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- WNBA missed a golden opportunity to market Caitlin Clark & Taylor SwiftWhen Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark were spotted together at a Kansas City Chiefs game this past Sunday, it wasn’t just a fun celebrity sighting–it was an iconic moment in pop culture, featuring one of the best athletes and artists in the world–both women. It was also a golden marketing… Read more »
- Adam Schefter blasted for framing potential rule change around Patrick MahomesESPN’s top NFL insider is catching some heat for how he’s reporting one of the league’s potential rule changes. Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the NFL is eyeing an expansion to its replay assist system that would allow the league’s officiating department in New York to look at plays like… Read more »
- CBS Golf analyst Dottie Pepper voices frustrations with PGA Tour pace of playSaturday’s broadcast of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on CBS featured a tight finish that came down to the final hole. Unfortunately, it also featured an incredibly slow pace of play from the final group, which CBS on-course reporter Dottie Pepper openly voiced her frustration about. Pepper,… Read more »
- Chad Johnson calls out Jerry Jones: ‘Look at the elephant in the room’We can count Chad Johnson among the people critical of Jerry Jones after Brian Schottenheimer was hired as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Johnson and Shannon Sharpe discussed the move on Saturday night’s Nightcap. Sharpe made it clear that he didn’t have a problem with Schottenheimer being hired. He did… Read more »
- John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman honored at 100th annual New York Baseball Writers’ DinnerLongtime New York Yankees radio play-by-play broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman became synonymous with Yankees baseball over the course of the two decades of work they did together. And on Saturday, the inseparable duo were honored together at the 100th annual New York Baseball Writers’ Dinner for all of… Read more »
- TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for January 26, 2025: how to watch NFL Conference Championship GamesAll Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 19 TSG Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. FC St. Pauli vs. 1. FC Union Berlin — ESPN+, 11:20 a.m. Bundesliga Highlights Show — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Maryland at Indiana — CBS, noon Duquesne at Fordham — USA Network, 12:30… Read more »
- Patriots podcast hosts speculate Mike Vrabel knew he got head coaching job in DecemberEarlier this month, the New England Patriots made it official that Mike Vrabel would be their 16th head coach in the history of the organization. But just how long was this plan in the works? While the Patriots organization did bring in other candidates for their head coaching vacancy, Patriots… Read more »
- ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ intro had simultaneous English and Spanish audioIt’s rare to see a live television program go off without a glitch. WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event had a pretty notable at the start of Saturday night’s show. Joe Tessitore’s opening where he told viewers what they were going to see was overdubbed in Spanish. Complicating matters more is that… Read more »
- Washington Post building lighting for Commanders takes criticism: ‘Should news organizations be fanboys?’One of the most interesting discussions around media bias is what people expect from local newspapers with the sports teams they cover. That relationship has often been adversarial and has also led to reporting from those papers when things go wrong for local teams. But when things are going well,… Read more »
- Jeff Goodman calls out Seth Greenberg for being Dan Hurley’s ‘PR firm’UConn head coach Dan Hurley inspired more headlines Saturday, after ESPN’s College GameDay discussed his recent run-in with officials. That discussion created a stir on social media, with analyst Jeff Goodman tossing a hilarious barb at CGD analyst Seth Greenberg over his Hurley comments. Everyone on CGD weighed in on… Read more »
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