ESPN’s Burke Magnus on replacing JJ Redick, managing Pat McAfee and more

As has been written before in this space, if there was a ranking of people who…

For Charles Barkley, save this prediction: He loves this too much to retire

One of my favorite assignments as a sports media writer came in 2013 when I rode…

How Lucas Oil Stadium turned into a swimming pool for the U.S. Olympic Trials

Three years ago, Shana Ferguson stood on the pool deck in Omaha, Neb., at the U.S.…

The two Pinehursts have not always seen eye to eye

PINEHURST, N.C. — It can trick you, this place. It’s all so charming and whimsical, Mayberry…

ESPN needs a LeBron James-sized reboot to its NBA Finals coverage

When ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro wanted to glam up “Monday Night Football,” he reached for the…

In Caitlin Clark/WNBA discourse, Pat McAfee and ESPN came up short

The only place in the Disney media kingdom where you could possibly get away with calling…

Fight for the Champions League’s future threatens an age of uncertainty in Europe

A love story. Florentino Perez called it a love story. Speaking to reporters on his way…

Why Deion Sanders’ son Shilo filed for bankruptcy, what’s next in Colorado safety’s legal saga

Colorado starting safety Shilo Sanders’ legal woes are under scrutiny as a near decade-long saga continues…

Bill Walton was unique in media and life, with a message we all understood

They are all the same, even though Bill Walton was one of the most unique men…

After puzzling decision to let go of Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN’s NBA broadcasts are worse off

It was perplexing last summer when ESPN fired NBA Finals game analysts Jeff Van Gundy and…