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- Canadian Olympic soccer spy scandal expands to John Herdman, men’s team, World Cup qualifiersWhile the 2024 Paris Olympics are just barely underway (the Opening Ceremonies were Friday, but competition started Wednesday), there’s already a significant scandal around them. That’s around drone usage from the Canadian women’s soccer team, the defending Olympic champions. That scandal has already led to head coach Bev Priestman being… Read more »
- Deshaun Watson claims it’s been ‘tough’ to ‘block out the bull****’According to the man himself, certain parts of the last two years have been tough on Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. In a training camp press conference, the quarterback said (per Tom Withers, Associated Press) “It’s been tough to ‘block out the bull****’ the last two years.” Watson said it’s… Read more »
- Mina Kimes calls out media personalities who are ‘obsessed’ with the New York Times and XWith so much news swirling on so many platforms at a time like this 2024 presidential campaign cycle, finding out what matters can be just as difficult as responding to it. And Mina Kimes, who covers sports for ESPN after years covering business for Bloomberg, believes the media is often… Read more »
- Michelle Beadle on lesson from Bill Walton’s death: ‘I really need to live more’The death of Bill Walton rippled across the entire sports world earlier this year, with memories and stories resurfacing from so many who he bonded with. One such person was Michelle Beadle, who hardly knew Walton on a personal level but was inspired by his life and death in a… Read more »
- Jets Pro Bowler calls out team reporter for ‘lazy writing or just blatant lying’New York Jets Pro Bowl linebacker Jermaine Johnson II took issue with how one of the team’s beat reporters shared an update about what happened in practice. On Friday, Connor Hughes, who covers the Jets for SNY, posted a long list of takeaways from the team’s practice. One of them… Read more »
- Ex-NFL Network CEO envisions betting-centric broadcast on Sunday TicketSteve Bornstein knows a thing or two about breaking the wheel in sports broadcasting. The former NFL Network president and CEO, who also served as the CEO of ESPN and president of ABC, helped create NFL RedZone, which has transformed the NFL viewing experience over the last decade and a… Read more »
- Matt Eberflus’ new look, media-savvy approach turning headsRookie stars Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze have given the Chicago Bears an entirely different look this season, but someone else in the organization is also flashing a new image. Head coach Matt Eberflus. The Bears’ third-year head coach is turning heads in camp with a new hairstyle, beard and… Read more »
- Paris Olympics rain hampers sports media and NBC coverageHeavy rain during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony annoyed athletes and the hordes of fans in attendance. But it created surreal and difficult working conditions for NBC’s production team and other sports media. This one image, shared by CBC’s Devin Heroux, tells the soggy story. These reporters were not in… Read more »
- Tony Khan: AEW still in exclusive negotiating window with Warner Bros. DiscoveryDespite rumors to the contrary, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has yet to sign a new media rights deal. And we now know why there’s seemingly been such little movement for the pro wrestling promotion. On Thursday, its owner and president, Tony Khan, revealed that AEW is still in its exclusive… Read more »
- NBC’s Kelly Clarkson panned for Olympics opening ceremony work, with Peyton Manning also taking flakThe Paris Olympics opening ceremony featured some bizarre moments, from the city’s spooky catacombs to a death metal band to a singing, beheaded Marie Antoinette. Yet one of the main topics of conversation on social media involved Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson, who joined broadcast veteran Mike Tirico in the… Read more »
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