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Tom Brady finally started his career as an NFL announcer. His first game to commentate was Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys played the Cleveland Browns. After the first week, one radio personality called Brady “an embarrassment,” and former NFL star Tiki Barber agreed.

However, Tiki went a little further in his complaints and explained why he felt Brady was as bad as he was.

Tiki Barber Says Tom Brady Has A Conflict Of Interest

When Tom Brady retired from the NFL after a record-setting career, he quickly made his next move. He signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox to work as a football commentator. However, he asked for a one-year vacation after he retired before starting the new job. Brady finally started this year.

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However, after his first game as an announcer, critics came out in full force. “I think he’s awful,” said Evan Roberts...

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers regrets declaring in August 2021 that he had been “immunized” against Covid-19.

Rodgers was still with the Green Bay Packers in 2021 when he told reporters he was “immunized” against Covid-19. He then received backlash after being tested positive for the virus three months later, leaving him sidelined for ten days.

Rodgers did not appeal the league’s decison that his homeopathic treatment regimen should qualify him as vaccinated. At the time, the football quarterback said he was allergic to polyethylene glycol, an ingredient in the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, and was worried about possible adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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He was widely condemned for not being truthful about his Covid-19 immunization status.

He shared that he regretted lying about his status in a soon-to-be-published biography,...

The new sports streaming service from Disney, ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has a name and a price! The service will be called Venu Sports and will launch this fall.

Pricing for the new service will be $42.99 per month! Yikes! But this will fall into the range experts predicted.

A seven-day free trial will be offered. If customers sign up at the launch price it will be locked in for 12-months. Implying that three companies will jack up the price at some point.

Venu Sports “will offer thousands of live sports events from all the major professional sports leagues and top college conferences. The streaming service will provide access to 14 live sports channels and an expansive library of on-demand content from the collective companies’ portfolios of sports networks and ESPN+.”

Subscribers will have access to the following linear sports networks, “ESPN, ESPN2, Espnu, Secn, Accn, Espnews, ABC, Fox, FS1,...

Venu Sports, the upcoming standalone streaming service being built through a joint venture to be established by ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be available at a launch price of $42.99 per month, with a seven-day free trial. Anyone signing up for Venu’s launch price will be able to receive the service for that same price for 12 months from the time of sign-up, with the ability to cancel at any time.

Targeted at sports fans outside the traditional pay TV bundle, Venu is planning a launch in the U.S. in the fall and will offer thousands of live sports events from all the major professional sports leagues and top college conferences. The streaming service will provide access to 14 live sports channels and an expansive library of on-demand content from the collective companies’ portfolios of sports networks and ESPN+.

“With an impressive portfolio of sports programming,...

Australian rapper and new crypto entrepreneur Iggy Azalea has launched her own podcast, Mother Knows Best.

The rapper’s audio partnership with podcast publisher The Volume will see Azalea reach into the worlds of pop culture and business by discussing the work and lives of chart-topping musicians and trailblazing CEOs.

“I’m excited to start filming Mother Knows Best and stirring the pot in the way only I can. For a long time now I feel conversations in pop culture have become stagnant and overly cautious. I can’t wait to start a fire and blaze a trail with The Volume,” Azalea said in a statement.

In June 2024, Azalea expanded in the crypto market by introducing her own meme coin, Mother Iggy or $Mother. The popular rapper has used her 7.7 million followers on X, formerly, Twitter, and her other social media channels to promote the $Mother token as a viral online meme.

Fox Sports 1 Nick Wright condemned the New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for not going to the mandatory Jets meeting so that he allegedly could do psychedelic drugs.

Last week, the Jets’ head coach, Robert Saleh, addressed the media during a pre-practice media conference about Rodgers’ absence from the minicamp.

“Aaron and I spoke before OTAs started,” Saleh mentioned. “He’s been very good in communication. He’s been here the entire time. It’s unexcused, but he had an event that was very important to him, which he communicated.”

Many fans speculated that the Jets quarterback was somewhere using ayahuasca, the psychoactive substance that he openly used and spoke about in the past.

Wright called out Rodgers’ absence on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

“If the reports are true, then, ‘Hey, give me in 10 words or less what happened with Aaron Rodgers last week?’ The answer is, skip work to do drugs,...

