One of the greatest baseball players of the past 40 years joined several social media platforms Tuesday. Was the move him wanting to interact with his fan base or a way to promote his new docuseries? What Happened Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter joined Twitter Inc. and Instagram, a social media platform owned by Meta…

John Clayton, a longtime journalist who covered the National Football League (NFL), has died in Washington on Friday after a short illness, the Seattle Seahawks said in a statement. He was 67. No specific cause of death was immediately released. Nicknamed “The Professor,” Clayton spent more than two decades covering the Pittsburgh Steelers for The…

News Analysis Is there a genocide going on in the United States? I don’t think so. But on Feb. 4, a professor from Northwestern University compared the genocide against the Uyghurs in China to sports injuries in the United States. In the Xinjiang region of China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has subjected Uyghurs and…

Google’s YouTube TV has lost over a dozen Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN after the two companies failed to strike a deal in last-minute contract renewal negotiations. The two companies said in separate statements Friday that the negotiations fell through and the Disney-owned channels would be dropped from the YouTube TV streaming service starting…

Global Polo Entertainment disclosed a landmark deal with The Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. This multi-faceted agreement will bring the finals of the top seven U.S. and World Championship polo events in 2022 to ESPN. All games will be distributed on ESPN2, ESPNU, or streamed live on ESPN3….

News Analysis Disney is in the midst of an identity-crises that could shape the future of the company and the worldwide media landscape for decades to come. Bob Chapek, the CEO of Walt Disney Co., recently announced that it is “aggressively” looking to enter the sports gambling business. In the company’s fourth quarter earnings call…

Deontay Wilder will have surgery on his right hand after his defeat in last weekend’s fight against Briton Tyson Fury, his co-manager told ESPN on Thursday. Briton Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent American Wilder to the canvas in the 11th round of the Las Vegas bout to close out…

ESPN college football reporter Allison Williams announced on Friday that she has decided to leave the network after her request for an exemption to the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate was rejected. The sports broadcaster, who last month announced that she was opting out of the season over ESPN’s vaccine mandate while she and her husband…

ESPN announced on Wednesday that it will be removing basketball reporter Rachel Nichols from all NBA programming, and that it is also canceling her weekday show “The Jump.” David Roberts, ESPN’s senior vice president of production, said in a statement that it was “mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for…

Pedro Gomez, a longtime baseball correspondent for ESPN who covered more than 25 World Series, has died. He was 58. Gomez died unexpectedly at home Sunday, his family said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “Pedro was far more than a media personality. He was a dad, loving husband, loyal friend, coach,…