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EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise's next installment rush to play.

EA Sports College Football 25 hits the market

Cincinnati, OH

Awful Announcing

Four years after Thom Brennaman lost his local job with the Cincinnati Reds and his national jobs with Fox Sports, he’s returning to the national broadcasting scene with Nexstar’s The CW. Brennaman lost those jobs after a homophobic slur on a hot mic on a Reds’ broadcast. He’ll debut on The CW calling Oregon State’s Read more...
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Thom Brennaman returns to national broadcasting

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Brennaman was the Reds' play-by-play announcer until 2020

Ex-MLB announcer Thom Brennaman returning to TV as college football broadcaster four years after hot-mic slur

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ESPN is being hit by global Microsoft outages that are affecting broadcast coverage. Friday morning's episode of SportsCenter was cut off due to the outage, with ESPN unable to play video for the show. Instead of SportsCenter, ESPN aired ESPN Radio's Unsportsmanlike with Freddie Coleman and Courtney Cronin to fill...

ESPN in chaos as Microsoft outage sees SportsCenter replaced by radio show with First Take broadcast in doubt

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Orlando, FL

The Spun

Chris Russo is a sports radio staple, first from his time with Mike Francesa on WFAN in New York, and then nationally with SiriusXM satellite radio. Russo has been able to branch out from radio into television, making appearances on the MLB Network and ESPN's First Take.  The longtime radio ...

Chris Russo Became Choked Up Discussing Death Of Legendary NBA Executive

New York City, NY

An era recently ended in sports media, as longtime television personality Skip Bayless announced that he would be leaving his show, Fox Sports 1's Undisputed, later this year. Bayless was meant to challenge some of the traditional forms of spoorts coverage and analysis, and he was popular for some ...

Stephen A. Smith Announces Final Decision On Working With Skip Bayless

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Stephen A. Smith has become the face of ESPN and arguably the hardest-working man in sports media since his highly-publicized split with former co-host Skip Bayless years ago, and with Skip’s immediate future now up in the air, people are starting to wonder if a reunion is in the cards.

Stephen A. Smith Sends A Clear Message About Skip Bayless Reunion Rumors

New York Post

Skip Bayless might have “saved” Stephen A. Smith’s career, but those days — and the two working together — are a “far cry away,” according to the “First Take” personality, who addressed the topic on Friday. 

After eight years, Bayless is soon leaving FS1’s “Undisputed,” The Post first reported, which sent shockwaves in the sports media world — with man wondering what his next move would be.

Smith, on his eponymous podcast, shut down any notion that he would work with Bayless again at ESPN — or anywhere, for that matter.

“Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, together as partners, working across from...

Stephen A. Smith opens up on Skip Bayless-ESPN speculation after ‘Undisputed’ bombshell

The WNBA is set to earn $200 million/year in the NBA’s new media rights deal, for a total of $2.2 billion over the full 11-year term, Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic reported on Tuesday. While a dramatic increase over the league’s current rights deal ($43 million/year, per multiple reports), the reaction from within the league has been less-than-enthusiastic. “We look forward to learning how the NBA arrived at a $200 million valuation — if initial reports are accurate or even close,” WNBA players union leader Terri Jackson said in a statement, adding that there “is no excuse to undervalue the WNBA again.”

WNBA ill-served by NBA’s media rights timeline

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East Rutherford, NJ

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You've never seen a football game like this one.

Arena Football League Hosting Championship Game Inside a Mall Looked So Bizarre

With Skip Bayless out at FS1’s Undisputed later this summer, according to Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post, the question now is what’s next. There probably won’t be much demand for the fading enfant terrible of sports TV who’s now barely able to draw 50,000 viewers opposite Stephen A. Smith’s juggernaut First Take on ESPN.

Hiring Skip Bayless Would Make Stephen A.’s Morning Talk Show Dominion Complete

Virginia State

The scenes between General Hospital cast members Eden McCoy (Joss Jacks) and Evan Hofer ( Dex Heller) are filled with so much chemistry that some fans believed the couple was dating offscreen.

General Hospital's Eden McCoy is dating actor Jonathan Heit and not her onscreen love Evan Hofer

It’s been quite the week for the Arena Football League (AFL). On Tuesday Night, we reported that the ArenaBowl XXXIII was potentially in danger of not being played at all. Late payments caused the American Dream Center – the venue this game was supposed to be played at – to temporarily back out.

AFL’s ArenaBowl XXXIII Back On Track For Friday

The fact that there even is an ArenaBowl XXXIII to crown a champion of the 2024 Arena Football League season is a minor miracle in and of itself. The campaign has been one of the most tumultuous, tortured seasons in the history of American professional sports. Let’s recap, shall we? – The AFL returned in Read more...
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Fans marvel at ArenaBowl XXXIII being played in a shopping mall

South Carolina State

Columbia, SC

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South Carolina softball has changed significantly since head coach Ashley Chastain last took the field for the team.
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Ashley Chastain shares how college softball landscape has changed since playing days at South Carolina

Billings, MT

The Arena Football League season has ended. Not with the remaining teams folding. With a championship game. Played in a mall. It’s fitting, we suppose, that a couple of relics from the ‘80s and ‘90s would find a way to come together. Regardless, it was jarring to see images of an arena football game being played in a place other than an arena.

Arena Football League finishes season in a shopping mall

Put a fork in it. The possibility of a Stephen A. Smith–Skip TV reunion is done, Smith has declared himself. He read the last rites over his former TV partnership with Bayless during the newest episode of his eponymous podcast/YouTube show on Friday night. Smith personally confirmed a Front...

Stephen A. Smith: Skip and I Are Done As TV Team

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Thom Brennaman makes TV return as CW college football voice

Thom Brennaman is set to return to television nearly four years after uttering what appeared to be a career-ending slur. Brennaman has joined Nexstar’s CW as...

Thom Brennaman makes TV return as CW college football voice

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