Former ESPN sideline reporter Allison Williams joins Fox Sports
"Having to step away from the sport and profession I love this past year has re-affirmed and reinvigorated the passion I have for this job."
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Charissa Thompson and Erin Andrews discuss how NFL coaches have often told them nothing, leading to interesting “reports”
"I was like 'Oh f*ck, this isn’t gonna work.'"
Pam Oliver on chronic migraines: ‘I’ve fought through it more than I’ve failed getting through it during a football game’
"I feel like they've gotten better, just from the standpoint of having fewer. But...they continue to plague me."
Allison Williams is leaving ESPN over COVID-19 vaccine mandate, says “I am so morally and ethically not aligned with this.”
"In addition to the medical apprehensions regarding my desire to have another child in regards to receiving this injection¹, I am also so morally and ethically not aligned with this. And I've had to really dig deep and analyze my values and my morals, and ultimately I need to put them first."
AJ Ross talks her first March Madness sideline reporting role, taking her playing experience into sports media: “It’s a dream come true.”
"I couldn't be more elated and excited."
Lisa Guerrero recounts her traumatic experience as Monday Night Football sideline reporter
“I considered killing myself,” Guerrero told the New York Post's Andrew Marchand.
ESPN’s Shelley Smith shared a story of her niece getting hit in the head with ice at a past Oregon-Oregon State game
"Once I was here with my niece Vanessa, who was wearing a Ducks' jacket, and she got hit on the head with a chunk of ice. It didn't knock her out, but it knocked her silly."
Report: NBC Sports Regional Networks to move away from in-game reporting outside broadcast booth
As per Kevin Kinkead of Crossing Broad, "the NBC Sports Regional Networks are completely doing away with sideline reporters at the end of the season."
Seattle Dragons center Dillon Day drops F-bomb during XFL live sideline interview
Who says this ain't your daddy's XFL?
Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams used his halftime interview to ask CBS to sub in Tony Romo on color commentary
"Is Nantz calling the game?" "He is." "Can we sub Tony Romo in for Coach so it's like NFL on Sunday with you, Nantz and Romo? Get Coach out of there!"
Chris Mack apologizes for his handling of Allison Williams’ halftime interview question, which upset Buster Olney and Randy Scott
Williams asked "What are you seeing that's allowed Virginia Tech to get back in this late in that first half?" Mack responded "Well, they're one of the top teams in the country."
ESPN’s Kris Budden responds to Atlantic article of “It’s almost impossible to be a mom in TV news,” talks juggling parenting and career
Budden made some good points here about how she does balance TV work and motherhood, and how that's definitely possible. But the structural challenges for working mothers brought up in The Atlantic's article should also be addressed.
SEC Network’s Laura Rutledge got dragged (literally) by Georgia’s mascot, then run over by a player, but tweeted through it
This was certainly a rough day at the office.
