Rutgers announcer, ex-WFAN host Chris Carlin teams up with former Giants star for new national radio show
Chris Carlin will call the Rutgers Scarlet-White Game with Eric LeGrand and Krystle Rich on Friday, April 22 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.
Sports Media: ESPN Discussion - Get Up First Take PTI Update: MASSIVE LAYOFFS 2003!! NEW ESPN brand sports betting app!
- Thread starter playahaitian
- Start date
-
- Tags
- espn
Watching ESPN During the Coronavirus Lockdown
A few years ago, ESPN made a bet that viewers want the N.F.L., and all sports, to be an escape from politics. The past few weeks have tested that idea.
@35:00
About her relationship with Stephen A Smith
Sage Steele’s Lawsuit vs. ESPN Alleges Her Coworker Refused to Appear On-Air With Her - Sports Illustrated
The anchor is suing the network for supposedly retaliating against her.
www.si.com
Former ESPN Radio Host, Personality Mike Golic Jr. Announces New Job - Sports Illustrated
Golic Jr. joins DraftKings to host a daily podcast, the GoJo Show, starting on May 2.
www.si.com
man i went back and forth with a MMA clown fan over this issue. This is the ONLY UFC fight where I felt like dude didnt even try to hide the fact that he threw the fight
those same MMA fans clowned the shit outta SAS when he said the same thing, all because he aint a meathead like them
Jalen Rose opens up on Molly Qerim divorce and ‘laughable’ Stephen A. Smith rumors
Rose told GQ he and Qerim mutually ended their three-year marriage — despite rumors that she had a separate relationship with Stephen A. Smith, her co-host on ESPN’s “First Take.”…
nypost.com
Jalen Rose on the TV Athlete Wage Gap, His Divorce, and Why You Should Always Listen to His NBA Predictions
The hooper-turned-broadcaster opens up on his life in the media.
ESPN analysts destroying James Harden ahead of NBA playoffs
As the 76ers prepare for the NBA Playoffs, Jalen Rose and Mike Greenberg didn’t hold back on insulting James Harden for his play recently.
nypost.com
Report: Former UConn, NFL QB Dan Orlovsky taking on new role at ESPN
Former UConn and Shelton High football star Dan Orlovsky was reportedly pursued by Fox...
Report: Former UConn, NFL QB Dan Orlovsky taking on new role at ESPN
Paul Doyle
May 18, 2022Updated: May 18, 2022 6:08 p.m.
ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky will stay with the network amid reports he received offers from another outlets.
The New York Post reports Orlovsky will serve as an analyst on ESPN’s No. 2 NFL broadcast team. Orlovsky will join Steve Levy and Louis Riddick Jr. in the booth.
ESPN recently lured Joe Buck and Troy Aikman from Fox to serve as the Monday Night Football team. Orlovsky’s group will be ESPN’s second unit, calling games on ESPN and ABC when there are doubleheaders.
According to The Post, ESPN’s move comes after Fox Sports made a play for Orlovsky to host a daily NFL show and work games on Sundays. But Orlovsky — who already appears on “NFL Live,” “First Take,” and “Get Up” — will remain at the Bristol-based network.
Orlovsky has also been an analyst on college football games for ESPN.
The former Shelton High and UConn star is one of the most decorated players in state history. He was UConn’s starting quarterback as the program elevated to Division I-A and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Orlovsky was in the NFL for 12 seasons, logging time with the Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He was hired by ESPN in 2018 after drawing attention for his football film breakdown on Twitter.
College football, XFL, Australian Open headline ESPN slate
JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer
May 17, 2022Updated: May 17, 2022 8:13 p.m.
1of5Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Jason Getz/AP
The five-year agreement with the XFL concluded the presentation. It includes all 43 games (40 regular season and the playoffs) on ABC, ESPN and FX. XFL owners Dany Garcia and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson were in attendance and presented the news. The XFL is slated to kick off on Feb. 18, 2023, with eight teams playing 10 regular-season games and the playoffs.
ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the college football season. Georgia will face Oregon in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Besides the Bulldogs opening their national title defense, it marks the first game for Ducks coach Dan Lanning, Georgia’s defensive coordinator for the past two seasons.
Get an Entire 6 Months of Digital Access for Only 99¢
ACT NOW
New Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman makes his debut on the road against Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. The day will begin with ESPN’s “College GameDay” originating from Columbus, Ohio, for its first on-campus show of the season.
Former Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly gets ABC’s prime-time spotlight the following night when LSU takes on Florida State in New Orleans.
Many thought ABC might have to give up the Notre Dame-Ohio State game as a way for Fox to let Joe Buck out of his contract early to join Troy Aikman in the “Monday Night Football” booth. But ESPN president of programming and original content Burke Magnus said that wasn’t considered.
“Fox has the No. 1 overall pick with the Big 10. That has historically and appropriately every year been Ohio State-Michigan. We knew that Notre Dame-Ohio State was going to come to us at No. 2, and then we weren’t going to let that go,” Magnus said. “That’s just an enormous matchup to kick off the season. Labor Day weekend has become such a franchise for us. It’s clear of NFL competition, and there are so many meaningful college football games played.”
