Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway defends obscene rant against Newsday’s Tim Healey with “Billy Martin punched a reporter one time”
"Billy Martin punched a reporter one time. It's just part of this game."
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NBA fines Knicks $50,000 for violating league media policy with New York Daily News ban; team says they’ll comply moving forward
The Knicks' latest attempt to keep the New York Daily News from attending a press conference backfired in a big way, netting them a $50,000 fine from the NBA.
After the latest critical New York Daily News headline, the Knicks barred the paper from a press conference
The Knicks barred the NYDN from a press conference after a "DO IT" critical headline urging Jim Dolan to sell the team, one of many critical headlines the paper has run over the years.
Three people on a conference call trolled Mike Gundy with questions like “Do we really even need freedom of the press anymore?”
Three separate people asked Gundy trolling questions about his media access restriction threat.
The change in the ESPN-Alabama relationship may be most about Nick Saban realizing the value of ESPN
Saban allowed ESPN to film an all-access series at training camp this year after years of turning those requests down, and also quickly apologized to ESPN's Maria Taylor after being rude during an interview.
Mike Gundy’s threat to pull all player availability if reporters asked about a transfer is the latest access restriction from a NCAA coach
Gundy told reporters (through a sports information staffer) that they'd lose access to players for the rest of the year if they asked about Jalen McCleskey's transfer.
National Wrestling Media Association president Jason Bryant favors USA Wrestling’s mandated background checks and training
The head of an organization that represents wrestling media and wrestling communications professionals is taking a stance in support of USA Wrestling's background checks and mandatory online training for journalists looking to gain credentials.
Pistons’ Stan Van Gundy threatens not to do pre-game meeting or in-game interview with ESPN Jan. 19 over their LaVar Ball story
“I'm not meeting with their announcing crew before the game, I'm not doing the in-game interview. I’m not going to participate in the thing.”
After Rick Carlisle rant, some NBA coaches will reportedly ask to revoke credentials of writers who interview LaVar Ball
This move to try and revoke NBA credentials makes the coaches look worse than Ball.
Michigan response to NJ.com FOIA: “there is no roster” or scholarship list
Michigan denied a roster request and then said they'd have to look for a list of scholarship athletes.
Jeff Gluck says NASCAR exec told drivers his story was “coverage killing the sport”
A NASCAR exec reportedly held up Gluck's USA Today story to all the drivers at the midseason update meeting to complain about it.
Missouri DE Marcell Frazier won’t talk to local media, says “I gain nothing from it”
Frazier has a valid point about the lack of incentives for NCAA players to talk to the media.
ESPN ends credential fight with Mark Cuban…with Mavs.com links?
Fights against limitations of media access often happen loudly and are resolved quietly, and that appears to be...
Toronto columnist complains about Jays’ dealings with media, reporter disputes it
Some Toronto Blue Jays players aren’t happy with certain members of the media, but the level of their...
North Dakota State president rescinds restrictions on non-rightsholder media
There’s a long-standing pattern in college sports of schools restricting access to local media, getting called out by...