The reactions to news that No. 1 WNBA draft choice and NCAA all-time scoring leader Caitlin Clark is likely not on Team USA’s squad for the Paris Olympics is mostly drawing outrage from fans and pundits.

The popular Indiana Fever rookie is apparently not going to be on the team, according to several reports. She has an outside shot if someone gets hurt between now and the start of the games.

A few lone contrarians pointed out by the time of the games, Clark will have played back to back college and pro seasons, and could stand a rest. But most lamented that the WNBA’s star attraction won’t be must-see TV at the games.

Some of the reactions:

Yet Caitlin Clark is not selected to the Team USA Women’s Basketball team heading to Paris for the Olympics?!?! All she does is grow the game, pack arenas, and set rookie records.

Caitlin Clark is not likely to be a member of the 12-player Team USA women’s basketball squad for the Summer Olympics, The Athletic reports, citing several sources.

The popular Indiana Fever rookie, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, is being bypassed in favor of veterans.

Reports indicate the roster will feature players A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, Alyssa Thomas, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Chelsea Gray and Kahleah Copper.

The U.S. women should be a favorite in Paris.

Clark still has an outside chance of being on the squad as an injury replacement. She missed Team USA’s tryouts in the spring because of her Iowa team’s deep run in the NCAA tournament.

It’s been a rough introducion to the WNBA for Clark, who has been “hammered” in her own words, including one non-basketball foul by a Chicago Fever player.

Edison Research announces the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. based on reach for Q4 2023 among weekly podcast listeners age 13+.

While there was some movement among ranks four through ten in the Top 10, the big story is New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. New Heights not only broke into the Top 10 in Q4 at #6, but the show skyrocketed straight into the Top 10 from #67 in just one quarter (Q3), having been out of the Top 100 podcasts in the prior quarter (Q2). Edison Podcast Metrics data validated the “Taylor Swift Effect” on New Heights in Q4 of 2023 as the show gained four and a half times the number of listeners, and saw a change in composition to 50% female listeners.

In the Top 50 for the first time: The Megyn Kelly Show and The Herd with Colin Cowherd. Kelly has been in the spotlight more lately and had former President Trump on her...

Update: There’s a reason that attacks on Taylor Swift continued throughout the day today: She’s a celebrity guaranteed to drive web traffic, particularly to right-wing media figures advancing ever more outlandish conspiracy theories. For much of today, social media focused on figures like Jack Posobiec and Benny Johnson, who benefit from the attention even if it’s to try to discredit them.

While a Swift endorsement of Joe Biden may very well hold enough sway to be of concern to Donald Trump’s campaign, the fixation on cooking up conspiracy theories about her has more to do with what draws attention in a hyper-competitive universe of voices on the right.

Erick Erickson, the conservative commentator, wrote on X/Twitter, “Let me explain what is actually going on with these hucksters, charlatans, and grifters on the right. They don’t believe it. They hope you might believe it. They...

The free streaming platform has made additions in key categories, including sports, kids and family and even Spanish-language channels.

The free streaming revolution is already well underway. A recent report from Samba TV found that one in three American streaming users are signed up for a free streaming service like The Roku Channel, and that number is sure to rise along with the costs of ad-free streaming.

Roku Channel has announced the addition of 17 new free streaming channels. Highlights include the Fox Sports channel, selections from NBCUniversal and PBS, and Spanish-language channels. The streamer has recently added an NFL content hub and other new features to encourage user engagement. Watch Now Tba roku.com What New Channels Are Available on The Roku Channel?

The 17 new additions announced by The Roku Channel this week span several genres, increasing the service’s reputation as being a one-stop source for free TV no matter what programming you enjoy.

After the Green Bay Packers decided to draft quarterback Jordan Love in 2020, it wasn’t a question of if but a question of when he would take over as the starter for veteran Aaron Rodgers. Love got his chance when Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets in the 2023 offseason and became the signal caller for the storied franchise.

Now fans want to know more about the man who took over for one of the NFL‘s all-time greats including what his age and net worth are.

Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love take the field for warmups before game against the Washington Commanders | Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Jordan Love’s age

Love was born in Bakersfield, California on Nov. 2, 1998.

When he was 14 years old, his father died by suicide. Love, who was very close with his dad, contemplated quitting football then but his mother encouraged him to continue playing the sport.

NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe has found a new home for his popular podcast, Club Shay Shay, in The Volume.

In addition to moving his podcast to The Volume, the digital network and podcasting hub founded by sports host Colin Cowherd, Sharpe’s company, Shay Shay Media, will jointly produce new programming with the network. The news comes after Sharpe’s exit from Undisputed, the Fox Sports debate show, in June, which had put his podcast back on the market.

“I’m excited to partner with my friend Colin Cowherd and the creative team at the Volume,” Sharpe said. “The Volume has built an amazing platform that is the right fit to help Shay Shay Media reach the next level. That includes developing new shows and bringing on new talent under the Shay Shay Media brand.”

The former pro football player had been the co-host of the talk show Undisputed,...

Premiere Networks and award-winning broadcast radio legend Patty Steele announced the launch of “The Backstory with Patty Steele” podcast. Listen to the trailer now on the iHeartRadio app or anywhere podcasts are heard.

The Backstory with Patty Steele is a bi-weekly short-form podcast featuring Patty Steele as she enlightens and entertains listeners with a journey through pivotal moments in history and pop culture. In each episode, Steele takes listeners beyond the surface of the big stories everyone knows to discover the fascinating lesser-known stories that shed light on the big picture. Some of the stories include a look at the world-famous architect and the mass murders that took place at his home; how bathing suits went from 30 pounds of wet wool to the thong; the original Olympics with athletes competing completely in the nude; and an iconic inventor who actually stole his masterpiece.

“The Backstory with Patty Steele” launches July...

Tonight, the fifth annual iHeartPodcast Awards hosted by actor and comedian Brian Baumgartner brought together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2022, celebrating the incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the podcasting industry. The virtual awards event was exclusively video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page and broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.

The night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters and special guests including Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Mayim Bialik, Alex Borstein, Zach Braff and Donald Faison, Nicole Byer, Charlamagne Tha God, Colin Cowherd, Bob Costas, Malcolm Gladwell, Draymond Green, Bethany Joy Lenz, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Enrique Santos, Iliza Shlesinger, Questlove, Angela Yee and more.

Host Brian Baumgartner kept one lucky audience member entertained throughout the night...

Pablo Torre is about to become a creature of two worlds.

The veteran ESPN writer and on-air personality is leaving the Disney sports-media giant — and he’s staying, too. Torre is joining Meadowlark Media, the content company founded by former ESPN chief John Skipper and the sports commentator Dan Le Batard. And yet, Torre is expected to remain a regular contributor to “Around The Horn” and “Pardon The Interruption,” two of the mainstay programs on the ESPN daytime schedule.

“They are looking to build another show directly out of ‘The Dan LeBatard Show,’ which is a monster,” Torre says of Meadowlark in an interview. Torre envisions a digital program with audio and video components that will allow him to “tell original stories, do a bit of journalism and figure out how to make that show a home that can fit all of the things I aspire to do creatively.” Torre...

Constructive feedback is always important between friends. Rob Gronkowski has a few notes for Tom Brady regarding his recent underwear-clad thirst trap selfie.

Speaking with Et at Fox’s Sports Day, Gronkowski responded to Brady’s revealing pic, and admitted, “I don’t think he did it right… his hand is not in the right place.”

“He’s covering up a little bit. You’re not supposed to be covering up! That’s what’s supposed to be showing,” he added with a laugh. “You gotta show the package, Tom.”

Did I do it right? @Edelman11 @RobGronkowski @bradybrand https://t.co/9bN6N3WbSN pic.twitter.com/3lSgRXKc0F

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 6, 2023

Brady actually tagged Gronkowski and former teammate Julian Edelman asking, “Did I do I right?”

“Everything looks good, beside his hand placement,” Gronkowski joked with reporters on Tuesday, adding, “When I saw that I was a little shocked.

The day Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL, he was caught on what looked like a relatively heated phone call. It’s hard to tell what the sports icon was saying in the clip, but he did seem generally disgruntled by the conversation.

A lip reader took a crack at it, concluding Brady advised that person, whoever they were, to stop calling him. However, he might have also warned them to avoid someone else because, as he possibly said, “She’s hard work.”

