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LSU women’s basketball star “Bayou Barbie” Angel Reese is partnering with Reebok for a historic NIL deal that marks the first move of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal as the brand’s President of Basketball. On Tuesday, October 17, Reebok tweeted, “Reebok x Angel Reese – We’re proud to announce a new partnership with college hoops star […]

Rich Paul has been in the industry of representing athletes for a fair amount of time. Klutch Sports grew and now gets to part of generational deals that span from the NBA to the NFL. They have superstars like LeBron James, DeAndre Hopkins, Trae Young, Anthony Davis, and Jalen Hurts on board along with other […]

The NCAA is cracking down on transfer portal rules for student-athletes. On Wednesday morning, the NCAA Division I Council voted on legislation to shorten the transfer portal window. The new rule, which will likely be installed by the end of the fall sports season, will decrease the window to 45 total days. The number of […]

Former NFL tight end turned sports media personality Shannon Sharpe is opening up about his exit from FS1’s Undisputed with fellow sports talking head Skip Bayless. Sharpe departed the show following this year’s NBA Finals and is now revealing more about the aspects of Bayless’s behavior that helped him make his decision. Sharpe recently stopped by […]

Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith was the honorary guest to throw out the first pitch at Thursday’s New York Yankees game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Smith took the field on the Yankee Stadium mound before the game to partake in the festivities, and the results did not exactly go according to plan. Smith’s […]

Sam Howell’s net worth in 2023 is $2 million. The former University of North Carolina quarterback battled adversity in college to land in Washington with the Commanders. Let’s look at Sam Howell’s net worth in 2023. Sam Howell’s net worth in 2023 (estimate): $2 million Once touted as a can’t-miss quarterback prospect, Howell shook off […]

As Stephen A. Smith and Terrell Owens exchanged words on Twitter, Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving inserted himself in the conflict as a mediator to their conflict. As Stephen A. Smith threatened to expose Terrell Owns on his podcast “The Stephen A. Smith Show”, Irving took to his Twitter to chime in. “@stephenasmith can y’all […]

Stephen A. Smith has elicited a lot of conversation after his interview on the Joe Budden Podcast. Smith talked about many things, including Shannon Sharpe joining the team as a contributor on First Take and alleging that Sharpe was forced out of Fox Sports 1. However, the biggest conversation stemming from the interview has been […]

Sports media talking head Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is opening up about the time he dismissed cohost Max Kellerman from the popular sports debate program First Take. Kellerman debated Smith on a daily basis on First Take from 2016 until his exit in 2021. It was long rumored that Smith was the culprit behind Kellerman’s dismissal, […]

HBCU GO has announced a 10-year media partnership with the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) to receive exclusive coverage of all CIAA sports, per a release by Allen Media Group obtained by HBCU Pulse. HBCU GO will receive cable, linear, streaming, broadcast, VOD, and pay-per-view rights for all CIAA teams until June 30, 2032. “We […]

Stephen A. Smith is never one to back down from a question and he was more than forthcoming about the departure of Shannon Sharpe from Undisputed and bringing him to ESPN on the Joe Budden Podcast. Budden made a statement saying that while he liked that Smith was open about him wanting Sharpe to join […]

Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023 is $14 million. Lane Kiffin has parlayed a life of coaching football into a considerable net worth. Let’s look at Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023. Lane Kiffin’s net worth in 2023 (estimate): $14 million From cutting his teeth as an assistant coach to getting coordinator and head-coaching jobs, […]

The Thursday Night Football opening night matchup between the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and Detriot Lions drew a huge viewership number per a release by NBC Sports Group. The game drew 26.8 million viewers, making it the highest-viewed television show since Super Bowl LVII in February. The numbers shared by NBC Sports […]

Shannon Sharpe just made his debut on ESPN’s First Take this week but many wonder if he is the successor to Stephen A. Smith as the star of the show. Front Office Sports writer Michael McCarthy published an article entitled “Shannon Sharpe Positioned As Perfect Successor To Stephen A. Smith” on August 24th. The musing […]

Pat McAfee is officially moving his Pat McAfee Show over to ESPN this week, and that means more opportunities across the platform for the former NFL punter. One of those opportunities is going head-to-head with the loudest voice on the network, Stephen A Smith, on First Take. Smith announced that Pat McAfee will join himself. […]

Conference realignment has been tough for most conferences and NCAA schools. It has been tougher for the Huskies as they were struggling to make do in the Pac-12 conference, which was on its last legs. Washington President Ana Mari Cauce outlined why they are looking for better and greener pastures in the Big Ten Conference […]

ESPN NBA insider Stephen A. Smith might be looking into the rearview on how he became the preeminent voice in modern-day sports media. Reportedly, a documentary is being considered that would focus on Smith and how he rose to his position at the forefront of sports culture on ESPN’s First Take. Smith has always been a […]

Earlier this week, controversial sports analyst Skip Bayless debuted his new-look version of FS1’s Undisputed with a rotation of new cohosts, including former NFL player Keyshawn Johnson. Also joining Bayless were NFL greats Richard Sherman and Michael Irving on the Undisputed panel. However, it appears that things are not the same anymore following the departure of Bayless’s old […]

Conference realignment in the NCAA is set to kick off starting in the 2024 season. The Big Ten conference and Big 12 are the biggest recipients of this change. They all get to expand their borders. A notable absence from all of this talk has been Greg Sankey’s SEC. The world of college sports may […]

