The hard foul from Chennedy Carter on Caitlin Clark in a WNBA game Saturday has sparked a lot of media discussion. Some particularly notable commentary there comes from All The Smoke cohost Matt Barnes, who built a significant reputation as a tough player during a 2004-2017 NBA career. Barnes addressed the Carter foul on Instagram Saturday. There, he said his issue is more with the lack of intervention from Clark’s Indiana Fever teammates with this and other hard fouls to date than with the fouls themselves:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by All the Smoke (@all ..read more

The sports world has seen many figures facing neurogenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. One of the most prominent was New York Yankees’ first baseman Lou Gehrig, to the degree that the disorder has sometimes been called “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” For the last four years, Major League Baseball has celebrated June 2 as Lou Gehrig Day, beginning on the 80th anniversary of his passing in 2021. This one also marks the 99th anniversary of Gehrig becoming the Yankees’ first baseman in 1925 (taking over from Wally Pipp, he’d go on to start a then-record 2,130 games there). That’s s ..read more

All Times Eastern College Baseball NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Regionals — Double Elimination Athens Regional, Foley Field, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Announcers: Kevin Fitzgerald vs. Bobby Moranda Elimination Bracket Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina-Wilmington — ESPN+, noon Regional Final Georgia Tech/North Carolina-Wilmington winner vs. Georgia — ESPN+, 6 p.m. Chapel Hill Regional, Cary C. Boshamer Stadium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Announcers: Mike Monaco/Gaby Sanchez Elimination Bracket Wofford vs. LSU– ESPN+ noon Regional FinalWofford/LSU winner vs. North ..read more

Saturday’s WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky was already a must-see since it would be the first pro meeting between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Naturally, it was broadcast on ESPN. However, a hard foul from Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Caitlin Clark that some considered dirty was what everyone was talking about after the game was over, even though the Fever notched the victory. That is, except ESPN. Towards the end of the third quarter, Carter shoulder-checked Clark, who wasn’t looking, before the basketball was inbounded. Clark hit the ground and Carter was called for a ..read more

The late Bill Walton has been praised by countless sports media members this week for his legendary basketball and broadcasting careers after his passing on Monday at the age of 71. But what some may not know is that Walton’s path to becoming an iconic personality in the sports media world was not always an easy one. Walton openly spoke in the past about a lifelong stutter that he had since childhood numerous times publically, which he dealt with until around 30 years old. He credited Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman for helping him embrace the stutter and grow from it, saying that Gli ..read more

Saturday’s matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky featured a hard foul from Chennedy Carter on Caitlin Clark that bordered on the line of being a dirty play. But after the game concluded, Carter was in no mood to discuss the foul, or anything related to Clark whatsoever. The game was physical throughout and had the feel of a high-leverage matchup, with both teams talking trash on the court toward one another. But things took a bit of a turn at the end of the third quarter. After Carter made a midrange jump shot to cut the Fever lead to four, Clark went to take the inbound pass ..read more

Saturday saw Paramount+ announce a new multi-part docuseries on United States Men’s National Team star Christian Pulisic. The PULISIC series will give an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the 25-year-old Pulisic and his rise to American soccer stardom. According to the release, the docuseries is set to begin filming this summer, with the multi-season, multi-episode series premiering this fall during the 2024-2025 season. Here are some more details: The series will provide unprecedented access to Pulisic’s life and growing celebrity in Italy as he competes in the UEFA Champions League ..read more

Awful Announcing recently paid tribute to the late Bill Walton with a podcast that included shared stories from Jason Benetti, Dave Pasch, and Roxy Bernstein. The podcast gave a glimpse of what it was like to work with Walton, who died earlier this week at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer. One of the best stories from the Awful Announcing podcast came from a moment that didn’t even come on air. Bernstein told host Brandon Contes just how much Walton meant to his kids, and that story starts with a trip to the Maui Invitational years and years ago. Initially, Roxy wasn’t assig ..read more

Awful Announcing recently questioned whether WNBA-in-game interviews are more trouble than they are worth. The answer was a resounding yes, but that was without even asking Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, whose recent spot with ESPN not only had a hilarious ending but provided the exact opposite of what an in-game interview is supposed to be with a coach or player — informative for the viewer. Becky Hammon's interview I assume was supposed to happen between quarters and started late, her face when she couldn't hear the second question pic.twitter.com/w3oNKl5hJn — CJ Fogler account ma ..read more

As Ángel Hernández officially hung up his calls this week, those across sports media have had no problems piling on the criticism when discussing the fallout of the embattled umpire’s retirement. On his #Greeny radio show this week, ESPN’s Mike Greenberg called Hernández the most disliked official he’s ever encountered in his lifetime. And based on the reaction, with Billy Crystal and the Ohio secretary of state getting in on the fun, it stands to reason that nobody would dare disagree with that sentiment. “In the NBA, you sort of know some of the official names, and in football, you know the ..read more