9:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Silva has been at the heart of Man City’s success since his arrival in 2017. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — The new Premier League season is up and running and Manchester City have already put down a marker as they look to lift the title for the fifth …
For years and years, it was a weekly rite of passage. Lee Corso would don the head gear and wave good bye from the College GameDay set, at which point ESPN would take us to a crowd shot in Evanston or West Lafayette for whatever C-list Big Ten game they’d stuck in the early window. …
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Back in early June, weeks before the storm broke, the Hotline placed a series of calls to veterans in the sports-media space seeking insight into how the Big Ten’s ongoing contract discussions would impact the Pac-12. One expert suggested the optimal outcome would be for the Big Ten to walk away with “big dollars and …
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Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Rick Nelson It has been a good week or so for the New York Mets who have been red hot coming out of the All-Star break, and they took four out of five games in a huge series win against the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. As good as the present …
The Big Ten is in the process of finalizing its media rights deals, with sources telling The Athletic the league hopes to make an official announcement by early next week. In a stunning development, ESPN has pulled out of negotiations, sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to The Athletic. In addition to Fox, which …
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In Thursday’s “First Call,” members of the Steel Curtain have been snubbed by ESPN. The Steelers are being connected to an offensive tackle who is potentially getting traded. Ex-Pirate Josh Bell played his first game with his new team. And Gerrit Cole suffers through an unbelievable first inning in Yankee Stadium. Reclamation project? The Steelers …
