The Ringer News
Bill Simmons predicts TNT will be left out of NBA media rights deal
"Warner Discovery is out. That would be the prediction."
Jalen Rose reveals he ‘never received an offer’ from The Ringer after ESPN layoff
Rose's former ESPN Radio cohost David Jacoby does a podcast at The Ringer alongside founder and Rose buddy Bill Simmons, but the retired NBA guard missed the chance to work for the Spotify-owned network.
Bill Simmons mocked for refuting his own ad read
Simmons' opinions on the Burger King commercial song appeared to quickly shift between an ad read and his podcast content.
Kendrick Perkins takes aim at Bill Simmons over ‘NBA Countdown’ critique
"Happy 420 and Carry on…"
Bill Simmons was at his best discussing O.J. Simpson’s death
"The best and worst that can happen to a celebrity all at once."
Bill Simmons floats disproven conspiracy Caleb Williams doesn’t want to play in Chicago
"I Googled it today and I didn't see anything."
Bill Simmons reverses course on one of his strongest stances
"I'm going to cheat a little and probably put LeBron as my 'center.'
Bill Simmons pokes fun at LeBron James and JJ Redick podcast
"Alright guys. Congrats.'"
Ryen Russillo turned off Iowa-LSU to watch Trail Blazers-Magic: ‘I think that’s OK, and you should think it’s OK too’
"I think the final phase of progress will be a man's choice to just go, 'I think it's great you like it, but I'm not gonna watch the whole game because there was other stuff I wanted to watch.'"
Sue Bird wants ESPN to stop pushing women’s basketball broadcasters to NBA coverage
"These media companies aren't investing in the announcers that do know women's sports as women's sports commentators."
Bill Simmons predicts new NBA deal will have big streaming component
"There's no way they're not doing it."
Legendary sportscasters celebrate Ian Eagle getting top NCAA tournament job
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
Bill Simmons downplays recent betting controversies: ‘We’ve always had gambling scandals’
"This has been a part of sports forever."
Is ‘The Ringer’ finally embracing video podcasts?
After years of resistance and public disputes over its video podcast strategy, The Ringer is finally posting many of its podcasts to YouTube. Will it last?
Spotify follower data indicates Ringer podcasts lag behind other hit shows
Bloomberg data shows that sports content lags behind other podcast categories, and even The Ringer can't make up that ground on the platform run by its parent company.
Bill Simmons slams NFL’s ‘dumbfounding’ handling of ‘Good Morning Football’
"I don't know what the f*** the NFL's doing."
NFL fans come after The Ringer’s Ben Solak over draft takes he has clearly explained
Ben Solak 1, Joe Film Guy 0.
Bill Simmons slams ‘super cheap’ Patriots
"Is this just going to be the Patriots until Bob Kraft dies? Just super cheap."
Ringer Union ratifies new contract with protections for AI
"We’re thrilled to share that The Ringer Union has ratified our new contract with 100% yes votes."
Mark Titus implies he was severely underpaid at Bill Simmons’ The Ringer
"Bet you would love to have one-tenth of your salary and come back to L.A. now, wouldn't you?"
How Mike Breen’s honesty and Knicks fandom elevate broadcasts
"I wouldn’t want anything but honesty from the Knick announcers when I was watching as a fan—and I think that’s what the fans want."
Mike Breen opens up on why chemistry with Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier was ‘immediate’
"There was never a fight for airtime, there was zero ego involved. It just clicked from day one."
Bill Simmons doubles down on criticism of high school basketball rankings
"Maybe this will get him on a top-25 list."
Bill Simmons thinks the Heat are ‘f***ing lucky,’ Miami media disagrees
The Miami media responded with varying degrees of anger and amusement to Bill Simmons' claim.