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Orioles, MASN Lose Court Battle with Nationals, Must Pay $298 Million
Adam Schefter Thinks This Season Has Potential to be Tom Brady's Last with Patriots
Adam Lefkoe Talks New Bleacher Report Show, Career Path, the GQ Profile Phenomenon
Kevin Garnett Area 21 Will Not Return to TNT NBA Coverage
Jalen Rose Is the Sole Survivor
Full Details on Get Up's Fall Football Rotation
Kirk Minihane Appears to Believe His Time at Barstool Is Likely Already Over
Kirk Minihane says it seems his days with Barstool Sports are already over. But when reached by text, company founder Dave Portnoy said Minihane has not been fi
Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor Replacing Michelle Beadle on ESPN NBA Countdown
Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor will split the hosting role of ESPN’s NBA Countdown in some capacity, Richard Deitsch reports. He further notes that Michelle Be
How the Viacom/CBS Merger Could Affect Sports Media
Wednesday, two of mass media’s largest companies – Viacom, owners of Paramount Pictures and a slew of American cable networks, and CBS Broadcasting, whose corpo
Laura Rutledge on Her New SEC Network Fan-Experience Series
This Monday, the SEC Network will be debuting their new recurring series The Moment with Laura Rutledge. Rutledge spoke to The Big Lead about the fan-experienc
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Believes Dave Portnoy's Anti-Union Stance Is Illegal
After The Ringer editorial staff announced a union on Monday, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy recalled his blog from when Gawker unionized in 2015 and reit
NFL Employee Provides Update on NFL Labor Talks
The NFL collective bargaining agreement does not expire until after the 2020 season season, but owners and the NFLPA have been holding meetings this summer, per
Kirk Minihane and Dave Portnoy Might Already Have Irreconcilable Differences
Future of Media: Why Monday Night Football Could Move to a Streaming Service
Josina Anderson: Ezekiel Elliott Won't Play for Cowboys Without New Contract, But...
40 Under 40: Sports Media Talents 2019
Game of Thrones Finale Script Has Internet Making Fun of Jon and Sansa for 'Failing Geography'
Is it Worth Taking Radio Phone Calls on National Level?
Dianna Russini Got Katie Nolan into LeBron ESPYs Party By Saying She Was Rose Lavelle
Katie Nolan, Dianna Russini, and Cassidy Hubbarth are real-life close friends who hosted the ESPYs red carpet show on Twitter earlier this month, and later in t
Behind Bleacher Report's Site Re-Design
Bleacher Report has grown significantly within the sports media sphere over the last half-decade or so. It’s become a go-to source for breaking and especially t
Dish/Sling TV Drops Fox Sports RSNs and MLB Pennant Race Viewing Will Be Affected
After reaching a short-term extension earlier this week to continue carriage, Dish and Sling TV have dropped the Fox Sports RSNs in a dispute over fees and tier
Dan Le Batard Didn't Address the Elephants in His Room Yet
Dan Le Batard returned to his radio show on Tuesday along with a new addition to the set: around 10 Dumbo elephants strewn about. In two days of shows they seem
The Athletic Keeps Hiring at a Remarkable Rate
For several years now everyone in this industry has wondered if The Athletic can sustain their headcount growth, and then they keep ballooning even more. If it
The Market For Dan Le Batard If He Left ESPN
Dan Le Batard created negative waves for ESPN last week by violating their no-politics policy. This has led to many speculating on what his future at the networ