For once, Shohei Ohtani’s left-handed swing wasn’t the smoothest thing at Dodger Stadium. On Monday night, as Kirsten Watson was delivering a live shot from the Dodgers’ dugout just ahead of the team’s exhibition matchup with the Angels, she pulled off a slick move that had social media buzzing. The Spectrum SportsNet reporter was breaking down … Read more
The Worldwide Leader has tapped out with a significant chunk out of its MMA coverage. ESPN, which had been the UFC’s broadcasting home for the past seven years before being outbid by Paramount in a groundbreaking $7.7 billion deal, let nearly all of its on-air talent contracts expire this year without renewal, sources tell The … Read more
Colleagues at a local Alabama news station delivered a poignant farewell to former sports reporter and teacher, Christina Chambers, who was found dead Tuesday morning alongside her husband, Johnny Rimes, in an apparent murder-suicide — with her 3-year-old son unharmed nearby. WBRC 6, a Fox-affiliate station in Birmingham, aired a heartfelt tribute to Chambers on … Read more
Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley didn’t see eye to eye while discussing the gambling scandal that rocked the NBA on Thursday. During “Inside the NBA” before Thursday night’s games, host Ernie Johnson asked the crew to weigh in on the matter after the FBI arrested Heat guard Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA … Read more
ESPN personality Elle Duncan was in disbelief over Kendrick Perkins’ pun about pain medication that he dropped during an appearance on “SportsCenter” Tuesday. The former NBA champ was about to sign off, but first he had a joke prepared for Duncan — who opened the segment earlier by saying, “You know, when you work at … Read more
More details have emerged about Michael Jordan’s buzzy broadcasting role on NBC as the network welcomes the NBA back to its airwaves this week for the first time in over two decades. Ahead of Tuesday’s season-opening doubleheader, NBC Sports announced that halftime coverage of the Thunder-Rockets clash — which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. — … Read more
Nick Kyrgios is apparently competitive on and off the tennis court. In an interview with The Guardian, Kyrgios ripped the BBC for not bringing him back as a commentator during this year’s Wimbledon, taking a dig at his replacement in the process. “I know I’m a great commentator,” Kyrgios said. “All I’ve done for 20 … Read more
A Fox TV news anchor discovered this week that he had skin cancer during a live TV segment. Mike Jerrick, co-host of “Good Day Philadelphia” on FOX29, was broadcasting a skin care segment with Dr. Joanna Walker, a dermatologist with the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the University of Pennsylvania. As they discussed the importance of checking … Read more
The Round of 64 had some choppy play in games –– and in the booth. TNT announcer Jim Jackson had a slight gaffe on Thursday during Wofford’s 77-62 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, calling them the Terrapins instead of the Terriers while discussing free throw discrepancies between the teams in the first half. “I talk … Read more
Whoopi Goldberg cut off “The View” co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farrah Griffin during a heated debate about school vouchers on Wednesday’s episode of the daytime talk show. Goldberg, 69, got fed up, sending the show to a commercial break after Hostin, 56, and Griffin, 35, talked over one another. The tense exchange began while … Read more
ESPN host Malika Andrews stayed poised and composed as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the network’s Los Angeles studio while she was on-air on Monday. Andrews, the host of “NBA Today,” was talking with women’s basketball legend Rebecca Lobo about the United States women’s team’s 67-66 gold-medal win over France to cap off the Paris … Read more
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo had trouble deciphering exactly who passed away on Tuesday, mistaking Billy Bean, the league senior vice president for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for longtime Athletics general manager Billy Beane. “The word that we’re getting right now is that the general manager of the A’s, Billy Beane, may have passed away,” Russo … Read more
Pat McAfee bought a gorgeous Cadillac Escalade for one of his show producers on Wednesday. Mecum Auctions is in Indianapolis, where McAfee is based, this week. It was therefore only natural that the former Colts punter got in on the action live on his show, which is simulcast on ESPN and YouTube. A 2002 Escalade … Read more
Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher sparked one of the most cringeworthy moments during CBS Sports’ UEFA Champions League coverage on Tuesday. Carragher, a pundit for the network, raised eyebrows when he appeared to jokingly suggest that host Kate Abdo wasn’t faithful to her partner Malik Scott, a boxing trainer, live on-air after Arsenal’s victory over Porto. The awkward exchange took … Read more
Millions are wishing one young girl a happy birthday after her ruined surprise party went viral on British social media. A BBC meteorologist made an accidental on-air gaffe Friday when she revealed that her family was planning a surprise birthday party for her niece. The blunder occurred when weather forecaster Kawser Quamer was asked by … Read more
Tony Romo got a little bit ahead of himself with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship status. Romo has sent audiences into uproar again, this time by referring to Swift as Kelce’s “wife” during the CBS live broadcast of the Chiefs-Bills game Sunday. Romo’s commentary came during the second quarter when the camera cut to … Read more
A Canadian TV reporter stopped a troll dead in their tracks when she issued a scathing response to an email criticizing her appearance. Leslie Horton was in the midst of giving her usual traffic report for her network, Global News Morning Calgary, when she saw red and stopped to address a viewer who had sent … Read more
Kay Adams always tells it like it is. The FanDuel TV host clapped back at someone on X, formerly known as Twitter, who said she looked like she rolled out of bed during a recent episode of her “Up & Adams” show. “Everyone loves Kay Adams and she’s obviously good at her job but I … Read more
ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe was feeling some type of way while on the sidelines during Utah’s season-opening win over Florida Thursday night. Social media is buzzing over Rowe’s reaction after taking a shot of portable oxygen while on-air at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. “This is portable oxygen,” Rowe said while holding up a … Read more
Two former competitors of “American’s Next Top Model” said they were victims of sexual misconduct during their time on the show. Models Adrianne Curry, 40, and Keenyah Hill, 37— who appeared on the show’s first and fourth cycle respectively — claimed that they were both touched inappropriately by men during one of their season’s challenges, Entertainment Weekly … Read more