Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson had some clarifying to do. The FOX Sports reporters, who are co-hosts of the “Calm Down with Erin and Charissa” podcast, were hyping up Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on a recent episode and some thought the two were “throwing game.” “Somebody tweeted us, and I don’t know if you … Read more
Richard Sherman is joining FS1 to spar with Skip Bayless on “Undisputed” in the wake of Shannon Sharpe’s departure from the program, The Post has learned. Sherman will go at it with Bayless on around 50-100 shows per year, mostly during football season. He will remain on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” studio show. … Read more
The first domino has dropped in the relaunch of FS1’s “Undisputed.” As The Post first reported, Shannon Sharpe left the program he’d co-hosted with Skip Bayless since 2016 after the NBA Finals in June. Bayless revealed on his podcast on Thursday that his friend, rapper Lil Wayne, will have a weekly segment on the show … Read more
Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams testified in Congress on Thursday about losing her job at the network for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Williams was fired from ESPN in 2021, having cited fertility treatments as the reason she was avoiding the vaccine. She joined Fox Sports as a college football sideline reporter last year. … Read more
Greg Olsen has a rational fear of propagating phallic imagery. Olsen, the top color commentator on Fox Sports’ NFL coverage, revealed that he consciously tries to avoid drawing graphics that look like penises on the telestrator. “I’ve messed up a million things, drawing the wrong thing,” Olsen said on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast. … Read more
Richard Sherman has emerged as a candidate to be Skip Bayless’ partner on FS1’s “Undisputed,” The Post has learned. In the wake of Shannon Sharpe leaving the program after seven years, FS1 is in the midst of finding Bayless’ new partner. The program is in its usual summer hiatus but will begin again at the … Read more
Dan Le Batard takes offense to Craig Carton’s career resurgence. Or, more specifically, what it says about his profession. Carton is leaving WFAN next month to solely do his Fox Sports 1 television show “The Carton Show” full-time for a seven-figure salary, The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported. “As it relates to our sorry sad sack, … Read more
It is not a question if Derek Jeter could be good as a Fox MLB studio analyst, it is will he be. Jeter has all the pedigree you would want in a marquee analyst. It is not only that he is a first ballot Hall of Famer, a five-time World Series winner, a Yankee captain … Read more
Michael Kay is happy Craig Carton got a second chance, but he’s still bothered by the way his radio-ratings competitor spoke about him on-air. “That’s the only thing that bothered me about Craig Carton is how nasty he was toward me when I never did anything to him,” Kay said while a guest on “The … Read more
Skip Bayless tried to get some sleep Monday night before his “Undisputed” partner, Shannon Sharpe, recorded his final episode of the FS1 show the next day. But he couldn’t. He was “so torn up over what was happening” that even after the show was recorded, Bayless couldn’t even fall asleep. “To sum this up, on … Read more
Shannon Sharpe’s imminent departure from Fox Sports caught his fellow analysts off guard. On Wednesday, The Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel reported Sharpe and the network have reached a buyout agreement, with the ex-NFLer’s tenure co-hosting “Undisputed” alongside Skip Bayless will come to an end after the 2023 NBA Finals. The news came after a palpable on-air … Read more
Shannon Sharpe’s partnership with Skip Bayless is coming to a conclusion soon. Sharpe and Fox Sports, the parent company of FS1, which airs “Undisputed,” have reached a buyout agreement, sources tell The Post. Sharpe’s final show is expected to be after the 2023 NBA Finals conclude in June. Sharpe’s popular “Club Shay Shay” podcast, which … Read more
Skip Bayless is trying to smooth things over with his wife. After the FS1 personality said Monday on “Undisputed” that his wife, Ernestine, wasn’t speaking to him because of an outburst over the Celtics’ Game 6 win against the Heat, Bayless apologized to her later that night as the Heat crushed the Celtics in Boston … Read more
Craig Carton’s future on WFAN afternoons is in question. And it will be Carton who decides if he stays or goes. Carton started a new FS1 TV show in September and the cable network is looking to own his exclusive rights, according to sources. This will leave the 54-year-old Carton with a decision between where … Read more
Before Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks agreed to go through with signing Derek Jeter for the network’s top MLB pregame show, he reached out to Jeter’s longtime frenemy and Fox Sports analyst Alex Rodriguez to get the green light, The Post has learned. A-Rod gave Jeter the thumbs up and now Rodriguez will be teammates … Read more
The viewership numbers for the World Baseball Classic championship game reflected the magnitude of its storylines. Team Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States averaged 4.48 million viewers on the Fox Sports 1 broadcast, combining with Fox Deportes and streaming services for 5.2 million viewers, the outlet announced Wednesday Per Sports Business Journal, the 4.48 … Read more
It’s a moment Erin Andrews won’t soon forget. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Fox’s lead NFL sideline reporter shared a series of snapshots of her postgame interview with Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, moments after Kansas City defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 2023 on Feb. 12. “Inside that @nflonfox Super Bowl … Read more
If there is anything in World Series broadcasting akin to Bill Mazeroski’s 1960 championship-winning homer, it occurred in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2001. It was Game 7 of the World Series. The bases were loaded with one out and the score was tied in the bottom of the ninth. Mariano Rivera faced the Diamondbacks’ left-handed-swinging … Read more
Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were reminded of their past with invasion of privacy while watching Pamela Anderson’s new Netflix documentary, “Pamela, a love story.” During a recent episode of their “Calm Down” podcast, the Fox Sports personalities discussed the documentary — which addresses the controversy over Anderson’s leaked sex tape with ex-husband Tommy Lee — and recalled their … Read more
Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks joins the podcast on the eve of producing a Super Bowl to discuss some of the biggest sports media topics in the business with hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand. Shanks discusses his plans for Super Bowl 2023, from where he will sit to what the viewership will look like. … Read more