It was not easy to watch last night’s Eagles-Bears game and not think about the news that while ESPN has re-signed Joe Buck to a new contract, Troy Aikman hasn’t been inked to a new deal.

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It’s always dicey to make declarations based off what you see on Twitter, but it certainly seems like open season on ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

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With Prime Video’s first game of the season taking place tonight in Buffalo’s brand new Highmark Stadium, as the Bills host the Lions, I was curious something.

Podcast Episode · Traina Thoughts · September 16 · 58m

The NFL season is here!

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The league will see its most significant shift to streaming this season.

Network officials didn’t provide any new information on Tony Romo, but J.J. Watt, Ross Tucker and others had interesting insights ahead of the season.

The former Steelers coach brought an impressive presence to the network’s studio show at the Hall of Fame Game.

The future for the network’s No. 1 NFL analyst is unclear with numerous options in play.

Podcast Episode · SI Media With Jimmy Traina · July 30 · 1h 16m

The WNBA superstar can’t control the runaway narratives that surround her.

The Patriots coach was accused of using the pup to prevent questions about his offseason drama.

The publication says a bizarre, inflammatory article ripping the WNBA star is fine because it’s an opinion piece.

You need to take context into account when discussing the ratings for ESPN’s afternoon football show.

Podcast Episode · SI Media With Jimmy Traina · July 23 · 1h 17m

The global soccer tournament showed that there is an audience for weekday afternoon games.

In the sports world, broadcast still dominates streaming when it comes to viewership.

The former ‘Around the Horn’ host describes what the past year has been like for him as he launches a new show.

This was quite the Rickey Henderson anecdote from the former Yankees owner.

It will never make sense that Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez can be part of MLB broadcasts, but can’t be in the Hall of Fame.

On the heels of the NCAA tournament expanding, now the World Cup is considering a further increase in the number of teams.

The Phillies outfielder is under fire for making a video for a bettor who ended up losing $1.5 million.

The iconic ESPN show just had its best June ratings since 2021.

Podcast Episode · SI Media With Jimmy Traina · July 8 · 41m

Cincinnati radio voice Jeff Brantley didn’t say much after the Phillies slugger went deep.

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ESPN broadcaster Ford Martin practiced his craft in a highly creative and amusing way.

The ESPN personality has been going ‘nuclear’ and ‘going off’ a lot over the past several weeks.

Podcast Episode · SI Media With Jimmy Traina · June 25 · 1h 17m

The NFL reporter was making $800,000, according to a new feature story published Wednesday by the ‘New York Times.’

The ‘SportsCenter’ anchor is leaving the network after a 34-year run.

Welcome to another Traina Thoughts Mailbag. Thanks as always for the questions. Let’s get right into it. I’ve said this before, but I’d really like to see Kevin

Someone from the network apparently wanted ESPN to get called out for its lack of World Cup coverage, but a Fox spokesperson tried to downplay the story.

If Jalen Brunson’s three-pointer at the very end of Game 4 had gone in, the ABC play-by-play voice would’ve given us a historic call.

Podcast Episode · SI Media With Jimmy Traina · June 16 · 1h 9m

The Knicks big man discussed the owner’s suggestion to abstain during the playoffs on ‘The Howard Stern Show.’

The game broadcast, postgame show and “SportsCenter” perfectly captured the insanity of New York’s surreal win.