MLBPA negotiations threaten MLB players’ participation in 2028 Olympics
"No league is getting terms more favorable terms than this."
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Sportswriter Chris Ballard on his latest book, ‘The Plunge’
"Swimming, in general, is one of the healthiest sports for you, and you can also read about these extreme athletes."
CNN Sports’ Dana O’Neil on why she left and later returned to sports writing
"I missed writing stories. I missed talking to people and finding interesting angles."
Mike Tirico learns he’s won Emmy during Spurs-Thunder NBC broadcast
Mike Tirico is the 2026 Sports Emmy winner for outstanding play-by-play.
Emmanuel Acho defends Enhanced Games after underwhelming debut
"Love or hate the Enhanced Games, they challenged societal norms, and the growth of humanity is dependent upon that challenge."
The Enhanced Games were a major flop
Only one world record was bested by juiced-up athletes at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.
Emmanuel Acho joins broadcast team for controversial Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games are the first-ever sporting competition featuring athletes taking performance-enhancing substances.
Turns out, NBC’s ‘Legendary February’ was a legendary earnings flop
Comcast's media unit posted a $436 million loss in Q1 despite airing the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the NBA All-Star Game.
Roger Goodell expects NFL players to compete in flag football at 2028 Olympics.
"They want to play."
Here’s the major sporting events you most want to see switch media partners
Bob Costas supports Olympics transgender ban as ‘common sense’
Longtime Olympics primetime host Bob Costas spoke out in favor of the IOC's transgender ban in a CNN interview.
Reader Poll: Which major sporting event should switch broadcast partners?
Robert Griffin III ‘going for gold’ with USA Flag Football team in 2028 Olympics
"The journey starts now and there is no greater honor than wearing USA across your chest and representing something more than yourself."
Bryce Harper insists the WBC is great, but ‘it’s not the Olympics’
He's hoping MLB and the union can agree to let players compete in the 2028 LA Games.
Charles Barkley bashes outrage over Team USA’s Trump visit: ‘The public are idiots’
"That’s why we got this divided, screwed up country"
USA men’s and women’s hockey stars unite on ‘Saturday Night Live’
There has been way too much political drama around the USA hockey gold medals at the 2026 Winter...
Megan Rapinoe says USA hockey allowed themselves to be used by Donald Trump
"He's using you to do something else, which isn't just celebrating your moment. He's always going to co-opt.
Ed Olczyk says he ‘blacked out’ after Jack Hughes overtime goal
NBC hockey analyst Ed Olczyk reflected on Team USA's dramatic win over Canada in the gold medal game and his feelings as a former Olympian.
Mike Tirico reveals inspiration for beloved Olympics monologue
Nobody in sports broadcasting has ever had a better month than Mike Tirico in February 2026. The face...
USA women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight: ‘distasteful’ Donald Trump joke overshadowing gold medal
"I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke, and unfortunately that is overshadowing a lot of the success."
Sarah Spain rips U.S. men’s hockey team for reaction to Trump joke: ‘Don’t word salad this sh*t’
"Are you pushing back on the same, tired misogynistic bullsh*t that has plagued sports for the entirety of their existence? Or are you laughing?"
Details emerge on Pat McAfee’s hefty bill covering U.S. men’s hockey celebration at Miami night club
"Thank you for representing the United States of America in such a great way, it was an honor to watch you win, enjoy the hell out of it, tonight all of your drinks are on me."
Joe Buck lauds Mike Tirico, Kenny Albert for 2026 Winter Olympics coverage
Buck knows what big looks like, and he recognized it in NBC's Olympic hockey broadcast.
Peter Rosenberg sees USA men’s hockey as ‘sad little pawns’ at Trump’s State of the Union
"Y’all decided to go all the way full on props for the president."
History suggests NHL won’t see Olympic viewership bump
USA gold medal hockey win over Canada nets 18.6 million viewers on NBC
Viewership peaked at 26.0 million during Jack Hughes' overtime goal.
Kenny Albert heard from literally everyone after U.S. hockey gold medal-winning calls
"It’s the most texts I’ve ever gotten in one day."
Bob Iger floated as potential LA28 chair replacement for Casey Wasserman
The outgoing Disney CEO is stepping down on March 18.
Scott Van Pelt pays tribute to Mike Tirico as best in the business
Scott Van Pelt believes Mike Tirico's monologue after the USA's gold medal hockey win over Canada elevated him to his own stratosphere.
Boomer Esiason says Eileen Gu ‘is insufferable’
"It's hard to listen to"
Jack and Quinn Hughes address State of the Union controversy
Team USA heroes Jack and Quinn Hughes addressed the saga around the State of the Union and Donald Trump's joke about the women's team.
After making news at the Olympics, politics will dominate the World Cup
Eileen Gu offers fascinating answer to being asked ‘Do you think before you speak?’
"Yes, I think a lot. But it's not really in an egotistical way. It's in a tinkering, like a scientist way."
