29-year-old Braiden Bell was announced as the new TV play-by-play voice of the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, the NBA franchise announced it was moving on from Bell after discovering several offensive social media posts he wrote as a teenager. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful…

The Indiana Fever have the wind at their back when it comes to momentum and potential as a WNBA franchise. However, they can’t seem to get it done on the court. The Fever are routinely the league’s biggest draw, thanks to Caitlin Clark and the play of Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. However, while they’ve…

The Dallas Wings exited the 2026 WNBA playoffs in heartbreaking fashion, and superstar Paige Bueckers showcased the agony of defeat at her postgame press conference. The Wings faced the Golden State Valkyries in a deciding Game 3 of their first-round playoff series after splitting the first two games. Dallas looked on track for a win,…

The Detroit Red Wings were once the NHL’s model franchise, but those days feel long gone. And the episode at their home opener involving former captain Dylan Larkin may be rock bottom for the franchise. As one of the Original Six, the Red Wings have one of the NHL’s proudest histories, with 11 Stanley Cups…

College GameDay viewers are used to Pat McAfee trying physical stunts, but with the college football road show traveling to Iowa, this time it was the turn of reporter Jess Sims. If there’s anyone who knows about strength and physical fitness, it’s Sims. In addition to her role on ESPN on GameDay and as a college…

Northwestern University opened the brand-new Ryan Field against Penn State on Friday night. The remodel was years in the making, with Northwestern playing home games at a makeshift lakefront stadium for the past two seasons while the new stadium was being built. And it was worth the wait as Ryan Field sparkled under the lights…

Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff made a bold move when it brought aboard Dave Portnoy and the Barstool Sports gang in a bid to try to help it gain ground on ESPN’s College GameDay in the battle of college football pregame shows. But just over a year into the partnership between Big Noon Kickoff and Barstool Sports, it is…

Indiana Fever guard Raven Johnson and forward Myisha Hines-Allen went viral for their media availability before losing Game 3 to the Las Vegas Aces, ending their season on Thursday night. Johnson, the Fever’s 2026 No. 10 overall pick out of South Carolina, asked Hines-Allen, “What was the chaos?” Johnson was seemingly referring to Hines-Allen shoving…

Dan Fouts sat in the Monday Night Football booth in 2000 and 2001, though his presence was often overshadowed by the other guy who filled the booth during those seasons. Fouts was part of the infamous MNF booth that also included Al Michaels and Dennis Miller. The bold experiment didn’t lead to ratings success, and…

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Before Indiana Fever All-Star guard Caitlin Clark had woken up Thursday morning, the Caitlin 1s, her debut Nike signature sneaker, were already sold out. Later that night, the Fever lost to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, ending Clark’s third WNBA season. The Fever’s loss was ESPN’s gain. On…

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Pittsburgh head football coach Pat Narduzzi has been at odds with Associated Press Top 25 voters (and, really, all critics) for years, and according to Narduzzi, that will continue to be the case until AP voters respect his undefeated team. On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-0) outlasted the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-1) at Lane…