Streaming measurement provider says global peak for World Cup has already passed Super Bowl record by 40 percent
Conviva estimated a peak of 7.7 million global viewers during Argentina-Croatia, up 40 percent over their previous record of 5.5 million during this year's Super Bowl.
NFL ref Gene Steratore retires, appears set to join CBS, while Terry McAulay also leaves, reportedly for NBC
Steratore worked 15 seasons as an NFL ref and officiated this year's Super Bowl, while McAulay called three Super Bowls in 20 years as a NFL ref.
What does the future hold for Longhorn Network?
Longhorn Network has been a disaster from the beginning.
After “cotton-picking mind” suspension, Oklahoma City Thunder opt not to renew Brian Davis’ contract
Davis called Thunder games for 10 seasons on Fox Sports Oklahoma, but won't return for an 11th.
This Week In Hot Takes: Andy North wants us to think of the children when criticizing Phil Mickelson
"There's millions of kids that look up to Phil Mickelson, and what he did today has got to do damage to a lot of these kids who really looked up to him."
Media reports during NBA Draft caused Atlanta Hawks to back out of trade talks
A tweet from Shams Charania seems to have altered the Hawks' course.
With USMNT watching from home, Fox and Telemundo’s World Cup ratings are down sharply from 2014
Everyone knew ratings would drop. But Fox and Telemundo probably hoped they wouldn't drop quite like this.
Despite pick tipping, NBA Draft draws fifth best overnight rating on record
NBA Draft overnight ratings were down slightly from last year but still quite strong.
Viewing Picks for June 22, 2018
Another FIFA World Cup tripleheader and the NHL Draft is on NBCSN tonight
All the ways Woj has tried to get around the “no pick tipping” rule
Woj has found plenty of ways to say a team is picking a player without saying a team is picking that player.
Adam Silver congratulates Warriors, gets booed mercilessly by NBA Draft audience
Silver did manage not to laugh, but it was close.
Despite the NBA’s push against pick-tipping, the likely first six picks of the NBA Draft have still already been reported
Shams and Woj still got their reporting in, and did so long before the televised broadcast started.
If the Chernin Group sells their interest in Otter Media to AT&T, will they focus more on expanding Barstool?
Barstool Sports parent Chernin Group is reportedly close to selling its half of Otter Media, which could lead to them investing more time and resources in the plans to expand Barstool's operations.
Baker Mayfield spars with Colin Cowherd on The Herd after Cowherd criticizes him over celebrations, police video
Cowherd criticized Mayfield for celebrating one September touchdown with the Oklahoma band and students instead of teammates, and for a video of him running from police. Mayfield calmly shot back.
Fox’s World Cup coverage continues a trend of them not thinking too highly of their soccer viewers
Fox's first men's World Cup experience is going about as poorly as many expected.
