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TV Execs Think the Next Tony Romo Could Be ... Mike Tomlin?

The Steelers just gave their longtime coach an extension through the 2024 season, but others want him in the NFL broadcast booth

Is Peyton Manning Heading to Amazon as NFL Analyst?

Amazon has exclusive rights to "Thursday Night Football" beginning with the 2022-23 season

Charles Barkley Rails Against Cancel Culture at "Inside the NBA" and Hints at Retirement

Barkley, 58, lashed out at the "jackasses trying to get you canceled"

Longtime "SportsCenter" Host Neil Everett Could Follow Kenny Mayne Out the Door at ESPN

In addition to Mayne, The Worldwide Leader has already cut ties with personalities like Dan Le Batard, Mike Golic Sr. and Ariel Helwani

ESPN "All-In" on Sports Betting and May Open a Sportsbook

The Worldwide Leader in covering sports may expand into wagering on 'em

Apparently People Really Like Hate-Watching LeBron James

Twitter data shows James is the least favorite player in 24 states, but the Lakers also lead in TV ratings

Jason Whitlock Joins Blaze Media Following Departure From Clay Travis’s Outkick

The conservative sports journalist will head up a new vertical titled Fearless at Blaze

Report: Amazon Wants Al Michaels as "Thursday Night Football" Play-by-Play Voice

Amazon's exclusive "TNF" package will begin streaming in 2022 instead of 2023

Wayne Gretzky Signs With Turner Sports to Center TNT’s NHL Coverage

The Great One will make $3 million per year as a head analyst on Turner's NHL studio show

Shannon Sharpe's Controversial Julio Jones Interview Becomes "Massive Stink Bomb” for Fox

Sharpe seeming to interview Jones on live TV without his knowledge creates many potential problems

Report: The New York Times in Talks to Acquire The Athletic

A deal would bring The Athletic’s more than one million paying subscribers to the Times

NBA Legend Marv Albert Is Retiring. Let’s Revisit His Greatest Calls.

Albert plans to retire after calling the NBA's Eastern Conference finals

ESPN Set to Make Leah Hextall First Female NHL Play-By-Play Voice

The exact number of games Hextall will call is unknown

ESPN to Extend Chris Berman Contract, Cut Ties With Kenny Mayne

The 66-year-old is going to be back, back, back, back at the network for a few more years

Report: TNT Using Charles Barkley to Recruit Wayne Gretzky as Hockey Analyst

The network wants The Great One to do what Barkley does on "Inside the NBA"

ESPN Hoping to Score Wayne Gretzky as NHL Broadcaster

It's unclear if hockey’s all-time leading scorer is interested in taking a TV role

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Al Michaels Reflects on NFL’s “Dreadful” Thursday Night Games as Ratings Fall

In its first season exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video, "Thursday Night Football " averaged 9.6 million viewers

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