Tom Brady | Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Tom Brady said he’s in a great space after his retirement

After Brady announced his decision to retire again, he talked about it on an episode of his Let’s Go podcast on SiriusXM (per Page Six). He said he looks forward to “exploring a lot of other parts of life that have been put aside” and shared, “I’ll feel some different things,...

Tom Brady won’t be gone from football for long. In 2022, Fox Sports offered the football legend a sportscasting contract set to begin whenever he retires for good. Brady announced his “for good” retirement on February 1 and has now confirmed when he’ll be following through on Fox’s offer. Brady’s sportscasting career will kick off in the fall of 2024, giving the retiree time for some R&r and preparation before this career shift. Brady had signed a deal with Fox Corporation in 2022 that cemented a multi-year deal as Fox Sports’ lead analyst. He need only set the start date. In a Monday, February 6 episode of Colin Cowherd’s Fox Sports Radio show The Herd, Brady announced his intentions to begin in the 2024 NFL season. “Decompression is important,” Brady said, adding that “you’re on this crazy treadmill/hamster wheel loving it at the same time. It’s a daily fight…...

Tom Brady told Fox Sports Colin Cowherd on the air this this morning that he will begin his job as broadcaster at Fox during the 2024 NFL season. He spoke about the importance of processing all he’s been through as a reason for taking a gap year.

“Decompression’s important,” the 7-time Super Bowl Champion said. “You’re on this crazy treadmill/hamster wheel loving it at the same time. It’s a daily fight…For me, I want to be great at what I do.

“Talking last week to the people at Fox Sports and the leadership there, [they’re going to allow me] to start my Fox opportunity in the fall of 2024.”

Brady emphasized that he wants to “take some time to really learn, to become great at what I do [and] thinking about the opportunity and make sure I don’t rush into anything. I never wanted to let anybody down and I think...

Tom Brady will make his on-air debut for Fox Sports beginning with 2024’s NFL season.

Brady revealed the news Monday during Colin Cowherd’s Fox Sports Radio show The Herd.

Brady, who officially retired from the NFL on Feb. 1 (“for good,” he said), had signed a broadcast deal with Fox Corp. a year ago. The rich, multi-year deal specified that he would join the network’s NFL broadcast booth whenever he decides to retire. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch added at the time that Brady will “also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives.”

Brady told Cowherd that he would start at Fox in “fall of 2024,” thanking executives at the network for giving him time to find his footing after retiring from the NFL, adding that “decompression is important.” Brady added that he wants to “take some time to really learn, become great at what I want to do,...

Looking to leverage its talent in the audio space, Fox Sports has launched a podcast network, with an initial slate featuring shows hosted by Skip Bayless and Nick Wright.

A third show in the lineup at launch is a documentary from All Madden co-director and Fox Sports reporter Tom Rinaldi about the murder of former Major League Baseball player Lyman Bostock.

“Fox Sports is the leading destination for top quality original digital content from the biggest personalities in sports,” said Charlie Dixon, EVP and head of content for Fox Sports. “The creation of this new podcast network allows us to deliver fans exclusive commentary and enthralling stories providing hours of entertainment through this important medium.”

Podcasting has gone from a fringe activity a decade or more ago to a business expected to bring in $2 billion in annual revenue by 2023. The sports category is crowded and getting more so, with established...

Exclusive: Draymond Green, a mainstay of the Golden State Warriors’ multiple NBA championships during the past decade, will host a weekly podcast for emerging network The Volume.

The Draymond Green Show will have new episodes released every Wednesday during the season. Green will also serve as a strategic advisor to The Volume, guiding the company on talent hires and business initiatives.

Sports media personality Colin Cowherd and iHeartMedia founded The Volume last February.

“At the Volume, we are consistently looking for people who are unique and fearless. No one in the NBA captures that combination more than Draymond Green,” Cowherd said. “We are excited that Draymond chose to be part of The Volume as both a host and advisor. We look forward to benefitting from his expertise as both a talent and strategic thinker as we continue to build the network.”

Green is in his 10th season with the Warriors,...

On Saturdays this fall, University of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will lead the Crimson Tide as they vie for yet another national title. But on Tuesdays this season, Young will have another role: podcast host.

As part of a deal the quarterback signed with Colin Cowherd and iHeartRadio’s The Volume podcast network, Young will talk college football each week on The Bryce Young Podcast alongside Jake Crain, host of The Volume’s Jboy Show.

