NFL legend Deion Sanders has been linked to a couple of college football head coaching vacancies recently. It appears “Prime Time” is dead serious about manning the sideline at that level. Perhaps he’ll be doing it sooner rather than later. Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show today, Sanders said he intends to be a college […]
Read MorePeyton Manning Jokes About Sharing Broadcasting Booth With Eli
On Friday, Eli Manning announced his playing days in the NFL were over and joined his brother Peyton in retirement. The two brothers shared the same profession for more than a decade. Could they possibly share the same broadcasting booth down the road? Peyton joked that it’s unlikely while speaking with ESPN’s Holly Rowe during […]
Read MoreCamille Kostek Confirms She’s Doing The SI Swimsuit Issue Again
Since 1964, Sports Illustrated has released its annual Swimsuit Issue ahead of the summer. Last year’s cover featured an up-and-coming model in Camille Kostek. Kostek has quickly become a star in the modeling industry due to her charisma. Her following on Instagram is quite large as she has over 700,000 followers. Although we’re still months […]
Read MoreTim Tebow Shares Heartwarming Photo From His Wedding
As of this past weekend, Tim Tebow is officially a married man. The ESPN college football analyst and New York Mets minor league outfielder wed fiance Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend. Nel-Peters, who was named Miss Universe 2017, is a South Africa native. The ceremony drew coverage from People Magazine […]
Read MorePhoto: Rob Lowe’s Hat Goes Viral At NFC Championship Game
Actor Rob Lowe is at today’s NFC Championship Game in Santa Clara, and it looks like he’s just hoping both teams have fun. Lowe showed up dressed in black, not in the team colors of either the San Francisco 49ers or Green Bay Packers. That makes sense, considering he’s a noted Indianapolis Colts supporter. But […]
Read MorePhoto: Boomer Esiason’s Daughter Calls Him Out For His Outfit
Even the children of celebrities are occasionally embarrassed by their parents. They’re also not opposed to making fun of them either. Take Sydney Esiason Martin, the daughter of former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason. Her dad’s outfit is the butt of jokes today, and she had no issue throwing some gas on the flames. It is […]
Read MoreStephen A. Smith Not Happy With Chiefs-Titans Start
There will be plenty of NFL fans disappointed if the Kansas City Chiefs are eliminated by the Tennessee Titans today. You can count Stephen A. Smith among them. After KC fell behind 10-0 moments ago, Smith took to Twitter to express his dismay at Patrick Mahomes and the Titans potentially losing this game. They would […]
Read MoreESPN Analyst Receiving Calls From NFL Teams About Coaching
Former quarterback Dan Orlovsky has became a rather successful analyst at ESPN since retiring several years ago. But now it appears the NFL may be calling on him again. According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, NFL teams have called Orlovsky about his interest in coaching. Orlovsky has been out of the NFL since announcing his […]
Read MoreWhere LSU vs. Clemson TV Ratings Rank Among All National Championship Games
The ratings for Monday night’s National Championship Game between LSU and Clemson are in. The all-Tigers battle wound up with a 14.3 rating, and 25.59 million viewers. With those numbers in, Sports Media Watch has published the entire list of television ratings for every National Championship Game in college football list. Because there was no […]
Read MoreStephen A. Smith Reacts To LSU’s Win vs. Clemson
As impressive a resume as LSU compiled going into last night’s national championship game, there were still some pundits who felt the Tigers would lose to Clemson. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was one of them. On “First Take” yesterday, Stephen A. was the last person to reveal his title game prediction. His co-host, Max Kellerman, […]
Read MoreScott Van Pelt Announces Major Change To ‘SportsCenter’
Since 2015, Scott Van Pelt has been the solo anchor of the midnight-edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter. But a big change is coming to his edition SportsCenter in the weeks to come. According to Sports Business Daily, Van Pelt is set to move his show from ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut to Washington, D.C. Van Pelt […]
Read MoreLongtime SportsCenter Host Announces She’s Leaving ESPN
ESPN is losing one of its main SportsCenter personalities. Cari Champion, who has been with the network since 2012, announced on Twitter that she’s leaving the company after seven years. Champion joined ESPN in 2012 to host First Take, moderating Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. She would go on to do stories for E:60, and in 2015, landed […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Makes His Pick Between Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence
Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence will face off next Monday in the college football National Championship Game. The matchup pits the Heisman winner and likely No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft against perhaps the top prototype at the position since Andrew Luck, and the presumptive No. 1 pick in 2021. There’s a very […]
Read MoreMajor Changes Could Be Coming For ESPN’s Monday Night Football
ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcasts are done for the 2019 season. They could look very different when the 2020 season rolls around. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, ESPN is moving on from veteran MNF producer Jay Rothman. There could also be changes in the broadcast booth. It is there where ESPN’s […]
Read MoreVideo: Troy Aikman Gets Proven Wrong Immediately In Saints-Vikings
The Freezing Cold Takes Twitter account does an incredible job of digging up old takes from sports media figures (and others) when they’re proven very, very wrong. Those takes are often years old, but today The Saints have an all-time great in quarterback Drew Brees. They also have one of the most interesting gadget players […]
Read MoreEdward Aschoff’s Fiance Posts Emotional Message After His Death From Pneumonia At 34
Earlier this week, the sports media world received devastating news that one of the rising stars at ESPN passed away. Reporter Edward Aschoff passed away from pneumonia on his 34th birthday – Christmas Eve. Aschoff, in an Instagram post from December 2, suggested that he picked up pneumonia while working the Ohio State, Michigan game. […]
Read MoreAn ESPN College Football Writer Has Reportedly Passed Away From Pneumonia
Tragedy has struck the ESPN college football staff. Longtime writer Edward Aschoff has reportedly passed away after a bout of pneumonia. A 2008 graduate of the University of Florida, Aschoff worked at The Gainesville Sun until 2011 before being hired by ESPN. His coverage at the Worldwide Leader was SEC-heavy but also branched out nationally. […]
Read MoreVideo: Jamie Foxx’s Impression Of Shannon Sharpe Is Going Viral
Arguably the most meme’d personality of 2019 – at least in the Sports World – was FOX Sports host Shannon Sharpe. Whether it comes from arguing with fellow host Skip Bayless or drinking a glass of Hennessy with a cigar in his hand on live television, no one did 2019 quite like Sharpe. His year […]
Read MorePhotos: Meet ESPN’s New Host On “First Take” Today
There’s a fresh face on the First Take desk today. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman are working with a guest host this morning. Rachel Lindsay, who served as a guest host for the program in the summer of 2018, is back co-hosting the show this morning. ESPN’s new host previously served as the star of […]
Read MoreESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Fires Back At Jemele Hill On Twitter
Earlier: Oftentimes, the most entertaining Twitter disagreements are the ones you don’t see coming, like today’s back-and-forth between Jemele Hill and Stephen A. Smith. Earlier today, Hill, a former colleague of Smith’s at ESPN, responded to a video clip featuring Smith saying he and Jay Z were partially responsible for Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout last […]
Read More21 Questions With SportsCenter Anchor Nicole Briscoe
Last week, ESPN announced a new multi-year contract for longtime SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe. Briscoe has been with the network since 2008, first serving as a NASCAR pre-race host before transitioning to SportsCenter in 2015. A native of Wisconsin who grew up in Roscoe, Ill., Briscoe has a unique back story. A former Miss Illinois […]
Read MoreESPN’s College GameDay Announces Championship Week Destination
Conference championship weekend is on deck, and while that presents some awesome options for College GameDay, their choice is no surprise. The show is heading to Atlanta for the SEC Championship between Georgia and LSU. The two teams made easy, and nearly identical, work of their rivalry week opponents. Georgia waxed rebuilding Georgia Tech in this […]
Read MoreCollege GameDay Guest Picker For Tomorrow’s Show In Minnesota Has Been Revealed
It came a few weeks after the Golden Gophers had hoped, but Minnesota will host College GameDay for the first time in school history. The show makes its way to the Twin Cities to broadcast a few hours ahead of a Big Ten West title game against Wisconsin. If Minnesota wins, it pushes its record to 11-1, […]
Read MoreQ&A With Kirk Herbstreit: College Football Playoff Talk, Coaching Rumors, Rivalry Week Predictions
The 2019 college football season is almost in the books, as only one week remains in the regular season. Earlier this week, we sat down with ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit to discuss the current landscape of college football, which coaches could be on the move and what matchup in the national championship would generate the […]
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