Scott Van Pelt to reporters: ‘Do you even like sports’
"Do you even like sports?"
"Do you even like sports?"
'The Masked Man Show' will be rebranded as 'The Ringer Wrestling Show.'
Recognized by management in 2019, the Ringer Union has ratified a CBA.
"The mid-apology play-by-play, ESPN’s Pablo Torre says, 'was like listening to the band play on as the Titanic was sinking. Except the band was also somehow the iceberg.'"
Bill Simmons unfollowing employees supporting the Ringer Union was also scrutinized.
The union is pushing for salary minimums, pathways to promotion, and cost of living adjustments.
MacMullan will host a narrative NBA podcast, while appearing on several of The Ringer's audio programs.
Bill Simmons got his asking price -- and more.
A sale price was not announced, though Spotify is purchasing The Ringer's entire operation.
The asking price resembles what Spotify paid for Gimlet Media last year.
Spotify has acquired a number of podcasting-focused companies recently, and The Ringer may be the next in their sites.
Ryen Russillo is leaving ESPN after 14 years and heading to The Ringer full-time.
Simmons said "I think both of us found we had such a history together that was mostly really good and rewarding that it would be fun to work together again, even if it was in a pretty small way."
Skipper said "Look, in retrospect, we both in some ways looked a little petulant, foolish. And we would have been more dignified had we said 'Let's get in a room and figure what we're going to do here.'"
Bill Simmons and John Skipper are going to be podcasting together.
A focus on podcasts appears to have worked out well indeed for Bill Simmons and The Ringer.
Ryen Russillo is heading to The Ringer while remaining at ESPN.
Tessitore places himself with "jazz riffers" like Brent Musburger and Gus Johnson, not "classically-trained violinists" like Jim Nantz, Al Michaels and Joe Buck.
Joseph Fuentes has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from Simmons and Ringer staff and to not contact them, at least until a hearing next month.
There was no shortage of great sportswriting last month.
Some of the estimated revenue figures for popular sports podcasts are absolutely bonkers.
Dave Zirin tweeted Lombardi's comments incorrectly, J.J. Watt got mad, then Zirin corrected, Bill Simmons got mad, and even Albert Breer jumped in.
The complaint also names former executive producer Eric Weinberger, now president of The Ringer.
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