sports is once again leaning on the NASCAR alumni pool to staff its biggest broadcast window of the year. Jimmie Johnson will join TNT Sports as a studio analyst for three races during the network’s second annual In-Season Challenge. He starts at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, then works…
Mike Breen says he’ll need to scale back his workload
Mike Breen has had quite the year, and he’s starting to feel it. Asked by Puck’s John Ourand whether he envisions scaling back his workload, Breen acknowledged that the pace, as many as 110 games in a single season between his ESPN national assignments and his role calling Knicks games for MSG, has become difficult…
RNC chairman claims more people watched UFC Freedom 250 than Super Bowl
In the era of alternative facts, no data point nor statistic should get in the way of good old-fashioned hyperbole. That’s apparently the motto of Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, who is doing his best to uphold the rigorous fact-checking standards his party has become known for. During a recent appearance…
World Cup viewership off to a red-hot start on Fox, Telemundo
A home World Cup and the associated American-friendly time zones are paying off in a big way for Fox and Telemundo. Through Sunday’s matches, viewership for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is up a whopping 152% across Fox and FS1 versus the Group Stage average during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Fox Sports…
Former Nationals GM Mike Rizzo joins MLB Network’s Draft Combine coverage
MLB Network is adding another decorated front-office voice to its Draft Combine coverage. Mike Rizzo will serve as an analyst for the network’s June 23 Draft Combine coverage at Chase Field, according to Sports Business Journal, joining Dan O’Dowd as the second former MLB general manager on the broadcast. Rizzo spent 17 seasons running the…
CNBC to simulcast 11 WNBA games this season
CNBC’s stock tickers are making room for basketball on Wednesday nights. According to Alex Sherman, the business news network will simulcast 11 WNBA games this season as part of Versant’s media rights deal with the league, starting with defending champion Las Vegas Aces hosting the Phoenix Mercury at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. That game…
The Athletic’s Fred Katz on fortuitous timing of upcoming Knicks book
If the New York Knicks were a team of destiny, perhaps Fred Katz’s first-ever book will be a work of destiny. How else could you explain the fact that a book that was supposed to be released this spring was delayed, and as a result, it will now include the Knicks’ championship run? Under the…
Sixers president jinxes no-hit bid on Phillies broadcast
The Philadelphia 76ers recently hired Mike Gansey to become the new president of basketball operations after he spent the last four years as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. And it didn’t take long for Gansey to frustrate some superstitious Philadelphia sports fans. Gansey and Sixers head coach Nick Nurse joined NBC Sports Philadelphia play-by-play…
Jim Rome brings his show to YouTube
There is no shortage of ways to consume The Jim Rome Show, and now the legendary radio host is offering one more in YouTube. Beginning next Monday, June 22, Rome will air his show live on YouTube, in addition to all of the other platforms it’s currently available on. The YouTube addition continues the trend…
ESPN responds to Fox World Cup coverage beef, touts ‘comprehensive coverage’ despite rights restrictions
ESPN is covering the World Cup with the same fervor it would for any other major global sporting event, despite draconian restrictions levied by FIFA on broadcasters that do not own the rights to air the tournament. One glance at a press release issued by ESPN prior to the World Cup would suggest the network…
Turkish broadcaster pulls commentator after mixing up Iran and New Zealand at World Cup
In the annals of bizarre World Cup broadcast errors, Turkish state broadcaster TRT’s handling of Monday’s Iran-New Zealand match is going to be hard to top. Iran and New Zealand were playing to a 2-2 draw in Los Angeles when TRT commentator Murat Ekrem Çimen started the broadcast with the two teams completely mixed up…
CNN to debut new doc ‘Chasing Soccer Glory: America’s Long Game’
CNN is jumping into the World Cup content game. The cable news network will debut a “FlashDoc” called Chasing Soccer Glory: America’s Long Game, which is available now to stream on the CNN app and will premiere Sunday, June 21 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. The documentary will explore “soccer’s rise in the United States…
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