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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Rachel Nichols Gets New Gig at SHOWTIME Basketball, Addresses ESPN Exit

Rachel Nichols exited ESPN nearly ten months ago and now, ahead of the NBA season, she has landed a new job as a host and producer at Showtime Basketball.

Texas Rangers TV Analyst Tom Grieve To Retire

Texas Rangers television analyst Tom Grieve is slated to retire at the end of the season. Grieve has been with the Rangers broadcast team for...

Jeff Passan: ‘I’m Not Great’ On Hot Take Shows

"The way that my brain works, I can never sit here and say something definitive unless I feel like I have got some good evidence to back it up."

LaVar Arrington, ‘Up On Game Presents’ Forges Multiplatform Deal With John Brenkus, Brinx.TV

The two entities have created a show called The NIL House, which will feature Brenkus and Rob Vaka discussing the latest news, biggest stories, athletes, collectives, and celebrities in the Name, Image, and Likeness space.

Brian ‘The Beast’ London: ‘I Knew 790 The Ticket Was Done When Miami Heat Went To WQAM’

“They ruined a bunch of people’s lives because they made a bunch of bad business decisions. One of the bad business decisions was having two AM sports radio stations.”

Michael Kay ‘Obligated To Facts’ During Aaron Judge Home Run Call

"Really it's everybody's own individual feeling, but to ask Major League Baseball to take an eraser out and say Bonds out, McGwire out, Sosa out, they're not gonna do it."

The Power Trip Broadcasts Live From London

A large contingent of Vikings fans were in attendance at The Barrow Boy & Banker Bar near the Tower of London and London Bridge.

Nick Wilson: ESPN Doesn’t Know ‘Baseball Exists Outside New York, Boston, and LA’

"If it was Christian Yelich would ESPN be presenting it the same way?"

The Good And Bad Twitter Provides Sports Media

Twitter became where you went to break news and gather information. It’s where you built an audience and answered questions. And while it became an inescapable part of the job, I’ve increasingly come to struggle with the business rationale for doing so.

You Got a New Format Competitor. Now What?

There is nothing worse in sales when you feel one way about changes like this and are told to say something else.

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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Maria Bartiromo’s Lawyer: ‘Irresponsible’ Reports of Fox News Firing ‘Absolutely and Unequivocally False’

"Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth."