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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, seen here working an NFL game in 2006, died on Sunday. He was 72. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) Longtime NFL reporter and ESPN journalist Chris Mortensen died on Sunday morning, the network announced. He was 72. Specifics of his death are not yet known, though Mortensen had been battling cancer for years. ESPN is very sorry to have to share this devastating news. Award-winning journalist Chris Mortensen passed away this morning at the age of 72. Source link

Disney’s ESPN (DIS) will team up with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Fox (FOXA) to launch a new sports streaming service, set to debut sometime this fall. According to the companies, the platform will bring together their respective slate of sports networks along with certain direct-to-consumer (DTC) sports services and sports rights. This will include content from all the major professional sports leagues and college sports. The offering, which was described as a “joint venture” split… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]ESPN apologizes for airing clip of woman flashing one of her breasts during Sugar Bowl broadcast  Yahoo Sports Source link

Since the NFL has yet to make an official decision on the Bills–Bengals game that was postponed from Monday after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin suddenly collapsed on the field and went into cardiac arrest, fantasy football owners may be wondering how this affects their league. As Hamlin still remains in the hospital in critical condition in the intensive care unit, the league has hesitated to make any future plans about the Week 17 matchup since players’ and teams’… Source link

Wells Fargo is predicting big things for Disney’s (DIS) sports network ESPN in 2023. In a new note published on Tuesday, Wells Fargo analyst Steve Cahall outlined the firm’s top predictions for the media business in 2023, and made a big call about the future of ESPN under Bob Iger’s leadership at Disney. “DIS will begin the spin-off process for ESPN & ABC including launching ESPN in streaming a la carte,” Cahall wrote. “Cost rationalization and balance sheet options are critical to reaching… Source link

Disney (DIS) has some serious decisions to make now that Bob Iger has returned as CEO. One question includes the murky future of ESPN and whether or not the media giant should consider spinning off the popular sports network — a suggestion previously made by Third Point’s Dan Loeb. Loeb argued ESPN would have greater flexibility to pursue business initiatives, such as sports betting, if it was not part of Disney. “We’re very much against spinning off ESPN… that’s the dumbest thing ever,”… Source link

The Long Island home of Mike Breen, longtime play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks and ESPN’s NBA coverage, has been destroyed in a huge fire. The news was first reported by TMZ. The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, which later confirmed the fire to TMZ, reported to Breen’s home at 4:03 a.m. to find a “fully involved” house fire. The fire department posted a photo on Instagram which shows the entire structure engulfed in flames. Breen and his family (as well as their dogs) were… Source link

This is a weird spot in the Fantasy Football calendar. Most of you probably haven’t drafted yet, but many thousands of you have. This means, I’ve gotta start straddling the line between in-season and Draft Prep content.  And I’ve got the perfect solution. Let’s take an early look at some waiver-wire options. Maybe your first waiver-wire run is this week and you’re looking to make some moves. Or, maybe you haven’t… Source link

Average draft position is a very helpful tool in determining who to draft and when, but it’s only helpful if you’re using the right ADP. That’s why for years I’ve written this piece focusing on the ADP on each of the three main sites and how you can take advantage of it. Before we get into the players, it might be helpful to lean on why there’s such a discrepancy. I’d suggest three main causes: analyst rankings, site… Source link

In the 21st century, we love life hacks, cheat codes and shortcuts. We want positive results with minimal effort, and we want it now! Did our great-grandfathers need cheat codes to storm Normandy? (Well, I guess they did use spies.) Did our grandfathers need shortcuts during the tumultuous ’60s and ’70s? (Then again, I suppose Watergate was America’s greatest cheat code.) OK, let’s start over. As a human race, we’ve always loved cheat codes and shortcuts! Viva la hack! Hacking a… Source link