Mike Breen: Diminishing access to NBA players ‘hurts’ broadcasts, fan experience
"...I think it's an essential part [of a broadcast] ... that's what makes me care so much about the league."
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Austin Rivers ‘exhausted’ watching Doc take the fall: ‘I’m just tired of seeing him in these positions’
"What the f*ck was Doc supposed to do in that position?"
Jeff Passan on DOD’s removal of Jackie Robinson story: ‘It felt like they told on themselves’
"I thought we all agreed that Jackie Robinson's an American hero."
Ryen Russillo doesn’t understand ‘completely misguided’ Justin Fields discourse
"He hasn't been good. He hasn't been good for a really long time."
Troy Aikman doesn’t see ‘big conflict’ for Tom Brady between Fox and Raiders
Aikman said he once broached Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks about buying a team and also got the green light.
Dianna Russini: Tom Brady is running the show in Las Vegas
"Alex Guerrero is out there. He's going to be working with some of the players."
Colin Cowherd details difference between ‘B+’ and ‘A’ sports media personalities
"It's timing. It's not voice. They all have a good voice. It's not knowledge. It's not the ability to follow the play."
Colin Cowherd recalls awkward attempt to hire Danny Parkins for The Volume
"He just stopped talking. And I'm like, 'Danny?' And he goes, 'Why are you calling me?'"
Colin Cowherd claims he was a candidate to replace Larry King at CNN in 2010
"I've had two opportunities to go to politics. My takeaway is it is a miserable life and even more repetitive than sports."
Todd McShay: College Football Playoff selection committee should include NFL Draft evaluator
"I'm not trying to make this about the NFL Draft, but I am trying to make this about best teams."
Greg Olsen: ‘We have a quarterback problem in the NFL’
"They need to be developed. I just don't think as a league in general we do a good job of that."
Todd McShay on Travis Kelce’s slow start: ‘Are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape? That he’s been partying all...
McShay criticized Kelce's recent lack of production, attributing it to his off-season lifestyle and physical conditioning.
Mike Greenberg weighs in on Pat McAfee vs. Norby Williamson feud
"It was a shame that two people just kind of couldn't get it together for whatever reason, but they were not the first and they won't be the last."
Ryen Russillo turned off Iowa-LSU to watch Trail Blazers-Magic: ‘I think that’s OK, and you should think it’s OK too’
"I think the final phase of progress will be a man's choice to just go, 'I think it's great you like it, but I'm not gonna watch the whole game because there was other stuff I wanted to watch.'"
Is ‘The Ringer’ finally embracing video podcasts?
After years of resistance and public disputes over its video podcast strategy, The Ringer is finally posting many of its podcasts to YouTube. Will it last?
Spotify follower data indicates Ringer podcasts lag behind other hit shows
Bloomberg data shows that sports content lags behind other podcast categories, and even The Ringer can't make up that ground on the platform run by its parent company.
Ryen Russillo: Sports hosts talking politics is ‘self-serving’ and lazy
"Are you doing this because it's the right thing or are you doing this because it's just f***ing way easier doing this than grinding and watching 20 hours of football in a weekend?"
NFL celebrity agent Sean Stellato has haunted former ESPN analyst Todd McShay for years
"I am 46 years old and I'm still feeling anguish toward Sean Stellato."
