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Katie Nolan: Comments About WFAN’s Boomer Esiason Were Part of a Bit, Joke

"I saw a lot of people get very mad about the Boomer [Esiason] stuff. That I was like, did you miss that this was obviously a bit? But yes is the answer. They did. We were just joking, you guys."

Clay Travis: Selling OutKick Didn’t Change My View of Business, It Reinforced It

"If you have this great fortune and you don't have to go to work, you don't have to do any more of what you are doing, and you still want to do it? Man, that's awesome."

Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Plots Lawsuit Over FCC Local TV Ownership Changes

"It doesn’t make any sense, other than you want to circumvent Congressional law.”

Sports Media Insider Jimmy Traina Announces Departure From Sports Illustrated

"After 20+ years, I have made the difficult decision to leave Sports Illustrated. It’s time for me to do something different & evolve with the changing sports media landscape."

Yahoo Sports Names Shaheen Al-Shatti Editor in Chief for Ariel Helwani’s ‘Uncrowned’; Adds Additional Talent

A few weeks ago, Ariel Helwani and Yahoo Sports announced a multi-year partnership to launch Uncrowned, a new combat s media brand which will produce MMA,...

Yahoo Sports and Ariel Helwani to Launch New Combat Sports Media Brand ‘Uncrowned’

Ariel Helwani said he had a big announcement coming and that it had to be big if he was going to leave Vox Media...

Ariel Helwani Headed to Yahoo Sports, Per Report

In a social media post last week, MMA insider Ariel Helwani announced he was leaving both Vox Media and Spotify after three years. He...

Ariel Helwani: ‘Fascinating to Watch’ Mainstream Sports Media Cover and Discuss Women’s Sports

"It’s very much a thing, and it’s kind of eye-opening; it’s like, ‘Wow, you guys have no idea how to do this correctly.’"

Norby Williamson’s Fall Sends a Message, ESPN’s Vision Won’t Be Compromised

“There can’t be two top dogs up top pulling in opposite directions. If Norby wasn’t sold on the path forward, it was time to move on.”

Ariel Helwani: I Thought Maybe I Could Be The Howard Cosell of MMA Coverage

"I said, 'maybe I could be the voice of this sport. Maybe I could be the Howard Cosell of this sport."

Rich Eisen Nearly Returned to ESPN

“That’s as far as I’ll go. I don’t know why it didn’t happen. I was ready to go for this show. Potentially both TV and radio, same time.”

Jeremy Schaap: ‘It Would Have Been Strange To Host The Sports Reporters’

"John Saunders was a great choice. He did a tremendous job until his very unfortunate and premature death in 2016 after having done the show for 15 years."

Ariel Helwani Agrees to Join ESPN

Mixed martial arts journalist, Ariel Helwani, is joining ESPN covering the sport across all platforms including a new weekly show on ESPN+, Ariel & The Bad Guy, with...

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Clay Travis: Selling OutKick Didn’t Change My View of Business, It Reinforced It

"If you have this great fortune and you don't have to go to work, you don't have to do any more of what you are doing, and you still want to do it? Man, that's awesome."

Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Plots Lawsuit Over FCC Local TV Ownership Changes

"It doesn’t make any sense, other than you want to circumvent Congressional law.”

Sports Media Insider Jimmy Traina Announces Departure From Sports Illustrated

"After 20+ years, I have made the difficult decision to leave Sports Illustrated. It’s time for me to do something different & evolve with the changing sports media landscape."

Charlotte Hornets Sign Over-The-Air Broadcast Agreement With COX Media For 2026-2027 Season

"This partnership with Cox Media Group is about serving our life-long Hornets fans, the many new fans that are moving to our market every day as well as developing the next generation of future Hornets fans."