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Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) talks with the referee during the first period against Team Canada during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden.

Sean McDonough on navigating politics at 4 Nations Face-Off: ‘I felt like I had to say something’

"There needed to be some acknowledgment."

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 25, 2025 0
Stephen A. Smith on Fox News with Hannity

Why is Stephen A. Smith allowed to talk politics, while other ESPN talent can’t?

"It's different rules for Stephen A."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 28, 2025 0
Announcer Tom Brady looks on before an NFC wild card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field.

Is Tom Brady’s issue a conflict of interest or a lack of transparency?

"I think the reality of it is that a lot of the analysts are absolutely not neutral observers."

By Sean Keeley OnJan 17, 2025 0
Thursday Night Football announcers Kirk Herbstreit (left) and Al Michaels (right) Photo Credit: Prime Video

Al Michaels ‘leaning’ toward return for 2025 season: ‘Why walk away?’

“I still get excited walking into a stadium. I still love to do what I do. So, why walk away?”

By Arthur Weinstein OnJan 10, 2025 0
Dec 29, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; FOX broadcaster and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady looks on before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Sports media insider predicts Tom Brady will leave broadcasting after season

The Athletic's Richard Deitsch predicts Tom Brady will bow out of broadcasting before the 2025 NFL season.

By Sam Neumann OnJan 3, 2025 0
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Stephen A. Smith arrives for a live broadcast of ESPN's "First Take" from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. The show was in town as part of the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic.

ESPN exec Burke Magnus not worried about potentially replacing Stephen A. Smith on ‘First Take’

"There is a wealth of talented people out there who, if given the chance, I think could also become superstars very easily on our platform."

By Brandon Contes OnJun 26, 2024 12
Tom Brady

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."

By Sean Keeley OnMar 6, 2024 2
Bill Walton and Jason Benetti at the Maui Invitational.

Jason Benetti praises Bill Walton’s tenderness: ‘It’s like being friends with the woods’

"He is the most fascinating, truly empathetic, deeply caring person you will ever meet."

By Brendon Kleen OnNov 14, 2023 0
ESPN Radio

ESPN VP of Production: ‘I truly believe there is a place for live radio to exist’

"Yes you're promoting your live, but you're also promoting your podcasts because let's face it, habits change."

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 31, 2023 0
ESPN president of content Burke Magnus

ESPN’s Burke Magnus opens up on major talent comings and goings

Magnus was promoted to president of content in March 2023.

By Sam Neumann OnAug 17, 2023 4
Jeff Van Gundy

Jeff Van Gundy says social media has ‘a truly negative impact on players’

"All of these young people take so much of their cues on how they're doing through social media. I just hope we're just a little bit kinder to him than we are to some people on social media."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 30, 2023 1
Pat McAfee, Ian Rapoport, and A.J. Hawk on The Pat McAfee Show on March 7, 2023.

Will ESPN allow insiders Ian Rapoport and Shams Charania to appear on The Pat McAfee Show?

"I think it would be a really tough sell to put [Rapoport and Charania] on that show regularly"

By Jesse Pantuosco OnMay 22, 2023 0
Shohei Ohtani and Japan celebrate a World Baseball Classic title.

Joe Davis calls Ohtani-Trout WBC at-bat ‘one of the coolest things I’ve ever witnessed’

"I wish I had a rewind button to get me back there and a pause button to really soak it in."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 24, 2023 2
Kevin Harlan

Kevin Harlan ‘uncomfortable’ and ’embarrassed’ by CBS sharing video of his epic Furman-Virginia call

"You don’t want to see how hot dogs are made...This is kind of a personal space."

By Brandon Contes OnMar 22, 2023 4
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023 will be edited by Richard Deitsch of The Athletic.

Richard Deitsch will edit ‘The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023’

"As a close reader of sports journalism for many years, Richard is well equipped to continue the tradition of this premier sports writing collection."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 21, 2023 2
NFL Network reporter Jim Trotter

Jim Trotter: ‘I’ve not heard from anyone in the league office’ following Roger Goodell question about NFL Media diversity

"It makes me question whether or not you're really that serious."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 15, 2023 0
Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen during an NFL broadcast for Fox.

Kevin Burkhardt isn’t even thinking about Tom Brady: ‘Greg Olsen’s my dude’

"I’ve got enough to do right now. I can’t be thinking about Tom Brady when the next two games are the most important of my personal career"

By Brandon Contes OnJan 27, 2023 6
Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels

Al Michaels likens calling this season’s Amazon TNF games to selling a ‘used car’

"Do you want me to sell you a 20-year-old Mazda? That’s what you’re asking me to do."

By Sean Keeley OnJan 12, 2023 5
Adam Schefter

Is there anything Adam Schefter could do to get in trouble at ESPN?

"ESPN has told you, just to be blunt, they don't care."

By Sean Keeley OnDec 8, 2022 7
Skip Bayless-Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill almost had Stephen A. Smith’s role as Skip Bayless’ debate partner on First Take

"I guess you can say, to some degree, I was the runner-up"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 26, 2022 12
Chris Berman

Jemele Hill says Chris Berman demanded an apology after she referenced his thinning hair

"I was just pointing out what I thought to be obvious facts, the fact that nobody cares that Chris Berman is balding on television"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 25, 2022 33
Jimmy Pitaro in 2018

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro says they’re still in talks with Big Ten: “We are very much in it right now.”

"We enter these discussions understanding that we can’t get everything and that we’re going to proceed with both discipline and thoughtfulness. So I can’t tell you how this is going to play out. We are very much in it right now."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 20, 2022 2
Mike Tirico on Thursday Night Football.

Mike Tirico says potentially replacing Al Michaels in SNF booth ‘would be a lifetime opportunity for me’

"It would be a thrill. But I’m going to wait to see how this all sorts out."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 23, 2022 3
Drew Brees

Mike Golic on Drew Brees: ‘You’re gonna get that opportunity & you’re gonna be judged immediately’

"He'll learn in time...but, unfortunately, you get judged early and then you get tagged with that."

By Sean Keeley OnJan 19, 2022 12

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