Nina Westbrook is furious with ESPN. After the Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to the Jazz on Wednesday, his wife ripped a report by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, who claimed a source told him that Westbrook was “a vampire” in the locker room. On Thursday, Nina denied the report in an Instagram comment under a post by … Read more
PHOENIX — The biggest NFL TV free agent this offseason might be the smallest analyst in the game. The contract of ESPN’s Mina Kimes is up and she should crack into seven figures when all is said and done. Sportscasting free agency is not like the players’ version, in which there are known lists. Not … Read more
She’s here! Robert Griffin III announced the birth of his third child with wife Grete Griffin on Tuesday, daughter Gia, roughly three weeks after the ESPN analyst bolted from a College Football Playoff broadcast, believing Grete was in labor. “Gia Griffin,” Grete gushed of the new arrival on Instagram. “2023 off to an incredible start.” … Read more
Joe Buck and Scott Van Pelt want the internet to know that they don’t actually hate each other. A couple weeks ago, Buck made a deadpan comment about only getting one question from Van Pelt on midnight “SportsCenter” after a lackluster “Monday Night Football” game between between the Colts and Chargers. Questions abounded about whether … Read more
Michael Kay has characterized his outburst threatening an ESPN New York producer with his job as performance art. Last week, Ray Santiago, a producer for the morning show “DiPietro and Rothenberg,” made a remark about how Kay’s afternoon drive program is on the decline. After Kay scored major ratings victories over several WFAN shows in … Read more
How did ESPN end up with a Cowboys playoff game? That’s one of many NFL playoff-related topics discussed by Andrew Marchand and John Ourand this week. Other topics include how CBS and Fox handled the final regular-season NFL Sunday, Greg Gumbel’s Week 18 performance, DirecTV’s negotiations for NFL Sunday Ticket’s commercial rights and a look … Read more
Michael Kay was not happy with an ESPN New York producer who suggested his radio program is in decline. “The Michael Kay Show” and “DiPietro & Rothenberg,” which are teammates on ESPN New York have traded some barbs back and forth — the former is in afternoon drive while the latter airs in mornings — … Read more