32+ min ago   (350+ words) The Los Angeles Rams will open their preseason slate against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, and while head coach Sean McVay has difficult roster decisions ahead, there’s already been a roster shakeup in the broadcast booth. On Thursday, the…...

57+ min ago   (225+ words) For those watching PFT Live on Friday morning, the broadcast took an alarming turn when co-host Michael Holley became overheated and fainted on camera. Before losing consciousness, Holley appeared visibly unwell as Mike Florio discussed Troy Aikman’s recent comments about…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (352+ words) It was another active week on the NFL media rights front as the industry digested Lachlan Murdoch’s bombshell earnings call last Thursday where the Fox CEO said his network would not reengage the NFL in media rights negotiations until closer…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (205+ words) According to Adam Schefter, J.J. McCarthy will be “forced” to be the backup for Kyler Murray. ESPN’s NFL insider has carried an inordinate amount of water for the Michigan Wolverines across his time at the Worldwide Leader. Schefter, a proud Michigan…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1420+ words) In 1989, Field of Dreams came out and immortalized baseball’s inextricable relationship with nostalgia. In the now-cult classic film, the late James Earl Jones played Terence Mann, a 1960s author, who guides Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella to build a baseball diamond within…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (369+ words) On Thursday night, while the 49ers had a preseason game, NBC Bay Area aired the first interview since Papa’s recent health issues. Last summer, Papa was diagnosed with leukemia. In March, complications from a bone marrow transplant caused pneumonia, and Papa’s…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1396+ words) A point spread flashes on the score ticker. An analyst mentions that a late touchdown “changed the total.” A studio host walks viewers through a player prop before kickoff. All of this is now standard sports television, but very little…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (769+ words) There’s a scene early in the iconic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, where director Marti DiBergi presents the heavy metal band with a collection of criticisms about their previous albums. “The musical growth rate of this band cannot even be…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (378+ words) In case there was any doubt about who the NBA considers the face of their league, Nick Wright believes they just proved it’s still LeBron James. “We have a bunch of face of the league conversations, and then every single…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago   (374+ words) In its first Major League Baseball broadcast, Netflix debuted a scorebug that drew polarizing reactions on Opening Night. Many viewers complained that the font displaying the pitcher, batter, and pitch count was too tiny and very difficult to read. — Awful…...