Two top NBA insiders are teaming up. Jake Fischer is joining Marc Stein’s Substack page, “The Stein Line,” sources told The Post. Fischer has grown into one of the more reliable NBA insiders in recent years. He exited Yahoo Sports this past September and announced earlier this fall that he was returning to Bleacher Report … Read more
NBC executives are worried about tomorrow at “Today.” Following Hoda Kotb’s decision to depart the long-running breakfast show, bosses are allegedly anxious that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie could follow suit. Kotb, 60, announced her shock move on Thursday, saying she is ready “to turn the page” and will leave “Today” early next year after sitting at Guthrie’s side since 2017. Guthrie, … Read more
Another star NBA insider is about to hit the market. Chris Haynes’ contract with TNT Sports is expiring shortly and he will be leaving the network, The Post has learned. A rep for Haynes declined to comment. TNT Sports NBA reporter Chris Haynes is a looming free agent. Instagram / Chris Haynes TNT’s parent company, … Read more
Shams Charania’s free agency has taken its first turn. The NBA insider has decided to leave Stadium after six years with the outlet, The Post has learned. Charania, now 30, hosted the weekly show “Inside the Association” for Stadium and regularly appeared on its daily show, “The Rally.” Most significantly, he starred on tentpole shows … Read more
As the buzz continues to grow louder about the 49ers trading Brandon Aiyuk, one prominent football reporter has had enough. While appearing on “The Insiders” on NFL Network, Tom Pelissero launched into an epic tirade surrounding reports from non-credible football accounts to co-host Mike Garafolo. “Well, Mike, it depends if you choose to listen to … Read more
As the NFL season is fast approaching, the networks are finalizing their coverage plans. The Post has learned that Sports Illustrated’s lead NFL insider, Albert Breer, is in advanced talks to join Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage on Prime Video as an editorial consultant and on-air contributor. The deal has not been finalized, sources said. … Read more
NBA insider Shams Charania took a break from basketball scoops to alert his X followers on Sunday that President Joe Biden was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. And that, many users responded, is how they found out about the bombshell news. Charania, 30, wrote on his account at 1:50 p.m.: “Joe Biden has … Read more
Now that NBA free agency has mostly wound down, it is time for one of the league’s top insiders to hit the market. Shams Charania’s deals with The Athletic — now under the New York Times umbrella — Stadium and FanDuel are all up in the next month or two, sources told The Post. Charania, … Read more
A rare sports media talent is coming to market soon. Ariel Helwani, widely recognized as the top MMA insider and a personality who is also growing his presence around boxing and WWE, is set to become a free agent late this summer, The Post has learned. Helwani currently hosts three total shows a week, two … Read more
On May 1, 2011, President Obama, his staff and military brass watched the raid to on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound while crowded tightly together in the Situation Room, the sequestered complex in the White House basement. Official White House photographer Pete Souza captured the iconic moment, but it only happened because of technical difficulties. … Read more
Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Jay and Rosie Glazer. Fox Sports personality Jay Glazer eloped with his fiancée, Rosie Tenison, in a stunning outdoor ceremony in the Amalfi Coast, as seen in a wedding video he shared on social media Thursday. “We did it!!!” the 54-year-old Glazer wrote with a trio of champagne glass emojis and … Read more
Veteran NFL reporter Josina Anderson announced her exit from CBS Sports on Tuesday with an X post. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2021. “I want to thank the CBS Sports team for my experience and time there. I’m amicably moving on to future ventures,” Anderson posted Tuesday afternoon. “I wish all of the talented insiders, … Read more
Jontay Porter was the anti-Pete Rose. While Rose maintained he never bet on the Reds to lose, the NBA said Porter, who just received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gambling policies, bet on the Raptors to lose. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski called that the “most damning” part of Porter’s transgressions. “Most damning for Porter … Read more
Chris Mortensen, the longtime NFL insider for ESPN, died Sunday morning, the network announced. He was 72. “Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hard-working teammate,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “He covered the NFL with extraordinary skill and passion, and was at the top … Read more
This is getting Spice-y. Spice Girl Gerri Halliwell is reportedly friends with the woman her racing boss husband Christian Horner is accused of sending sleazy messages to. Horner, the high-powered head of the Red Bull F1 team, was cleared Wednesday in a workplace harassment probe after being accused of “coercive behavior.” Saucy texts allegedly sent … Read more
One of the biggest sources of pro sports free agency news is set to become a free agent himself in the coming months. The Post has learned that NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport’s contract expires during the 2024 NFL offseason. Rapoport joined NFL Network in 2012 after covering the Patriots for the Boston Herald. In … Read more
About a year has gone by without the late Queen Elizabeth helming the royal family and the rest of the United Kingdom. While Prince William and Kate Middleton will be heading public tributes to the monarch in the UK, Prince Harry will also be in England to attend the WellChild Awards ceremony on Sept. 7. … Read more
Dianna Russini is leaving ESPN for The Athletic to be its top NFL insider, The Post has learned. Russini had been with ESPN for eight years as one of its main NFL reporters, appearing on all of its major NFL shows. ESPN offered a raise to stay, according to sources, but Russini chose to go … Read more
The Sussexes are California dreamin’. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “really happy together,” People Magazine reports, even as their careers face setbacks and rumors swirl about Harry missing England and the couple having marital troubles. A family insider told the outlet, “Harry seems to be embracing this lifestyle he has with Meghan and knows … Read more
The British royal family is known to spend their holidays at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This summer marks the first time that the Firm has returned to the residence since the passing of Queen Elizabeth last September. However, exiled royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be joining the family, following their move to Montecito, … Read more