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Sasha Banks Stars In College Football Championship Game Opening
 The SmackDown superstar will be the lead in the opening video segment for the College Football National Championship Game tonight on ESPN  The football game, which will see the number three ranked University of Georgia Bulldogs take on the number one ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide, is sure to be a ratings juggernaut, making this a pretty big[...]
Frank Caliendo Pays Tribute to NFL Broadcasting Icon John Madden
Image screencapped courtesy from ESPN. While Caliendo admits not really knowing Madden personally, he recalled a personal story of meeting him and his family during a Super Bowl Since his run on MADtv, the comedian continued making appearances on several sports talk shows often recreating his popular Madden bits capturing his commentating quirks often stating the[...]
Tom Brady Series Man In The Arena Starts On ESPN+ November 16th
Tom Brady is taking part in a new series on ESPN+ called Man In The Arena: Tom Brady Each episode will take a look at the legendary Quarterbacks Super Bowl appearances straight from him, while also accompanied by others talking about those moments in time "Man in the Arena is more than a series of[...]
I Stopped Watching ESPN & MSNBC When I Stopped Hating Myself So Much
For me, it was always either one of the "talking head" shows on ESPN (and its line-up of channels) or the news & "talking head" line-up on MSNBC that I'd have rolling in the background And then lockdown hit and I slowly realized that was the worst thing I could ever do. Images: Screencaps As much as[...]
BCTV Daily Dispatch 11 Sept 21:
Today's line-up of news and opinions includes Dave Bautista, Supernatural, The Boys, ESPN & Stephen A Smith, Nancy Drew, Hawkeye, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, "Law & Order" & more! Following that, we have reviews of Only Murders in the Building and What If… Zombies?!. Images: Law & Order (NBCU)/The Boys (Amazon)/Nancy Drew (screencap)/Supernatural (The CW)/Dave[...]
First Take, Stephen A. Smith & Max Kellerman Part of ESPN Problem
If you're reading this then you're probably someone who watches the talking heads on ESPN be a ton more wrong than they are right on a regular basis and yet somehow still keep their jobs Personally, we stopped watching ESPN a few months ago after the channel was more concerned about being PR people for[...]
Roman Reigns Tells The Rock And John Cena To Not Quit Their Day Jobs
 Reigns has clearly heard this talk and has now responded. Roman Reigns and The Rock at the 2015 Royal Rumble, courtesy of WWE. Appearing on ESPN's SportsNation today, Roman Reigns was asked about a potential match-up with the two current Hollywood stars and former WWE superstars. "Yeah, that's like a dream for a lot of our fans, but[...]
The Ultimate Fighter Returns Next Week, Only On ESPN+
The Ultimate Fighter returns next week exclusively on ESPN+, and you know what? I am excited for it I know the last few seasons before it went away were…not the best TV, but I miss this weird mix of UFC card and The Real World The coaches for this season will be Featherweight champion Alexander[...]
WTF is this s**t? Some kind of useless collaboration between Marvel and ESPN, apparently.
Marvel Comics, ESPN, and the NBA are planning to "Space Jam" the upcoming game between The Warriors and The Pelicans in an "NBA Special Edition" alternate presentation From a press release sent out by Marvel: ESPN and Marvel announced a groundbreaking collaboration today to launch the first-ever Marvel-inspired alternate presentation for the Golden State Warriors vs[...]
The Mandalorian (Image: Disney+)
ESPN, who is owned by Disney and who employs Helwani as an analyst and is the home for all UFC broadcasting, released a statement Monday evening: "Ariel is a valued colleague and an exceptional MMA reporter," a network statement to USA Today reads "His record speaks for itself." White, who was a vocal Trump supporter[...]
Eminem Drops UFC Themed Video For Higher Before UFC 257 Tonight
ESPN and UFC partnered with Eminem for everything, the latest single off his album Music to be Murdered By – Side B."It's always been amazing to be able to work with Eminem for promotional and programming content on various ESPN properties over the years," ESPN music director Kevin Wilson said in a statement "To be[...]
UFC Releases Trailer For McGregor Vs Poirier 2 On January 23rd
the full fight card, including prelims and main card, will air on ESPN+ PPV Can't wait to see what kind of numbers this does, and what it will mean for the lightweight division moving forward. Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon for the first time in a year against Dustin Poirier on January 23rd at UFC 257[...]
UFC News & Notes: Ultimate Fighter Returns, Adesanya/Blachowicz
Let's start with UFC Vegas 12 and the fall of the once-mighty middleweight champ. Right before the bell to end Round 3, @UriahHallMMA dropped Anderson Silva 😱 #UFCVegas12 pic.twitter.com/DiGtowbHCJ — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 1, 2020 Is The Spider Really Done, Or Just Leaving The UFC? Anderson Silva lost Halloween night at UFC Vegas 12 to Uriah Hall via[...]
UFC 254 Preview: WHo Walks Out The Undisputed Lightweight Champ?
