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Stephen A. Smith Signs Multi-Year Agreement To Return to SiriusXM Radio
"To say that I’m excited would be an understatement,."
Pablo Torre to Bill Simmons: Bill Belichick Story Involves Various Disciplines
"...we are rigorously investigating something in order to say, 'We are here to publish this as true.'"
Why Is Sports Media Taking the Hype Out of the NBA and NHL Finals?
"Sports media used to focus on storylines, not market size. Sports media used to focus on matchups, not television ratings."
Major League Baseball Viewership up Across the Board in 2025
"National broadcasts on FOX, ESPN and TBS have all posted double-digit percentage gains in average viewership compared to last year"
Scott Van Pelt: ‘I’ll Bet Money That ‘First Take’ Hasn’t Done Segments’ on Indiana Pacers During Regular Season
"I’ll bet money they haven’t, but that’s not knocking them because I know having done our show, we didn’t lead 'SportsCenter' with the Pacers like ever unless they were playing another star-laden team."
Shaquille O’Neal Opens up About Beginning of Relationship With Charles Barkley
"He's a great guy. He makes me say, man, if I had a big brother, I wish I had a big brother like that."
Finale of ‘Inside the NBA’ on TNT Most-Watched Show in Two Years
"The NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 marked the culmination of TNT’s 40-year history of live NBA games on the network."
David Samson on Stanley Cup, NBA Finals Television Ratings: “Ratings Don’t Matter”
”Do you think the NBA is healthy? Do you think their media is healthy? They're starting deals next year in the billions.”
Kendrick Perkins Ends On-Air Beef With Charles Barkley Ahead Of NBA Finals
"I want the world to know that me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
Sports Media: Choose The Biggest Audience or The Right Audience?
“Forget everybody. The new model is catering to people who are somebody!”