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CBS Discussing Potentially Major Changes to NFL Pregame Show [UPDATE: Gonzalez in, Sharpe/Marino Out
Is ABC News Boss Ben Sherwood Trying to Nix Jamie Horowitz's Move to the Today Show?
Caleb Hannan Is Getting Sued for Journalistic Misstep Prior to Controversial Grantland Story
Jeff Pearlman Mercilessly Ripped Erin Andrews, Called Her the Kardashian of Televised Sports
Tim Brando is Done at CBS Sports After 18 Years
ESPN's "Film Room" Draws High Praise, Could It Be the Next Evolution in Sports Telecasts?
The Sports Highlight Show Isn't Dead Yet, Claim Fox Sports Live's Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole
It was early in the summer 2013 and Dan O’Toole was driving on Ontario Highway 401 on his way to the TSN studios in Toronto. O’Toole and his longtime broadcasti
Charles Barkley Says Will Continue Using N-Word With His Friends,Wants White America to Let Him Be
Charles Barkley, the most outspoken man in sports, had some very, very interesting thoughts on the N-word (as it pertains to the Matt Barnes tweet, Jonathan Mar
World Series Game 4 Watched by 16 Million, Edges Sunday Night Football in Ratings
Game 4 of the World Series Sunday night was watched by nearly 16 million viewers on FOX — the highest viewership of a baseball game since Game 7 of the 2011 Ser
TJ Simers Sues LA Times For Discrimination and Wrongful Firing
TJ Simers, a longtime columnist at the LA Times, left the paper recently and landed at the OC Register. His departure was a hot topic in LA media circles, but S
Michael Wilbon's Role on NBA Countdown to be Diminished, Replaced on Set by Former Coach
Michael Wilbon’s role on ESPN’s NBA Countdown will be diminished next season, and taking his spot on the set will most likely be former 76ers coach Doug Collins
Fox Sports 1 vs. ESPN? Please Shelve That "Battle" For At Least Five Years
In August, as Fox Sports prepared to roll out its new channel and challenge ESPN, the media lapped up the Fox vs. ESPN narrative and weighed in with Hot Takes
SI Continues College Football Reefer Madness Narrative With Oklahoma State
TJ Simers Tells Us Why He's Leaving the LA Times
Can SportsCenter Be Saved?
Hugh Douglas Threatened to Beat Up ESPN Colleague Michael Smith, Shouted Racial Slurs at Him
Is the New York Times Sports Department a Big Reason the Paper Lost Nate Silver?
Keith Olbermann to Host Sportscenter For a Week Starting August 19th, a Week Before His New Show Beg
Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer Is Really Excited About This Double-Deep Butt Funnel [Video]
SpikeTV’s Bar Rescue is one of my favorite shows of all-time. If you’re not familiar, a man named Jon Taffer goes around to America’s failing bars and saves the
Grantland at Two: What Has Bill Simmons Built?
Grantland transfixed media types when it started in 2011. What the site was did not so much matter. It was what the site could represent in a broader media land
Grantland at Two: What Has Bill Simmons Built?
Grantland transfixed media types when it started in 2011. What the site was did not so much matter. It was what the site could represent in a broader media land
ESPN.com is Hiring Beat Writers for Every NFL Team
ESPN.com is bolstering its NFL coverage significantly this summer – I’ve learned that the website is hiring beat writers for all 32 NFL teams.
Steve Bornstein Stepping Down as President & CEO of NFL Network, Sources Say [UPDATE]
Steve Bornstein, the President and CEO of the NFL Network, is stepping down, two sources tell Big Lead Sports. Bornstein, the former Chairman of ESPN and Presid
ESPN Tried Very Hard to Lure Seth Meyers to Host a Late-Night Sports TV Show.
Seth Meyers, the Saturday Night Live fixture for the last decade, will be succeeding Jimmy Fallon as the host of Late Night next February, NBC announced this we