Steve Smith has harsh comments about ‘not very good’ Baker Mayfield
"You're average. You're not very good, and Odell is moving on because of you, bro."
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WSJ “Codebreaker”/”Dark Arts” report and A.J. Hinch’s MLBN interview raise further questions for Astros and MLB
The Wall Street Journal reported many new details of the Astros' sign-stealing saga, some of which contradicted information MLB previously released to the public. And Hinch's MLB Network interview saw quite the non-denial on 2019 buzzer allegations.
Mike Mayock tried to move from loquacious NFLN analyst to tight-lipped, background Raiders GM, but is back in the media spotlight
Raiders' GM Mike Mayock has taken a much different media approach than NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, generally preferring to sit in the background, but he's still wound up in the spotlight thanks to the Antonio Brown situation.
David Duval made a 14 on one hole at the Open Championship
David Duval is much more of a television analyst than a professional golfer these days, but his 14 on one hole at the Open was still hard to believe.
There’s an 18-part series on Les Miles at Kansas coming to ESPN+’s Big 12 Now, a service which will also have over 800...
The series trailer includes clips of Miles talking with Kansas AD Jeff Long before Miles was officially hired. It will continue throughout this season with behind-the-scenes footage around games.
The SEC wants its broadcast partners to add officiating experts, looks to add a Twitter account to comment on calls
SEC coordinator of football officials Steve Shaw told SI ""I’m not sure we can live in a ‘no comment’ world anymore."
MLBN’s Joe Girardi says he wants to do TV “as long as they’ll allow me to do it,” but he wants to manage...
“I want to [manage]. I love it because I love the strategy of the game and trying to put players in the best situation to be successful and instilling confidence in them … and always having their back and building that trust with players. That’s really enjoyable to me.”
Justin Gimelstob resigns from ATP board, Tennis Channel after battery sentencing
"Justin has informed us that the leave of absence he began in November is ending with his resignation from Tennis Channel. We wish him well in this challenging time."
AAF original investor Reggie Fowler faces 70 years in jail for fraud, while TV situation may have led to league’s demise
Reggie Fowler was the AAF's initial investor, but this week saw him arrested on fraud charges. He reportedly provided $28 million to the league, but not as much as he'd promised, leading to Tom Dundon stepping in. And bad news on the TV rights front may have been what led Dundon to pull the plug on the league.
Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter’s comments to SI about NFL GMs illustrate teams’ pre-draft focus on media coverage
“Everyone wants you to know they are not interested in what they actually are, and everyone is wondering, ‘If we want to make this move, how actually feasible is it?’”
The AAF is suspending all football operations, leaving CBS, TNT, NFLN, and CBSSN with some programming slots to fill
CBS had planned to televise three more AAF games, including the championship game. TNT had a playoff game left, while NFLN had four regular-season games left and CBSSN had one.
It sounds like the Pac-12 ADs have figured out Larry Scott and his $7,500/night hotel suite are more sizzle than steak
Scott's pricey hotel room in Vegas is just the latest negative story about him.
Josina Anderson broke the Landon Collins signing on live television today
With NFL free agency kicking off, it means that megadeals were happening all over the place and it...
Purdue’s Carsen Edwards’ awful airball was roasted by BTN’s Jon Crispin: “I get what he’s trying to do…maybe I don’t.”
"To win this game, everybody's got to be involved. I get what he's trying to do...maybe I don't."
After criticisms of Kyler Murray, NFLN’s Charley Casserly revealed “I train over 100 players a year for combine interviews”
On The Michael Kay Show, Casserly revealed that he annually trains prospects for combine interviews. That should have been disclosed when he started passing along anonymous critiques of Kyler Murray's interviews.
