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ESPN has teamed up with Grammy-winning musician and Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams to ignite excitement for NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC. The campaign launched during the NBA Paris Game featuring the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers, showcasing Pharrell’s style and vision in a visually compelling double exposure format that intertwines basketball action […]

The Kansas City Chiefs picked up a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round on Saturday, securing a spot for themselves in the AFC Championship game for the sixth season in a row. The game made ESPN as well as NFL history, breaking the record for the most viewed game in ESPN […]

Throughout this season, many have doubted the Cleveland Cavaliers even though they remain the best team in the NBA. Some critics dismiss the Cavs’ impressive record and statistical performance. It’s surprising how boldly they overlook that Cleveland is on pace for 73 wins and currently boasts a better net rating than the 2015-16 Golden State […]

Throughout the 2024-25 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have remained the best team in basketball. However, despite their status as the cream of the crop, the Cavs have remained under the radar. Before Cleveland hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder, shown nationally on ESPN, the Cavs had only appeared on the worldwide leader once, when the […]

The first 2024-2025 College Football Playoff episode of ESPN’s College GameDay with feature a unique guest. On Friday, just hours before the playoffs begin with Notre Dame and Indiana, 37-year-old comedian Shane Gillis will appear as the show’s guest picker. Gillis, a known Notre Dame fan, has been on the show before. He appeared on […]

Ryen Russillo, the former ESPN personality, recently shared an anecdote about a brief interaction with Meghan Markle that didn’t go as he had hoped. Speaking on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Russillo described meeting Markle at a celebrity flag football game in February 2014, TheList reports. The star-studded event featured familiar faces like Chrissy Teigen, Serena […]

After nearly nine full seasons as an NFL analyst on ESPN, Hall of Famer Randy Moss will be taking an indefinite break from broadcasting. As the channel announced on social media on Friday, Moss will take an extended leave of absence from his on-air duties due to a “health challenge.” “Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy […]

During Saturday’s College GameDay broadcast on ESPN, a Texas A&M couple had their engagement shown live. After the happy moment, Nick Saban delivered an anecdote about his 53-year marriage to Miss Terry when asked for advice by host Rece Davis. “Well, we’re going on 53 years,” Saban said. “So, we have coffee cups, Miss Terry […]

Longtime NBA coach and broadcaster Hubie Brown, 91, plans to retire from television after the NBA season, according to ESPN president Burke Magnus. Magnus said on ‘SI Media with Jimmy Traina’ that the current season would be Brown’s last broadcasting games for ESPN, with which he has been for more than 20 years. “We are […]

Move aside, NBA bubble jokes. There’s going to be a Mickey Mouse NBA game on Christmas Day. And it won’t be because of where it’ll be played, but rather how it’ll be broadcast. Per The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, the NBA on ESPN will offer an alternate cast of the San Antonio Spurs vs New York […]

ESPN insider Adam Schefter recently unveiled a story that’s as wild as the NFL scoops he’s known for. During an appearance on This is Football, Schefter was asked about the most unusual place he’d ever reported breaking news, SBNation reports. His answer? Let’s just say it’s a contender for the most bizarre revelation in sports […]

Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season was highlighted by the Buffalo Bills 30-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, which happened to be the Chiefs first loss of the season. Unsurprisingly, everyone was breaking down this game from every angle you could possibly think of. At ESPN, though, Dan Orlovsky went outside the box […]

Inside the NBA is gearing up for a significant change that has fans excited, confused, and slightly concerned. After a year of uncertainty following TNT’s loss of exclusive NBA broadcasting rights, a settlement between the NBA and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ensures the beloved studio show will live on. However, in a surprising twist, the […]

Women’s professional basketball pushed Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese off the scene in late September. Fans and front offices will worry about the WNBA’s looming CBA situation later. There are some huge milestones worth recognizing now. Specifically, some WNBA champions took center stage over the last week of October and set records the headlining rookies […]

It’s been nearly a decade since the Oklahoma City Thunder entered a regular season with such high expectations as the 2024-25 team currently faces. Led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the 2015-16 squad fumbled a 3-1 lead against the Golden State Warriors in 2016’s Western Conference finals. It was the closest Oklahoma City has […]

Shaquille O’Neal always finds a way to get himself on screen, even when he is not officially a part of the broadcast. During the pivotal Week 7 SEC matchup between LSU and Ole Miss, O’Neal traveled down to his alma mater to witness the game in person and found his way onto the ESPN broadcast. […]

Cam Newton is making waves in the sports media world as he joins ESPN’s popular show First Take as a regular commentator. Known for his dynamic personality both on and off the field, the former NFL MVP will debut on October 11 during a live taping at Tennessee State University as part of the show’s […]

In the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t really shaken up their roster. They did replace Darvin Ham with JJ Redick after whiffing on Dan Hurley, and they drafted Bronny James and Dalton Knecht. However, their roster is almost exactly the same as last season’s team that lost in the first round to the Denver […]

What would the ShamWow guy say about the latest escalation in the Shams-Woj saga? Probably something along the lines of, “Wow! The Shams-Woj rivalry holds 20 times its weight… in beef!” Because the juicy history between these two involves almost as many twists and as much hand-wringing as the infomercial towel their names together (sort […]

