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For “Monday Night Football,” ESPN wanted a franchise quarterback. It had a 10-year, $140 million offer waiting for Tony Romo. He re-signed with CBS for $180 million. It made its yearly run at Peyton Manning. He said no once again. And it went after Drew Brees for his post-playing rights. He went with NBC. Now, …
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Mike Golic said goodbye to ESPN Radio after 22 years on Friday. While signing off from his basement — surrounded by his family — the former NFL player sounded at peace after his incredible run. Still, he wishes his bosses had been the ones to break the bad news to him. “Unfortunately, the tough time …
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The NBA resumed its season Thursday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with a few changes: “Black Lives Matter” is printed in block lettering near center court and social justice messages are embroidered on the back of many players’ jerseys in place of their last names. This season, which will be played inside …
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During a six-week sprint to the restart of the season, ABC/ESPN, in partnership with the NBA and Turner, has tried to turn what has long been billed as the “Happiest Place on Earth” into the safest. In creating the NBA’s bubble at Disney World in Orlando, the league and the networks hope to shield players …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Boog [Sciambi] and Chipper [Jones] sounds like an A-Rod/“Sunday Night Baseball”/playoff booth. Think they could get it? …
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The National Basketball Association received multiple employee complaints that instructors at NBA academies in China were physically abusing pupils, and that students were not receiving proper schooling, ESPN reported on Wednesday. The NBA has established academies in China, including in the province of Xinjiang where China is currently attempting the cultural genocide of Uighur citizens, …
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Mike Francesa won’t be “back afta this.” The New York sports radio legend signed off from his daily WFAN show for the final time Friday, a day after announcing that he would be stepping away from the half-hour program. It marked his second retirement from the station in three years. Francesa’s final show was filled …
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During a 30-minute interview, one question caused ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski to pause for 12 seconds. Wojnarowski is used to being the one breaking the news, tweeting it and talking about it on TV. So being on the other end of a query is not his triple-threat position. Known for “Woj bombs,” his scoops …
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Model Hunter McGrady — deemed Sport’s Illustrated “curviest model ever” — has taken to Instagram to share her joy in being featured in the mag’s 2020 Swimsuit Edition, which hit newsstands Tuesday. “I have been so excited for this shoot to be released,” McGrady, 27, shared. “This trip was life changing and was so special …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Giants. How are the Giants going to ensure that Saquon Barkley does not meet the same fate as …
For “Monday Night Football,” ESPN wanted a franchise quarterback. It had a 10-year, $140 million offer waiting for Tony Romo. He re-signed with CBS for $180 million. It made its yearly run at Peyton Manning. He said no once again. And it went after Drew Brees for his post-playing rights. He went with NBC. Now, …
