April 17, 2020 The “Madden NFL 20 Celebrity Tournament” will begin at noon ET on Sunday with a bracket reveal show on ESPN2. The 16 participants include several NFL studs, a pair of UFC stars, rappers Snoop Dogg and Lil Yachty, plus a trio of ESPN personalities. The full list: Cam Jordan – New Orleans […]
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ESPN Inks Facebook Deal to Bring Exclusive Shows And Content to Watch Service
Sports That Matters Powered By INTERTOPS Sign-Up | Make a Deposit | Get Bonuses September 24, 2019 Disney’s ESPN expands its digital reach across Facebook, under a new deal to distribute exclusive digital shows and content on Facebook’s Watch video platform. ESPN’s Facebook Watch lineup includes segments from “Always Late With Katie Nolan,” the late-night sports/comedy show premiering […]
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MICHAEL BARI SHOW “DAILY” May 5th, 2019 What’s New: The Olympics are set to cost $700 million more than previous estimates, due to factoring in inflation, according to a new budget released yesterday by LA 2028,, the private committee overseeing the planning and execution of the event. NBA players will earn an average salary of $7,422,823 in […]
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MICHAEL BARI SHOW DAILY March 23rd, 2019 Welcome back! Have a Great Saturday and Sunday Watching March Madness! What’s New In Sports: The American Athletic Conference will get $1B for its media rights from ESPN over 12 years, according to sources. The average of $83.3M per year is about four times what the AAC was […]
NEWS & NOTES NBA-NHL-WORLD CUP
The Washington Capitals and John Carlson agreed to a new eight-year, $64 million contract, the team announced Sunday. Carlson set career highs with 15 goals and 53 assists in 2017-18 as part of the Capitals’ first Stanley Cup Final in 20 years. He added five goals and 15 assists in the playoff run to Washington’s […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS-VILLANOVA-LOUISVILLE-RECRUITING
Let the record show that if Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman return to Villanova I will have the Wildcats ranked No. 1 in the CBS Sports preseason Top 25 (and one). But both are probably going to remain in the NBA Draft, I’m told. So the Wildcats are more like a borderline top-10 team than […]
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE A-DAY GAME SPRING RECAP
Alabama’s big recruiting week continued on Sunday. Four-star offensive tackle Tanner Bowles committed to the Crimson Tide, following his visit A-Day visit. Bowles choose Alabama over in-state Kentucky, Florida State, LSU, among others. He’s the fifth commitment this week. By Ehsan Kassim Nick Saban knows what he’s doing isn’t normal. The University of Alabama football […]
BOBBY KNIGHT-JALEN BRUNSON MIKAL BRIDGES LEAVING VILLANOVA FOR THE NBA
It looked like a janitor’s closet. The inconspicuous gray door on the court level of Indiana University’s Assembly Hall easily concealed the office where the titan of college basketball watched game film and did some of his deepest thinking. By Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior Writer “The Last Days of Knight,” the latest installment in ESPN’s 30 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-KENTUCKY LANDS RECRUIT-MICHIGAN STATE ACCUSATIONS-SEAN MILLER CONTRACT
Kentucky Wildcats landed a commitment from five star prospect E.J. Montgomery on Monday. Montgomery, the top remaining power forward in the ESPN 100, chose the Wildcats over Duke, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Here’s a look at what he’ll bring to Lexington. By Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting Should Jay Wright leave for the NBA? Yahoo Sports We continue our recruit and […]
DAN HURLEY LEAVES RHODE ISLAND MOVES ON TO UCONN
Kyle Newport writes after leading the Rhode Island Rams to the second round in the 2018 NCAA tournament, Dan Hurley has accepted the head-coaching job at the University of Connecticut. Jeff Borzello from ESPN writes David Padgett, who served as Louisville’s interim coach after Rick Pitino was fired, will not be retained as head coach. Neil Greenberg writes […]