The state of the NBA’s television rights has been a hot topic partly due to the popularity of the longtime running studio “Inside the NBA,” which features Ernie Johnson and former NBA greats Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. As contracts await final approval from the NBA’s board of governors, NBCUniversal and Amazon have...
UFC Fight Night is in Denver on Saturday night, but the main event was almost nixed. Tracy Cortez was scheduled to fight Rose Namajunas in a women’s flyweight bout, but when she initially weighed in, the scale was not on her side. The women’s flyweight weight limit is 126 pounds, but the Scottsdale native weighed...
Sunny Choi will be among the athletes on Team USA’s first Olympic breakdancing team headed to Paris later this summer. The 35-year-old Tennessee native is unlike most Olympians. Choi was a gymnast growing up and committed to a Division 1 school to compete in gymnastics, but she was forced out due to knee injuries. Trying...
2024 is the year of the rookies. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher and rookie phenom Paul Skenes had his interview on the “Dan Patrick Show” on Friday interrupted for a very good reason. Paul Skenes, #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates, walks back to the dugout after the top of the first inning during the game against...
Before Katie Ledecky was the talk of the United States Olympic Women’s Swim Team, Dara Torres was the swimmer breaking records and leading the headlines at the Games. Torres was the first American Olympian to appear in five different Olympics. She is also tied for the most Olympic women’s swimming medals with 12. She had...
Just five months after an arrest for driving while intoxicated, Patrick Mahomes Sr. reportedly got into more trouble with police late last month. The former MLB pitcher and father of three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes was pulled over by police in Tyler, Texas, on the evening of June 29, according to TMZ, citing court...
Nothing was off limits for tennis legend Serena Williams as she hosted the ESPYs in Los Angeles on Thursday night. During her opening monologue, Williams recognized Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark for the three nominations she received, including best women’s athlete of the year. Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, is seen following the...
Just as the media storm on Harrison Butker cooled off, the ESPYs made it rain all over again. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker drew controversy when he gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College that included encouraging female graduates to embrace being a “homemaker.” The note received tons of backlash, as it almost became a...
Jalen Brunson: team guy. The New York Knicks superstar guard is eligible to sign a deal worth $269 million next year -—but he’s putting winning above all. After cementing himself as likely the Knicks’ most beloved player since the 1990s, Brunson has decided to sign a year earlier, forfeiting loads of money. CLICK HERE FOR...
The stars were out in Los Angeles at Thursday night’s ESPYs, and Nikki Glaser took advantage of the opportunity. The rockstar comedian, who joked that most people only knew her from “the roast of Giselle’s ex-husband,” was presenting the award for Best Male Athlete, which was given to Patrick Mahomes. She began her appearance by...
