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ESPN pulls Frank Marshall’s ‘Rachel, Breathe’ documentary hours before premiere A documentary slated to premiere on ESPN2 on Sunday evening was abruptly pulled, with the director citing a dispute over the film’s rights as reason the debut was shelved. Famed producer and director Frank Marshall, whose credits span legendary films like Back to the Future and The Goonies to documentary films like The Beach Boys, took to social

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Mike Brown picks up reporter’s phone, playfully makes point about interrupting press conferences The New York Knicks took down the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Saturday. After the victory, Mike Brown met with the media at Madison Square Garden, and a loud notification could be heard from a reporter’s phone that was placed next to the microphone as Brown spoke. Brown took

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WWE bizarrely seats crypto billionaire next to Michael Cole, Wade Barrett at WrestleMania Did Adam Weitsman just pay for the most expensive seat in sports entertainment history? That’s what people are asking after the recycling magnate turned crypto billionaire was brought into the WrestleMania 42 broadcast as a “guest commentator” next to WWE announcers Michael Cole and Wade Barrett on Sunday night. Weitsman sat at the broadcast table with

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Washington Post hiring national sports reporter two months after axing sports desk It hasn’t taken long for The Washington Post to crawl back into the world of sports coverage, despite eliminating its entire sports desk in February. Just two months ago, the Post unceremoniously dispatched its storied sports department, leaving print subscribers to enjoy wire copy covering the city’s four major professional sports franchises without any of the enterprise

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AP silent on potential investigation into Dianna Russini’s NFL awards voting Even after NFL insider Dianna Russini’s resignation from The Athletic last week amid a series of photographs showing her and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel together at a resort in Arizona, there are still many questions regarding potential signs of impropriety. The New York Times, which owns The Athletic, continues its investigation into Russini’s

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Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing tells reporters Rockies’ first-pitch swings are ‘fishy’ The Colorado Rockies, who won just 43 games last season, beat the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday night at Coors Field. That’s baseball for you, but Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing had interesting comments about the loss in his postgame media session. Rushing, now in his second major-league season after being viewed

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‘Inside the NBA’ goes off the rails in hilarious McDonald’s segment After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 107-98 in Game 1 of their first-round series, Inside the NBA followed on ABC to recap day one of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on Saturday night. And it didn’t take long for things to get off track on the iconic studio show. Inside the NBA host

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Kenny Moore II ‘wanted to quit’ NFL media bootcamp, gains new respect for broadcasters Kenny Moore II knows what it feels like to be nervous. The Indianapolis Colts’ cornerback has played in the NFL for seven seasons. Running out of the tunnel for a game still gets the blood going. Nothing quite prepared him for the broadcast booth. Moore went through the NFL’s Broadcasting and Media Bootcamp — the league’s

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Tyrese Haliburton is latest athlete to launch production company Tyrese Haliburton is the latest athlete to launch a production company. The Indiana Pacers point guard has formed Zero Doubt Creative and signed a multiyear production and development partnership with Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Zero Doubt Creative and Wheelhouse Sports will collaborate on original entertainment and branded content, with some pitched

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NBC Sports finalizes its WNBA broadcast team NBC Sports added the final pieces to its WNBA broadcast team this week, naming Ashley ShahAhmadi, Jordan Cornette, and Caroline Pineda as courtside reporters for the season that tips off May 8. Everything else — the play-by-play team of Zora Stephenson, Noah Eagle, and Michael Grady, LaChina Robinson’s multi-year deal as studio host and game

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Terrika Foster-Brasby joins USA Network’s WNBA coverage USA Network’s WNBA broadcast team has a new sideline reporter. According to USA Today’s Meghan L. Hall, Terrika Foster-Brasby is joining the network’s sports arm, USA Sports, as a sideline reporter for its WNBA coverage ahead of the May 8 season opener. Foster-Brasby spent 9.5 years at ESPN before leaving the network. She has been

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Building the perfect WrestleMania card of ESPN personalities ESPN is televising WrestleMania for the first time this year. But what if instead of the stars of WWE taking part in the biggest sports entertainment event of the year, it was the stars of ESPN itself? The Worldwide Leader in Sports has gone all-in on WrestleMania this year. The coverage has been so expansive

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Troy Aikman explains why he gets ‘offended’ when his analysis gets framed as critical When Jason Kelce told Troy Aikman on this week’s New Heights podcast that his analysis never comes across as an attack, Aikman said that was the best thing anyone could have said to him. “What I’m most grateful for you saying is that it doesn’t feel like I’m attacking anybody,” Aikman said. “Because there’s times

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MLB hot mic catches F-bombs as Twins manager Derek Shelton is ejected Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton was unhappy with a ruling from the umpiring crew during Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Target Field, and he was even unhappier after getting ejected moments later. Shelton voiced his displeasure with home plate umpire Nic Lentz, and some of that expletive-laden audio was loud and clear on

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Noah Eagle is going for it A few days into Noah Eagle’s broadcasting career, he went for it. Eagle was in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League, working as a production assistant, when he ran into the star of his childhood team. It was Vince Carter. “I went into the meal room, and he was at a table by himself,”

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Seth Markman on ESPN’s 2026 NFL Draft coverage: ‘There’s an option for everybody’ If you love the NFL Draft, there are more ways than ever to experience it. This year’s draft will take place April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. That’s 257 picks, spread across seven rounds over three days. It’s the league’s signature offseason event, and broadcasting it live is a massive undertaking. This year’s event will be ESPN’s

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TV and streaming viewing picks for April 19, 2026: How to watch WrestleMania 42 Sunday All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 30 Sport-Club Freiburg vs. 1. FC Heidenheim — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. Bayern MĂŒnchen vs. VfB Stuttgart — ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN Unlimited, 11:30 a.m. Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — ESPN+, 1:20 p.m. ESPN FC: Bundesliga Postgame Show — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited, 1:30 p.m. Bundesliga Highlights Show — ESPN+, 5 p.m.

