Patrick Beverley’s podcast account scooped Shams and Woj on his trade
Patrick Beverley beat the usual NBA insiders to news of his trade.
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CNN walked out on a risky limb alone with their Doc Rivers report
JJ Watt again breaks news, this time injury news on his brother TJ
Former star NFL defensive end JJ Watt has won plenty of praise for his analysis in his debut...
The 2023 Awfulies: Sports insider (and outsider) of the year
Is a major sports betting journalism scandal inevitable?
Bob Nightengale says baseball writers ‘have become an embarrassment to the journalism community’
"We have made fools of ourselves plenty of times before in the history of baseball media...but we have taken this to new heights."
Ron Harper blasts Woj over ‘BS’ Dylan Harper scoop: ‘I will catch up with you.’
Ian Rapoport’s unprofessional post on Caleb Williams garnered criticism
"This is such a weird tweet."
Jay Glazer considers Richard Jewell’s story when sourcing breaking news
"I am so paranoid and meticulous about stuff because of what happened with Richard Jewell."
Ahead of ESPN Bet launch, network bans reporters, insiders, and execs from betting on particular sports
Shams Charania is again breaking NFL news
Charania has broken NFL news in the past, including during the 2020 and 2023 NFL Drafts.
Jay Glazer crushes fans who pit NFL insiders against one another: ‘We all need each other’
"I don't have the mental health capacity to deal with all that stuff."
Rich Paul: Woj vs. Shams NBA insider war is ‘great for basketball’
LeBron James' longtime agent sees the NBA newsbreaking game as a net positive for the league.
Shams Charania deletes initial report that Damian Lillard was traded to Raptors
A Shams Charania tweet on a Damian Lillard trade report went wrong.
Is Adrian Wojnarowski vs. Shams Charania destined to be a TV show?
"Woj (ESPN) vs. Shams (The Athletic) is indeed a Hollywood script waiting to happen..."
Twitter user @droppingdimes20 seemed to break James Harden news before Woj and Shams
"James Harden will opt into his contract and request a trade."
Bombshell Chris Haynes report on Chris Paul refuted by Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski
Looks like we've got ourselves a good old-fashioned source-off.
Real Sports gets a look at Drew Rosenhaus’ Jalen Carter call to Adam Schefter: ‘We’ll stay in touch on this one.’
"This is a good guy. Jalen is a good kid. We’ll stay in touch on this one. I know he is going to be one of the more compelling stories of the draft."
Shams Charania catches flak over initial Meyers Leonard tweets before adding context
"I think some context is missing here Shams."
theScore’s Aubrey Levy talks why they hired NFL insider Jordan Schultz: ‘It kind of fit like a glove.’
"It's a bit of a unique beast to find someone who has got that ability, who's got the credibility to do the work and get the story, but at the same time, can jump into a Twitter Spaces or an IG Live or jump into an on-camera interview for broadcast and be able to crush it across all of those."
Jeff Passan starts breaking news on Instagram, signaling potential sports insider shift away from Twitter
"I think it’s time to start breaking some news on Instagram, too."
Independent reporter Joseph Pasteris beat NFL “insiders” to Deshaun Watson news thanks to NFL communications portal error
"An issue arose during the preparation of the release that was to be published on and distributed via nflcommunications.com. We have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again."
Dan Le Batard discusses “distorted” sports media breaking news landscape
"I don't know that you could be a normal human being and be good at those jobs."
ESPN is set to hire Pete Thamel from Yahoo in a college football insider role
This should increase the percentage of college football news that ESPN breaks, but by how much?
Bucks’ Bobby Portis tweets about Woj not reporting his placement in COVID protocols, Woj responds
"Damn Woj ain’t even report me being in health and safety protocol that’s tough."
