Troy Aikman gives significant update on broadcasting future amid ESPN contract drama

Troy Aikman gives significant update on broadcasting future amid ESPN contract drama

Troy Aikman has made a predication on his broadcast future. While speaking at Peter King’s book signing for “The Game” in Dallas on Wednesday night, Aikman said “there’s a 50-50 chance” he won’t be on TV next year, per the Dallas News’ Tim Cowlishaw. The 59-year-old’s contract with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” expires at the … Read more

Pat McAfee reveals story behind bulletproof vest protection — and world-rattling social media threats he’s received

Pat McAfee reveals story behind bulletproof vest protection — and world-rattling social media threats he’s received

Pat McAfee addressed reports that he had been advised to wear a bulletproof vest last year following the Sept. 10, 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk and the current climate that has led the sports talk personality to receive vile messages on social media.  On Tuesday, multiple outlets reported that McAfee was advised by the FBI … Read more

Charles Barkley fights back tears with emotional ‘Inside the NBA’ tribute to Ernie Johnson

Charles Barkley fights back tears with emotional ‘Inside the NBA’ tribute to Ernie Johnson

It was a day that was inevitably going to come, but it still hit Charles Barkley like a ton of bricks. “Inside the NBA” host Ernie Johnson announced earlier Wednesday that he will be departing the show following this season, 37 years after he joined the program. Barkley, who has been an integral part of … Read more

What Ernie Johnson’s ‘Inside the NBA’ retirement means for Charles Barkley

What Ernie Johnson’s ‘Inside the NBA’ retirement means for Charles Barkley

Ernie Johnson’s time as the host of the beloved “Inside the NBA” is coming to an end. But now all eyes are on the rest of the panel — and what Johnson’s departure means for the future of the show. Johnson, 70, announced Wednesday that he’ll be leaving the show following this season, 37 years … Read more

ESPN’s Hannah Storm reveals second cancer battle, will miss NYC Marathon broadcast

ESPN’s Hannah Storm reveals second cancer battle, will miss NYC Marathon broadcast

ESPN anchor Hannah Storm shared that she underwent a hysterectomy and is now cancer-free. Storm — who previously beat breast cancer in 2024 — explained that she was hoping to return to work to cover the New York City Marathon on Sunday, but instead will take “a little more time to recover” at home. “This … Read more

FBI reportedly advised Pat McAfee to wear bulletproof vest in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination

FBI reportedly advised Pat McAfee to wear bulletproof vest in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination

Concerns over ESPN personality Pat McAfee’s safety were serious enough following the assassination of Charlie Kirk that the FBI advised the sports media personality to wear a bulletproof vest, according to a new report.  The FBI recommended McAfee to do so the week after the September 2025 killing of the right-wing political activist, a source … Read more

Jerry Jones: ‘Very possible’ Troy Aikman joins Cowboys front office

Jerry Jones: ‘Very possible’ Troy Aikman joins Cowboys front office

Troy Aikman may be soon circling back to old friends as his career hits an uncertain crossroads. Prior to Monday’s Cowboys-Eagles clash in Philadelphia, the former Dallas quarterback took some time to catch up with Jerry Jones as his current ESPN contract as the analyst voice behind “Monday Night Football” along with Joe Buck is … Read more

White Sox move on from TV voice John Schriffen — with former ESPNer as possible replacement

White Sox move on from TV voice John Schriffen — with former ESPNer as possible replacement

The White Sox will have a new television voice next season as the team plans not to extend John Schriffen’s contract. The team announced the decision Monday afternoon, as Schriffen becomes the latest commentator to part ways with their franchise. The 42-year-old Schriffen became the club’s main television play-by-play broadcaster before the 2024 season on … Read more

Why ‘very disappointed’ Charles Barkley puts ESPN contract feud on Troy Aikman: ‘Not Joe Buck’s job’

Why ‘very disappointed’ Charles Barkley puts ESPN contract feud on Troy Aikman: ‘Not Joe Buck’s job’

Charles Barkley doesn’t understand why Troy Aikman is upset at Joe Buck. ESPN gave Buck a reported six-year, $108 million contract extension that will see him remain the voice of “Monday Night Football,” while Aikman says he has yet to hear from the network regarding a new deal while his current one runs out after … Read more

The deleted ‘College GameDay’ video that fueled Pat McAfee’s Utah anger

The deleted ‘College GameDay’ video that fueled Pat McAfee’s Utah anger

The University of Utah-produced video that left Pat McAfee vowing to never return — and referencing Charlie Kirk’s assassination — included students mildly joking about his mannerisms. McAfee called out Monday a since-deleted video published by the university in advance of ESPN’s “College GameDay” coming to campus for Saturday’s huge 21-13 win over Houston. The … Read more