Winner: Khabib Nurmagomedov by five-round decision. UFC 254 airs live today starting at Noon EST for the prelims, with the main card starting at 2 pm EST on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 254 might just feature the biggest fight of the year, and it certainly seems to be a main event with a ton of intrigue Champ[...]
UFC Fight Island 6: Can The Korean Zombie Slay Brian Ortega?
Jumping ahead to February, after the knee injury forced their fight to be called off, Korean rapper Jay Park went on ESPN and said this: "But Ortega already ducked him one time," Park told ESPN, speaking on Jung's behalf "So, he doesn't need to fight a fighter that's ducked him already." Uh oh Ortega did not[...]
The Mandalorian Season 2 (Image: Disney+)
But what about Rosario Dawson, Timothy Olyphant, Temuera Morrison, Katee Sackhoff, and Michael Biehn? A look at new key art for The Mandalorian Season 2 (Image: Disney+) If you're watching Monday Night Football on ESPN this coming Monday, you might just get your answers when a whole lotta "Mouse synergy" results in an exclusive sneak preview airing sometime[...]
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki clowing around on the Supernatural set, courtesy of The CW.
Note to CW: you need to find a way to keep Ackles in the nest just like you did Padalecki because Walker is already feeling like a hit with a start-up fanbase already in place. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski Gets #FreeWoj Support from NBA Players: This is one of those instances when you realize that the messenger[...]
Adrian Wojnarowski: A growing number of NBA players have concerns about 'the bubble' | Get Up
One day after ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski was suspended without pay by the sports network for a two-word response he sent to US Senator Josh Hawley: "F*ck you," a number of NBA stars have taken to social media to show their support for the journalist Under the hashtag #FreeWoj, LeBron James, Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley,[...]
Bruce Lee Documentary Be Water Debuts Trailer
"Even in the face of a racist system, built upon centuries of xenophobic attitudes and demeaning stereotypes, he was determined to change the old narratives and build this new myth of the Asian and Asian American as the hero." You can see the Bruce Lee documentary trailer below. Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee: ESPN Taking Over Sports[...]
ESPN2 Madden Bowl Schedule
This morning, ESPN along with EA Sports presented a brand new schedule of programming revolving around Madden NFL 20 The w Madden NFL 20 Championship Series (MCS) will bring fans competitive esports action and entertainment following the live 2020 NFL Draft ESPN2 will air the first two episodes of the "Road To The Madden Bowl," with[...]
Michael Scott (Steve Carell) from "The Office," image courtesy of NBC Universal.
ESPN's 30 for 30 docuseries shines the spotlight on some of the most unbelievable, over-the-top, and one-of-a-kind personalities and events in sports history Over the weekend, the sports network aimed its cameras at one of pop culture's forgotten athletes: The Office head Michael Scott (portrayed by Steve Carell on NBC's long-running and beloved sitcom), showing the[...]
ESPN Valorant Invitational
One of the first major esports competitions for Valorant has been set up as ESPN will broadcast the Valorant Invitational on April 20th The announcement was made on ESPN Esports' Twitter account, in what's being called "the most ambitious crossover in esports history." Considering the game is still in open beta and Riot Games hasn't[...]
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and the Chicago Bulls is the subject of The Last Dance, courtesy of ESPN.
This weekend, ESPN premieres the one person who could take down Tiger King and not even break a sweat doing it: Michael Jordan Starting this Sunday, the sports network's 10-part documentary series The Last Dance finally takes to the floor to examine Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' mission to lock down a sixth NBA Championship[...]
Wide receiver and running back Nick Holley leaves the field, courtesy of XFL.
The pro football league created by WWE's Vince McMahon has fired nearly all of its employees as of Friday morning, according to ESPN sources They are also reporting that the league has no plans to return in 2021 This puts an end to the return of the XFL, which first came about in a partnership[...]
Riot Games Suspends "League Of Legends" LCS Over Coronavirus
ESPN will be broadcasting the event stateside Announced earlier today, five matches from the LCS will air on ESPN2 ESPN2 is already home to esports coverage, so the LCS will fit right in here "We're excited to work with Riot Games to create innovative content opportunities around this amazing franchise system," said John Lasker, vice[...]
wrestlemania
WWE EVP Triple H visited ESPN this past Sunday to not only confirm that a pretty big name will be missing this weekend's WrestleMania shows, but also share his thoughts on that decision as well as the decision to move forward with the annual event. The company had taken the unprecedented step of having RAW, SmackDown,[...]
Trailer: “The Last Dance” 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990s are the subjects of a new ESPN documentary series called The Last Dance It was supposed to release in June, but as of this morning, a new trailer released confirms that the 10-part series will release instead starting April 19th The trailer teases new interviews[...]
ESPN Collage
ESPN is dealing with the absence of live sports to talk about by airing classic Disney films mostly dealing with sporting events that have already happened Every Friday night in primetime for the foreseeable future, the network will air a different sports film Up first tonight at 8 PM is The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid[...]