When Jamie Erdahl stepped away from hosting “Good Morning Football” in March, she said it was due to a “tragic health situation” of an immediate family member. On Thursday morning, the NFL Network star announced on social media that she was absent from the show because her father, Gary Erdahl, had passed away. Erdahl wrote … Read more
Michael Wilbon is tired of all the Aaron Rodgers talk, and he took his own network to task for giving the quartebrack too much airtime. Wilbon, the longtime cohost of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” threw some digs at the 42-year-old Rodgers, whose return to the Steelers was reported Saturday, but aimed his most pointed remarks … Read more
David Cone left it up to your imagination and Paul O’Neill apparently knew the cheeky response that his colleague and ex-teammate withheld. Monday’s YES Network’s broadcast took a slight detour when Cone noticed Blue Jays outfielder’s Yohendrick Pinango neck tattoo of a pair of red lips and said how he wished he has the same … Read more
ESPN has locked down longtime NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, according to Front Office Sports. The Worldwide Leader, which secured its $3 billion purchase of NFL Network in January, reportedly is finalizing a multiyear deal to retain Rapoport, whose contract is up at the end of April. Rapoport, 46, is the first NFL Network employee to reach … Read more
Mark Jones’ time at ESPN is over. Jones, who’s been calling games for ESPN for 36 years, will leave the network before the playoffs, The Athletic reported Friday. His last broadcast will be Sunday’s Celtics-Magic game at 6 p.m. Mark Jones has been with ESPN since 1990, mostly doing play-by-play for the network’s NBA coverage. … Read more
Clinton Yates is out at ESPN in the latest shakeup for the network. Yates’ role on the national radio network and ESPN will be ending amid changes to its 10 a.m. to noon ET programming window, Awful Announcing reported Friday. Additionally, Yates’ work as a senior writer with Andscape will also come to an end, … Read more
In order to represent so many fans’ sentiments about the rising difficulty in finding where to watch MLB games, the Yankees found the perfect complainer. YES Network released a new commercial Friday featuring “Seinfeld” mastermind and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Larry David in order to show how easy it is to watch games on their … Read more
With NFL Network and ESPN joining forces, Ian Rapoport’s future is up in the air. In an interview with The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Rapoport said he wasn’t sure what’s next for him professionally with his contract expiring in May and another NFL insider, Adam Schefter, already in place at ESPN. “Just so we are clear, … Read more
Gary Danielson’s 20-year run at CBS — and his 36-year one as a legendary college football announcer — ended with a bit of a hiccup. The network cut off an emotional goodbye at the end of his final broadcast before retirement following the Sun Bowl between Duke and Arizona State on Wednesday, with Danielson’s final … Read more
Elle Duncan went out with a bang in her ESPN farewell on Tuesday. After a decade at the Worldwide Leader, Duncan hosted her final “SportsCenter” show before heading to Netflix and offered a few final words in defense of her company, which receives a wide range of ongoing criticisms. “Before I leave this desk, there … Read more
Raúl Rocha, president and part-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, is said to be facing serious criminal accusations in Mexico. Prosecutors reportedly claimed that Rocha is suspected of participating in a criminal network involved in trafficking drugs, weapons and stolen fuel along the Guatemala–Mexico border, per a report from the Mexican newspaper Reforma published Wednesday. … Read more
The YES Network refuted errant social media posts that claimed Yankees legend and YES analyst Paul O’Neill has cancer. “There are some fake Facebook posts (and who knows what else) circulating, stating that Paul O’Neill has cancer,” Yes Network’s vice president of communications Eric Handler told The Post and other outlets in a statement. “I … Read more
ESPN analyst Joey Galloway asked fellow network personality Kirk Herbtreit if “he can put in a request” for the broadcast to reduce the cutaways to Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia’s mother, Antoinette Padilla, during Commodores games. During the latest installment of their “Nonstop” podcast, Galloway explained that ESPN gave Padilla the Taylor Swift treatment with its … Read more
Food Network star Tobias Dorzon is recounting the night he was shot 11 times during an armed robbery. In a candid interview with People magazine, Dorzon — who has appeared on Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Grocery Games” and “Tournament of Champions” — reflected on the night of Nov. 5, 2024, in which he was gunned down by a … Read more
Gayle King is reportedly expected to step down from her anchor role at CBS next year. King, the host of “CBS Mornings,” may switch to a different role with the network, although that has not yet been confirmed, sources told Variety Thursday evening. Gayle King is expected to leave CBS’ morning show, according to a report. CBS … Read more
Gone in a Flash. Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty revealed Wednesday that his 20-year run with YES Network has come to an end as he was not offered a new contract. “So I was informed yesterday that I will not be offered a contract from YES for next season! I am very grateful for my … Read more
Close friends of late chef and Food Network star Anne Burrell are in shock and disbelief that the charismatic gourmand ended her life. The “Worst Cooks In America” star’s death was ruled a suicide due to acute intoxication from a combination of drugs according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. Sources close to … Read more
Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding, and other indulgent Southern dishes. Deen ran The Lady & Sons restaurant with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, for nearly three decades. Loyal fans visiting … Read more
A major TV network has defended its decision to air a documentary about controversial porn star Bonnie Blue after viewers labelled it “literal porn.” Channel 4, a British free-to-view TV station, premiered “1,000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story” in the UK on Wednesday evening. But the one-hour documentary, which details the troubling tale of … Read more
As early as next season, NFL Network will have a new look. The network is being acquired by ESPN as part of a blockbuster billion-dollar deal that includes many of the NFL’s top media assets, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Friday. The report noted that within the ESPN family of programming, NFL Network could wind … Read more