ABC will have the Sept. 24 game between Wisconsin and Ohio State, Texas vs. Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 8, and Florida at Florida State on Nov. 25. The faceoff between Sunshine State rivals will take place on the day after Thanksgiving for the first time.
ESPN has renewed its deal for the Australian Open through 2031. It extended its deal with Wimbledon through 2035 last year and has the rights to the U.S. Open through 2025.
The nine-year agreement with Tennis Australia will include increasing hours on ESPN and ESPN2. Viewers complained about the decrease in coverage for this year’s tournament on the linear channels, especially during the overnight hours, which are the night matches in Australia. Those matches were on the ESPN+ streaming service.
“Frankly, we have the availability so we’re going to add back in some overnight coverage on the linear networks. I think that will even out the balance between linear and direct to consumer,” Magnus said. “There will still be hundreds of matches on ESPN+, but the mix between linear and digital will tilt back more in the direction of linear.”
ESPN+ will continue to have exclusive coverage of all matches not on ESPN or ESPN2, along with on-demand replays of completed matches and a daily highlights show. A one-hour highlights show will also air on ABC during the middle and final weekends of the tournament.
Among other ESPN announcements Tuesday:
ESPN Films will have two “30 for 30” documentaries sometime this year on pool great Jeanette Lee, nicknamed “The Black Widow,” and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, who beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl 35.
The “Black Widow” documentary will be executive produced by ESPN Films in association with Words + Pictures with Ursula Liang (“9-Man,” “Down a Dark Stairwell”) directing and Cora Atkinson (“Summer of Soul”) as producer.
The Ravens film is in association with NFL Films, with Ken Rodgers and Jason Weber as co-directors.
Peyton’s Places on ESPN+ will expand with new shows hosted by Sue Bird (college basketball), John McEnroe (tennis) and P.K. Subban (hockey).
Manning’s production company, Omaha Productions, will have its first UFC Megacast on July 2 with UFC 276 from Las Vegas. It is headlined by the middleweight championship bout between titleholder Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.
Peyton and Eli Manning hosted ESPN’s portion of the Disney Upfront, which also features the “Monday Night Football” crew of Buck, Aikman and Lisa Salters.
JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer
May 17, 2022Updated: May 17, 2022 8:13 p.m.
1of5Georgia coach Kirby Smart talks with defensive back Nyland Green (1) after a play during the NCAA college football team's G-Day game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Jason Getz/AP
The five-year agreement with the XFL concluded the presentation. It includes all 43 games (40 regular season and the playoffs) on ABC, ESPN and FX. XFL owners Dany Garcia and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson were in attendance and presented the news. The XFL is slated to kick off on Feb. 18, 2023, with eight teams playing 10 regular-season games and the playoffs.
ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the college football season. Georgia will face Oregon in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Besides the Bulldogs opening their national title defense, it marks the first game for Ducks coach Dan Lanning, Georgia’s defensive coordinator for the past two seasons.
Get an Entire 6 Months of Digital Access for Only 99¢
ACT NOW
New Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman makes his debut on the road against Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. The day will begin with ESPN’s “College GameDay” originating from Columbus, Ohio, for its first on-campus show of the season.
Former Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly gets ABC’s prime-time spotlight the following night when LSU takes on Florida State in New Orleans.
Many thought ABC might have to give up the Notre Dame-Ohio State game as a way for Fox to let Joe Buck out of his contract early to join Troy Aikman in the “Monday Night Football” booth. But ESPN president of programming and original content Burke Magnus said that wasn’t considered.
“Fox has the No. 1 overall pick with the Big 10. That has historically and appropriately every year been Ohio State-Michigan. We knew that Notre Dame-Ohio State was going to come to us at No. 2, and then we weren’t going to let that go,” Magnus said. “That’s just an enormous matchup to kick off the season. Labor Day weekend has become such a franchise for us. It’s clear of NFL competition, and there are so many meaningful college football games played.”
ABC will have the Sept. 24 game between Wisconsin and Ohio State, Texas vs. Oklahoma in Dallas on Oct. 8, and Florida at Florida State on Nov. 25. The faceoff between Sunshine State rivals will take place on the day after Thanksgiving for the first time.
ESPN has renewed its deal for the Australian Open through 2031. It extended its deal with Wimbledon through 2035 last year and has the rights to the U.S. Open through 2025.
The nine-year agreement with Tennis Australia will include increasing hours on ESPN and ESPN2. Viewers complained about the decrease in coverage for this year’s tournament on the linear channels, especially during the overnight hours, which are the night matches in Australia. Those matches were on the ESPN+ streaming service.
“Frankly, we have the availability so we’re going to add back in some overnight coverage on the linear networks. I think that will even out the balance between linear and direct to consumer,” Magnus said. “There will still be hundreds of matches on ESPN+, but the mix between linear and digital will tilt back more in the direction of linear.”
