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ESPN and Stephen A. Smith are close to hammering out a new contract that will give the popular Disney sports personality potential access to other parts of the Magic Kingdom.

The two sides, who have been in negotiations for several months, are said to be hopeful they can reach a deal over the next several weeks, according to a person familiar with the situation. ESPN and Disney have been in talks with Smith to devise a new pact that could involve creating a sort of “first-look” agreement for Smith-backed concepts across Disney’s general-entertainment properties, according to this person and a second familiar with the talks.

A representative for ESPN declined to comment. WME, the agency that represents Smith, was not able to offer immediate comment.

Should the deal come to fruition, it would represent the latest in ESPN’s efforts to sign top talent to its roster. In recent years,...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce remain one of the hottest celebrity couples at the end of 2024. While Swift has kept the details of her romances private in the past, she and Kelce aren’t afraid to step out into the public and express their love. Fans are anxious to know when Kelce will get down on one knee. According to an insider, Swift and Kelce’s friends “expect an engagement announcement” very soon.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s friends allegedly expect the couple to announce their engagement at any point

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven’t publicly discussed the possibility of marriage. However, the couple seems stronger than ever heading into 2025. Kelce raved about Swift’s “Eras Tour,” and he saw the show multiple times. Swift attends as many of Kelce’s games with the Kansas City Chiefs as possible, and she’s reportedly connected with his family...

If he can’t beat them, ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro is still willing to do business with them.

A creative deal that will bring what is perhaps America’s favorite sports studio show to Disney after years of it airing on Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT spotlights a growing willingness at ESPN to take a “curation” approach to game-day concepts and content. Some of the biggest deals at ESPN in recent years aren’t ones that start new formats or series, but rather the type that make ESPN a perch for sports personalities who have already proven popular somewhere else.

The new pact, unveiled formally Monday after leaking over the weekend, makes “Inside the NBA” an ESPN property as far as fans are concerned. To be sure, Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports will continue to produce the show from Atlanta over the term of the pact, which commences with the 2025-26 NBA season.

Sandra Bullock may have reigned as the queen of romantic comedies, but her real life has been anything but a fairytale, though she still manages to shine! More recently her love story took a tragic turn in August 2023 when her longtime partner, Bryan Randall, passed away at 57 after a private battle with Als.

Credits: Sandra Bullock in Murder by Numbers / Warner Bros.

His heartbreaking loss marked the end of a relationship that had its fair share of ups and downs. However way before all this happened she once declared she’d never date an actor, here’s why!

Why Sandra Bullock Never Wanted to Date an Actor

Sandra Bullock dated Tate Donovan from 1990 to around 1994 and was completely head over heels for him, but their romance eventually came to an end. At that time, she was also linked to NFL star Troy Aikman. From the outset, her romantic journey has been anything but predictable,...

Bart Simpson may soon have a new catchphrase in his repertoire: “Don’t have a Cowboy, man.”

The Walt Disney Co., the NFL and ESPN and teaming up to debut another animated alternative broadcast of an upcoming NFL game, but this time they are going big with “ESPN’s The Simpsons Funday Football.”

On Dec. 9, Disney+ and ESPN+ will stream the Dallas Cowboys-Cincinnati Bengals matchup, but it will take place in Springfield’s Atoms Stadium, with all the players replaced by dozens of animated characters based on those from the Fox and Disney+ series The Simpsons.

It will be the second year in a row that Disney+ will stream an animated version of an NFL game, but this year’s game will be bigger on multiple fronts: For starters, it is a Monday Night Football matchup, not a Sunday morning game like last year’s Toy Story game.

A rumor began circulating this week that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were secretly engaged.

It started when former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, one of the Monday Night Football commentators, called Taylor the “missus” during Travis‘ NFL game against the New Orleans Saints this week. By the way, the Chiefs ended up winning that game 26-13!

Troy then appeared on the “Pardon My Take” podcast after the on-air statement and said, “Someone actually reached out to me today and said they might actually be engaged.”

Well, now a source is speaking out about that rumor.

Keep reading to find out more…

A source confirmed to People that they are Not engaged at this time!

Find out which of Travis‘ 3 upcoming Chiefs games Taylor won’t be able to attend, and why.

