ESPN needs a recurring eight-minute alarm — and stat. The NFL made a slight rule change for the 2026 draft that had a massive impact. For the first time, the amount of time between picks in the first round was reduced from 10 minutes to eight minutes. Thursday’s draft broadcast on the Worldwide Leader was … Read more
Jake Magnum’s final at-bat in the 10th inning of the Pirates’ afternoon game Thursday featured an awkward exchange in the background, as one male fan was caught on the broadcast appearing to grab his female companion’s chest while she laughed. The interaction lasted a few seconds and the pair continued talking throughout. Moments after the … Read more
Michael Kay and David Cone are back to their normal banter. During Sunday’s Yankees broadcast on the YES Network, a picture of a grandmother — listed as Rebecca on the on-screen graphic — and her granddaughter Hannah was shown on the screen to highlight fans at the games. Kay had another thing on his mind. … Read more
Dan Orlovsky was brought to tears Thursday on ESPN’s “NFL Live,” where he was joined on-air by his 14-year-old autistic son, Madden, as the program recognized World Autism Awareness Day. The studio show spotlighted Madden’s drawings and his passion for the Eagles, with the teen breaking out the Birds’ fight song, “Fly Eagles Fly,” in … Read more
ESPN and Disney’s merger with NFL Network has the Worldwide Leader shuffling its on-air talent. ESPN is expected to bring in a new booth for its No. 2 NFL broadcast team, which currently includes Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick Jr., The Athletic reported on Thursday. As part of the merger, ESPN will no … Read more
Charles Barkley used his college basketball platform to make a political statement. The loquacious hoops analyst and Hall of Famer criticized the treatment of immigrants in America during CBS’s Elite Eight pregame show Sunday. The network aired a segment on senior UConn forward Alex Karaban, whose mother, Olga, is from Ukraine, and whose father, Alexei, … Read more
Baseball is back and John Kruk is already in midseason form. The irreverent Phillies analyst didn’t hesitate to make it all kinds of weird in the midst of Philadelphia’s 5-3 Opening Day win over the Rangers. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kruk mused to play-by-play man Tom McCarthy that he’d like to see … Read more
For once, Shohei Ohtani’s left-handed swing wasn’t the smoothest thing at Dodger Stadium. On Monday night, as Kirsten Watson was delivering a live shot from the Dodgers’ dugout just ahead of the team’s exhibition matchup with the Angels, she pulled off a slick move that had social media buzzing. The Spectrum SportsNet reporter was breaking down … Read more
Who would have thought it? Two missing “Doctor Who” episodes feared to be lost forever will be broadcast for the first time in 60 years after they were found stuffed in a cardboard box. The episodes of the iconic British science fiction television series were discovered wrapped in plastic in the private collection of a … Read more
Travis Kelce won’t be unemployed if he chooses to retire. The three-time Super Bowl champ may choose to play a 14th NFL season — or pivot to a career in broadcasting, where he could earn $15 million as a studio presence for a network, according to a Thursday report by The Athletic It was noted … Read more
Tony Romo faced plenty of criticism for his work during Sunday’s Bills-Jaguars wild-card round thriller. And he responded to all the heat… sort of. The “NFL on CBS” analyst joined Adam Schein on SiriusXM on Wednesday and revealed that he was battling an unspecified illness during the NFL playoff matchup. “We had a bunch of … Read more
Comedian Amy Sedaris sparked backlash online after cracking an outlandish “transphobic” joke during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast that left co-hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper speechless. The 46-year-old “Strangers with Candy” star, who appeared as the first guest during Wednesday’s live telecast, left the hosts and viewers stunned with her shocking tongue-in-cheek remark after … Read more
The BBC has issued an apology to Kate Middleton following backlash over their Remembrance Day broadcasts. In a rare statement on Nov. 14, the network said they “received complaints from people unhappy that we didn’t use the Princess of Wales’ correct title during our coverage of Armistice Day.” “During our coverage of memorials to commemorate Armistice … Read more
Someone get this man some Vitamin C stat. While broadcasting the late “Monday Night Football” broadcast between the Chargers and Raiders in Las Vegas, ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler appeared quite sick as he struggled through his broadcast duties with a raspy voice. “Can we give Chris Fowler a day off?” Dan “Big Cat” Katz of … Read more
Not everyone is a fan of the new-school broadcasts. Former Super Bowl champion Chris Long felt a generational disconnect with the first-ever YouTube NFL broadcast for Friday’s Chiefs-Chargers game in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “I watched the YouTube broadcast of the game in Sao Paulo, and I felt immediately like somebody who was being ushered to, … Read more
ESPN anchor Elle Duncan caught some flak for a particularly crude comment during the network’s broadcast of the WNBA All-Star Game. It was during halftime when Duncan made her comment regarding the offensive output by both teams. “We hope it gets a little bit more competitive,” Duncan said after watching Napheesa Collier’s team put up 82 … Read more
If it’s a live bat instead of a golf ball, do you still say “fore?” Halloween came early for NBC’s Kevin Kisner and Dan Hicks as a bat flew into their broadcast booth, spooking them and forcing them to take cover during the British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. “Apparently, a bat of … Read more
Now you see him, now you don’t. It took just one commercial break for an unhappy Athletics fan to be told to move on. During the NBC Sports California pre-game show Thursday at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, a fan wearing a green shirt with the word “sell” on it was spotted in the background. … Read more
Who really needs to see all of an epic comeback anyway? A local ABC affiliate in Indiana cut away with a little more than a minute left during the Pacers’ stunning 111-110 come-from-behind win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday against the Thunder to instead show the teasers for that night’s 11 p.m. … Read more
A Fox TV news anchor discovered this week that he had skin cancer during a live TV segment. Mike Jerrick, co-host of “Good Day Philadelphia” on FOX29, was broadcasting a skin care segment with Dr. Joanna Walker, a dermatologist with the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the University of Pennsylvania. As they discussed the importance of checking … Read more