Chris Russo believes Stephen A. Smith needed him to ‘lighten the mood’ on ‘First Take’
"I understand my role and I give them credit for giving me that role. And I think they needed it."
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Richard Jefferson reportedly still ‘frontrunner’ for top ESPN NBA booth, but could be ‘stopgap’ for ‘huge name’
Jefferson could graduate to call the NBA Finals in 2025, but the NBA broadcasting musical chairs at ESPN and beyond is far from over.
Drew Brees will reportedly join ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’ tonight
"ESPN wanted Brees before he ended up on NBC."
Doug Gottlieb: Stephen A. Smith lacks preparation, realness
"There's a level of preparedness that is missing or a level of realness that's missing."
NBC Sports president Rick Cordella: Peacock wasn’t originally meant for sports streaming
"Peacock wasn't meant to have sports initially. We were trying to be what Netflix was or what Hulu was."
Why Amazon could prioritize international NBA stars for its broadcast team
Prime Video wants European fans to see recognizable faces when they tune in to watch games on the streamer.
NFL producer Fred Gaudelli didn’t want the ‘Sunday Night Football’ job
My initial response was, "No I don't want to do that. I'd rather do baseball."
Darren Rovell pays someone to monitor X, give him ‘Code Red’ notifications
"As you know, this is an exhausting business. That's why I'm 46 and look 66."
Andrew Marchand wants to see Tom Brady become a more instinctual broadcaster
"The question I would say is, having watched all four weeks, are the instincts there?"
ESPN may reportedly try out candidates for top NBA team during season
"They're likely not gonna make any moves until maybe the end of the calendar year."
Booger McFarland was aloof to ESPN dubbing him the Charles Barkley of football
"It didn't matter to me."
Jim Nantz denies demanding ‘Tony Romo money’ from CBS
"I never said that."
Jim Nantz had no issue with Tony Romo stepping on his Super Bowl call: ‘He’s like a big kid’
"If people want to nitpick and boil down four hours into one 15-second stretch, I don’t think that’s the right way to do it."
Charles Barkley blasts WBD for lawsuit: ‘The NBA clearly wanted to break up with us.’
"I don’t want to be in a relationship where I have to sue somebody to be in it."
Report: ESPN’s Doris Burke ‘doesn’t want to be a lifer’ in NBA broadcast booth
Burke signed a multiyear contract extension with ESPN in 2022.
Amazon buys NBA rights for ‘significant’ regular season and playoff games in 10-year deal
NBA could split up All-Star game, In-Season Tournament and playoffs in next broadcast package
"The question that's facing the NBA is do they have enough prime real estate?"
College football ‘Super League’ proposal draws skepticism over lack of top schools’ involvement
Perhaps the most remarkable thing around the significant media coverage of a proposed college football “super league” is...
Richard Deitsch is convinced Tom Brady will not complete Fox contract
"I can't tell you how many years he will be there, but it seems inconceivable, to me, that he would be there for all 10."
TV networks believed to covet Jason Kelce more than Bill Belichick
"The issue for Belichick is that there is a feeling and it seems pretty understood that he wants to coach again."
Andrew Marchand leaving The New York Post for The Athletic
"With what The Athletic has built over the past eight years combined with the power of The New York times, I believe in the vision they presented for its future."
As Super Bowl LVIII looms, the spotlight (bullseye?) is back on Tony Romo
Michael Smith warns sports journalism ‘going in the wrong direction’ with rumored ESPN-NFL deal
"Getting more dollars does come for me at the cost of true journalistic independence."
ESPN, NFL equity deal would give ESPN control over NFL Media, including NFL Network
Under the reported arrangement, the NFL would take an equity stake in ESPN.
Chris Russo says Pat McAfee is too sensitive: ‘Let it go!’
"You can’t get that wrapped up when somebody writes something that is not so much going to be in your corner. You can’t come out swinging and bury everybody."
