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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.

After the latest critical New York Daily News headline, the Knicks barred the paper from a press conference

The Knicks barred the NYDN from a press conference after a "DO IT" critical headline urging Jim Dolan to sell the team, one of many critical headlines the paper has run over the years.

Three people on a conference call trolled Mike Gundy with questions like “Do we really even need freedom of the press anymore?”

Three separate people asked Gundy trolling questions about his media access restriction threat.

Mike Gundy’s threat to pull all player availability if reporters asked about a transfer is the latest access restriction from a NCAA coach

Gundy told reporters (through a sports information staffer) that they'd lose access to players for the rest of the year if they asked about Jalen McCleskey's transfer.

After Rick Carlisle rant, some NBA coaches will reportedly ask to revoke credentials of writers who interview LaVar Ball

This move to try and revoke NBA credentials makes the coaches look worse than Ball.