Bob Costas wishes NBA broadcast opening monologues were still around
"The idea was to take an already good product and amplify everything that was appealing about it and to tell stories in dramatic ways."
"The idea was to take an already good product and amplify everything that was appealing about it and to tell stories in dramatic ways."
"It's like buying the biggest, shiniest yacht in St. Bart's, and I don't even know what he's gonna get. But it's gonna be some nuts number."
"He doesn't understand the difference between being funny and critical and just being f***ing mean."
"That might get us a million views online."
"Can’t believe I might spend $115 on an ironic Ryen Russillo hoodie."
"Some real Skip Bayless level trolling."
"I thought it was one of the darker moments in recent league history."
"Florida fans, settle down. You didn't know what hockey was until like 1993."
"This one's done and basketball's about to change as we know it."
"It was a shame that two people just kind of couldn't get it together for whatever reason, but they were not the first and they won't be the last."
"Warner Discovery is out. That would be the prediction."
Rose's former ESPN Radio cohost David Jacoby does a podcast at The Ringer alongside founder and Rose buddy Bill Simmons, but the retired NBA guard missed the chance to work for the Spotify-owned network.
Simmons' opinions on the Burger King commercial song appeared to quickly shift between an ad read and his podcast content.
"Happy 420 and Carry on…"
"The best and worst that can happen to a celebrity all at once."
"I Googled it today and I didn't see anything."
"I'm going to cheat a little and probably put LeBron as my 'center.'
"Alright guys. Congrats.'"
"I think the final phase of progress will be a man's choice to just go, 'I think it's great you like it, but I'm not gonna watch the whole game because there was other stuff I wanted to watch.'"
"These media companies aren't investing in the announcers that do know women's sports as women's sports commentators."
"There's no way they're not doing it."
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
"This has been a part of sports forever."
After years of resistance and public disputes over its video podcast strategy, The Ringer is finally posting many of its podcasts to YouTube. Will it last?