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Zach Ertz may have set an unofficial NFL record Thursday, using the phrase “blown way out of proportion” three times in roughly 20 seconds to describe his postgame encounter Sunday with Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. The Washington Commanders tight end, who played nine seasons in Philadelphia, including the… Read more »

It’s always interesting to see an announcer jinx or reverse jinx. The GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit (formerly the Quick Lane Bowl) Thursday certainly delivered the former, with analyst Dustin Fox discussing how well walk-on redshirt freshman Pitt QB David Lynch (playing due to an injury to regular starter Eli… Read more »

Doing the ESPN studio show on NBA Christmas Day is one of the longest marathons in sports broadcasting. Pregame starts at 11 a.m. ET and the show goes until halftime of the fifth game, around 11:30 p.m. This year, the ESPN crew of Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, and Kendrick… Read more »

It’s as if LeBron James was looking into a crystal ball when he told us Christmas Day belonged to the NBA. After weeks of negative headlines and bad numbers for the NBA, the league delivered its best Christmas Day viewership numbers on ESPN in a half-decade. Led by marquee teams… Read more »

The New York Knicks traded five first-round picks for starting wing Mikal Bridges in the offseason, and it took until Christmas Day for Bridges to put up a performance that the Madison Square Garden faithful could get excited about. That’s a nice Christmas story for New Yorkers, but it was… Read more »

It’s always interesting when a football game produces an odd score. And it’s even better when it gets there in a very strange way. A 6-2 score could be two field goals versus a safety, or a touchdown and missed conversion versus a safety. But in the case of the… Read more »

Chris Simms is surprised that Bill Belichick accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina. The NBC analyst and co-host of ProFootballTalk Live would be even more shocked if the 72-year-old Belichick doesn’t flame out quickly in Chapel Hill. During his weekly appearance on Meadowlark Media’s God Bless Football with… Read more »

C.J. Stroud isn’t exactly replicating the brilliance of his rookie season. After being hailed as the next great thing and one of the NFL’s rising stars, the Houston Texans signal-caller has struggled mightily, failing to take that critical second step forward. A porous offensive line, injuries at the wide receiver… Read more »

Does the NFL want the best teams playing on Christmas Day or the most deserving? The NFL schedule makers did America a disservice on Christmas Day by pairing the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans for the NFL’s global holiday showcase on Netflix.… Read more »

I owe Netflix an apology. The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event last month was an unmitigated disaster — and not just because of the product it provided in the ring. Buffering, technical glitches and general streaming issues plagued the bulk of the broadcast, leading me to write at… Read more »