The move is a big deal, both for Young and The Volume (“There is no brand in college football bigger than Alabama, and there is no position more celebrated than playing ...

On Saturdays this fall, University of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will lead the Crimson Tide as they vie for yet another national title. But on Tuesdays this season, Young will have another role: podcast host.

As part of a deal the quarterback signed with Colin Cowherd and iHeartRadio’s The Volume podcast network, Young will talk college football each week on The Bryce Young Podcast alongside Jake Crain, host of The Volume’s Jboy Show.

The move is a big deal, both for Young and The Volume (“There is no brand in college football bigger than Alabama, and there is no position more celebrated than playing ...

Exclusive: CAA sports media agent Michael Klein is leaving the agency to form a management company with a specialty in audio and betting.

His client roster, includes ESPN’s Mina Kimes and Bomani Jones as well as Pft Commenter, the alter ego of Barstool Sports NFL writer Eric Sollenberger, will continue to be co-repped with CAA.

The new firm, Silver Tribe Media, will be based in LA.

Sports wagering has been dramatically expanding since the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in 2018 legalizing it in New Jersey. A number of other states have followed in legalizing betting, and businesses like DraftKings and FanDuel have grown along with the opportunity. Media companies have also jumped aboard the betting trend. With increasing numbers of athletes looking to establish a media presence, Klein sees Silver Tribe as a home for those looking to take that step.

“I’m excited to begin this next...

Exclusive: The Volume, the podcast network founded by Colin Cowherd, has tapped Logan Swaim as its head of content.

Swaim, a sports media veteran most recently at Dazn, will oversee The Volume’s current slate of seven shows. He will also lead development efforts on new audio, video, and social initiatives for the company.

Cowherd, known for hosting The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and FS1, launched The Volume earlier this year in partnership with iHeartMedia. The new outfit joins The Herd Podcast Network, also a joint venture with iHeart, which debuted in 2018. (The two operations are technically unaffiliated.)

As podcasts continue to boom — on track for $2 billion in annual revenue by 2023, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau — several independent companies have lit up in the space. The new entrants generally hope to follow the trajectory of The Ringer, the company started by former ESPN personality Bill Simmons,...

Three years after its last installment, The Girlfriend Experience is finally back: The Starz anthology drama will return for Season 3 on Sunday, May 2, it was announced Wednesday.

As seen in the newly released trailer above, the latest edition stars Julia Goldani Telles (The Affair) as neuroscience major Iris and is set in the London tech scene. “As she begins to explore the transactional world of The Girlfriend Experience, Iris quickly learns that her client sessions provide her with a compelling edge in the tech world and vice versa,” per the official synopsis. “She then begins to question whether her actions are driven by free will,...

Six-time Emmy Award-winning actor Hank Azaria will reprise his role as Jim Brockmire on The Jim Brockmire Podcast, launching on April 7 on the Le Batard & Friends network. Azaria and Brockmire producer, Sheena Datt, are teaming up with Meadowlark Media to launch the pod which will feature Azaria reprising the critically acclaimed role of fabled sportscaster Jim Brockmire.

In each show, Brockmire will interview a guest with his inimitable, hard-ball style – debuting with Charles Barkley on Wednesday, April 7. The podcast will be available across all platforms on which Le Batard & Friends podcasts are currently published. The 10-episode run will feature guests across sports and entertainment including Joe Buck, Don Cheadle, Steve Cohen, Colin Cowherd, Rich Eisen, Jemele Hill, Dan Patrick, Ben Stiller and Joy Taylor. Datt will co-host and produce the podcast with Dave Thomason on board as writer for the show. Mike Ryan Ruiz (Le Batard & Friends producer) will serve as executive producer.

Hank Azaria will reprise his role from the IFC comedy Brockmire in a 10-episode podcast produced by Dan Le Batard and John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media.

Brockmire ran for four seasons, ending in 2020. Azaria played the title character, a plain-spoken, plaid-jacketed, hard-drinking sportscaster. The Jim Brockmire Podcast will see Azaria-as-Brockmire interview guests from sports and entertainment, starting with NBA star and TNT analyst Charles Barkley on April 7. Interviewees down the line will include Joe Buck, Don Cheadle, Colin Cowherd, Jemele Hill and Ben Stiller.