During the Kansas City Chiefs’ game Monday night, the former Cowboys quarterback and ESPN commentator Troy Aikman incorrectly described Taylor Swift as “the Mrs.” in reference to her relationship with Travis Kelce.

After the camera cut to Swift following a play by Travis in the second quarter, Aikman said, “The Mrs. likes it” as she celebrated with Travis’ dad Ed during the broadcast. His fellow broadcaster, Joe Buck, later corrected Aikman, saying, “You know they’re not married?”

“Oh, I know,” Aikman replied. “I’m sure I’m in trouble for saying that.

The Masked Singer season 12 is officially underway. Things kicked off with Group A on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Now we’ll get a new episode each Wednesday, with a lot of celebritiy reveals to come.

There are some changes to the 12th season. The first is that Rita Ora is now in the judge’s chair, as Nicole Scherzinger is out for now. She’s going to be guessing who is under the masks along with Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, and Ken Jeong.

There will also be some themed nights this season. Things will kick off with the Wednesday, Oct. 2 episode with a Footloose themed night. There will be others such as Barbie, Miley Cyrus, and much more.

A third change is the introduction of Masked Ambassadors. These are alums from the series who have connections to those behind the current masks. We’ll need to see how that plays out throughout...

In the glamorous yet tumultuous world of Hollywood, relationships often come with challenges and heartache. Sandra Bullock has also navigated her fair share of romantic ups and downs throughout her career in Hollywood.

Sandra Bullock | Credit: David Torcivia/Cca By-sa 2.0/Wikimedia Commons

However, among her high-profile romances, one stands out as particularly impactful, her relationship with Tate Donovan. The three-year relationship ended in heartbreak and left her grappling with trust issues as she opened up about in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Sandra Bullock Reflected on Her Relationship With Tate Donovan

Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan met on the set of the 1992 film Love Potion No. 9. While the film has not been one of her greatest, it has certainly been pivotal in her life, as it was where she met Donovan.

Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan | Credit: 20th Century Fox

In a previous interview with Vanity Fair, Bullock reflected...

Now in its 12th season, Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show “The Masked Singer” has seen over 180 contestants “take it off” on the big stage. While some of the unmaskings set the water cooler on fire with how well-known the person turned out to be, others — let’s be honest — had much of the audience whispering, “Who is that?” In our gallery above, we rank “The Masked Singer’s” most famous celebrities of all time. If you didn’t know any of these Top 21 personalities before the show aired, it’s safe to say you’ve been living under a rock your whole life.

“The Masked Singer” airs Wednesday nights on Fox. Host Nick Cannon emcees the show as famous faces hide inside outrageous costumes and perform for judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger and later Rita Ora. Will any of the Season 12 stars...

Season 12 of “The Masked Singer” premiered Wednesday night on Fox, with five brand-new secret celebrities belting it out for the Golden Mask Trophy. Following the studio audience vote, Leaf Sheep became the first to unmask, revealing two-time Super Bowl champion John Elway. Watch our video interview above.

“At this stage of my life, I think it would be good for me to get out of my comfort zone,” says the 64-year-old Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. “Plus I’ve got 10 grandkids, so I thought that they’d think it would be pretty cool to see Poppy be on ‘The Masked Singer.’ Even though I got voted off, that’s okay, it was a great experience for me to do it.”

This year “The Masked Singer” introduced Masked Singer Ambassadors, past contestants who have a special relationship with this season’s crop of talent. For Elway, that was Season 11 Koala,...

Jason Kelce will appear on ESPN’s Monday Night Football alongside Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.

The Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles will finish NFL Week 2 in a match set to air on ESPN and ESPN Deportes starting at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.m. Pt.

Former Eagles center Kelce is scheduled to make a special appearance during the third quarter of the game to root for his former teammates.

The game will also be simulcast on ESPN2 with Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli.

Kelce made his debut on Monday Night Countdown last week and his appearance went viral as Scott Van Pelt put him on blast for “wearing a shirt he got at the mall because he left his travel bag in the truck.”

“It fits my belly now, I’ve lost a little bit of weight, but my tits are still struggling,” Kelce jokingly said.

Kelce...

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The 2024 season opener for “Monday Night Football” averaged 20.5 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+.

The San Francisco 49ers’ win against the New York Jets marked the program’s second-most-watched Week 1 match-up in the program’s 19 seasons on ESPN, beating the 19.8 million viewers who tuned in to watch the 2022 match-up between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks.

