It’s fudge-gate. Robert Griffin III found himself in some “Did he actually say that?” controversy Monday when some believe he dropped an f-bomb before the Raiders’ 17-13 win over the Packers. Griffin maintains he said fudging and did not deserve to land ESPN a hefty FCC fine while discussing former teammate and Ravens quarterback Lamar … Read more
With Scott Van Pelt voiceless, ESPN is turning to its $15 million man, Joe Buck, and his wife, Michele Beisner-Buck, for the “Monday Night Football” pregame prior to Packers-Raiders. Van Pelt confirmed the news on Twitter, as he woke up this morning without a voice, making it untenable for him to work the pregame show, … Read more
Mike Greenberg, whose destiny as a Jets fan pre-dated his conception, has never been happier to have a statement blow up in his face than what happened with Zach Wilson last week. Greenberg, the host of ESPN’s “Get Up” morning program, has been zealously touting his Jets fandom on the air for years — and … Read more
The massive amount of attention focused on the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is all due to one person, according to Stephen A. Smith. “Travis Kelce, stop,” Smith said on ESPN’s “First Take” on Thursday. “Bro, you did this. Not the NFL. If the NFL got 27 million viewers, more power to ’em. What about Taylor … Read more
The Giants’ offensive line provided as much resistance as five folding chairs Monday night against the Seahawks, but ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky believes the Giants’ $160 million quarterback should be receiving plenty of heat too for the embarrassing display at MetLife Stadium. “It’s OK for us to expect more out of the performance of Daniel … Read more
There was a blank space in ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” telecast. After NFL viewers were inundated with shots of Taylor Swift on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” while she was in a suite cheering on rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce as the Chiefs beat the Jets, there was nary a direct mention of the songstress on Monday … Read more
Brian Custer has become one of the most recognizable faces and voices in boxing as the host of “Showtime Championship Boxing,” conducting press conferences and leading broadcasts for some of the biggest bouts the sport has ever seen. But constantly on stages full of world-class boxers, the biggest fighter is perhaps Custer himself. Custer, 52, … Read more
Stephen A. Smith says his new two-days-a-week partner Shannon Sharpe didn’t leave FS1’s “Undisputed” program “over his own volition.” Smith, the personality who drives ESPN’s “First Take,” brought up the matter on “The Joe Budden Podcast” “I’m telling you he was pushed out,” Smith said. “It’s fact. They can deny it. He wouldn’t. I can … Read more
ESPN analyst and former No. 2 overall pick Robert Griffin III is not lobbying for the Jets quarterback job, as the internet seemed to proclaim on Tuesday. Griffin responded to a clip that went viral on social media, from ESPN’s “Get Up” when he appeared to say that the Jets can now go and bring … Read more
Oops. Pat McAfee dropped an F-bomb during Tuesday’s installment of his titular show on ESPN, days after the series made its official debut on the cable network. The slippage occurred when McAfee was discussing pal Aaron Rodgers’ devastating Achilles injury that the quarterback sustained in the Jets’ season opener on Monday night — just four … Read more
Just hours before the first “Monday Night Football” game of the season, Disney and Charter reached a deal to restore ABC and ESPN on Spectrum cable systems. Disney’s Justin Connolly was one of the key executives on that deal, and he joins the pod’s first “Inside the News” segment. Connolly discusses what last weekend was … Read more
Peyton Manning may have spoken for just about every Jets fan on Monday night. As Gang Green supporters tried to comprehend the thought of Aaron Rodgers getting injured five plays into his first drive as a Jet, the “Monday Night Football” broadcast captured Rodgers getting onto a cart after exiting the medical tent. Manning was … Read more
ESPN personalities Mina Kimes and Ryan Clark bristled at a conservative influencer who ripped the network for giving Kimes a lucrative new deal. The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported Wednesday that Kimes signed a new deal with ESPN worth $1.7 million a year, with an additional carve out for her Omaha Productions podcast distributed by ESPN … Read more
Aaron Rodgers fans will get an extra weekly dose of the Jets quarterback this season. During an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” — during its ESPN debut Thursday — Rodgers announced he will return to the show for “Aaron Rodgers Tuesdays.” “I will not be censoring myself so if you gotta go over, watch … Read more
All Disney networks, including ESPN, went dark on Charter’s Spectrum cable systems on Aug. 31, affecting close to 15 million subscribers. Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how ESPN and Charter got to this point and predict what should happen next. The outcome of this deal has tentacles well beyond just ESPN and Charter. … Read more
If the Spectrum versus ESPN battle is the Super Bowl of cable rights disputes, then Aaron Rodgers may be the one who settles it. In the fight that began late last week, ESPN has Rodgers’ Jets debut on “Monday Night Football,” which could either restore the Disney channels, including the all-sports network, to the nearly … Read more
Another ESPN stalwart is bidding adieu. Chris Mortensen, the NFL insider who spent more than 30 years at ESPN, announced his retirement from the network on Tuesday. “Excited about another season but it’s time to reveal after my 33rd NFL draft in April, I made a decision to step away from ESPN and focus on … Read more
It sounds more sleep-away camp than ESPN: two people hitting each other with pillows while an audience roars them on. But pillow fighting is, its backers claims, about to hit the big time with a “professional” league, specially-designed pillows with handles, and even strict rules. Welcome to the PFC — the Pillow Fight Championship. And … Read more
If you have ever called your significant other by the wrong name, you know the feeling and embarrassment that came after. Former FOX Sports host Shannon Sharpe did precisely that in his “First Take” debut Monday on ESPN, but with millions of people watching when he called Stephen A. Smith “Skip.” Sharpe’s ex-partner Skip Bayless … Read more
The carriage dispute that has left Disney-owned channels including ESPN off Charter’s Spectrum service seems like it could take awhile to sort out. To be sure, there are times in which channels go dark and companies issue sternly-worded statements about each other before their issues get resolved hours later — like what happened with Comcast … Read more