Malika Andrews recalls being noticed by Adrian Wojnarowski as college student: ‘That was something special to me’
"You would have thought that you just told me that I won the lottery."
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Major League Baseball shopping MLB.tv amid push for national streaming package
The move creates another item that MLB can sell between now and 2028, when its TV deals with Fox and TNT Sports end.
Andrew Marchand addresses ‘ESPN’s Pat McAfee problem’ around Mary Kate Cornett comments
"Why is that on ESPN? How does that fit on ESPN?"
MLB could sell Home Run Derby for $30-50m, per report
The question becomes, does the league want to put a price tag on it?
Andrew Marchand compares Jimmy Pitaro’s Disney CEO decision to Yankees fandom
"Do you want to be at theme parks, or do you want to be at ballparks?"
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro reveals ‘rivals mode’ as part of ESPN app revamp
SNY president Steve Raab compares MLB’s future to voting in presidential elections
"As we see this revenue disparity becoming greater, you may have more clubs becoming part of that swing constituency..."
Could Fox land MLB’s Home Run Derby?
"I could see that ending up there."
Ian Eagle tells comical story of training son Noah at dinner table: ‘Spaghetti coming in from the right!’
"More description! I need more from you! Let's go! More specific!"
Ian Eagle turned down chance to broadcast New York Mets games
What constitutes as a "wedgie" in baseball?
Andrew Marchand: Social media ‘kills scarcity,’ spells trouble for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
"I just think younger people, they're just so used to their phones, they don't turn on TV, they don't turn on cable."
Why the MLB-ESPN standoff is really about local TV
ESPN rightfully thinks it's paying too much for its package, while MLB needs that money and also knows the worldwide leader is one of its best potential partners to bundle team's local rights together in a future streaming package.
Peter Schrager details NFL ‘cost-cutting’ forced him to pay his own way to Super Bowl
"I learned you can't rely on any of these employers. You can't rely on some executive doing you a solid. You got to do your own thing."
Peter King reveals wild story interviewing Michael Irvin at his ‘office’ (a strip club)
Being at Sports Illustrated — and the access that came with it — had its perks.
Jason Kelce’s mammoth ESPN salary revealed
Kelce reportedly had offers on the table from every major network.
Fox exec explains why the network acquired Tom Brady
“There is only one Tom Brady out there."
Adam Schefter fires back at notion he only reports news right before it happens
"It's a huge body of work. There are times when it is five minutes. Great. There are plenty of times when it's not."
Why is Stephen A. Smith allowed to talk politics, while other ESPN talent can’t?
"It's different rules for Stephen A."
Boomer Esiason wanted to ‘shoot’ himself after Chris Russo test show
"I wanted to shoot myself after we were done. I said, I can't do four hours with this lunatic. There is no way."
Boomer Esiason says Al Davis relationship created ‘disconnect’ with Al Michaels on ‘Monday Night Football’
"Al Michaels told me in the booth that ‘if you mentioned his name, you're going to get dead air. We don't get along with Al Davis.’"
Joe Buck on father’s advice for young sportscasters: ‘Start smoking, kid’
"Start smoking, kid. Get your voice deeper."
Andrew Marchand and John Ourand both predict Tom Brady will return for second season as Fox NFL analyst
"I can't imagine that he'll do the Super Bowl and make it a one and done."
Could ESPN Bet help share the load of Stephen A. Smith’s new salary?
The Worldwide Leader will not be on the hook for Smith's entire salary, even if he'll be the network's highest-paid star.
‘The Michael Kay Show’ reportedly ending afternoon run after 22 years
Kay will do a solo show from 1-3 p.m. ET.
Stephen A. Smith on reports about new ESPN deal being close: ‘False’
"I was born AT NIGHT, not last night. I don’t talk about my contract negotiations. Never have. Never will."
