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Al Michaels, Jim Nantz Passionately Defend Tony Romo Amid Recent Criticism

by el-admin - February 7, 2024 0101

CBS broadcaster Tony Romo has always faced intense scrutiny. He was named to the network’s top NFL announcing crew right after retiring as an active player. Within three years, he became the highest-paid sports analyst in history. Romo was an instant sensation, dazzling viewers by predicting plays and engaging fans with

Paul Finebaum Shares Bold Claim About the Heavy Nick Saban-to-ESPN Rumors

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by el-admin - January 22, 2024 080

While he currently makes a weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, there is no member of the football media that Nick Saban is more tied to than another ESPN personality: Paul Finebaum. For at least a decade, Saban to ESPN has been treated as a fait accompli. Finebaum is among those

ESPN Fumbles Rose Bowl Graphic, and College Football Fans Have Jokes

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by el-admin - January 1, 2024 071

Michigan is a 2.5-point favorite in its College Football Playoff matchup with Alabama at the Rose Bowl, which seems appropriate, as the Wolverines are ranked No. 1 and the Crimson Tide No. 4. Yet due to the history and reputations of both programs, the sentiment appears to many observers that Alabama is the favorite.

Alex Scott on love, Lineker and standing up for LGBTQ+ rights: ‘I got consumed by the hatred, by how many people were upset because I wore an armband’

by el-admin - June 18, 2023 0102

As a child, Alex Scott gathered her Winnie-the-Pooh teddies on her bed. “Am I going to be all right?” she asked them. She loved her teddies, told them about her day, cuddled them for comfort. Eeyore had particular resonance. Something about the way the manufacturers had captured the character’s woe

Sharpe Returns to ‘Undisputed,’ Argues Over Bayless Tweet

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by el-admin - January 4, 2023 0133

NFL great Shannon Sharpe was absent from his daily FS1 show Undisputed on Tuesday, the morning after the frightening medical situation with Bills safety Damar Hamlin unfolded and caused the postponement of Buffalo’s AFC tilt with the Bengals in Cincinnati. Sharpe’s absence was also notable, as it came after his co-host Skip Bayless caught

Lee Corso Misses Third Straight ‘College Gameday’ Show

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by el-admin - November 12, 2022 0206

For the third straight week, Lee Corso was off of College Gameday. Host Rece Davis gave an update on the health of the renowned analyst at the beginning of Saturday’s show in Austin, echoing what he’s said in recent weeks about the crew hoping to get the 87-year-old back on set

Kevin McCarra obituary

by el-admin - October 25, 2020 0679

Kevin McCarra, who has died aged 62 of Alzheimer’s disease, was football correspondent for the Guardian from 2002 to 2012 and prior to that a football writer for the Times, Sunday Times and Scotland on Sunday. One of Scotland’s finest sportswriting exports, he was blessed with original thinking, a deep

Gary Lineker agrees £400,000 BBC pay cut and to tweet more carefully

by el-admin - September 15, 2020 0571

Gary Lineker has taken a £400,000 pay cut to remain as host of Match of the Day for the next five years, along with an agreement to be more careful in his use of Twitter to push political causes. Tim Davie, the new BBC director general, announced the deal at the

Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson leaving Sky Sports

by el-admin - August 27, 2020 0753

Matt Le Tissier says it is “time to look forward to life’s next challenge” after being dropped, along with Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas, by Sky Sports. It has been reported the decision to part company with the trio of Soccer Saturday studio pundits is part of cost-cutting measures as

Just what was Jack Grealish thinking?

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by el-admin - March 30, 2020 0706

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