Azaria and Brockmire producer Sheena Datt are re-teaming on the podcast.

Meadowlark was formed in January by former ESPN colleagues Le Batard and Skipper. The latter, whose lengthy run at ESPN included several years as president, had been executive chairman of Dazn. The sports streaming service’s parent company, Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries has pledged to invest in the new content venture. After signing...

Jim Brockmire is coming back in podcast form. Hank Azaria will revive his “Brockmire” sportscaster character for a new podcast in a deal with Dan Le Betard’s Meadlowlark Media.

The 10-episode show, “The Jim Brockmire Podcast,” will debut on April 7 and will feature Azaria as Brockmire interviewing celebrities beginning with Charles Barkley. Future guest include Joe Buck, Don Cheadle, Steve Cohen, Colin Cowherd, Rich Eisen, Jemele Hill, Dan Patrick, Ben Stiller and Joy Taylor.

“The Jim Brockmire Podcast” will be part of the ‘Le Batard & Friends’ network.

“Hank is one of the most versatile talents the entertainment industry has seen over the past several decades,” said John Skipper, Meadowlark CEO. “The character of Jim Brockmire is both hilariously funny and refreshingly layered. We’re lucky to have Hank and Sheena share in the vision of Meadowlark and look forward to working together on this project.”

“Brockmire” producer Sheena Datt...

Jim Brockmire is back.

Hank Azaria will reprise his role as the fictional sportscaster for a new interview podcast series. The Jim Brockmire Podcast is the first new project to come out of Meadowlark Media, the content company created by former ESPN president and Dazn chairman John Skipper, and former ESPN TV and radio host Dan Le Batard.

Each episode of the podcast will see Azaria’s Brockmire interviewing a celebrity guest. Charles Barkley, Joe Buck, Don Cheadle, Steve Cohen, Colin Cowherd, Rich Eisen, Jemele Hill, Dan Patrick, Ben Stiller and Joy Taylor are among the guests booked.

Azaria originated the ...

Jim Brockmire is back.

Hank Azaria will reprise his role as the fictional sportscaster for a new interview podcast series. The Jim Brockmire Podcast is the first new project to come out of Meadowlark Media, the content company created by former ESPN president and Dazn chairman John Skipper, and former ESPN TV and radio host Dan Le Batard.

Each episode of the podcast will see Azaria’s Brockmire interviewing a celebrity guest. Charles Barkley, Joe Buck, Don Cheadle, Steve Cohen, Colin Cowherd, Rich Eisen, Jemele Hill, Dan Patrick, Ben Stiller and Joy Taylor are among the guests booked.

Azaria originated the ...

The casts of Fox Sports’ pregame shows, “Fox NFL Sunday” and “Fox NFL Kickoff” will not appear in Fox’s Los Angeles studios today due to concerns regarding Covid-19.

Instead, Chris Myers will host both shows, with analysts Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush also in-studio. Regular “Fox NFL Sunday” cast members Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer will call in to the show remotely. “Fox NFL Kickoff” cast members Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Mike Vick, Dave Wannstedt and Colin Cowherd will also not be in the studio.

Fox Sports made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday night, writing: “In accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines – and out of an abundance of caution for our team – Sunday’s ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’ and ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ pregame shows from our Los Angeles studio will not include their regular casts. Filling in as...

Megyn Kelly isn’t on a mainstream news outlet at present, but that isn’t going to keep her from broadcasting.

The former NBC News and Fox News Channel anchor confirmed Thursday what many media-industry observers have long suspected: She’s going the independent route.

Kelly will launch Devil May Care Media, a production company that will back podcasts and other shows built around the latest news, current events, legal and cultural issues. The shows will contain “the same tough, fair, smart perspective” that Kelly burnished during her heyday as a primetime anchor on Fox News and a morning anchor on NBC. Her first project: A new podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show,” that is expected to debut the week of September 28.

“With Devil May Care Media, I answer only to my audience and my conscience. Those who like what I have to say will find the experience deeply rewarding. Those...

ESPN may be synonymous with sports, but plenty of stars have bailed for Fox Sports lately. Have a look at some the big names.

