Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen nearly missed their Super Bowl pregame hit
"‘Holy ****, dude, we gotta get on the field.’"
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Fox’s Mark Ingram II is still open to an NFL comeback this season
"If you're a true, legit contender, go ahead and give me a shout."
Mike Tirico feared China planting a false COVID test on him for covering their human rights abuses at the Olympics
"Your journalistic ethics have to show up during a broadcast, while you’re calling a game, and certainly in situations where politics are part of sports."
Paul Finebaum paints bleak picture for Pac-12’s future: ‘They’re still in big trouble’
"I would not want to be part of the Pac-12 anymore because I think their future is bleak."
Paul Finebaum on recent layoffs: ‘Worst day in my 10 years at ESPN’
"It's a special place to work, but it can be cruel."
Paul Finebaum applauds Charles Barkley calling Skip Bayless an ‘idiot’
"He did what all of us have wanted to do for at least the last 25 years, and that’s call Skip Bayless an idiot."
Marchand & Ourand respond to The Rock regarding ESPN-XFL financial arrangement
"Of course, there's a rights agreement, the games are on the air. There has to be an agreement. There's no rights fee."
The Rock refutes Andrew Marchand’s report on ESPN’s XFL rights fees
"ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners. Big plans for '24 season. Back to work."
Colin Cowherd says ESPN ‘came after me’ about a reunion
"I’m at a different place in my life. They’ve done a great job, I’m happy where I am."
Max Kellerman’s show ‘This Just In,’ reportedly could be canceled as The Pat McAfee Show moves to ESPN
ESPN expects the bump in ratings will make Pat McAfee's massive contract pay off.
Sports media insiders: ESPN ‘not a great place to be’ with morale ‘as low as any time I’ve ever seen’
"Mickey, he's a passive-aggressive M-Fer."
ESPN layoffs reportedly set to come in three rounds, with massive paycuts also floated for on-air talent
"I do think they're going to go to some other people who make big numbers and say 'You can stay, but we're going to cut you in half.' People are going to have decisions to make on that."
WWE CEO Nick Khan offers insight on upcoming Pac-12, NBA, and WWE media deals
"I think [the Pac-12 is] in a tough spot."
There’s industry doubt Tom Brady ‘ever does’ game broadcasting
Andrew Marchand shared some doubts from industry figures on if Brady ever takes a game broadcasting role.
Erin Andrews doesn’t look back fondly on early TBS stint: ‘I was horrific’
“It was just bad, and I appreciate Turner giving me a chance, it obviously led me down a different path."
Burke Magnus confirms Longhorn Network ‘will be folded in’ to SEC Network, adds ‘We don’t know precise timing’ on Texas/Oklahoma joining SEC
"All that content that you find on the Longhorn Network is sometimes called third-tier, sometimes called institutional. It is the content that, like any other SEC institution, would be expressed through the SEC Network."
Burke Magnus on ESPN turning down $380 million Big Ten package: ‘I think it was the right decision for us.’
"I think it was the right decision for us, mostly because of what was available, what was on offer to us to buy, which is not what we were hoping for."