Still, viewership for the Sept. 9 game came in lower than last year’s face-off between the Buffalo Bills and the Jets, which holds the record for the most-watched Week 1 game at 22.7 million viewers. The slight ratings dip coincides with DirecTV’s more than 11 million subscribers currently being unable to access Disney’s linear networks due to a carriage dispute.

The blackout, which began on Sept. 1 moments before the USC vs.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen surprised a lot of people when they divorced after 13 years of marriage. While there were rumblings for months that the retired NFL star and retired supermodel were having marital issues, many were stunned when Brady confirmed in October 2022 via his Instagram Story they had already divorced.

“In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another,” the former quarterback wrote. “We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together. We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way. We will continue to work together as parents to always ensure they receive the love and attention they deserve.”

Brady and Bündchen both amassed impressive net worths while together, but many are wondering who is worth more since their split. Here’s the answer to that and more.

Stephen A. Smith is riled up. Sort of. During a mid-July call from his New Jersey home, the conversation turns to labels and he’s suddenly yelling into the receiver: “I’m not a podcaster! I just happen to be doing a podcast.” The combative orator of ESPN morning flagship First Take and, yes, his eponymous podcast leans into his persona, but also sheds it just as quickly. “I’m sorry, could you hold on? My daughter’s giving me an ugly look,” he says, his tone changing as he turns his attention to one of his two children. “Daddy just has to finish this.”

Then he’s back to his thunderous monologue, the kind that has helped propel Smith to the upper echelon of sports media. His 2019 contract extension with ESPN made him the highest-paid talent in network history. And while his salary has since been eclipsed by Troy Aikman,...

The NFL preseason is finally here, with the annual Hall of Fame Game between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans. Kick-off is set for Thursday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Et on ABC and ESPN. This will be the first opportunity for football fans to watch NFL action before the start of the 2024-2025 NFL season, with the game live from Canton, Ohio. As is usual for pre-season action, the Bears’ No. 1 overall draft pick and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams is not likely to start in the Hall of Fame game – backup Tyson Bagent will run the offense for the Bears. For the Texans, expect to see a lot of Davis Mills, with Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud likely to remain safely on the sidelines. You can watch the 2024 Hall of Fame Game with a three-day free trial to Hulu + Live TV.

How to Watch The 2024 NFL Hall of Fame Game: Chicago Bears vs.

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been making headlines a lot lately but not for a new coaching gig. Belichick’s name is in the news regarding the much younger woman he has reportedly been dating after signing her homework during their very first meeting.

Here’s more about Jordon Hudson and her relationship with the legendary NFL coach.

Who Belichick dated before Hudson

Before Belichick began dating a woman 48 years his junior, he was in a relationship with Linda Holliday.

Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday attends Gronk Beach at North Beach Bandshell in Miami, Florida | Jason Koerner/Getty Images

After his divorce from his first wife Debby Clarke was finalized in 2006, Belichick met Holliday at a nightclub in Palm Beach, Florida. The two started talking but Holliday was in a relationship with another man. She eventually decided to break things off with him and began dating Belichick.

Charles Barkley is blocking Warner Bros. Discovery’s drive to the net.

The basketball legend added a new wrinkle to Warner’s ongoing efforts to retain media rights to the NBA late Friday evening by announcing he would retire from his announcing duties on “Inside the NBA,” the influential TNT program he has co-hosted for years.

“I have made the decision myself,” Barkley said during televised remarks on NBA TV following Game 4 of the NBA Finals. “No matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television.”

Barkley said he would not move to another network, no matter how the NBA decides to parcel out a new package of rights it has largely negotiated with NBCUniversal, Disney and Amazon. Warner Bros. Discovery’s contract to show NBA games expires after the 2024-2025 season. Warner is hoping to carve out a small fourth package of games, but...

ESPN ran a promotional campaign in the mid-2000s called “Without Sports” that posited the world would be less interesting and less connected in the absence of athletic competition (and, of course, ESPN’s exhaustive coverage of it).

The 2024 version of that campaign might go something like, “Without sports, would anyone be watching cable?” The answer is yes — but in far smaller numbers than in a landscape where live sports are abundantly available via cable and satellite providers.