ESPN+ will continue to have exclusive coverage of all matches not on ESPN or ESPN2, along with on-demand replays of completed matches and a daily highlights show. A one-hour highlights show will also air on ABC during the middle and final weekends of the tournament.
Among other ESPN announcements Tuesday:
ESPN Films will have two “30 for 30” documentaries sometime this year on pool great Jeanette Lee, nicknamed “The Black Widow,” and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, who beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl 35.
The “Black Widow” documentary will be executive produced by ESPN Films in association with Words + Pictures with Ursula Liang (“9-Man,” “Down a Dark Stairwell”) directing and Cora Atkinson (“Summer of Soul”) as producer.
The Ravens film is in association with NFL Films, with Ken Rodgers and Jason Weber as co-directors.
Peyton’s Places on ESPN+ will expand with new shows hosted by Sue Bird (college basketball), John McEnroe (tennis) and P.K. Subban (hockey).
Manning’s production company, Omaha Productions, will have its first UFC Megacast on July 2 with UFC 276 from Las Vegas. It is headlined by the middleweight championship bout between titleholder Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.
Peyton and Eli Manning hosted ESPN’s portion of the Disney Upfront, which also features the “Monday Night Football” crew of Buck, Aikman and Lisa Salters.
ESPN Radio Host Don La Greca Makes Return After Scare With COVID Pneumonia
After a battle with COVID-induced pneumonia, sports radio host and hockey play-by-play announcer Don La Greca has made his return. On February 21, it was announced that the long-time radio co-host of The Michael Kay Show,
www.celebsecrets.com
and again
Good for OrlovskyReport: Former UConn, NFL QB Dan Orlovsky taking on new role at ESPN
Former UConn and Shelton High football star Dan Orlovsky was reportedly pursued by Fox...www.greenwichtime.com
Report: Former UConn, NFL QB Dan Orlovsky taking on new role at ESPN
Paul Doyle
May 18, 2022Updated: May 18, 2022 6:08 p.m.
ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky will stay with the network amid reports he received offers from another outlets.
Dan Orlovsky, the pride of Shelton and UConn, is reportedly taking on an expanded role at ESPN.
The New York Post reports Orlovsky will serve as an analyst on ESPN’s No. 2 NFL broadcast team. Orlovsky will join Steve Levy and Louis Riddick Jr. in the booth.
ESPN recently lured Joe Buck and Troy Aikman from Fox to serve as the Monday Night Football team. Orlovsky’s group will be ESPN’s second unit, calling games on ESPN and ABC when there are doubleheaders.
According to The Post, ESPN’s move comes after Fox Sports made a play for Orlovsky to host a daily NFL show and work games on Sundays. But Orlovsky — who already appears on “NFL Live,” “First Take,” and “Get Up” — will remain at the Bristol-based network.
Orlovsky has also been an analyst on college football games for ESPN.
The former Shelton High and UConn star is one of the most decorated players in state history. He was UConn’s starting quarterback as the program elevated to Division I-A and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Orlovsky was in the NFL for 12 seasons, logging time with the Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He was hired by ESPN in 2018 after drawing attention for his football film breakdown on Twitter.
Him and his agent played this brilliantly
This post is fucking hilarious because it plays right into what Kyrie was saying. Stephen A plays this TV tough guy like Oooooh I got dirt on youuuuuuu!!! You don't want me as your enemy!! Man if he's really from Hollis Queens he should know one thing explicitly, sometimes for your own good, you gotta shut the fuck up!!! All the money in the world for your self respect and dignity.
Yeah can't no one say anything wrong about Kyrie anymore. Dude was on the I AM Athlete Pod and the books he shared one being from Anthony Browder, he tuned in something serious...
In SAS defense, he does that shit for ratings...Dude is a sports analyst (can't knock the years he put in writing for newspapers), but it's all for ratings...
Confidance is all I see
Greg is a good dude and but as far as TEs go, I think Shannon Sharpe and Tony Gonzalez would be good in the booth as well. Black Qbs? Warren Moon and Randall Cunningham would be pretty good. I mean there aren't that many and it seems like they are trying to get into coaching as well. Nothing about that goof RGIII leads me to believe he would be on anyone's no. 1 team. Andre Ware was pretty good for college. Not sure on anyone else..
Kevin Durant & Draymond Green Laugh At Stephen A. Smith
The former teammates were amused by the latest episode of "First Take."
www.hotnewhiphop.com
Increasing ratings like a motherfucker
ESPN's Mina Kimes threw a perfect strike on first pitch before Mariners game
With the way their season’s going, maybe Kimes could pitch for the Mariners.
ftw.usatoday.com
[/QUOTE]
Skip Bayless 'stung' by Stephen A. Smith's ESPN history
Bayless said several of his colleagues that he worked with at ESPN before Smith joined “First Take” were “just stunned at how so wrong what Stephen A. said was.”
nypost.com
new media
Last edited:
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo reveals how much ESPN's paying him for First Take appearances
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo has been a regular Wednesday "First Take" co-host. He told Howard Stern he gets $10,000 per appearance.
awfulannouncing.com