Bill Simmons, The Ringer staff granted temporary restraining order against ex-employee
Joseph Fuentes has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from Simmons and Ringer staff and to not contact them, at least until a hearing next month.
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Should I Listen To This? – American Fiasco
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May’s best sportswriting: Stories on Lionel Messi, Kawhi Leonard, Aaron Judge and NFL cheerleaders highlight must-reads
There was no shortage of great sportswriting last month.
After acrimonious Barstool exit, Michael Rapaport is hosting a live NBA Finals show for Fancred
"For me, with sports, I don’t try to act like I know it all. I’m a fan, and I try to keep it fan. It takes a genius to play a fool, and I don’t mind playing the fool."
Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown reads preposterously fake Joe Maddon quote from CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli
No, Maddon did not actually suggest that Diaz dig a trench in front of home plate.
A bunch of prominent people (and also The Daily Caller) hilariously fell for Chris Long’s satirical tweet about hockey
The Eagles defensive end learned his lesson about sarcasm on the internet.
Cox Media to shut down sports verticals Land of 10, SEC Country, DieHards, lay off numerous staffers
This is an abrupt end for sites that appeared successful from the outside.
Should I Listen to This?: We Came to Win
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Pro Football Focus senior analyst Mike Renner is now a Bachelorette contestant
“Mikey is a closer. You know he is smarter than all of them so you never count out an Illinek in a competition.”
The Athletic’s Paul Fichtenbaum calls hockey coverage “a raging success for us,” part of their focus on underserved markets
"We realized how little coverage there was for hockey across the board... And it's been a raging success for us."
Podcasts are generating huge revenue as more sports outlets expand their offerings
Some of the estimated revenue figures for popular sports podcasts are absolutely bonkers.
Former ESPN president John Skipper to join Perform Sports Group
Despite the company being from the UK, Skipper will be based out of New York.
April’s best sportswriting: Luka Doncic, David Ortiz, Becky Hammon and Lamar Jackson highlight the month’s top stories
We read all kinds of compelling sportswriting in April, include some great work from ESPN's Mina Kimes.
Grading the NFL mock drafts: Just how wrong did all those experts get it?
Spoiler: very wrong.
