John Ourand’s ‘The Varsity’ podcast coming to NESN
The video podcast will also air on NESN 360, the NESN Nation FAST channel, and the NESN YouTube page.
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Matt Ryan explains his approach to critiquing players: ‘Maybe I’m a bigger jerk than people think’
"It's not easy, because you have friends all over the league."
TKO president Mark Shapiro reveals why Netflix didn’t land UFC rights
"That's what opened the door for Paramount and CBS."
Pablo Torre sees a future for ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ on TV
"And I say that not knowing what television is anymore."
Mike Tirico laments end of ‘middle class’ in sports broadcasting
"It almost parallels our country, where the middle class has become tougher to maintain."
Sports business CEO predicts divide between SEC and rest of college football
"The schools in the SEC have a lot of politics wrapped around not bargaining with a union of student athletes."
Jeff Passan explains why MLB is likely rooting against the Dodgers
"It's only going to potentially make those calls for a salary cap that much louder."
Jeff Passan: Major League Baseball ‘dropped the ball’ on recent national TV deals
Passan believes MLB may be have devalued its own product with recent deals with Peacock and Roku.
Mike Florio sounds alarm on NFL’s antitrust exemptions
"It would blow up everything."
Fox Sports exec says ‘entertainment’ mindset is all wrong, ‘sports is the business of belonging’
"We're getting closer to the heart of why consumers actually engage in this space."
Gary Bettman: Trump admin tariffs didn’t affect NHL TV deal with Rogers
"This is a 12-year deal, and we're looking at this from the long [term]."
Media analyst: YouTube can potentially be ‘very disruptive’ in sports rights
"I know they're not -- yes, Sunday Ticket, they're paying for content -- they're not considered a sports rights bidder, but they really have potential to be very disruptive here."
TNT Sports CEO: Supportive of NCAA tournament expansion, but ‘have to be thoughtful’
"Finding that balance for expansion is going to be key for the NCAA to craft."
Stephen A. Smith reportedly in talks to host SiriusXM show
"There are still a lot of possibilities, and a lot more money out there, for Stephen A. Smith."
Why doesn’t Grant Hill get the Tom Brady treatment over conflicts of interest?
Executives believe RSN revenue played role in Luka Dončić trade
The Lakers are currently in the midst of a reported $3 billion local TV deal.
Shams Charania feeling no burnout as lead ESPN NBA insider: ‘I have so much left to prove to myself’
"I feel like I'm just getting started."
Don Van Natta Jr. predicts Super Bowl in London in next 5-7 years
"I think you can book it."
Stan Van Gundy: ‘I fully expect to be be broadcasting for the rest of my professional career’
"It's what I know best, it's what I think I do best. And I'm hoping that will work out with somebody."
Laura Rutledge: ‘It’s incredibly difficult’ to cover college football in NIL, portal era
"I truly understand when fans say it makes it harder to root for my team, who am I actually rooting for, because so much of it changes."
CFP executive director Rich Clark open to moving games out of NFL broadcast windows
"We'll talk about that and see how we can adjust our schedule to make it more compatible for all viewers to see all that they possibly can."
Scott Van Pelt doesn’t want to replace Jim Nantz calling The Masters: ‘Those footprints are too big’
"Being the person whose job it is to document (golfers), discuss them with our various hosts, analysts, coaches, and players, I really, really enjoy that."
Scott Van Pelt interested in collaborating with ‘Inside the NBA’ when it comes to ESPN in 2025
"I'm sure we could all figure out a way, because we all have great sort of friendship with one another."
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Matthew Berry says ESPN wouldn’t let him continue Fantasy Life brand if he stayed at network
"They said I’d have to get rid of Fantasy Life because they think it’s competitive. I told them I appreciate that they think I might be competitive, but that I respectfully disagree with that."
