USA Today Ravens Wire contributor Lindsey Ok tweets limited apology for old tweets with N-word, racial and homophobic mockery
Lindsey Ok's old tweets created a lot of controversy.
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Jon Heyman talks new Fancred MLB show with Jenny Dell, “Inside Baseball,” which will have viewer video call-ins
"I think it has the potential to be a lot of fun. And certainly it could be unpredictable, outlandish, zany."
Yahoo announces Shams Charania is leaving, and The Athletic seems to be a likely destination
Charania is leaving Yahoo, but it's not yet clear where he'll land.
This Week In Hot Takes: Rich Lowry calls soccer “fundamentally flawed,” says baseball’s “purest” because…it’s not subjective?
"In this sense, baseball is the purest sport. It relies less on subjective umpire calls, especially now with replay."
Bleacher Report co-founder and Bustle owner Bryan Goldberg buys Gawker.com, where he was a frequent target
Goldberg reportedly paid $1.35 million for Gawker's domain, archives and social media accounts, beating out Didit and Online Logo Maker LLC.
Less than two years after buying Deadspin parent Gawker (now Gizmodo) Media Group, Univision is evaluating sale offers
Univision bought the Gawker properties for $135 million in bankruptcy proceedings in August 2016, and is now looking to sell them and more.
This Week In Hot Takes: David Hookstead says the Browns should be “concerned” Baker Mayfield got engaged
"He hasn’t even thrown a pass yet, and he’s already focused on marrying a woman he’s known for a few months. Seems a bit quick. If I was the Browns general manager or head coach, I wouldn’t be loving this at all. I want Mayfield focused on slinging touchdowns."
Streaming services DirecTV Now and PS Vue are raising their prices just like cable
DirecTV Now and PlayStation Vue subscribers aren’t immune to price hikes
Pirates Prospects post shows challenges for subscription sites, need to deliver value vs. “support us or we’ll die”
Tim Williams' appeal at Pirates Prospects shows wider challenges for subscription sites, but also an important focus on how sites need to provide unique value.
Timothy Burke is leaving Deadspin after seven years, amidst wider buyouts across Gizmodo Media Group
Burke was involved in some massive Deadspin stories, including the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax and the Sinclair local news montage.
DAZN agrees to five-year streaming rights deal with Bellator, will start fight subscription package
DAZN is making its biggest splash yet in America.
Fancred acquires FRS Sports (ex-FanRag)’s core assets, including Jon Heyman, but most FRS jobs eliminated with shutdown
Heyman is moving over to Fancred as part of this deal, but most FRS writers aren't.
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.
AA Q&A: Hashtag Sports founder Anthony Caponiti
Anthony Caponiti talked about the Hashtag Sports conference, its speakers, and the new sports economy.
WSU football coach Mike Leach calls out USA Today’s Dan Wolken, willing to debate ‘anywhere and anytime’
"I’m not sure who he is, but at the risk at building his career, I am willing to debate him, anywhere and anytime."