Troy Aikman, Joe Buck have emotional moment in ‘MNF’ booth after colleague’s crushing death

Troy Aikman, Joe Buck have emotional moment in ‘MNF’ booth after colleague’s crushing death

Things got emotional up in the ESPN “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth at Lincoln Financial Field. During Monday’s Eagles-Cowboys game, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman took time away from the game to talk about and honor their colleague David Moulton, who died after a six-year battle with stage four renal cell cancer, his wife announced … Read more

Pat McAfee vows not to return to University of Utah: ‘I was very uncomfortable’

Pat McAfee vows not to return to University of Utah: ‘I was very uncomfortable’

Pat McAfee was “very, very uncomfortable” during the “College GameDay” stop at the University of Utah, where he appeared visibly perturbed during Saturday’s show The sports media personality was not happy with the way he was treated in Salt Lake City, starting with a social media post made by the Utah Student Experience account in … Read more

Monica McNutt ‘mystified’ how Taylor Swift hot mic moment got leaked during NBA Finals

Monica McNutt ‘mystified’ how Taylor Swift hot mic moment got leaked during NBA Finals

Monica McNutt is still “mystified” by her wild, viral hot mic Taylor Swift moment and how that got put out into the world during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. During a recent episode of “The Pivot” podcast hosted by former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor, the ESPN basketball analyst gave … Read more

Pat McAfee throws jab at New York Times again as he goes shirtless on ‘College GameDay’

Pat McAfee throws jab at New York Times again as he goes shirtless on ‘College GameDay’

Pat McAfee found another way to mix in a jab at the New York Times during Saturday’s edition of “College GameDay.” Just minutes into the show centered around Utah’s undefeated start, and just minutes past 7 a.m. local time in Salt Lake City, McAfee started to take his shirt off and climb his chair — … Read more

Troy Aikman opens up on uncertainty around broadcasting career as Joe Buck tension lingers

Troy Aikman opens up on uncertainty around broadcasting career as Joe Buck tension lingers

In the final year of his ESPN contract, and with reports swirling about tension with broadcast partner Joe Buck, Troy Aikman knows that he could be staring down change. “As I’m into my last year at ESPN, I’m realizing that this is something that could very well be taken away from me,” Aikman said during … Read more

ESPN host Mike Wilbon trashes NYT as ‘gutless motherf—–s’ for neglecting sports section in fiery rant

ESPN host Mike Wilbon trashes NYT as ‘gutless motherf—–s’ for neglecting sports section in fiery rant

Longtime ESPN host Michael Wilbon unleashed an expletive-laced rant against The New York Times on Wednesday, blasting the paper over its treatment of sports writers. While appearing on “The Dan Le Batard Show,” host Dan Le Batard pointed out that The New York Times was the only major publication that did not allow its sports … Read more

Pat McAfee’s first ESPN ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-cast draws weak audience

Pat McAfee’s first ESPN ‘Monday Night Football’ alt-cast draws weak audience

Pat McAfee’s first ESPN “Monday Night Football’ alt-cast for the Commanders-49ers Week 6 game was outdrawn by his peers and NFL Network. The “Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show” alt-cast on ESPN2, which includes NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky, only drew 351,000 viewers on Monday, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. NFL Network’s “Next Gen … Read more

Behind the scenes of crumbling Troy Aikman-Joe Buck relationship: ‘You f–ked me over’

Behind the scenes of crumbling Troy Aikman-Joe Buck relationship: ‘You f–ked me over’

Troy Aikman was reportedly stewing for weeks before a heated confrontation took place between the ex-Cowboys quarterback and Joe Back ahead of the Bills-Rams “Monday Night Football” broadcast on Oct. 12.  A report from Puck on Wednesday provided new details into the ongoing hostilities between ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast team that have made headlines … Read more

NFL exec weighs in on Troy Aikman-Joe Buck argument drama

NFL exec weighs in on Troy Aikman-Joe Buck argument drama

The NFL isn’t worried about the supposed rift between ESPN’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. One week after the longtime “Monday Night Football” broadcasters reportedly got into an argument over Aikman’s uncertain future with the Worldwide Leader, NFL chief media officer Hans Schroeder said Wednesday that he had “no concern” about the supposed tension between … Read more

Mike Wilbon calls out ESPN on network: ‘Nobody calls a game better than Troy Aikman’

Mike Wilbon calls out ESPN on network: ‘Nobody calls a game better than Troy Aikman’

An ESPN veteran is throwing his support behind Troy Aikman. Michael Wilbon, host of ESPN’s longest-running television program, “Pardon the Interruption,” threw a subtle shot at the Worldwide Leader’s bosses in support of their lead “Monday Night Football” commentator. “You know who calls a game better than Troy Aikman, knuckleheads? Nobody calls a game better … Read more