EXCLUSIVE: Mark Wahlberg is the latest Hollywood notable to be added to the guest list of ESPN’s Manningcast, the alternate telecast hosted by Peyton and Eli Manning. The actor and producer will appear tonight, with former NFL quarterback Michael Vick and Iowa basketball standout Caitlin Clark also on the docket. The game between the Philadelphia
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Kelly Clarkson is clearing things up in regard to the comments she made about the coverage the NFL has given to the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance. The singer made some remarks on her daytime talk show about the wall-to-wall reporting every NFL broadcast has whenever the “Shake It Off” singer makes an appearance
Sir Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon and the leader of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86 and died of complications from dementia at home surrounded by family. A gifted midfielder with a ferocious shot, Charlton was the leading scorer for United (249 goals) and England (49 goals) for more
ESPN saw revenue of $13.2 billion and operating income of close to $1.5 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2023, Disney revealed ahead of earnings next month when it plans to break out Sports as its own business segment — part of a restructuring initiated by CEO Bob Iger. In comparison, the entire
Tim Wakefield, one of the few knuckleball pitchers in recent times and a two-time World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox, has died at 57. Earlier this week, news broke that he was suffering from brain cancer. “Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield,” the Red Sox said today. “Wake embodied
Dancing with the Stars pro Sharna Burgess has some thoughts about the show’s upcoming Season 32 lineup. Calling it overall an “incredible” lineup, the Season 27 Mirrorball winner had one objection: former NFL running back Adrian Peterson. “There’s one person that I would love to share I’m really shocked is on there, which is Adrian
Prime Video scored a touchdown in the season debut of . The Philadelphia Eagles’ 34-28 victory last night over the Philadelphia Eagles drew 16.6 million viewers across all media platforms, setting an all-time record for Prime Video as the most-streamed NFL game ever on the service. It was the second win of the season for
Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the US Open and his 24th grand slam title. In the match against Medvedev, it took Djokovic three hours and 17 minutes to defeat his opponent 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. The Serbian tennis star is now tied with Margaret Court which they have held since the 1970s. As the
Maybe the best reaction to 19-year-old Coco Gauff winning her first Grand Slam tournament at the U.S. Open today came from the champ herself. “Honestly, thank you to the people who didn’t believe in me. A month ago, I won a 500 title and people said I would stop at that,” she said in a
A campaigning Donald Trump did not receive the most rapturous greeting when he showed up at the Iowa-Iowa State game in Ames today. When the former president stepped out onto the concourse to wave and give thumbs up to the crowd, he got a few cheers — and some noticeable boos. According to the Des
UFC parent Endeavor Group and World Wrestling Entertainment said today they expect to close the planned merger of UFC and WWE on September 12. That’s on the earlier end of expectations as Endeavor said in August it expected the deal to close in mid-to-late September. Endeavor and WWE announced a deal last spring for the
EXCLUSIVE: Peyton and Eli Manning are returning for a third season of ESPN’s Monday Night ManningCast and to help plug the alternate telecast, they are staging an “audition” for a third host. In a 7-minute promo from Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions (watch it above), the gag is that the ex-quarterback brothers have been asked to
Wendi Nix, the host of College Football Live, has announced on Instagram that her time at ESPN has ended after 17 years. “Exactly 17 years ago, I walked into ESPN wide-eyed and excited. This week, I walk out the same way. Grateful, but equally excited about the next chapter. To be continued…” she wrote on
Simone Biles just won herself a new national title and made history. The athlete delivered a strong performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San José, California and scored her eight-national title. “I’ve been doing it for so long, I feel like I don’t think about numbers. I think about my performance,” Biles told NBC
The England Lionesses defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup Final was watched by a peak of 14.4M people yesterday across the BBC and ITV. Coverage was shown on both channels for the first time in the women’s game but couldn’t match the record from last year’s Euros final of a 17.4M peak, or
Spain have defeated England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup. Despite a missed penalty, the victorious Spanish team took the trophy after winning 1-0, the difference being a first half goal by Olga Carmona, who finished smartly following a loose run by England’s Lucy Bronze. England felt like favorites going into the 70,000
Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown is back in the announcer’s booth for tonight’s game against Seattle. He’s returning after being banished since late July for allegedly disparaging remarks about the team. Before his comeback, he issued a statement this afternoon that made things seem like all was forgiven between him and Orioles management. He
Donald De La Haye Jr., aka Deestroying, started making YouTube videos well before earning a football scholarship as a kicker at the University of Central Florida. His path took a number of surprise turns before he found himself sharing a stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell — not as a draft pick but as a
College athletics may be on the verge of another major conference shakeup, one that could end the fabled Pac-12 and create a giant, coast-to-coast conference. Speculation is running rampant about which schools will move where. As usual, television and streaming rights will play a large part. Numerous reports indicate the Big Ten is talking to
A DJ from the flagship radio station of the NFL’s Washington Redskins was fired after an incident earlier in the week when he and a partner, broadcasting live from the team’s Virginia training facility, called a local female sports reporter “Barbie” and “a cheerleader” on air while she was on assignment covering the team. Michael
HBO’s “Hard Knocks” wanted to feature the New York Jets because of the star power of future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback who was added to the team in the off-season. But it’s getting a little bonus from fiesty Jets players who can’t keep tempers under control during camp drills. Three days into
Stephen Curry is still feeling the glow of winning the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament last weekend. He grabbed the title with an eagle putt on the 18th green on Sunday, but it’s a shot he made Saturday that continues to reverberate: a hole in one on the course’s par-3 no. 7. After draining the
It was a major win for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team as they made their debut at the 2023 Women’s World Cup and a record-breaking win for U.S. networks airing the championship. Team USA had a successful debut in Group E as they faced Vietnam besting them in a game that ended up with
Aaron Judge doesn’t mind that his American League record for home runs may last only one season. Shohei Ohtani entered Wednesday with 35 home runs through the Angels’ first 96 games, putting him on pace for 59. While that’s short of Judge’s record 62, home runs tend to come in bunches. “Records are meant to
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off early Thursday, with the monthlong tournament showcasing the world’s best teams taking place this year in Australia and New Zealand. It’s where the favored U.S. will be looking to secure a record third consecutive title. Fox has U.S. English-language rights and will air all 64 games across Fox and
Carlos Alcaraz surged down the stretch to end Nova Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at the All England Club by edging him 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the final on Sunday, claiming his first championship at Wimbledon and second Grand Slam trophy overall. The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented No. 2 Djokovic from collecting a record-tying
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said Wednesday that his battle with cancer continues, as he once again has vocal cord cancer The 84-year-old Vitale posted on Twitter that he will need six weeks of radiation to treat it. “I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call games when the college hoops
Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Argentina and soon-to-be Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi took multiple trophies Wednesday at the 2023 ESPY Awards. Mahomes, who won the NFL MVP for a second time after leading the Chiefs past the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s Super Bowl, was named Best Athlete, Men’s
LeBron James isn’t retiring. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer announced on Wednesday night at the ESPYs that he will be back for his 21st season. James accepted the award for the Best Record-Breaking Performance of the last year, commemorating him passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring lead. That’s when he made the announcement.
Controversial soccer star Megan Rapinoe said today she will retire at the end of the year. The announcement comes on the eve of the women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, 38, has played for the U.S. women’s national team since 2006. This will be her fourth World Cup, which is scheduled to begin later this month in
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