Roughly one month after the shocking retirement of longtime NBA journalist Adrian Wojnarowki, ESPN has ended its hiring process to find his replacement. After thorough consideration, the company has hired Shams Charania from The Athletic. After multiple reports claimed that Charania had become ESPN’s top option, the reporter broke the news on Oct. 7 through […]

With ESPN’s College GameDay in Berkeley for the first time ever, California football fans were hyped. They were so excited that they broke down ESPN’s barricades overnight before filming began. On behalf of the Golden Bears, Cal was represented by BeastMode, Marshawn Lynch, to be the guest picker on College GameDay. Former Alabama football coach and […]

The sports media world is constantly in flux, including the “worldwide-leading” ESPN. After lead NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski left to general manage St. Bonaventure basketball, the outlet may replace him with someone unexpected. ESPN lead MLB insider Jeff Passan could make the switch, via The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. “ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan has emerged […]

ESPN College GameDay will be in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Crimson Tide, in Week 5. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST, the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide host the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs, both with a perfect 3-0 record, in one of the premier college football matchups of the season. College GameDay has invited […]

The media landscape was forever altered when ESPN insider and NBA legend Adrian Wojnarowski hit send on that X, formerly Twitter post, announcing his retirement from ESPN. Wojnarowski’s introductory message to the St. Bonaventure basketball program was as short and simple as most of those Woj Bombs. The Class of 1991 alum was brought to […]

There is no doubt that the sports world was shocked when NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced his retirement from ESPN and the media space to be the general manager of St. Bonaventure’s basketball program. As Wojnarowski is getting farewells by colleagues like Stephen A. Smith, one aspect people could be asking about is the money […]

Basketball insider Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a bomb of his own when he announced his retirement from sports media and will instead be the general manager for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. With the news, his ESPN colleague Stephen A. Smith issued a farewell message on the show “First Take” Wednesday morning. .@stephenasmith reacts to […]

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN’s highly-regarded NBA insider, announced his retirement from sports journalism on Wednesday. Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball program. The 55-year-old is ready for his next chapter, but ESPN will unquestionably miss Wojnarowski’s veteran reporting prowess. “I’ve known and admired Woj since we first […]

Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe has come clean about his controversial Instagram live video that is sweeping the internet. Although Sharpe was not seen in the video, he admitted during Wednesday night’s episode of Nightcap that it was him who could be heard in the background. “I am embarrassed,” said Sharpe on the podcast that […]

Fans know Stephen A. usually gets off the roasting since his days firing off hot takes with Skip Bayless on First Take. However, every now and then, the roaster becomes the roasted, and you never know when. Just watch Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s recent appearance on ESPN’s First Take, where he roasts Stephen […]

NBA fans who routinely watch and listen to mainstream media, the attention is almost always centered around a handful of teams. The Los Angeles Lakers, led by LeBron James, and the Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, were talked about an exorbitant amount relative to their status as legitimate NBA contenders, and Charles Barkley […]

With a new season of Peyton and Eli Manning’s ManningCast coming, they released a musical to announce their upcoming slate, including Robert Downey Jr., Snoop Dogg, and more. Ohmaha Productions dropped a sketch, ManningCast: The Musical, which showcases the Mannings one-night-only Broadway musical. Bob Iger of Disney kicked things off before Jimmy Kimmel answered Peyton’s […]

The first game of the Colorado football season didn’t go as planned. The Buffaloes won, but they didn’t make it look easy. Sitting in during ESPN’s First Take, Bart Scott blamed the “defensive coordinator” Pat Shurmur. The only problem is that Pat Shurmur is actually Colorado football’s offensive coordinator. “For me, it was an electric […]

In a recent ESPN poll of 103 NFL players, 11 votes named Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen the most overrated in the league. The poll also ranked Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts and Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa as the second most overrated, with each securing 10 votes. Allen quickly responded, taking to X, formerly known as […]

Sports media can get things wrong sometimes, and even ESPN’s SportsCenter isn’t immune to mistakes, as Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond pointed out on Tuesday. The offense came from a post made by the official SportsCenter account on X, formerly Twitter, that compared Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese to Hall of Famer Ben Wallace for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a difficult spot. They’re coming off a disappointing 4-1 first round loss to the Denver Nuggets, where they led for most of the series but simply could not close the deal, despite the best efforts of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The same Nuggets team had swept the Lakers […]

Mike Tirico’s net worth in 2024 is $14 million. The current voice of Thursday Night Football on NBC, Tirico, has been the voice of some iconic moments in sports history. Let’s look at Mike Tirico’s net worth in 2024. What is Mike Tirico’s net worth in 2024?: $14 million (estimate)   Let’s give it up […]

As ESPN wraps up its fiscal year, it’s common for networks to make big decisions to cut expenses. On Thursday, Robert Griffin III and Sam Ponder, analyst and host of ESPN’s “NFL Countdown,” were fired from the network, as reported by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. The moves were explained as being let go for financial […]

ESPN made one of country star Jelly Roll‘s wildest dreams come true. The Grammy-nominated artist’s song “Get By” is officially the new theme song for ESPN College Football. It means the world to the Nashville, Tennessee native, who spent plenty of Saturdays watching the worldwide leader’s televised broadcast growing up. He recently spoke about the […]

LeBron James is easily one of the greatest athletes of all time. The star forward has been dominating the league for 21 seasons and counting, and he’s shown no signs of slowing down to this point. Everyone knows that he’s the greatest basketball player to take the court since the turn of the century, but […]