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Plenty of sports media personalities have their favorite teams that they root for. But perhaps none do so as adamantly as ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt when it comes to his alma mater, the Maryland Terrapins. Maryland has been at the center of controversy over the past few days due to… Read more »

According to a new TMZ report, Kendrick Lamar’s performance at halftime of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans led to more than 100 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. The Feb. 9 concert, which aired on Fox, received 125 complaints noting Lamar’s racial commentary, provocative dance moves, gang references and… Read more »

There is no love lost between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar appeared on Wednesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show for a long and wide-ranging interview. And, as one would expect after the viral incident between James and the First Take host earlier this month,… Read more »

Maryland Terrapins head coach Kevin Willard hasn’t exactly played nice with the media during this year’s NCAA Tournament. The third-year Terps coach has had to endure a media circus since the beginning of the tournament last week; first as a result of his public comments announcing Maryland athletic director Damon… Read more »

On Wednesday, CBS announced that it will shake up its NFL coverage with a new No. 2 broadcasting team. Ian Eagle will be joined by future Hall of Fame defensive lineman J.J. Watt for the 2025 NFL season. Watt, who’s been a familiar face as a studio analyst on CBS’s… Read more »

ESPN’s flagship show is making a seismic move. The network will be moving its Los Angeles-based SportsCenter back to its Bristol, Connecticut headquarters, as first reported by Mollie Cahillane of Sports Business Journal. Los Angeles-based soccer programming will also be impacted by the move, but ESPN’s NBA shows will remain… Read more »

When Donald Trump made the rounds on the podcast circuit ahead of the 2024 presidential election, he sat down with Bussin’ With The Boys, Theo Von and Joe Rogan. But one show was noticeably absent from his media tour: Above the Rim with Dwight Howard. On Wednesday, Front Office Sports’… Read more »

Former NFL Network host Rachel Bonnetta is making her return to sports television. Bonnetta, who joined NFL Network in 2021 after beginning her television career at Fox Sports in 2016, revealed on social media that she will feature on Vice Sports’ new series The Grudge, which begins its 12-episode run… Read more »

Nobody knows the truth. Perhaps CBS’s Tim Doyle and Chris Beard are great friends. Perhaps Doyle, who referred to the Rebels as “frauds,” is giving the Ole Miss head coach and his players the motivation they need. Who knows? What we do know is after knocking off Iowa State to… Read more »

On Tuesday night, Jimmy Butler returned to Miami for the first time since his messy split from the Heat at this year’s NBA trade deadline. Ahead of the spicy return game, one enterprising South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter found a unique story outside the arena. Beat reporter Adam Lichtenstein spotted… Read more »