Marchand and Orand Episode 21 feat. NASCAR’s Steve Phelps

Marchand and Orand dissected Adam Silver’s comments about restricting journalists’ access to the locker room. They are also looking at the next step for the Olympics, which will come after two disastrous years in Japan and China. Marchand and Orand discuss the NFL’s free agents this off season and talk about the NFL schedule changes likely to be made next season. Other topics include the media prospects of the planned Saudi Golf League and free agents for television in college football. She intends to make special mentions of Holly Rowe,…

Read More

WFAN’s Carton & Roberts made a strong comeback against Michael Kay

To say that “Carton & Roberts” WFAN does not talk about sports is inaccurate. What they do is talk About Sports. Most of the conversation in the afternoon centers on FAN close to the sport, not just the meat and potatoes of the intricacies of the local teams. Afternoon Show host Craig Carton treats die-hard fan themes as if they were boring vegetables. Evan Roberts lives in the day-to-day details, but Cartoon sets the agenda. It’s the cartoon show, its radio soul. No clip that includes “Carton & Roberts” is…

Read More

Don La Greca, co-host of Michael Kay, was hospitalized with pneumonia

On Monday, his hosts announced on “The Michael Kay Show” that Don La Greca had been hospitalized with pneumonia. La Greca, 54, had been on the air as of last week, but Monday’s show featured only Michael Kay and Peter Rosenberg. The New Jersey native also plays Rangers on ESPN 98.7 FM and hosts station shows before and after the game. It has also previously hosted the Jets’ pre- and post-match shows for the station. The program’s Twitter account wished La Greca would do just that “get well soon” after…

Read More

ESPN hopes stability will keep NFL studio performances going

Register here to get Andrew Marchand the mare athlete Delivered to your inbox every Monday morning. News: ESPN hopes to re-sign all free NFL TV studio agents, according to sources. Countdown chemistry: While the weekday show, “NFL Live” has overtaken “Sunday NFL Countdown” in several ways in terms of importance, ESPN has no plans to change the staff’s on-air arrangement for each show. The network hopes to re-sign the countdown Randy MossAnd the Matt Hasselbeck and the host Sam BonderAccording to the sources. Display 7 numbers: ESPN’s efforts may not…

Read More

The NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast alternately with Chuck Charles Barkley

The NBA All-Star game will now have its own alternate broadcast featuring Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and recently signed Draymond Green. For Sunday’s game, Turner has changed her plan and will have Team Barkley along with the rest of the “Inside the NBA” crew, including Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith, to talk about the game on TBS. TNT will add some bells and whistles too, but it will be a little more traditional. Turner Sports announced the moves on Tuesday. While ESPN and Turner pioneered the concept of offering a…

Read More

Skip Bayless rips ‘upstart’ Sean McVeigh after Super Bowl win

Skip Bayless’s multi-million dollar stock is expected to head negative after the exciting 2022 Super Bowl. He focused on Rams coach Sean McVeigh, criticizing him for appearing in front of the camera frequently during the post-match celebration. Yes that’s right. Skip Bayless ripped Sean McVay for what he claimed was “arrogant” behavior after the Rams’ Super Bowl win.AP On Twitter, 36-year-old Bayliss McVeigh described him as an “egoist” for blasting photos, interrupting interviews, and finding his way into shots of many of his star players. Sean McVeigh blows out pictures…

Read More

The highs and lows of Drew Brees, NBC pregame

Register here to get Andrew Marchand the mare athlete Delivered to your inbox every Monday morning. Before we get to today’s newsletter, check out my coverage from Super Bowl Sunday: • I reviewed the Super Bowl broadcast. You said Michaels pulled Tom Brady. • Some news: Lou Rams coach Sean McVeigh They were due to walk away, ESPN would go after him for “Monday Night Football.” .

Read More

Michaels played sharp as ever

If you’re making a case for the greatest game played by an NFL TV player ever, a good way to do that is to call out the eleventh Super Bowl record at age 77 — and make it very visible. The Michaels have outstripped everyone else in NFL broadcast history, outperforming them in this era and on the biggest stage. Michaels has played Tom Brady in the competition for longevity and success. He’s been in the No. 1 prime-time game for over three decades and is now tied for Pat…

Read More

Michaels pays tribute to Michael Tafuya on the NBC finale

Michelle Tafuya had her last game on the sidelines of NBC Sports NFL at Super Bowl 56, and got a candid farewell from Michaels, who is also likely to leave the network. We love you,” Michaels told Tafoya. “You had so much fun.” At that moment, the cameras flashed to Tafoya, who sent a kiss on the screen. Tafoya is leaving sports media to take up a new, as yet unannounced role that is likely to be more related to live news. “If I wanted to stay on sports television,…

Read More

ESPN will pursue Shawn McVeigh if he walks from the Rams after Super Bowl 2022

If Sean McVeigh is going to walk away from the sidelines after coaching the Rams in the 2022 Super Bowl — his second time in the big game — ESPN will be hunting him for “Monday Night Football,” The Post has learned. McVay will likely be able to earn a salary of over $10 million annually. According to sources, he also likely has the best streaming options with Fox and Amazon. This week, McVeigh added more enthusiasm to the idea that he could leave the sidelines by saying he wouldn’t…

Read More