Nielsen’s seven-day ratings for the 2023-24 TV season show sports dominating the top of the rankings among all viewers and the key ad-sales demographic of adults 18-49. In total viewers, live sports telecasts — led by ESPN’s Monday Night Football with 7.38 million viewers (not including simulcasts on ABC) — capture nine of the top 10 spots and 12 of the top 20 among primetime cable shows, counting titles with at least three telecasts. NBA playoffs coverage on ESPN and TNT,...

Netflix is adding to its sports docuseries lineup with three new shows centered on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics as well as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

In partnership with the International Olympic Committee, Netflix is doing docuseries on gymnastics great Simone Biles, the U.S. men’s basketball team, and Olympic track athletes, the last of which was ordered last year and is now titled “Sprint.”

The Biles series is titled “Simone Biles: Rising,” and will debut its first part in July ahead of the Summer Games. The series consists of four 45-minute episodes. The official description states:

“Simone Biles has unfinished business. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was one of the biggest stories leading into the Games. But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned. And for Simone, the world had a front row seat as her private struggle with mental health exploded on...

Netflix has joined America’s Team.

The streamer said during its upfront today that it is teaming with Skydance Sports, NFL Films and Stardust Frames Productions on the upcoming documentary series about the Dallas Cowboys.

Billed as a “defining” docuseries, the untitled project tells the story of team owner Jerry Jones and his unique journey in transforming the Cowboys franchise, leading a historic set of players and coaches to three NFL titles in the 1990s and searing his imprint into the global sports business landscape. Along the way, Jones has become one of the most innovative and influential leaders in sports, with his team being the most valuable sports franchise in the world.

No premiere date is set for the 10-episode series, which features never-before-seen footage and interviews with 35-year owner, president and general manager Jones along with players, coaches and rivals of the 1990s including Pro Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman,...

Netflix is getting into the Olympic spirit with its newest batch of sports documentaries.

The streamer has partnered with the International Olympic Committee on three series following gymnastics superstar Simone Biles and athletes in men’s basketball and track and field. Filmmaking teams for the three shows will gain access to the athletes and venues at the summer games in Paris.

Separately, Netflix has ordered a series about the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones, with a focus on the team’s dominant years in the early and mid-1990s. The company made the announcements as part of its first-ever upfront on Wednesday — where it also announced its biggest push into live sports so far with a deal to carry NFL games on Christmas for the next three years.

Biles’ return for her third Olympics will be chronicled in Simone Biles: Rising, which will run in two parts. The first...

Fresh from being roasted on Netflix, Tom Brady turned up to the Fox Upfronts.

Suited and booted, Brady discovered that he’ll be calling a game involving the Dallas Cowboys – the first time in five years that Fox is opening with a Dallas game.

“I know how important the Cowboys are to this network,” Brady said.

“I love being part of that Fox family,” Brady said. “Walking out of my first meeting with Fox, it reminded me of my amazing teammates. To be part of the game I love, to be part of the greatest telecast in football every single week, ultimately made my decision.”

Standing next to Michael Strahan, Brady joked that it’s “nice when you’re not hitting me”. He added that he didn’t do so well next to Strahan, whose New York Giants beat Brady’s New England Patriots twice in the Super Bowl.

Erin Andrews...

Wade Bowen never stopped pouring his heart out in his songs. What’s different about him after 25-plus years of music is the amount of joy in those pours.

“We’re having so much fun playing music, we’re having so much fun writing songs and recording,” Bowen tells Rolling Stone. “I feel like we’re in this amazing groove right now, and I feel like we need to keep the pedal down.”

Bowen is talking about Flyin, his latest record, out now. But he is also talking about his world at the moment.

The popular team of analysts may not be available on TNT for much longer, as NBC looks poised to steal its NBA package.

Which way is the NBA’s ball set to bounce? Will it carom back to TNT for another decade, or will NBC steal the package of games whose rights are currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery by making the league an offer it can’t refuse? The latter possibility looks increasingly likely, and if Wbd does lose its NBA rights, one question that many fans will immediately begin to ponder is what will become of the popular “Inside the NBA” team of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson; arguably the best sports show on television. There are plenty of options available to the group, including the possibility that 2025 is the final time that they appear on TV together.

Key Details: NBC has offered $2.5 billion...

Jason Kelce has landed at ESPN.

