Mike Tirico calls out ESPN anchors’ ‘wasted’ time discussing fandom
"I don't like watching SportsCenter or other shows on ESPN where the anchors are talking about who they're fans of."
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Brian Windhorst: Modern NBA architecture has led to reduced storytelling
"Part of the reason why storytelling isn't as good as it used to be is because of the physical architecture that has changed within the NBA."
AA Podcast: Mark Immelman on the Masters, Tiger Woods, Jim Nantz, and more
Steve Nash credits LeBron James after landing NBA on Prime gig: ‘You got me rolling here’
"You’re getting me the early reps here!"
Charles Barkley takes stance on transgender athletes: ‘Men should not play sports against women’
"Men should not play sports against women. If anybody thinks that, I think they're stupid."
Nick Wright: Celtics losing to Knicks would be good ‘for the health of basketball’
"It also has the potential to maybe stem the tide a bit against professional basketball simply being a 3-point shooting contest."
Bill Simmons: Rift between Adam Silver and Knicks’ James Dolan ‘angrier and weirder’ than NBA media will say
"This is the feud that everybody in the league talks about, but nobody actually talks about out loud."
Robert Griffin III: Shedeur Sanders has been ‘set up to fail’ by Browns
"This is the thing nobody wants to talk about."
Jeff Passan: Major League Baseball ‘dropped the ball’ on recent national TV deals
Passan believes MLB may be have devalued its own product with recent deals with Peacock and Roku.
Joy Taylor tells Paul Pierce how her ‘relationship with sex’ has changed
"Paul, you’re gonna have to cover your ears. Because Paul is like my brother."
Tim Legler calls Celtics’ offense in Game 1 loss to Knicks an ‘insult to basketball’
"That's an abomination, an abomination offensively to play the way they played."
The Play-By-Play: massive Caitlin Clark ratings, Meadowlark Media news, Amazon’s NBA hires
Draymond Green slams ‘sucka’ Dillon Brooks: ‘Don’t be that guy’
"Dillon Brooks couldn't come through in this series, in large part because nobody on the court respects you."
Ken Rosenthal, A.J. Pierzynski lobby for MLB Draft to be held at College World Series
"It is a logical thing to do."
Sue Bird launches WNBA Podcast with Vox Media
"It’s definitely going to be rooted in the game."
Matt Miller believes pre-draft process mistakes were biggest factor in Shedeur Sanders’ draft fall
"The NFL will humble anyone."
Austin Rivers ‘exhausted’ watching Doc take the fall: ‘I’m just tired of seeing him in these positions’
"What the f*ck was Doc supposed to do in that position?"
Stephen A. Smith desires Joe Rogan’s political influence
"Would I desire is people talking about me having that kind of impact? You are damn right I would."
Zach Lowe calls Golden State Warriors TV crew ‘most homer broadcast … in all of sports’
"You have to take what they say with a silo of salt."
Jon ‘Stugotz’ Weiner reportedly ‘stepping back’ from Meadowlark Media
Stugotz is expected to remain on "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" in a smaller role, but is leaving Meadowlark Media and taking his podcasts with him.
Skip Bayless asks if Dallas Mavericks fans miss Luka Dončić’s ‘double chin’
"Do you miss that spare tire that he keeps around his midsection?"
Bomani Jones questions JJ Redick’s longevity as an NBA coach: ‘He’s simply wound too tight’
"A big part of this job is not just about winning games, it’s how you hold it down when you don’t."
Meadowlark’s Mike Ryan Ruiz blasts Brad Marchand: ‘You’ve been terrible since you climbed out of the womb’
"You're an awful person, and even if you lift Lord Stanley over your head, I'm going to turn my back to you!"
AA Podcast: Matt Miller on Shedeur Sanders, NFL Draft, Mel Kiper Jr., and more
Skip Bayless proposes Lakers trade Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis: ‘They would have won the series’
"This was not the worst trade in the history of basketball. Unless you want to flip it around and say it was a bad trade for the Lakers"
