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Is Dan Orlovsky falling into the hot take abyss?

Mar 25, 2026

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13 min read

Is Dan Orlovsky falling into the hot take abyss?

Dan Orlovsky's Ty Simpson-Fernando Mendoza take sounds more like Stephen A. Smith than anything else.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Charles Barkley, Dick Vitale broadcast divides fans

Mar 18, 2026

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12 min read

Charles Barkley, Dick Vitale broadcast divides fans

The dream pairing of Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale calling an NCAA Tournament game was a beautiful mess.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Hard Knocks' second life

Mar 11, 2026

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13 min read

Hard Knocks' second life

The PGA Tour is partnering with NFL Films to bring Hard Knocks to golf. Has the series outlived its time in football?

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
The luckiest man in American media

Mar 4, 2026

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15 min read

The luckiest man in American media

WBD CEO David Zaslav is the ultimate American success story... for better and for worse.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
No sport is safe from the web of politics

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

No sport is safe from the web of politics

Team USA's Washington DC appearance is the latest reminder no sport is safe space from the political divide in this country.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Should basketball join the Winter Olympics?

Feb 18, 2026

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12 min read

Should basketball join the Winter Olympics?

It's a growing idea to help boost the Winter Games.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
The limits of ESPN Unlimited

Feb 11, 2026

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12 min read

The limits of ESPN Unlimited

The ESPN DTC platform has over-promised and under-delivered when it comes to access for sports fans.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Super Bowl LX plays second fiddle

Feb 4, 2026

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11 min read

Super Bowl LX plays second fiddle

This year's actual Super Bowl matchup is being overshadowed by everything else surrounding the game.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
A brief history of major sports radio breakups

Jan 28, 2026

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13 min read

A brief history of major sports radio breakups

Dan Le Batard and Stugotz are following a familiar path of the biggest longtime sports radio duos.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
ESPN's changing of the guard?

Jan 21, 2026

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12 min read

ESPN's changing of the guard?

Will ESPN lean more into their ACC relationships with the SEC's reign of dominance over?

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
5 TV destinations that make sense for Mike Tomlin

Jan 14, 2026

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12 min read

5 TV destinations that make sense for Mike Tomlin

Now that Mike Tomlin is officially done with the Steelers, what are the best landing spots in television for the legendary coach?

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Top 10 Super Bowl LX matchups for NBC

Jan 7, 2026

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12 min read

Top 10 Super Bowl LX matchups for NBC

With the playoffs upon us, who is NBC rooting for in the playoffs to give the biggest audience for Super Bowl LX?

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Top stories of 2025, ones to watch for 2026

Dec 31, 2025

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14 min read

Top stories of 2025, ones to watch for 2026

A last look back at the top sports media stories of 2025 and ones to watch in the industry for 2026.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
The Naughty and Nice Lists for 2025

Dec 24, 2025

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15 min read

The Naughty and Nice Lists for 2025

Looking back at the biggest feuds and best moments in sports media from 2025.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Rooting for Cinderella's stepsisters?

Dec 17, 2025

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11 min read

Rooting for Cinderella's stepsisters?

The dismissiveness of what makes sports great is not an encouraging trend.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Notre Dame vs The World

Dec 10, 2025

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9 min read

Notre Dame vs The World

The Notre Dame PR campaign after getting snubbed from the CFP is losing friends and not influencing people

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
What's next for Paul Finebaum?

Dec 3, 2025

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13 min read

What's next for Paul Finebaum?

After dipping his toes in the political waters, Paul Finebaum opted to stay in his lane... for now.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Power players

Nov 26, 2025

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9 min read

Power players

Who are the most powerful sports media personalities outside ESPN?

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Sports media, then and now

Nov 19, 2025

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12 min read

Sports media, then and now

How two very different chapters in ESPN's life story tell us all we need to know about the evolution of sports media.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Pat McAfee plays Donald Trump's game

Nov 12, 2025

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13 min read

Pat McAfee plays Donald Trump's game

Pat McAfee used to pride himself on being a safe space from the divisiveness of politics, but not anymore.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
NFL Network got it all wrong

Nov 5, 2025

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11 min read

NFL Network got it all wrong

On the NFL's trade deadline day, the league network was caught in two minds on what to do.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
Is ESPN solving a problem or creating one?

Oct 29, 2025

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11 min read

Is ESPN solving a problem or creating one?

Shifting Scott Van Pelt to 5 p.m. ET would represent a gamble for the network.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
NBA on NBC return hits all the right notes

Oct 22, 2025

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9 min read

NBA on NBC return hits all the right notes

Basketball fans got all they could have ever wanted from the NBA on NBC comeback.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
College GameDay is rewriting the record books

Oct 15, 2025

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9 min read

College GameDay is rewriting the record books

ESPN's flagship studio show is crushing it in the ratings week after week.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
The NFL vs Dan Orlovsky

Oct 8, 2025

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10 min read

The NFL vs Dan Orlovsky

The NFL has blocked the ESPN analyst from analyzing videos on his social media account.

Matt Yoder
Matt Yoder
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