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ESPN Has a Hit With Peyton and Eli's "Monday Night Football" MegaCast

The Week 2 edition of the Manning brothers on "MNF" averaged 1.86 million viewers

NBC's Tony Dungy Hints NFL Gambling Ads May Drive Him Out of Football

"I think it's going to nose its way into our business," the former coach said of sports betting, "and I don’t think it’s good."

Ex-ESPNer Kenny Mayne Joining Former Colleague Trey Wingo as Ambassador for Caesars Sportsbook

Mayne made his final "SportsCenter" appearance in May after becoming a “salary cap casualty” at ESPN

Tim Tebow's Next Opponent Will Be ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on "First Take"

Tebow will have his hands full going head-to-head with Smith

China Bans “Effeminate Men” From Appearing on TV

The country's government vows to "resolutely put an end to sissy men" as part of a broad national crackdown

High School Football Coach Facing Further Possible Fraud Charges After Tricking ESPN

Bishop Sycamore getting destroyed 58-0 by IMG on Sunday on ESPN is just the tip of the iceberg

ESPN Pulls Rachel Nichols From All NBA Coverage and Cancels "The Jump"

The moves come a month after disparaging comments Nichols made about her ex-colleague Maria Taylor were reported

Report: Stephen A. Smith Had ESPN Take Max Kellerman Off of "First Take"

ESPN has yet to announce who will be taking over as Smith's new co-host

Stephen A. Smith to Guest Host "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday

Smith will have guests Snoop Dogg and Allyson Felix along with musical guest Nelly

Report: Bob Costas Nearing Deal to Host MLB's NLCS on TBS in October

The National League Championship Series is scheduled to be held starting on October 15

Pioneering Basketball Writer Jackie MacMullan Is Retiring From ESPN

One of the NBA's top journalists is leaving The Worldwide Leader at the end of the month

Why Is It So Sexy When a Woman Smokes a Cigar?

Unpacking the longstanding trope of ladies who love cigars

Report: MLB Broadcast Discussions With Barstool Sports "Barely Existent"

A previous report said the two sides had "significant" talks about Barstool airing national midweek games

Retired Quarterback Alex Smith Joining ESPN's Team as NFL Analyst

The recently retired Comeback Player of the Year isn't content to just sit on the sidelines

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NFL and ESPN Keep Fighting Over Damar Hamlin “5 Minutes” Report

Did the NFL really want the Bills and Bengals to continue playing after Hamlin was injured?

Shannon Sharpe Blasts Co-Host Skip Bayless Over Damar Hamlin Tweet

The partners got into it on Wednesday on "Undisputed” on FS1

Google Scores NFL Sunday Ticket for YouTube Starting With ’23 Season

The Ticket is reportedly costing Google $2.5 billion annually

Did More Americans Watch the World Cup Final or USA-England?

The ratings from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo for the World Cup final are in

Please Stop Interviewing Kanye West

He's repeatedly demonstrated that he doesn't deserve a platform, and giving him one is just exploitation

Micah Parsons Skips Out on FS1's Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe After Loss

The Cowboys star was supposed to join the “Undisputed” hosts for a new weekly appearance on Tuesday but never made it

David Feherty Reveals Move to LIV Golf Was About Money and Cancel Culture

At least the former NBC/Golf Channel broadcaster is being honest

Jemele Hill Blames Her ESPN Departure on Network's "Conservative Culture"

Hill left "SportsCenter" in January of 2018 and now writes for "The Atlantic" in addition to working on other projects

That Podcast You’re Listening to Might Secretly Be One Big Ad

Would you be as interested in a show if the guests paid to be there?

Tom Brady: Media "Mischaracterized" Close Relationship With Donald Trump

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback said he hasn't spoken with the former president "in a lot of years"

Tom Brady Expands Media Cleatprint With New Netflix Roast Partnership

The 44-year-old will be the first subject to get ripped in the forthcoming "Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT" series

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman Weigh In on Tom Brady Replacing Them at Fox

Buck and Aikman will call "Monday Night Football" on ESPN this season after spending more than two decades together at Fox Sports

Drew Brees Considering NFL Comeback With NBC Exit Looming?

Brees will not return to NBC after just one season as a studio and game analyst, according to "The New York Post"

Tom Brady's Rumored $375 Million Fox Deal Would Pay Him More Than He Made in the NFL

Brady's 10-year contract with Fox Sports, first reported by "The New York Post" is the largest contract in sportscasting history

Tom Brady Signs as Fox Sports Analyst, NFL Retirement Tour Now Underway

The seven-time Super Bowl winner will be joining Fox as a lead NFL analyst immediately after his playing career is over

Sage Steele Sues ESPN After Benching for Vaccine, Obama Comments

Steele claims the network violated her First Amendment rights and unlawfully retaliated by forcing her to apologize for the remarks