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Mike Joy takes shot at Stephen A. Smith on Fox broadcast over NASCAR athlete comments
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (292+ words) The NASCAR community is firing back after Stephen A. Smith recently said that NASCAR drivers are not athletes. While discussing where Le Bron James ranks among the greatest athletes ever on Smith's'Mad Dog Sports Radio show on Sirius XM, a caller…...
Joey Logano responds to Stephen A. Smith's NASCAR athletes take: 'People like that have to make comments to stay relevant"
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (405+ words) Stephen A. Smith doesn't think NASCAR drivers are athletes, and Joey Logano thinks he knows exactly why. "People like that have to make comments to stay relevant," Logano said. "I mean, that's part of their game, right? They gotta make big…...
Stephen A. Smith: Golfers and NASCAR drivers are not athletes
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (280+ words) Professional golfers and NASCAR drivers might play their sports at an elite level, but that's not enough for Stephen A. Smith to call them athletes. "Come on, man. That don't count. You driving a car!" Smith ranted. "I'm being honest, it's…...
Michael Jordan's Fox interviews keep outpacing his NBC role
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (372+ words) Somewhere in the Kansas Speedway infield on Sunday afternoon, Michael Jordan was trying to explain what he had just watched. "This kid is on fire," Jordan said after Tyler Reddick won the Advent Health 400, his fifth victory in nine races....
AA Podcast: James Hinchcliffe on Indy 500, Danica Patrick, Roger Penske, and more
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (277+ words) On this week's episode of the'Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews Fox Indy Car analyst and 2016 Indy 500 pole-sitter James Hinchcliffe. With the 2025 Indy 500 approaching, Brandon and James discuss a wide range of topics including taking risks even after a…...
James Hinchcliffe strongly opposes Roger Penske owning Indy Car series and team: 'Hinders legitimacy"
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (332+ words) As Indy Car attempts to grow globally, Fox analyst James Hinchcliffe believes Roger Penske's conflict of interest is doing the sport a disservice. As a former Indy Car driver and current racing analyst for Fox Sports, Hinchcliffe was asked if…...
Apple's Eddy Cue rips fragmentation in sports media: 'We've gone backwards"
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (617+ words) There are quite a few obstacles to being a sports fan in 2025 as compared to prior generations. For one, there's more content at people's disposal. Live sports are now competing with video games, You Tubers, Tik Tokers, and a slew…...
Altercation after Men's 200 M Final makes for awkward post-race interview
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (672+ words) Sunday's broadcast of the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on NBC brought some unanticipated controversy when bad blood spilled over at the end of the Men's 200-meter Final. And this put NBC reporter Lewis Johnson squarely in the middle…...
NASCAR got paid. Now it has a viewership problem
1+ week, 4+ day ago (439+ words) NASCAR got a 40% rights fee bump in its latest TV deal. The cost? Fewer people actually watching the races. The recent Cup Series race at Bristol on FS1 averaged just 1. 945 million viewers. According to Braylon Breeze of Race Day Report, that…...
Chris Russo missed 'First Take' with a case of the hiccups
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo just gave NBA players a new excuse to sit out a game for load management: hiccups. Russo was noticeably absent from his Sirius XM radio show Wednesday afternoon, he also missed his weekly appearance on First…...