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Chris Mortensen, Former NFL Reporter and Analyst for ESPN, Dies at 72
The Southern California native was an award-winning newspaperman before joining the sports network in 1991.
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ESPN Sets Date for Stand-Alone Streaming Product
ESPN has set a timetable for the launch of a stand-alone streaming platform. The Disney-owned sports giant is targeting fall 2025 for the debut of a much-discussed (albeit mostly in theoretical terms prior to now) streaming service that will feature most of the programming currently seen on ESPN’s flagship cable channel. Disney CEO Bob Iger […]
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Aaron Rodgers Will Not Appear on Pat McAfee’s Show Anymore This Season
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will no longer be appearing on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show. McAfee announced the news on his program Wednesday. “‘Aaron Rodgers Tuesdays’ season four is done,” McAfee said, as his staff applauded. “There will be a lot of people that will be happy with that, myself included, to be honest. […]
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Peyton Manning, ESPN Pact With Kenny Beecham’s ‘Enjoy Basketball’ to Develop Content (Exclusive)
Peyton Manning’s Omaha Audio and ESPN have struck a digital content partnership with Kenny Beecham’s ’Enjoy Basketball’, a media and lifestyle brand for basketball fans with a wide social media presence. The Enjoy Basketball Podcast Network launched this month. As part of the pact, unveiled on Monday, the podcast for NBA fans Through The Wire […]
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Aaron Rodgers Responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s On-Air Comments, Criticizes ESPN Executive’s Statement
As promised, Aaron Rodgers was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, where he addressed Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air comments from the day prior about their recent tension and called out an ESPN executive’s remarks regarding the situation. After Kimmel spent the first seven minutes of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday criticizing Rodgers’ […]
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Michigan vs. Washington Livestream: How to Watch the 2024 CFP National Championship Game Online for Free
It's all set for Jan. 8: the Washington Huskies and Michigan Wolverines will battle for the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy.
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Pat McAfee Claims an ESPN Executive Is “Attempting to Sabotage” His Show
ESPN host Pat McAfee is still making headlines. Just days after he apologized when Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made an unfounded claim about ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel, McAfee himself took aim at a top ESPN executive who he believes is “attempting to sabotage” his show. McAfee on Friday called out Norby Williamson, a […]
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Pat McAfee Apologizes Over Aaron Rodgers’ Epstein Claim: “I Can Understand” Why Kimmel Got Upset
Pat McAfee hopes that ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers talk things over. The ESPN host opened his program Wednesday by addressing the feud between Rodgers and Kimmel, which escalated Tuesday when Kimmel suggested that he could take Rodgers to court over a claim — made on McAfee’s […]
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The Michigan Wolverines Head to the CFP National Championship: Here’s How to Buy Fan Gear and Official Apparel Online
Go Blue! The Michigan Wolverines beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in overtime at the 2024 Rose Bowl, with a final score of 27-20 to make it to the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy. The NCAA D1 football game airs on Monday, Jan. 8, with the Wolverines facing off against the Washington Huskies If you […]
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Where to Buy Washington Huskies College Football Championship Merch Online
It happened! The Washington Huskies defeated the Texas Longhorns in the 2024 Sugar Bowl with a final score of 37-31 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA, taking the team to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 8. The Huskies will hopefully cap off their undefeated season with a win […]
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ESPN Promotes Josh Krulewitz to Head of Communications
ESPN has promoted Josh Krulewitz to lead its communications team. A 32-year veteran of ESPN, Krulewitz will assume his new role as senior VP of communications Dec. 31, and will jointly report to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Walt Disney Co. chief communications officer Kristina Schake. He succeeds Chris LaPlaca, who is retiring at the […]
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Sports Rights Arms Race Reshapes the Streaming Wars
To understand the connection between sports and streaming video, consider this: Amazon’s $1 billion per year deal to stream Thursday Night Football is literally changing U.S. internet habits. Comcast president Mike Cavanagh, speaking Dec. 4 at a UBS conference, said Amazon’s TNF game “comprises roughly 25 percent of all internet traffic on Thursday nights” and that it single-handedly […]
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