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As Charles Barkley announces looming retirements for himself and Ernie Johnson, it might be Kenny Smith who leaves Inside the NBA first. The NBA is currently reviewing three finalist groups bidding for ownership of the Las Vegas expansion team with an expected price tag between $12 and $13 billion for… Read more »

The Protect College Sports Act passed a vote in the U.S. Senate earlier this week, bringing the legislation one step closer to becoming law. Ahead of the vote and since its initial success, we saw another big push for the bill across sports media by some of the minds behind… Read more »

The golf simulator league TGL has been a pleasant surprise in its first two years of existence. And now its longer-term future has been settled in a new television deal. TGL is sticking with ESPN in a new multiyear rights deal, the league announced on Thursday morning. “TGL has given… Read more »

It seems as if everything regarding college football thus far in 2026 has been about what’s happening off the field. And now it seems as if it may be affecting the product on it. In recent years, most sports have seen healthy increases in viewership. While that can largely be… Read more »

Charles Barkley already announced this will be his last year on Inside the NBA, but he might not get a farewell tour, because nobody believes he’s retiring. Last month on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley claimed this was going to be Ernie Johnson’s last season on Inside the NBA. And… Read more »

Rebecca Lowe is collecting major broadcasting assignments like they are infinity stones. The popular NBC Sports host has been a fixture on American television for years anchoring English Premier League coverage for the network. She has also shined as an Olympics host for the last several cycles. This year, she… Read more »

The 2026-2027 season will mark the second campaign for the legendary studio show Inside the NBA as part as ESPN’s coverage of the association. Last season marked the debut of one of the most unique broadcast deals in sports media history. After TNT Sports lost NBA rights for the first time in… Read more »

As ESPN focuses more on Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith focuses more on his independent ventures, Bill Simmons is worried about his former colleague. It wasn’t long ago that you would turn on ESPN and expect to see Stephen A. Smith in some capacity. But now ESPN is using… Read more »

Whenever a baseball team wins a postseason series and celebrates with champagne and drinks in the locker room, it seems like reporters are just as much a part of the party as the players. And who wouldn’t want to celebrate with John Fanta? The San Diego Padres were the last… Read more »

This season marks a fascinating time in NFL broadcasting, with several high-profile personalities in the final year of their current deals. One of those who has his future sorted out is Kirk Herbstreit… or maybe not. On Tuesday, Andrew Marchand at The Athletic reported that Herbstreit was re-signing with Amazon Prime Video… Read more »