Mike Breen recalls calling NBA Finals amid O.J. Simpson chase: ‘I can’t concentrate’
"I'm calling the biggest game of my life"
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Peter King slams ‘totally embarrassing’ Bill Belichick CBS interview: ‘I’m not buying this idiot’s book’
"If I’m watching that I’m not buying this idiot’s book. Why would I buy this guy? I hate this guy.
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Sean McDonough on navigating politics at 4 Nations Face-Off: ‘I felt like I had to say something’
"There needed to be some acknowledgment."
Taylor Twellman: Apple listens to MLS fans better than television networks
"The one thing that's very interesting to me is that Apple really does listen to the constructive criticism."
Fox Sports producer: Tom Brady restrictions have not affected broadcast ‘at all’
"I've been aware of what's been written, a lot of it is misinformed."
Why is Stephen A. Smith allowed to talk politics, while other ESPN talent can’t?
"It's different rules for Stephen A."
Al Michaels believes critics of Tom Brady are just jealous of him
"Whatever [the criticism] is, I think it's borne out of jealousy more than anything else."
Al Michaels: Mike Tomlin would be ‘fantastic’ at broadcasting
"If I had a debate team, I would make him my captain."
Chris Myers reflects on ‘intense’ O.J. Simpson interview
"At times I just wanted to laugh out loud and call B.S. ..."
Bill Cowher confirms he will stay on ‘The NFL Today’ through at least 2025
"I really like the chemistry that we have, I really like the structure that we have. A little more freedom, and I think it's going to make for a better show."
Sports media’s migration from X to Bluesky has accelerated post-election
Matt Forte details affinity for art in sports media
" ... You get to know the reporters, you get to know the journalists because they care."
Troy Aikman rules out working for NFL team, not retiring from broadcasting ‘any time soon’
"I've enjoyed it over the last two years, three years as I have during any time of my career."
Troy Aikman wouldn’t mind having Taylor Swift in ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ booth
"We'd have a place for her to sit, and she could take as long as she wanted."
Noah Eagle endorses Dwyane Wade in full-time NBA broadcast role: ‘We’d all love to see it’
"If he does want to do this, and I would love for him to do it because I think it's good for broadcasting in general, I think he'd be really good."
NBC Olympics president sees future in basketball broadcasting for Dwyane Wade
NBC Sports exec Molly Solomon gave Dwyane Wade a ringing endorsement coming off the Paris Olympics.
Dianna Russini: ‘Nothing worse’ than NFL aggregators misrepresenting news
"There's nothing worse than when information is being put out there that's false that you never reported, but somebody took it that way."
Carli Lloyd calls out ‘bubble’ in USWNT coverage: ‘A lot of them almost want to be buddies with these players’
"The women's soccer world is a bit of a bubble. It's almost like you're not allowed to say something because it may offend somebody or it may hurt somebody."
Sarah Spain reveals ESPN turned down women’s sports show pitch with 4 sponsors on board
"ESPN does more than anybody else, both in terms of hours of women's sports programming, rights packages, coverage, etc., and also they could do more."
Joe Buck hopes Drew Brees gets second chance at broadcasting: He ‘got a raw deal.’
"If there’s anybody who was ever created in a computer to be a top analyst at a network, I think it’s Drew Brees."
How big a TV ratings draw are the New York Knicks actually?
"The numbers have always kind of been a little bit lower than you would expect, given how big the Knicks are in New York."
NBA could split up All-Star game, In-Season Tournament and playoffs in next broadcast package
"The question that's facing the NBA is do they have enough prime real estate?"
James Andrew Miller: Norby Williamson ouster at ESPN was over vision, not Pat McAfee dispute
"It's not about what Pat said, it's about how Norby was involving himself with a major piece of talent that the company clearly wanted to succeed."
ESPN’s Flora Kelly: Young fans view sports as just one part of their identity
"We've got to be expansive around the way we're defining fandom."