Draymond Green Exploring NBA Media Options As Warriors Struggle
Warriors star Draymond Green is preparing for a potential media career after his time as an NBA player ends. Sources tell Front Office Sports that the four-time NBA champion has held exploratory talks...
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Pat McAfee Was Unsure About ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Return. It Broke Records
Late into his first season on ESPN’s College GameDay, Pat McAfee reacted to a negative-skewing poll of the program’s viewers in a way that cast doubt on whether he’d be back the following year,...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s CFP Message Reignites ESPN Culture War Debate
ESPN’s “MegaCast” offered viewers 11 different ways to watch the national championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame. But to some, the most eye-popping moment came when President Donald J. Trump...
View ArticleTom Brady Denies Interest in Leaving Fox Booth: ‘I’ve Had the Best Time’
Tom Brady shot down speculation that he won’t return to Fox Sports as its lead NFL game analyst on Wednesday. The rookie broadcaster says he’s looking forward to returning to the network’s No. 1 NFL...
View Article‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ Lands Blockbuster FanDuel Deal After Barstool Exit
There is more clarity on Bussin’ With the Boys’ exit from Barstool Sports. The podcast’s hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan—both ex-NFL players—announced earlier this week they were leaving the...
View ArticleAikman, Brady, Brees Call for Officiating Changes After Mahomes Antics
The only thing that could dislodge the NFL’s stranglehold on television is if sports viewers believe the games are rigged—that officiating is not on the level. That’s why the league should follow...
View ArticleESPN Considering Michael Smith Return After Contentious Exit
A well-known ESPN TV personality could be poised for a reunion with the network. Michael Smith has held “exploratory talks” with ESPN, sources tell Front Office Sports. The former co-host of The Six,...
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Remembering the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout, 12 Years Later
In the CBS Sports broadcast booth, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms watched their TV monitors go dark in the blink of an eye. Down on the field, players from the Ravens and 49ers nervously searched for...
View ArticleColin Cowherd Nearing Deal to Remain at FS1
FS1 is expected to retain its pillar. The network is nearing a deal to renew Colin Cowherd, sources tell Front Office Sports. Cowherd’s contract was set to expire in late February. A deal has not been...
View ArticleUdonis Haslem Joins ESPN As Full-Time NBA Analyst
ESPN has taken the advice of Magic Johnson—and hired Udonis Haslem as a full-time analyst for its NBA coverage. The 44-year-old has signed a one-year contract to appear on studio shows such as NBA...
View ArticleChiefs Fatigue? Why Some Aren’t Buying the ‘Witness Greatness’ Hype
Hot takes about whether NFL refs favor quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are everywhere. But the media argument that’s starting to annoy me the most is the “we’re so lucky to bear witness to...
View ArticleFormer Fox Host Julie Stewart-Binks Alleges Network Exec Sexually Assaulted Her
Former FS1 host Julie Stewart-Binks alleged she was sexually assaulted by network exec Charlie Dixon in the second lawsuit filed against Fox and Dixon over the last month. Stewart-Binks alleged in...
View ArticleTom Brady’s Rocky Debut Broadcast Season Faces Its Biggest Test
Moments before Tom Brady called his first game for Fox Sports on Sep. 8, he had an awkward on-air moment with Mike Pereira. Just as Brady reached out to fist-bump Pereira, the rules analyst turned...
View ArticleGoodell Defends Tom Brady, Hints at New NFL Rights Deals
NEW ORLEANS — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was more forthcoming than usual during Monday’s annual “State of the League” press conference. Here are five media-centric takeaways from Goodell’s...
View ArticleNFL Insider Ian Rapoport on the Challenges of Super Bowl Week
NEW ORLEANS — In an ideal world, Super Bowl week is something of a lull in the perpetual news cycle for an NFL insider. For the most part, this year’s NFL coaching vacancies have been filled—the...
View ArticleFrom First Take to First Term? Stephen A. Smith’s Presidential Prospects
NEW ORLEANS — Could ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith run for president? The “Smith for President” bandwagon is not just the fever dream of the commentator, host, and executive producer of ESPN’s First Take...
View ArticleESPN’s Laura Rutledge on Juggling NFL, SEC, and Motherhood
NEW ORLEANS — Laura Rutledge has so many different roles at ESPN during the football season that sometimes it seems like there must be two of her. “You know what? I wish there were sometimes, because...
View ArticleGreg Olsen: Fox Relationship Is Positive, but ‘My Aspirations Have Not Changed’
NEW ORLEANS — Greg Olsen told Front Office Sports on Thursday his comments to The Charlotte Observer about wanting to call great games have been “manipulated and misconstrued.” He says he’s grateful...
View ArticleTom Brady Calls Chiefs Conspiracy Theories ‘BS’
NEW ORLEANS — Tom Brady is learning how to speak in sound bites for TV. On Friday, he summed up the controversy over whether NFL referees favor the Chiefs with two letters: “BS.” While appearing on...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Broadcast Review: Brady Steps Up, But Room to Grow
So much for the “Brady Rules” stopping Tom Brady from ripping the NFL’s officiating. During the Fox Sports telecast of Super Bowl LIX, Tom Terrific boldly criticized what he saw as lousy officiating...
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