The former Philadelphia Eagles center has signed with the Disney-owned sports giant to work on its Monday Night Countdown NFL pregame show, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Kelce’s landing pad has been one of the hottest questions of the NFL offseason, with multiple TV partners pursuing him.

Kelce participated in last year’s NFL broadcast boot camp, where the league helps train current and former players in the ins and outs of broadcasting. Kelce was seen as a star performer in that boot camp.

Monday Night Countdown, the pregame show for ESPN Monday Night Football, already has a top-shelf talent list, including Scott Van Pelt, Robert Griffin III and Larry Fitzgerald. During the games themselves, ESPN has Joe Buck and Troy Aikman leading the main broadcast, with Peyton and Eli Manning leading an alternative telecast.

Kelce, of course, is also the older brother...

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Sports broadcaster ESPN saw nearly 32 million viewers tune in for its Saturday match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans, making it the most-watched non-championship National Football League (NFL) game ever aired on the network.

It was the second consecutive year that ESPN — jointly owned between the Walt Disney Company and Hearst Television — broke its own viewership record with a divisional playoff game, the network said in a statement on Monday.

The 31.767 million viewers who tuned in surpassed last January’s match-up between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The network said its viewership figure was based on preliminary Nielsen data, and it expects the number to surpass 32 million when finalized data is available.

Last Saturday’s game was broadcast on ESPN and the ABC television network, and streamed live through ESPN Plus and the NFL Plus app. Viewing peaked around 6:30 p.

Patrick Mahomes‘ latest win with the Kansas City Chiefs marks a new record for the quarterback!

The 28-year-old star player helped lead his team to a 27-24 win on Sunday (January 21) against the Buffalo Bills.

With their latest playoffs win comes a new feat set by Patrick, who just surpassed a Tom Brady record.

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This week’s game catapulted Patrick passed Tom with the most playoff wins by a quarterback before turning 30 years old!

Patrick now has 13 wins, while Tom has 12 wins. Following them is Joe Flacco, Troy Aikman and Ben Roethlisberger with 10 each.

If you missed it, one of Patrick‘s teammates’ family members had a viral moment during the game!

Patrick has another playoff game next week, which could very well extend his lead in the playoff wins record.

The Chiefs are set to next play against the Baltimore Ravens at M&t Bank Stadium in Baltimore,...

The road to Super Bowl Lviii in Las Vegas narrows to four teams following this weekend’s divisional playoffs. Action kicks off late Saturday afternoon with the Houston Texans at the Baltimore Ravens from M&t Bank Stadium. The AFC South champion Texans knocked off the Cleveland Browns 45-14 in the Wild Card round behind stellar play from rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. The AFC’s top-seeded Ravens expect fireworks from their own dynamic Qb, Lamar Jackson (pictured), the league’s likely Mvp. Texans-Ravens is the first divisional playoff game to air on ESPN. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman call the game with Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge reporting. Get yourready! #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/RYdTEwDaGG — NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2024 In primetime on Fox, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers face the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The No.

One of the greatest plays in sports isn’t taking place on any athletic field.

Walt Disney Co. and the National Football League are said to be in earnest talks, according to two people familiar with the matter, that could have the league take a stake in ESPN while putting its NFL Media unit, which the sports body has been trying to monetize in better fashion, under the media company’s control. Such a move would further align Disney with the NFL, making it difficult for the company to lose valuable sports rights to show top-rated football games, and could put such NFL assets as the NFL Network and RedZone under Disney’s aegis.

Disney and the NFL declined to comment on the talks, which were reported previously by The New York Post and The Atlantic. Disney has been seeking partners for ESPN as it faces declines in one of...

ESPN is, for at least one week this season, really doubling down on “Monday Night Football.”

The Walt Disney-backed sports-media outlet plans to simulcast two different Monday-night games on December 11, its latest gridiron maneuver that has already seen the football-tv mainstay air on both ESPN and ABC for the bulk of the regular season in a bid to fill schedules during the recent Hollywood labor strikes.

A Monday-night game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants will kick off December 11 at 8:15 p.m. eastern, anchored by Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, with Lisa Salters on the sidelines. A game between the Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins will start at the same time, televised via ESPN. ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky will call the game, with Laura Rutledge on the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Peyton and Eli Manning will offer commentary on...

ESPN+ subscribers will get to watch Peyton and Eli Manning try to keep track of two games at once for the special edition of “Mnf.”

