Dubs legend slams "deplorable" refereeing in strong social media post

Dave Portnoy: Pat McAfee blew reason for leaving Barstool out of proportion

Pat McAfee currently sits atop the sports media kingdom as the reluctant face of ESPN, where he seemingly gets everything he wants, especially after publicly complaining. It can be hard to remember that not that long ago he was a Barstool Sports personality. It probably isn’t very hard to imagine that his time there ended

The Media Quest for the Dominant Narrative

All the force of authority.

The New Confessionalism

Hardly a week goes by without a celebrity revealing details of a disreputable personal life, inevitably prompting praise for such candour and an avalanche of copycat confessions

Piers Morgan Slams BBC Commentators For Cristiano Ronaldo Treatment

Piers Morgan's tweet goes viral as he slams BBC Sport commentators for comments made during Portugal 2-1 Croatia

DOJ SUBPOENAS NYT JOURNALISTS

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Newton Emerson: The political fallout from Donaldson’s downfall may only be beginning

Our Saturday columnist offers his inimitable take on the stories making the news this week

Derek C. Blasberg’s Starry Pre-Social-Media Archive

In his new book, Fast + Louche, the New York Times best-selling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent turns his former Interview magazine column into a gritty yet glamorous glimpse into a bygone era of celebrity.

Don’t Fall For Meta Glasses’ “Girlboss” Rebrand

Women are already the victims of Meta Glasses abuse.

Fifa World Cup: Tim Payne reflects on viral fame and move to Paraguayan giants Olimpia

Fifa World Cup: Tim Payne reflects on viral fame and move to Paraguayan giants Olimpia

The fine line between policing facts and silencing critics

The fine line between policing facts and silencing critics

The Coachella Influencer Meltdown Exposed a Bigger Problem: Too Many Brand Trips Have No Real Purpose

For years, brands treated influencer getaways as marketing magic. The latest creator backlash suggests audiences can tell when there’s no real story behind the spectacle.

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Sports cartoons of the day

Sports cartoons of the day

They Know They’re Lying

The headlines are not sloppy; they are carefully worded to obscure the truth.

10 Games Seeing Renewed Interest Because Of Recent Gaming News

They say all press is good press, and maybe that's true when it comes to older games seeing a recent uptick in player count after big news lately.

‘Too cringeworthy’: Albanese under fire over public fawning of Kylie Minogue

Sky News host Chris Kenny mocks Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's “cringeworthy” public fawning over pop star Kylie Minogue. “The story about our Prime Minister publicly lusting after Kylie Minogue is just too cringeworthy … it shows poor judgement,” Mr Kenny said. “Anthony Albanese has become so arrogant, so full of hubris, that he thinks he can do as he pleases. “He keeps slipping up, and now finally, people are waking up to it. “This issue also goes to hypocrisy. Labor loves to lecture and even demonise its political enemies as sexist and misogynistic but it goes to water when its own side transgresses.”

Local footballer clings to life after freak head knock | 9 News Australia

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More Narrative™ Shaping by The New York Times

More Narrative™ Shaping by The New York Times

Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!

Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!

World Cup 2026: Key takeaways from the second round of group stage matches

Here's a look at the viral moments, on-field controversies, the biggest players, best performances, goals and more.

Politico's Headline About the World Cup Is Why the Media Is Mocked Endlessly

Politico's Headline About the World Cup Is Why the Media Is Mocked Endlessly

Stephen A. Smith says politicians 'can't admit when they're wrong'

On the red carpet at the Mark Twain Prize gala, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith reflected on apologizing to New York Knicks fans and said politicians should do the same when they're wrong. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani

Dave Zirin Mamdani’s Knicks speech was exhilarating, but we can’t let these kinds of spectacles prevent us from pressuring politicians to do better. The post We Can’t Let the Good Vibes Stop Us From Demanding More of Mamdani appeared first on The Nation.

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FEED-BACK

From AI faces that blur the line between real and fake to the future of football - this week’s Feedback breaks down the stories shaping global headlines and the power structures behind them.

Explosive Book From ‘60 Minutes’ Producer Set to Blow Up CBS

Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty ImagesFormer 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens is writing a tell-all memoir that blasts CBS, Paramount, and CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.Owens, who had worked at CBS News since 1988, quit 60 Minutes a year ago, reportedly over pressure to avoid stories that could have been damaging to its parent company, Paramount.A new book chronicling his 37-year career at CBS News and 60 Minutes “promises to blow the lid off the inner workings” of the network, according to Breaker, which obtained and reviewed a 22-page book proposal from the veteran TV producer. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Only A Sith (And Whoopi Goldberg) Deals In Absolutes

A journalist or newsperson knows better than to make absolute, broad, sweeping statements about something they didn’t know about or that was easily disprovable; they would hedge on the existence of an edge case that could embarrass them. But that wasn’t the case with Whoopi Goldberg of “The View,” the moderator for what ABC has ...

‘Pluribus’ Star Karolina Wydra Reacts to Her ‘Surreal’ Emmy Nomination, Talks Season 2

Karolina Wydra may very well be the only person to be nominated by the Emmys for playing 8 billion people at once. That’s one of the many delightful wrinkles that come with being part of “Pluribus,” Vince Gilligan’s wild and existentially probing show for Apple TV. “It’s truly surreal,” Wydra told TheWrap about her nomination. []

9 of the least convincing celebrity disguises of all time

9 of the least convincing celebrity disguises of all time

Ecuador stun Germany to reach World Cup last 32

By Phil McNulty, Chief football writer at New York New Jersey Stadium, June 26: At a glance Leroy Sane's clinical finis...