Chris Broussard

The longtime NBA analyst – who’s gotten some criticism for remarks considered homophobic – joined Fox Sports in 2016, where he’s a regular panelist on “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” and co-hosts “The Odd Couple” with Rob Parker for Fox Sports radio.

Cris Carter

Carter first joined Fox Sports in 2016 and had hosted “First Things First,” alongside Nick Wright since 2017, but it was a short tenure. He left Fox Sports in late 2019, reportedly after he had an outburst with higher-ups over not being part of the network’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage.

Skip Bayless

The outspoken sports columnist and “First Take” analyst still ranks as ESPN’s highest-profile defection when he bailed in 2016. He co-hosts “Skip and Shannon” with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1.

Jamie Horowitz...

Howie Long has long helped Fox viewers understand the ins-and-outs of gridiron play. Now he’s going to encourage them to make a wager on what they might see.

Long is the latest Fox Sports personality to take up promotional duties for Fox Bet, the mobile sports-wagering partnership Fox Corporation operates in conjunction with Flutter Entertainment, the parent of the popular online-betting platform FanDuel. Don’t expect Long to help you make your way through the aforementioned corporate connections. But he will serve as a brand ambassador of sorts, offering sports insights to Fox Bet users.

At a time when a wide number of companies are dipping their toes into the facilitation of betting, executives see Long as an integral part of helping Fox’s sports betting offer stand apart from the rest. Many are chasing projections of billions of dollars in potential revenue as state governments gradually lift regulations...

Emmanuel Acho has been selected as Jason Whitlock’s replacement on FS1 series “Speak for Yourself.” He’ll join Marcellus Wiley on a “revamped” version of the sports debate show.

“Emmanuel is the perfect fit for the Fox Sports family because he is thoughtful, inspiring and passionate,” Charlie Dixon, executive vice president of content at FS1, said in a statement on Wednesday. “He has already achieved an extraordinary amount of success in his short broadcasting career, and we all firmly believe this is just the tip of the iceberg.”

“To join the Fox Sports family and have the opportunity to co-host one of the most notable sports talk shows in sports entertainment is an absolute dream come true,” Acho said. “Marcellus is like a big brother to me, he’s provided tremendous advice throughout this process, so I’m beyond eager to begin working with him.”

Also Read: Jason Whitlock...

After four years, Jason Whitlock is out at Fox Sports 1 as co-host of “Speak for Yourself.”

Whitlock was not on the air on Monday and had been removed from the channel guide. Whitlock’s contract expired over the weekend.

“Friday was Jason Whitlock’s last day with Fox Sports. We thank Jason for all of his hard work and dedication to the network, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors,” a Fox Sports spokesperson said.

Also Read: Fox News Viewers Are Less Worried about Covid-19 Than Those Who Get Their News Elsewhere, Study Finds

Whitlock joined Fox Sports 1 in 2016 and has been co-hosting “Speak for Yourself” since its debut. Initially, Colin Cowherd was his co-host until 2018, when he was replaced by Marcellus Wiley.

Whitlock has primarily gone back and forth between Fox Sports and ESPN during his career. He first began at ESPN in 2002 as a...

FS1 is the latest network to suspend production of some programming amid the coronavirus outbreak. Fox Sports said today that all of FS1’s live daily studio shows will go dark until at least Friday, March 20.

“Our top priority is the health and safety of our employees,” FS1 said in a statement. “We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust accordingly.”

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Here is the list of affected shows, followed by FS1’s full statement:

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Fox Sports statement on FS1 daily programming below.

Updated programming schedule for this weekend:…...

Super Bowl Liv in Miami kicks off Sunday at 6:30 Pm Et/3:30 Pm Pt live on Fox, but that’s just a small piece of TV’s biggest draw of the year, a daylong spectacle that includes fierce competition for ad buzz, a full-concert halftime show, and hours of pregame across TV, digital and radio leading up to the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

In addition to Fox, the game will stream live on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app, on mobile via NFL digital properties, as well as on Yahoo Sports and other Verizon Media properties. Fox Deportes has exclusive Spanish-language rights.

Locast, a nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, will carry game live on Fox TV in 17 U.S. cities for free.