ESPN’s Monday night party is about to get more crowded! The network has announced that for the first time ever, it will offer two “Monday Night Football” games simultaneously on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+. The games are scheduled for Week 14, and will both begin Monday, Dec. 11 at 8:15 p.m. Et.

The Green Bay Packers will visit the New York Giants in one of the games, while the other will feature the Tennessee Titans traveling to the Miami Dolphins. “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” will be covering both games at the same time on ESPN2 and ESPN+. ESPN+ is also preparing to host a wildcard playoff game once the 2023 NFL season concludes. Sign Up Now $10.99+ / month espnplus.com A Monday Night...

“I’m told the replay of Nick Chubb getting injured is not to be seen,” Monday Night Football’s Joe Buck said on the ABC broadcast tonight. In the background just after, you could hear the stadium crowd react to the footage being shown onscreen.

“Yeah, we’re not going to show it. It’s as bad as you can imagine,” replied analyst Troy Aikman.

Chubb, the Cleveland Browns’ star running back, was on a short run near the end zone when he was hit low by Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and went down at the 3 yard line. He immediately grabbed his left leg and took off his helmet. You can see the play below, without the gruesome close-up.

Joe Buck: "I am told that the replay of Nick Chubb getting injured is not to be seen."

The groan from the Pittsburgh crowd probably tells us all we need to know.

America’s Team and the world’s largest streaming service seem like a match made in heaven. Now they’re a match made on Earth as well, as Puck News reports Netflix has won the bidding for rights to a new docuseries featuring the Dallas Cowboys and their billionaire owner and general manager Jerry Jones.

Netflix had to beat out sports giant ESPN to secure the rights, and will pay $50 million to stream the series. It will feature never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews from Cowboys legends like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. Those who have screened the series already have given it favorable comparisons to “The Last Dance,” the docuseries featuring Michael Jordan’s run with the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.

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It’s hard not to see a pattern forming at Netflix when it comes to sports content. The company has never streamed a live sporting event before,...

More players are leaving the field at ESPN.

Max Kellerman, the TV host, Keyshawn Johnson, the morning-show personality, Jeff Van Gundy, the veteran basketball analyst, and Jalen Rose, the NBA-player-turned-commentator, are all exiting the Disney sports-media giant, according to two people familiar with the matter, as executives look for ways to prune costs at the operation as its parent corporation grapples with seismic changes in its business.

“Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun,” the company said in a statement. “This exercise will include a small group of job cuts in the short-term and an ongoing focus on managing costs when we negotiate individual contract renewals in the months ahead. This is an extremely challenging process, involving individuals who have had tremendous impact on our company. These difficult decisions, based...

It may be the NFL offseason but Monday Night Football commentator Troy Aikman is making headlines after he was photographed with a woman who is not his wife.

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback’s marriage to his wife Catherine “Capa” Mooty appears to be over after a woman named Haley Clark posted photos of herself kissing the Hall of Famer. Here’s more about Aikman’s rumored girlfriend including what their age difference is.

Troy Aikman hugging his second wife Capa Mooty prior to a Dallas Stars game | Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who is Haley Clark and how much younger is she than Aikman?

Aikman was born in West Covina, California, on Nov. 21, 1966. His family relocated to Henryetta, Oklahoma, when he was 12 years old. He played football and baseball and was offered a contract by the New York Mets out of high school. However, he chose to...

In an upfront week otherwise marked by smaller-scale events, and a lack of star power on stage, Disney threw everything it had (short of any actors) in an expansive upfront presentation Tuesday afternoon.

And that included dozens of stunt performers dressed as samurai engaging in combat in the aisles. But we’ll get back to that.

In a cavernous hall in Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, on an enormous stage that took some talent a full minute to walk across, Disney touted every single one of its brands, from ESPN and ABC to FX and Disney+, to Marvel and Lucasfilm.

And while there may not have been any actors, the company included every star it could secure, from ESPN talent like Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning, Hannah Storm and (their soon-to-be-colleague) Pat McAfee, to ABC News anchors David Muir, George Stephanopoulos, and Michael Strahan (24 hours after he appeared...

Disney’s annual upfront presentation leaned heavily on the company’s non-scripted programming, opening with nearly an hour of focus on ESPN and its sports offerings. The emphasis on live events, of course, comes as the writers strike continues and is expected to impact the fall TV season.