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Stephen A. Smith booed at WrestleMania, mocked for skipping Knicks game and NBA Playoffs ESPN has gone all out to promote WrestleMania 42 in its first year of streaming the event after signing a media rights deal to become the exclusive U.S. home of all WWE Premium Live Events last August. While the entirety of WrestleMania 42 can be found on ESPN’s new app, ESPN Unlimited (which was not

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Wolves coach Chris Finch calls out ‘head-scratcher’ with Nuggets’ Game 1 free throw attempts The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Saturday night at Ball Arena. In the victory, the Nuggets were granted 33 free throw attempts, while the Timberwolves had 19 opportunities from the charity stripe. After the game, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch voiced frustration about the number

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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza as losing streak hits 10 games: ‘I’d be pissed too if I’m a fan’ The New York Mets’ 2026 payroll ranks behind only the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers among Major League Baseball teams, and entering the season, the FanGraphs projection model had the Mets winning the second-most games (90, behind only the Dodgers’ 98). However, the Mets are currently tied for the worst record in MLB at

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Luke Thomas predicts Paramount will ‘take a bath’ on UFC deal Paramount is in the beginning stages of their massive billion dollar deal with UFC. While it’s still too early to tell whether the deal will ultimately be a success or a failure, one prominent MMA personality believes that there is no path to profitability for the media company. Longtime MMA voice Luke Thomas was a

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Puerto Rico Bowl joins returning Poinsettia Bowl in 2026 college football postseason lineup As we bid farewell to the Bahamas, Detroit, and LA bowls, we welcome back the Poinsettia Bowl and say hello to the historic Puerto Rico Bowl. That’s per Brett McMurphy at On3, who says San Diego’s Poinsettia Bowl, last played in 2016, could feature the champions of the Mountain West and the newly formed Pac-12.

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MASN’s Kevin Brown explains Coachella to Ben McDonald during Orioles-Guardians The Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Guardians were locked in a 0-0 slugfest in the 4th inning on Friday when MASN announcer Kevin Brown made a music reference, which he is often prone to doing. With that, he set off a three-minute-long tangent with color commentator Ben McDonald about Coachella, the Italian lemon liqueur limoncello, and

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NFL not reviewing Mike Vrabel’s behavior over Dianna Russini photo controversy In less than a week, after photos emerged of former Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel together at an adults-only resort in Arizona, Russini had resigned while under internal investigation at the New York Times-owned sports outlet. Vrabel, meanwhile, appears unlikely to face any kind of pushback or

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Judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna merger citing increased blackout threats The Nexstar-Tegna merger that sought to bring together two of the largest media companies managing over-the-air local network affiliates has been brought to a screeching halt. In August of last year, Nexstar announced a $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna that would bring together a total of 265 local stations across the country. In spite of

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TNT Sports UK criticized for deleting, re-cutting interview with LIV Golf CEO about league’s future For a brief moment, there was LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil, admitting live on camera that the league would no longer receive funding support from the Saudi Public Investment Fund after the 2026 season. In doing so, O’Neil had broken ranks and confirmed the various reports that had said as much in the days prior.

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ESPN’s Andreas Hale says WWE denied his WrestleMania credential request If you went by its daily programming this past week, you’d think ESPN and WWE were essentially the same company at this point. Thick as thieves, the Worldwide Leader essentially became the WorldwideWrestling Leader. Based on that intense, some might say over-the-top synergy, one might presume that they’d be in lockstep over providing access between

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Charles Barkley talking with Michael Jordan again: ‘We’re not like Prince William and Prince Harry’ Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan were close friends as NBA superstars and teammates on the USA “Dream Team” in the 1990s. But the Barkley-Jordan friendship had a well-documented falling out after Barkley criticized Jordan’s work as part-owner and head of basketball operations with the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets) in 2012. “I think the biggest problem

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Doc Rivers tells Bill Simmons he’s done coaching, is a return to broadcasting next? After an unsuccessful stint with the Milwaukee Bucks that ended last week, veteran head coach and longtime NBA main character Doc Rivers said this week that he is unlikely to coach again. “I’d be surprised if I coached another game,” the 64-year-old Rivers said on The Bill Simmons Podcast. The Milwaukee chapter began just as chaotically

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LIV Golf CEO admits league’s funding will end this season in since-deleted video On Thursday, when LIV Golf’s broadcast from Mexico City was actually working, it offered stiff rebuttals to reports of its impending demise. However, it sounds as though CEO Scott O’Neil said the quiet part out loud at least one time. On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that the Saudi Arabian government was preparing to pull

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