Fans in LA started getting in line for Shohei Ohtani's bobblehead giveaway over 7 hours before the game's scheduled start time 🤯

Pat McAfee had some harsh words for the media at ESPN's annual media day presentations in Bristol, Conn. My piece for Awful Announcing , which also took his heat. awfulannouncing.com/espn/pat-mcafe…

ESPN talent doesn’t want to hear about FS1, for ⁦Awful Announcing⁩ from ESPN media day awfulannouncing.com/espn/fs1-compe…

Alcaraz’s loss doesn’t bode well for ESPN ratings for the US Open Tennis . I asked Burke Magnus, head of content, at ESPNs media day about the event’s ratings, and he mentioned Alcaraz, the biggest name in tennis arguably, as key.

Important story about invisible disability access at US sports venues espn.com/espn/story/_/i…

MLB gave Bally Sports a deadline of yesterday 2 disclose its new agreements with the NBA and NHL so baseball can assess the impact on Bally Sports bankruptcy re-org. The development is disclosed in an MLB court filing tonight. No word if MLB has received the other leagues' deals

Fubo’s antitrust lawsuit against Disney has seeped into the media giant’s carriage dispute with DIRECTV prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

For the second straight year the US Open Tennis viewership will be affected by a Disney carriage dispute

Aaron Rodgers is the great mediation force

One problem with electronic line calling in tennis is what to do when it malfunctions. Sitting at Arthur Ashe stadium at US Open Tennis where that exact scenario is unfolding. Do they have some lines judges stashed away!?

Diamond Sports Group is now targeting early to mid November for its Chapter 11 confirmation hearing. It has twice delayed it, the most recent time in late July. Diamond filed Chapter 11 in March '23.

MLB unhappy with pace of Diamond Sports Chapter 11, threatens it could be forced to seek “drastic relief,” my story for ⁦Awful Announcing⁩ awfulannouncing.com/local-networks…

Some NFL bigwigs at the Tiafoe Dimitrov match tonight. Commissioner Roger Goodell in the president’s suite; Washington Commanders limited partner Mark Ein, who is also a mover in tennis, in Tiafoe’s player box

MLB tried to buy diamond before the chapter 11 filing and was rebuffed, and also bid on it in 2019 when Sinclair bought it. They’ve been down that road before.

It’s always notable when 3 out of the 4 semifinalists in either the men’s or women’s draw are non-European, as players from Europe dominate so much. But all players by large speak English, so I’m not sure what Gilbert is talking about, other than he might not like their accent.

The men’s and women’s pro tennis tours are trying to merger their commercial operations by the middle of next year, with the revenue split heavily favoring the ATP; my story for ⁦Front Office Sports⁩ frontofficesports.com/atp-and-wta-me…

From last night, the ATP and WTA likely to merge commercial operations by next year, with the revenue split, favoring the men; for ⁦Front Office Sports⁩ frontofficesports.com/atp-and-wta-me…

Magic Johnson is investing in the Washington Spirit. The money flowing into women’s sportscontinues.

ESPN betting analyst gives out four picks, three of which ESPN Bet doesn’t have markets for. You can’t make this stuff up.

Here is a good folo for the house v NCAA hearing to confirm the college sports settlement