Nick Saban has amusing reaction to reporter’s baby joining weekly press conference
"Do I finally get to meet the boss?"
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Toronto Blue Jays’ president Mark Shapiro had his dog Cleoh pop up in the middle of his press conference
Shapiro's press conference had a surprising guest come into frame.
After Naomi Osaka left a press conference in tears before returning, her agent called a reporter a “bully”
"The bully at the Cincinnati Enquirer is the epitome of why player/media relations are so fraught right now. Everyone on that Zoom will agree that his tone was all wrong and his sole purpose was to intimidate. Really appalling behavior."
Kasper Schmeichel’s “Has it ever been home?” response to an England question was accurate, especially for the Euro title
"Has it ever been home? I don't know, have you ever won it?"
Gerrit Cole’s “I don’t quite know how to answer that” response to a SpiderTack question had some logic behind it
Cole's non-answer here looked awkward, but it may work out better for him in the long run than either a denial or a confirmation.
After Justin Thomas’ emotional reaction to Tiger Woods’ crash, a reporter asked him about the greens this week
A question about the greens this week right after Thomas' comments on the Woods news wasn't exactly reading the room.
Sandy Alderson’s post-Jared Porter presser showed more Mets’ problems, including a statement sent before reading ESPN’s report
"Alderson explained that he and the Mets crafted that statement based primarily on what Porter had told them and before they actually read and watched the ESPN story. Once they saw the “full breadth” of the piece, Alderson said, he and Cohen independently determined that they had to terminate Porter."
Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Nolan had to pause his media conference call after getting Tabasco sauce in his eye
This was certainly an unexpected conference call occurrence.
NHL fines Blue Jackets’ coach John Tortorella $25,000 for “conduct during a media availability,” where he left after two post-game questions
Tortorella left a post-game press conference following his team's August 19 elimination after taking just two questions.
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder opened a Jan. 2 press conference with “First off, Happy Thanksgiving to everybody”
"Good afternoon. First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to everybody. Today is the beginning of a great new year for the Redskins' organization and its fans."
Lane Kiffin dodged a postgame question about leaving FAU, then confirmed he was heading to Ole Miss in postgame presser
"There's been a lot of speculation this week; was this your last game coaching as the head coach for FAU?" "This is not about that. Today is about our team, our fans, our university, winning two championships in three years is awesome, so this is an awesome day for everyone."
Bill Belichick and New England media share 30 seconds of silence after Patriots loss
Belichick wasn't kidding when he said, "There’s really not a whole lot to say here."
Baker Mayfield tells ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi “That’s the dumbest question you could ask!”, walks out of press conference
"Was I happy with that drive? No, we didn't score points! That's the dumbest question you could ask! What?!"