In fact, around 100 Writers Guild members and other union supporters marched outside the Javits Center on Tuesday to remind Disney they are still looking for a deal with the company and the other studios. Among those seen on the picket line: Zach Cherry and Michael Emerson.

Inside the Javits, sports and news stars from within Disney were out in force, while reality personalities like Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Jesse Palmer and Ryan Seacrest made appearances as well. Even Wabc-tv New York anchors Sade Baderinwa and Bill Ritter got some time onstage.

Read some of the key takeaways from the presentation below.

The...

Energy, enthusiasm and star power electrified the 2023 Children’s Cancer Fund “Light It Up” Gala, presented by Flexport, on Friday, April 21, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

Honorary Chairs Troy Aikman and Dak Prescott teamed up with Flexport CEO Dave Clark alongside pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families, for a night of fashion, a live auction and dinner and dancing. The evening and its generous donors raised more than $2 million to support pediatric cancer research and treatment programs at Children’s Health and Ut Southwestern. Heather Randall and Blake Stephenson chaired the gala.

The 2023 Children’s Cancer Fund “Light It Up” Gala started with a VIP reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and an inspirational fashion show that featured pediatric cancer patients modeling their bravery and fashions provided by Dillard’s. Reigning Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Dak Prescott, made his debut as honorary co-chair alongside Troy Aikman,...

Skydance Sports, NFL Films and the Jerry Jones family are collaborating on what they call a “defining” docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys and the arc of Jones as the owner and builder of the franchise over 30-plus years.

As president and general manager, Jones is credited with engineering a massive turnaround that led to three Super Bowl titles in the 1990s. While the Lombardi Trophy has remained out of reach during the past quarter-century-plus, Jones and his family have shepherded the rise of the Cowboys to the status of the most valuable franchise in professional sports.

Using never-before-seen footage from the NFL Films archive, the as-yet-untitled series will trace Jones’ rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner to the top of the pro sports heap. Interviews will feature ex-Cowboys players Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and Deion Sanders; former head coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer...

A docuseries about Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys franchise is in the works from Skydance Sports and NFL Films.

Featuring some of NFL Films’ archived never-before-seen content, the series will chronicle the Cowboys owner, president, and general manger’s rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner to becoming one of the most renowned leaders in sports. Additionally, the documentary will highlight several of the household names who partnered with Jones along the way, including Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Head Coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, Rupert Murdoch, and Phil Knight.

When Jones first purchased the organization in 1989, the team was coming off a 13-loss season and was losing in excess of $1 million a month. He’s credited with transforming the franchise and leading a historic set of players and coaches to three NFL titles in the 1990s which ultimately cemented his name...

A docuseries centered on the Dallas Cowboys and owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones is in development from Skydance Sports, NFL Films and the Jerry Jones family.

The untitled series will reach deep into NFL Films’ vast archive of never-before-seen content and will trace Jones’ remarkable rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner to being one of the most innovative and influential leaders in sports.

It will also spotlight the stars and partners who teamed with Jones along the way, including Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Head Coaches Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer, Rupert Murdoch, and Phil Knight.

When Jones risked everything to purchase the club in 1989, the team was coming off a 13-loss season and was losing in excess of $1 million a month. Less than a decade later, the Cowboys won three NFL titles.

“Sharing my father’s journey and his passion for the game,...

The first project to come out of the recently-announced NFL Films and Skydance Sports joint venture will be a “defining” docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys and the team’s owner, Jerry Jones.

The yet to be named series “will reach deep into NFL Films’ vast archive of never-before-seen content, and will trace Jones’ remarkable rise from the son of an Arkansas community store owner to being one of the most innovative and influential leaders in sport,” per the companies. It will also feature and spotlight key figures in the rise of the Cowboys, including players like Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, and the media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Jones acquired the Cowboys in 1989 for $140 million, fresh off a losing season and with the team losing $1 million per month. Since then the team has become one of the most popular in the NFL, and one of the most valuable professional teams in all of sports.

Super Bowl Lvii pitting the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC champs the Philadelphia Eagles is Sunday, February 12 in Glendale, Az, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. Et/3:30 p.m. Pt on Fox and in Spanish on Fox Deportes, with the game also available on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.

