Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_pmzez8n6m”>Christmas came late for ESPN, but rest assured the bigwigs in Bristol are happy with their gift from Jolly Ol' Saint Roger. The NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule was announced and the worldwide leader was given the best game on the schedule, at least on paper, with the fifth-seeded Ravens set to battle the fourth-seeded Titans on ESPN/ABC. In an even bigger win for ESPN, they're broadcasting on Sunday, not Saturday as they traditionally have in the past, with kickoff set for 1:05 p.m.The @NFL Super Wild Card Weekend schedule: pic.twitter.com/o3PmLnNQ7w— Michael Signora (@NFLfootballinfo) January 4, 2021ESPN only broadcasts one playoff game a year under their current agreement with the NFL and usually gets the early game on Saturday featuring a lowly AFC…

data-mm-id=”_proru10tp”>Geraldo Rivera announced he was quitting Fox News on Thursday — from a boat, for some reason. With his departure from Fox, that might be it for Rivera's more than 50-year career on television. The man has had some notable moments, that's for sure. What follows is a look at a few of his best, and worst moments in broadcasting. Al Capone's vaultIn 1985, Rivera had been fired by ABC for criticizing the network after it canceled a report about the relationship between Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. In 1986, he mounted his comeback with a syndicated special. He was set to host a much-hyped program about the discovery of a lost vault belonging to Al Capone. The vault was found in a walled-off underground room in Chicago's Lexington Hotel, whi…

data-mm-id=”_t1nwr312y”>The Las Vegas Raiders hosted the Green Bay Packers on Monday NIght Football in Week 5. While the Raiders won, ESPN did catch Vegas owner Mark Davis looking upset in his booth. Davis just happened to be sitting with a guest and it turns out it was Australian guitarist Orianthi. Who knows what their exact relationship is, but there's video of Davis playing slots in the Las Vegas airport on Monday as he waited for the musician's plane to arrive. Anyone who has watched Seinfeld knows what a big deal an airport pickup can be. Hoping for some luck on MNF! @LasVegasLocally #nfl #raiders #vegas pic.twitter.com/KmUWBhHFNG— Food & Drinks in Vegas (@foodiedhillon) October 9, 2023If the unique name doesn't ring a bell, you're probably familiar with…

data-mm-id=”_d2o3b1mcu”>Justin Jefferson has missed two months of football with a bum hamstring but returned today as the Minnesota Vikings embark upon the stretch run of their season, hoping to qualify for the playoffs despite losing Kirk Cousins halfway through the year. Jefferson was supposed to be a big part of that effort. But he got after less than one half of football in his return. After trading punts with the Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota's offense gained some momentum because Joshua Dobbs finally starting to go to his All-World wideout. Dobbs found Jefferson for a 12-yard gain on first down before finding him again on a third down a few plays later for 15 yards. On the latter catch, Jefferson got drilled in the lower back as he went across the middle. Justin Jefferson&#03…

data-mm-id=”_w1u9vnqcz”>Owen Lloyd of North Carolina State won the 1650 free at the ACC Championships over the weekend. Lloyd won with a personal best time of 14.37.04, which also earned him an auto-bid to the NCAA Championships. Or at least that's how it seemed for a brief moment as Lloyd was disqualified for crossing over into another lane while people were still swimming. The ruling by the officials was met with universal disdain from everyone involved. Lloyd was crushed. The announcers sound sick and literally said they were on the verge of tears. And the person in the most awkward position was Lloyd's Wolfpack teammate Ross Dant, who finished second and was in the lane that Lloyd entered while celebrating. In his postrace interview with the ACC Network, he said that he w…

data-mm-id=”_ue0s0ho24″>The 2024 college football season will get underway on Saturday when the No. 10 ranked Florida State Seminoles will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.There is a long history between these two teams over the years, the Seminoles lead the all-time series 15-11-1 and a dominant 13-4 record against the Yellow Jackets in regular-season ACC games.The last time these two teams squared off was in 2022, and Florida State came out on top with a 41-16 victory at Doak Campbell Stadium. Keep an eye on running back Lawrance Toafili, the last time they met he was on fire, racking up 154 total yards and two touchdowns.Georgia Tech will need to make some adjustments on defense if they plan to stop Toafili, in 2023 they allowed 221.3 rushing …

data-mm-id=”_auohp49j1″>The No. 1 Texas Longhorns will host the undefeated Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks on Saturday night, Arch Manning will make his first start after Quinn Ewers went down with an injury last week.WATCH: Texas vs. UL-Monroe Live | Stream on ESPN+Manning has made the most of his limited appearances this season especially last week, when he went 14 of 18 passes, racking up 318 yards and 5 touchdowns. He added 53 rushing yards and two touchdowns with his legs.Sure, Texas has the big names and the hype, but don’t underestimate the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. Coming off a bye week, the Warhawks enter this game undefeated, thanks to their punishing ground game. Led by an elite rushing attack, UL-Monroe dominated Jackson State and UAB in Weeks 1 and 2, showing they aren’t h…