The ESPN NFL gambling expert who dominated in 2015 is back — here are his...
Sal Iacono, a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts, was ESPN's new NFL gambling expert during the 2015 season. He didn't lose a pick on his weekly...
View ArticleHere’s why the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise in the...
The Dallas Cowboys topped the latest round of NFL valuations by Forbes— at an astonishing $4 billion, making them the most valuable franchise in the world.The Cowboys have one particular feature that...
View ArticleREPORT: ESPN to lay off 200-300 employees
ESPN is planning to lay off close to 300 employees in the coming months, Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead reported Tuesday.These will be the first layoffs at the Worldwide Leader since 2013, and, as...
View ArticleBill Simmons is back and is already taking shots at ESPN
Bill Simmons is back!Five months after Simmons was effectively fired by ESPN — technically, they just decided not to renew his contract and took him off all mediums, forcing him to sit in limbo until...
View ArticleThe ESPN NFL gambling expert who was on fire in 2014 is back — here are his...
Sal Iacono, a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts, was ESPN's new NFL gambling expert during the 2014 season. He didn't lose a pick on his weekly...
View ArticleESPN's Stephen A. Smith goes on a rant after Kevin Durant called him a liar
Stephen A. Smith responded to Kevin Durant's allegation that Smith made up a report about the NBA star by going on a rant during ESPN's "First Take."Last week, Smith reported that Durant would be...
View ArticleDraftKings CEO explains why daily fantasy sports are not a form of gambling
Jason Robins, CEO of the daily fantasy site DraftKings, appeared on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Wednesday to address the swirling rumors and reports of insider trading between DraftKings and FanDuel....
View ArticleESPN's NFL gambling expert is heating up — here are his picks for Week 5
Sal Iacono is a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known among sports fans as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts. He is also making a name for himself as ESPN's newest NFL gambling...
View ArticleESPN postpones documentary on Kevin Johnson amid sexual assault allegations
ESPN announced yesterday that the airing of its "30 for 30" documentary about Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's efforts to keep the Kings in Sacramento, entitled "Down In The Valley", has been...
View ArticleESPN's NFL gambling expert is heating up — here are his picks for Week 6
Sal Iacono is a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known among sports fans as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts. He's also making a name for himself as ESPN's newest NFL gambling...
View ArticleESPN's Grantland is in trouble
ESPN's Grantland has been in a state of flux since Bill Simmons' exit from the site earlier in the year.Now it appears that the entire site is on the verge of decline, according to a report from James...
View ArticleReport: ESPN could lay off as many as 350 employees on Wednesday
As many as 350 layoffs could be coming to ESPN as early as Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.News of possible layoffs at ESPN was first reported by Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead in September. According to...
View ArticleESPN president John Skipper confirms that layoffs are coming
ESPN president John Skipper wrote a memo to ESPN employees confirming the big layoffs coming to the company.The coming layoffs were first reported by The Big Lead's Jason McIntyre in September, and...
View ArticleWhy ESPN is laying off hundreds of people
President John Skipper confirmed that ESPN is going to lay off employees, and a spokesperson says approximately 300 employees will lose their jobs this week.This is the second time in two years that...
View ArticleESPN is starting to feel the impact of cord cutting
ESPN is laying off approximately 300 people this week, and while the timing of the layoffs can be linked to the upcoming surge in how much the network is paying to air live sports, the impact of cord...
View ArticleESPN's NFL gambling expert is back — here are his picks for Week 7
Sal Iacono is a writer for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and better known among sports fans as "Cousin Sal" on Bill Simmons' podcasts. He's also making a name for himself as ESPN's newest NFL gambling...
View ArticleESPN is removing its content from YouTube
Just two days after YouTube announced its new paid streaming service, YouTube Red, ESPN has hidden most of its videos from the site.As Deadspin pointed out on Thursday evening, the Grantland YouTube...
View ArticleYou'll no longer be able to watch ESPN videos on YouTube
If you want to watch ESPN videos, you'll have to go somewhere other than YouTube.The Disney-owned sports media conglomerate said Friday that it was moving all of the videos that had been available on...
View ArticleESPN made 2 critical mistakes, and now it's paying the price (DIS)
Last week, ESPN cut 300 employees.Layoffs are always hard, but these seemed to be particularly painful for people at the company.Charley Steiner, a former ESPN employee, said on Facebook: "This week,...
View ArticleESPN's YouTube channels are now completely dark
ESPN has removed all of its videos from YouTube.People who go to any of ESPN's YouTube channels, like SportsNation, First Take, Grantland, and the main ESPN page, among others, will be greeted with a...
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