ESPN reportedly spiked a 2016 ESPN The Magazine article on the Warriors over “incendiary” Mark Jackson content
"The problem with the feature was simple: the Mark Jackson content was just too incendiary."
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Jomboy Media announces they’ve raised another $5 million, with CAA, NEA, WWE, Dwyane Wade, Karl-Anthony Towns, C.C. Sabathia, and more involved
"The new funding will be used to fuel growth into all major North American sports, as well as development of original content for television and streaming platforms, new IP for Jomboy Media’s growing array of channels, podcasts, live events around tentpole sporting events and the acquisition of marquee talent to live under the Jomboy Media umbrella."
New details emerge on Olin Kreutz allegedly assaulting CHGO colleague Adam Hoge during staff meeting (UPDATE)
Adam Hoge came to CHGO from NBC Chicago and co-hosts a Bears podcast for The Athletic.
Mike Golic Jr. officially signs with DraftKings, announces daily “GoJo” podcast with former teammate Brandon Newman
Golic Jr. and former Notre Dame teammate Brandon Newman will do a one-hour video podcast for DraftKings weekdays beginning May 2.
Fangraphs writer Kevin Goldstein joining MLB front office (again)
Goldstein previously left Baseball Prospectus for the Houston Astros.
Pat McAfee suddenly very concerned about the spread of misinformation
On Tuesday, Pat McAfee was the very first person to report that “friend of the show” Aaron Rodgers...
Lucy Rohden of Wave Sports + Entertainment talks Super Bowl, TikTok, and sports comedy: “This is content for fans by fans.”
"If you're making TikTok content, it's not a matter of if you go viral, it's when you go viral. It just embraces creative people and doesn't care about where you're from, what you look like."
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy files lawsuit against Insider over sexual assault claims
After initially bringing up the idea in November following Insider’s initial report and threatening it again after their...
Insider reports 3 more women alleging sexual misconduct against Barstool’s Dave Portnoy, who vows to sue
"I know what happened to me, and I know what I experienced."
Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher bashes NIL fund story with “It was written on BroBible by a guy named SlicedBread”
"There is no $30 million fund. This is garbage. It pisses me off. It comes from a site called ‘BroBible,’ and it comes from a guy called ‘SlicedBread.’ It’s unbelievable to me. It’s insulting to me that they think this is why these players chose to come here."
Fox News syndicated an Outkick piece with apparently-fake quotes from Josh Smith from a “Ballsack Sports” tweet
The @BallsackSports account then celebrated this trolling of Fox News.
We need to talk about Deadspin
Deadspin added one of the most comical editorial notes in recent memory after botching a post on 49ers OC Mike McDaniel.
Mysterious Color Star CEO “Lucas Capetian” emailed Defector back with legal threats after the Sixers terminated a contract
Capetian's response somehow alleged "obvious racial discrimination," and much more.
