Oscar winner Mahershala Ali to play boxer Jack Johnson in HBO series; Kurt Warner movie casts Zachary Levi as QB
The HBO series is titled Unruly, and will be a six-episode limited series chronicling Johnson's rise and fall.
NFL News
Boston sports radio hosts preemptively complaining about Cam Newton’s celebrations is as bad as it sounds
These guys got their nominee in early for "worst Boston media Cam take"!
ESPN announces new NFL Live lineup with Laura Rutledge, Marcus Spears, Dan Orlovsky, Keyshawn Johnson, Mina Kimes
Pablo Torre will replace Kimes as host of the ESPN Daily podcast.
Colin Kaepernick, filmmaker Ava DuVernay producing Netflix series about quarterback’s high school years
Amid reports of NFL teams showing interest in signing Colin Kaepernick (yet talking to associates, rather than to...
NFL fines Patriots $1.1 million, takes away third-round pick for filming Bengals sideline last season
The Patriots claimed a camera crew was filming a team scout for their "Do Your Job" series.
Longtime Steelers, Pitt play-by-play announcer Bill Hillgrove charged with DUI
The 80-year-old was charged after he crashed his car into a supermarket, breaking two windows.
NFL Network and NFL RedZone have gone dark on Dish and Sling
Another carriage dispute involving Dish. Color us shocked.
HBO announces that Hard Knocks 2020 will focus on the Rams and Chargers
For the first time ever, Hard Knocks will focus on two teams.
CNN hires NFL veteran Malcolm Jenkins as national affairs contributor
Jenkins will appear on various CNN shows to provide commentary and analysis on matters of racism and social justice.
HBO and NFL Films are “deep into planning for this season’s edition of Hard Knocks,” but aren’t saying more than that right now
It's unclear what will happen with this year's Hard Knocks, especially if we get a shortened preseason, but HBO says they and NFL Films are "deep into planning."
Peter King probably shouldn’t have quoted the source who compared Drew Brees’ situation to Lord of the Flies
Peter King needs to stop using analogies he doesn't understand.
Luke Kuechly opts for scouting job with Carolina Panthers over broadcasting
The All-Pro linebacker showed potential as a game or studio analyst if he was interested.
Laura Ingraham, who told LeBron “Shut up and dribble,” says Drew Brees “is allowed to have his view,” says “This is Stalinist”
"He’s allowed to have his view about what kneeling and the flag means to him. I mean, he’s a person. He has some worth, I imagine."
Michael Thomas is taking some less than subtle shots at Drew Brees today
We've got some teammate on teammate Twitter beef in New Orleans.
Jonathan Vilma is reportedly replacing Ronde Barber in the NFL on Fox’s broadcasting lineup
Jonathan Vilma is moving on from ESPN and college football.