Fox Soul and PRN Communications have recently reached an agreement to live stream HBCU sports for free this Fall, per a joint statement by Fox Soul and PRN Communications. The broadcasts will be produced by PRN’s HBCU sports subsidiary Black College Sports Broadcasting Network. Fox Soul, a free live ad-supported streaming service launched in 2020 […]

Prior to his tragic death in 2020, Los Angeles Lakers legend and NBA icon Kobe Bryant amassed an incredible net worth of $600 million, according to Forbes. That’s over half a billion dollars. This does not come as a surprise, considering not only how outstanding he was on the basketball court, but also, how marketable […]

Charles Barkley was reported to have signed a massive 10-year contract with Warner Brothers Discovery [WBD] to remain on Inside the NBA and NBA on TNT pre and post-game coverage. However, Barkley wants it to be clear that he has no intention of working all 10 of those years, reports Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina. “Well, […]

Shannon Sharpe officially confirmed that he will be joining Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First Take, per a tweet from his Twitter account. This comes one day after Sharpe announced that he was moving his “Club Shay Shay” podcast to Colin Cowherd’s “The Volume” network and one week since news originally broke from the New […]

August 23, 2023 – Dallas, TX: PlayersTV, the premier destination for athlete-driven content, is proud to announce an unprecedented leap forward in fan engagement with the launch of its Fan Ownership Initiative making this an important day in sports history. This groundbreaking endeavor will empower fans to become shareholders, owners, and investors in PlayersTV, creating […]

Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast is headed to Colin Cowherd’s “The Volume” podcast network. Sharpe, a Savannah State alumnus, announced the move via Twitter Wednesday afternoon. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/Q9GeqE9mtO — shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 23, 2023 “We’re in business together bro. I decided to bring Club Shay Shay over to the Volume and partner with […]

Stephen A. Smith had a lot to say about Sage Steele leaving ESPN. The often controversial Sportscenter anchor settled her lawsuit against ESPN and Disney and then decided to leave the company so she could “exercise [her] first amendment rights more freely,” and now the First Take pundit has weighed in on the situation. On […]

The Boeing Red Tails Classic has been a hit for the SIAC and Disney, per the classic’s Assistant Executive Director Clay Norrell. The classic, which has featured Fort Valley State and Tuskegee Univeristy, averaged 100,000 television viewers in its first two broadcasts. The number is encouraging, as HBCU enthusiasts have had substantive discussions about the […]

ESPN’s First Take is set to get a major HBCU link up, as Shannon Sharpe is set to join Stephen A. Smith this fall per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. According to Marchand, Sharpe will join the show on a part-time basis and appear on Mondays and Tuesdays. However, Smith spoke about the […]

Several weeks after his final appearance on FS1’s Undisputed, it looks like that NFL legend-turned-sports media giant Shannon Sharpe has finally made a decision on where he will take his talents next. It was reported on Thursday by The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov that Sharpe will now be joining ESPN’s morning debate show First Take, which […]

Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee is taking his wildly popular sports talk show to ESPN this fall, and we now know the Pat McAfee Show premiere date on the Worldwide Leader. The former NFL player will launch his show on the network the same day the 2023 NFL season kicks off. On Thursday, Pat […]

The Pac-12’s downfall seems inevitable. They will only be left with four teams for the 2024 season and some still face uncertainty. Questions about competitiveness, profit, and even exposure have risen as some universities consider other conferences. The main storyline in the past week has been the ACC trying to acquire Stanford, SMU, and Cal. […]

Jason Kelce is back for his 13th season with the Philadelphia Eagles, and it’s safe to say that he and his Eagles teammates will be looking for revenge after coming up just short in Super Bowl 57 against the Kansas City Chiefs. While the focus for the team and Kelce is obviously on the 2023 […]

It turns out that truth is not stranger than fiction. Perhaps it would have been if a proposed “cage match” between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg had come to pass, but it seems the two tech giants will not be meeting in any kind of physical confrontation. Apparently, Zuckerberg seemed quite serious about getting inside […]

The “Worldwide Leader in Sports” is getting into the gambling business with ESPN BET. However, in some corners of the sports world, the bigger news related to this deal is that this partnership between ESPN and PENN Entertainment means that the controversial Dave Portnoy just got ownership of Barstool Sports back for next to nothing. […]

Skip Bayless has lived off a career by criticizing professional sports personalities. Whether they are an athlete or an executive of the game, a feature in Undisputed and the commentary that came along with it seemed inevitable. Richard Sherman had been holding off on being part of Bayless’ show after a long time. Although, the […]

Stephen A. Smith has no problem speaking his mind, and he did just that recently on his podcast. Smith, a Winston-Salem State basketball alumnus, spoke about his support of HBCUs in a rant aimed at media members he perceived were slighting him over his latest business endeavor. The “First Take” star recently received criticism for […]

In the wake of Oregon and Washington leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 10, the future of the Pac-12 is dark. Utah, Arizona and Arizona State are all headed to the Big 12, leaving only Washington State, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford in the Pac-12. One option for the Pac-12 is merging with the ACC. […]

After 14 months of speculation, Oregon and Washington are officially headed to the Big 10. Without its two largest remaining brands, the Pac-12 simply cannot survive. It’s only pathway to continuity was retaining Oregon and Washington and getting its nine schools (post-Colorado, USC and UCLA departures) to agree to a new media rights contract. The […]

The Pac-12 will not be announcing a new TV deal at the conference’s annual media day in Las Vegas on Friday, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reports. It appears there will be no deal until August. The Pac-12 continues to move the needle on a timeline for a TV deal. The conference is in the midst […]