36+ min ago   (390+ words) Mike Francesa is not a fan of the current state of NFL pregame shows. While going through his “Francesa Five” picks on his eponymous podcast on Friday, Francesa took a swipe at pregame shows. He did not point out one…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (461+ words) The NFL has been noticeably slow to hitch its wagon to the prediction market business, and that is intentional. Late last year, the NFL submitted written testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, which oversaw a hearing on prediction markets....

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (399+ words) ESPN’s College GameDay has offered full-throated support for the Protect College Sports Act to start the 2026-27 college football season. Last week, Pat McAfee and Nick Saban waxed poetic about why Congress must pass the bipartisan bill aiming to shift power…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (271+ words) However, it helps you understand this all-out blitz when you realize where ESPN’s parent company is putting its money. Joedy McCreary at OpenSecrets recently laid out the fight surrounding the PCSA, spelling out which entities are pushing for it and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (515+ words) Some might have been surprised to see Stan Verrett back in ESPN’s orbit, but not him. Verrett, who left the Worldwide Leader last year, has returned as host of NFL Total Access on NFL Network. NFL Total Access originally ended…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (461+ words) Bill Simmons sent a clear message to Peter Schrager this week: Don’t bother reaching out because you’re banned. Perhaps jokingly, perhaps not, The Sports Guy banned the rising ESPN star from his show after appearing on Tuesday’s episode of Pardon…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (670+ words) Aaron Rodgers, a famous, multimillionaire, championship-winning NFL player, wants you to know he’s always a victim. And if he has to massage the truth to make that happen, all’s fair, apparently. Rodgers has been on something of a vengeance tour…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (264+ words) Aaron Rodgers might think he’s being an outspoken intellectual every time he opens his mouth, but Craig Carton knows the NFL quarterback is just a terrible person. After once again proving he’s better at producing headlines for what he says…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (605+ words) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently finalized an extension through the 2030 season, which not-so-coincidentally coincides with the NFL’s opt-out option to rework its existing media rights deal at the conclusion of the 2029-30 season. Goodell remained mum on the NFL’s timeline on…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (255+ words) When Sunday Night Baseball moved from ESPN to NBC this year, it left a gap in ESPN’s lineup that had provided consistent Sunday-night programming for much of the year. In its place, the worldwide leader in sports unveiled a theme…...