It will mark the 10th Super Bowl broadcast for Fox Sports. The network’s lead NFL team Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) and Greg Olsen (analyst) will have the game call from State Farm Stadium, marking their first Super Bowl assignment following the departure of longtime team Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.

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Football legend Tom Brady plans to start his sportscasting duties for Fox in the fall of 2024, the retired athlete revealed during an interview Monday of Fox Sports 1.

Brady’s arrival had previously been uncertain, particularly after he announced his retirement at the end of the NFL’s 2022 season, then reneged.

He is expected to call NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, the Fox Sports announcer whose role was recently elevated after the exit of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.

Brady “will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, but will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives,” Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors in May of last year.

Brady’s hire represents the latest in a flurry of big talent changes for major football broadcasts. All the TV networks with NFL rights are looking to woo bigger audiences...

To celebrate the DVD release of Best of Attitude Era Royal Rumble Matches, we are giving away a DVD.

A collection of five incredible Royal Rumbles from WWE’s wild and unpredictable Attitude Era! Including legendary WWE Superstars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Kane, Mankind, Edge, and the Undertaker!

Match Highlights: Royal Rumble Match 1997 Royal Rumble Match 1998 Royal Rumble Match 1999 Royal Rumble Match 2000 Royal Rumble Match 2001

There’s nothing quite like the Royal Rumble! It’s one of the highlights of the WWE calendar, with 30 Superstars slugging it out for a shot at the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania! The rules are simple: Superstars enter every two minutes and have to throw each other over the top rope. The last man standing wins! Add to that the craziness of the Attitude Era and you have some of the wildest, more memorable matches in WWE history!

Update: After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after a hit and was taken off the field by an ambulance, the NFL announced that the Bills-Bengals game will not be resumed this week. The league said in a statement Tuesday, “The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the game at a later date. The league has not made any changes to the Week 18 regular season schedule. We will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available.”

The “Monday Night Football” game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended in the first quarter after Hamlin collapsed after a hit and suffered cardiac arrest, according to a statement from the Buffalo Bills released via Twitter at 1:48 a.m. Et.

The tweet confirmed NFL and ESPN reports that the player received CPR on the field, explaining that “his heartbeat was restored on the field...

John Madden, the ex-coach and broadcaster who became synonymous with Thanksgiving thanks to his turkey leg awards to star players, will be honored by the NFL this year with several commemorative features.

With his telestrator and his penchant for yelling “Boom!” after a big play, Madden was as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday as a family gathering.

Madden died at age 85 last year, and the National Football League is going to reflect on his lasting contributions with the “John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration.” The league hopes for the event to mark the start of another holiday tradition, offering special Madden segments on the day’s broadcasts by CBS, Fox, and NBC.

Madden was more than a broadcaster. He was also a Pro Football Hall of Fame member as the former coach of the Oakland Raiders. From there, he moved to broadcasting, where his exuberant style made every game interesting.

Up against former teammate Russell Wilson and his new Denver Broncos crew, the Seattle Seahawks desperately wanted a win last night at home.

With a 17-16 result on Monday Night Football, they got one — and so did ESPN, ABC and the NFL.

In one for the books, last night’s primetime gridiron matchup in Jet City was watched by 19.9 million viewers.

To capture the magnitude of that Monday audience, Mnf’s viewership was 236 greater than the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards over on NBC at the same time. In fact, while the Emmys hit an all-time low, the ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes broadcast game has proven to be the third-most-watched Mnf since 2009. The Seahawks’ win over Denver and Wilson also was the fourth-most-viewed NFL regular season game ever on the Disney-owned sports cabler.

For you sports trivia nuts (putting my own hand up here), the all-time record is...

As Major League Baseball heads toward its playoffs and the NHL and NBA look ahead to October, the NFL is kicking off this week. Here’s a look at the 2022 primetime and holiday games and some key matchups (all times Pacific for brevity).

The league opened the regular season Thursday with the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams getting worked by Josh Allen and the visiting Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium. NBC’s Sunday Night Football slate begins September 11 with Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveling to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football will open with the Denver Broncos and their new quarterback Russell Wilson heading to Seattle to play his former longtime team the Seahawks on September 12. The network’s neo-traditional opening-week doubleheader has been pushed to Week 2 and shared with its broadcast sister ABC this season. The Bills host the Tennessee Titans at 4:15 p.