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Sports host Colin Cowherd isn’t usually at a loss for words, but then again the Fox Sports 1 talker has never been in an earthquake before. The 6.4 magnitude quake that hit Southern California this morning occurred during today’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd was on air, and while the subject of the episode was Kawhi Leonard’s pending free-agency decision, nature briefly interrupted.

Watch the video below.

“Uh, we are having an earthquake in Los Angeles,” said Cowherd mid-discussion, then after a pause, “I thought somebody was grabbing my desk. I’ve never been in an earthquake, certainly not on the air. We’ll take a break. We just had a little earth.”

The Herd airs Monday through Friday at noon on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Radio.

Earthquake In Los Angeles!

Has Kawhi Leonard made his decision? cc: @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/bjDwxsV1mN

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FS1 star Colin Cowherd desperately wants Baker Mayfield to know he doesn't hate him ... telling TMZ Sports, "Baker thinks I don't like him. I love Baker." Of course, the two have had a rocky relationship over the past few years -- and the beef flared up again on Friday when Baker attacked Colin on Twitter. Colin posted a video clip from 'The Herd' explaining why he thinks Baker and Browns Gm John Dorsey...

Russell Wilson could be the guy who replaces Eli Manning as Qb of the NY Giants ... and it's all 'cause of Ciara -- so says Colin Cowherd. The FS1 star reported on his show, "The Herd," that he's hearing from sources "in the entertainment agent world" that Russ' wife would absolutely prefer New York over Seattle. Could Russell Wilson replace Eli Manning in New York?@ColinCowherd is hearing things...

Colin Cowherd says there's a lot to like about Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns next season ... But They Ain't Making The Postseason!  Colin and the Browns Qb have an interesting relationship -- remember, they sparred on the Fs1 star's show back in June ... and Mayfield still takes shots at him on Twitter now and then.  Now, after Baker's sensational rookie season (he broke the rookie Td record) we asked Colin if he's punched his...

Joy Taylor, the news anchor for Fox Sports 1’s The Herd, is engaged! Taylor, who co-hosts the show with Colin Cowherd, announced on the show this week that she’s set to marry former NBA star and coach Earl Watson after he proposed on September 15. Taylor shared the news and the ring on her Instagram profile, showing off the happy couple as they celebrate this new chapter of their lives. In the caption, Joy called Watson her “forever” person. The two have a mutual passion for sports, which is likely what brought them together. Taylor and Watson are still enjoying the […]

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ESPN said the final episode of its long-running afternoon show SportsNation will air August 24, part of a revamp of the sports network’s afternoon lineup that includes adding a live edition of SportsCenter and shifting High Noon to a half-hour format. The full new schedule will debut September 11.

“SportsNation has been a staple of our afternoon lineup for years, and while we felt it was time for a change, the collection of talented, creative people and content associated with that show has been extremely impressive and groundbreaking in many ways,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN’s Evp Production and Executive Editor, in sharing the news today.

SportsNation launched in 2009 with Colin Cowherd and Michelle Beadle co-hosting the show based on ESPN’s polls and fan forum section on ESPN.com. The current incarnation is...

Baker Mayfield just gave the play-by-play on his infamous 2017 arrest -- where he was chased down and tackled by police in Arkansas -- and said, "There's so much regret about that." The #1 pick in the NFL Draft appeared on FS1's 'The Herd' with Colin Cowherd -- who played the arrest video for Baker and asked him straight-up what the hell he was thinking.  As previously reported, Baker was arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct...

[[tmz:video id="0_5karufct"]] Paulie Malignaggi says he was Not a plant sent by Floyd Mayweather to spy on Conor McGregor ... despite Floyd's claims.  Conor's former sparring partner appeared on "The Herd" on FS1 on Wednesday -- where Colin Cowherd asked him straight up about the pre-fight video in which Floyd bragged about using Paulie as a mole.  Long story short ... Paulie says the whole thing was a joke and Floyd never asked a single boxing-related question about Conor or his training camp.

Conor McGregor believes he'll walk away with more than $100 Million after his fight with Floyd Mayweather ... and says Dana White was just being conservative with his $75 million prediction.  White told us earlier this week he believes McGregor vs. Mayweather Will happen -- and told Colin Cowherd that Conor should make around $75 mil and Floyd will get around $100 mil.  But Conor just weighed in on social media saying White's numbers are low.  "How's that 75milli make your stomach feel?...