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Mike Greenberg has been named host of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown.

Greenberg currently hosts ESPN’s morning show, Get Up, and the Greeny radio show. He previously hosted NBA Countdown, SportsCenter and the Mike & Mike radio show with Mike Golic.

He takes over the host role from Sam Ponder, who was reportedly fired last week, alongside football analyst Robert Griffin III. The decision to part ways with the two was described as being part of a cost-cutting move.

Greenberg will join returning analysts Super Bowl Champions Tedy Bruschi and Rex Ryan, Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss, three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Alex Smit on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown.

ESPN’s senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter will return, as will Jeff Darlington, Dan Graziano, Kimberley A. Martin, Sal Paolantonio, Lindsey Thiry and sports betting analyst Erin Dolan.

Greenberg will be the fourth ever host of the program. He...

Kenny Mayne, a longtime anchor and correspondent on ESPN who was also a wisecracking presence at the network’s annual upfront presentation, is exiting after a 27-year run.

“I am leaving ESPN,” he tweeted, in a laconic style suited to his on-air demeanor. “Salary cap casualty.” Among the people he thanked in the tweet was current anchor Scott Van Pelt. “I will miss the people,” Mayne wrote. “I will miss the people. I will miss the vending machine set up over by the old Van Pelt joint. We had everything.”

In a subsequent tweet, Mayne said he would continue appearing on the network until May 24.

Reaction poured in on Twitter. Former ESPN host Mike Golic spoke for many when he tweeted, “We are getting to the point of being able to start a new network with former ESPN employees that were [shown] the door.” Former SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill, who left...

This Saturday-morning news show is supposed to look like the ones that precede it Monday through Friday. It doesn’t.

Co-anchor Jeff Glor isn’t wearing a tie and his colleagues, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, often join him in a weekend outing that seems cut from different cloth than the weekday version to which it is tied. Brian Applegate, executive producer of CBS This Morning: Saturday,” sees no need to stitch everything together.

“What I really want to do is continue down the path of identifying this show as a unique broadcast that is unlike anything else at CBS News,’ says Applegate, in a recent interview. After years of being promoted lockstep on social media with the weekday program, he says, CBS News is set to launch a distinct social campaign for its Saturday effort.

“CBS This Morning: Saturday” takes viewers away from the typical morning-show grind by spotlighting authors,...

One of ESPN’s longtime faces is leaving the network. Trey Wingo, who hosted “SportsCenter” and the network’s NFL Draft coverage over a two-decade tenure, is exiting the network after his contract was not renewed.

The decision not to re-up Wingo’s contract came as part of ESPN’s massive job cuts, the New York Post reported earlier this month (the NY Post also reported back in September that Wingo was being let go). The host’s departure was not confirmed until today, which is also his last day at the network.

“I can barely remember a day which didn’t involve working side by side with this guy. @wingoz has been an incredible teammate & friend for more than 2 decades. On today, his last day at ESPN, I along with many others, salute him and wish him all the best in his next chapter,” said Seth Markman, ESPN’s...

Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Zubin Mehenti have a big radio debut on Monday, when they take over ESPN’s national morning slot. But their new jobs started in earnest on Wednesday.

The trio met in their studio at ESPN’s New York production facility for the first time, ready to test out their rapport. “I think if you took out the bumps in the road and you put that in the can, that could have been a show,” says Johnson.

It probably won’t be that easy.

Johnson, Williams and Mehenti are taking over a slot inhabited by only a few voices in the past two decades, with Mike Golic talking to A.M. sports fans between 1998 and 2020, joined by Mike Greenberg for 17 years. ESPN raised eyebrows in July when executives announced they were taking Golic off the program. Greenberg had departed to host ESPN’s morning-tv program “Get Up” in 2018. On Monday,...

Mike Greenberg must move fast as the host of ESPN’s “Get Up” each weekday morning. He’s hoping a new radio gig in the afternoons will give him the chance he needs to slow things down.

“On the TV show, we are just flying through stuff. The average interview on my show in the morning is – a long interview for us is six or seven minutes. On the radio, I could see us doing 15, 16, 17 minutes when the circumstances call for it,” says Greenberg, in an interview that is just a little longer than the time he wants for radio sessions. “It’s not every day that you have the right opportunities and the right subject matter to do that.”

Greenberg is making a return to familiar territory but hoping to blaze a different path when he gets there. His new program, “Greeny” – ESPN originally called it “The Mike Greenberg Show,...

Mike Golic will soon be without an ESPN Radio show, but he’s not out of 2020 ESPN gigs yet — assuming Covid-19 cooperates.

On Monday’s “Golic & Wingo” show, Golic, who is under contract with ESPN for the remainder of the year, said that he approached management and asked to return to calling college football games for the company’s cable channel. That’s where the former Notre Dame standout and NFL lineman got his post-football start in media.

ESPN gave the green light to that idea — should collegiate sports actually return amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Also Read: Mike Golic Says ESPN Radio Exit 'Was Management's Choice'

“I asked ESPN for this season if I can — and maybe beyond, we’ll see — continue to call college games, and that’s what I’m going to do if there are college games,” Golic said this morning. “I’m gonna call college games,...

ESPN is teaming with Jimmy Kimmel for a multi-part “30 for 30” on the 1986 New York Mets.

Kimmel, an unabashed fan of the Mets, will executive produce the documentary under his Kimmelot production banner, with Sal Iacono (“Cousin Sal”), Scott Lonker, Jordana Hochman and Mlb’s Nick Trotta. Nick Davis will direct.

The multi-part series will feature hours of never-before-seen footage of the ’86 Mets, a team known just as much for its off-field exploits as it was for its on-field dominance. It also came during a unique moment in New York baseball history: When the Mets were arguably more popular than their cross-town rival Yankees, who were in the midst of a dry spell (that would obviously not last long).

Also Read: Mike Golic Says ESPN Radio Exit 'Was Management's Choice'

Featuring the likes of Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, Gary Carter and Daryl Strawberry, the ’86 club stormed its...

ESPN said it would cancel its flagship morning radio program, “Golic & WIngo,” while bringing Mike Greenberg, half of the team that helped the Disney sports-media giant carve a bigger business in the audio world, back to the medium as part of a reworking of its national lineup.

Greenberg, who spent 17 years with co-host Mike Golic on the morning radio program “Mike & Mike,” will keep his duties on the ESPN mid-morning TV program, “Get Up,” which he has helped anchor since the Spring of 2018. But he will also lead a new two-hour radio show that airs between noon and 2 p.m. weekdays. His former partner, Mike Golic will leave mornings along with Trey Wingo. The pair has hosted their program since November of 2017.

“Our new lineup will provide sports fans informative and engaging content throughout the week from hosts who all have radio experience,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN’s executive vice president and executive editor,...

Let’s face it: Brock Lesnar is leaving WWE for Ufc after Sunday’s WrestleMania 34. That means he’s probably dropping the Universal Championship to Roman Reigns in this weekend’s main event — unless in a twist the “Beast Incarnate” walks away with everyone’s least-favorite (aesthetically) title belt. But where does the probable scenario leave Lesnar’s “humble advocate,” Paul Heyman, whose contract is also up by next Monday morning?

As TheWrap exclusively reported last week, pro-wrestling’s best talker is pitching a TV show around town with “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” creator Roy Bank. The busy Heyman is set to star in and executive produce the project, but it won’t prevent him from returning to WWE — if both sides can come to an agreement, that is.

The leading WWE options would call for Heyman to either manage newcomer and Ufc import Ronda Rousey, or the man likely to carry the all-red belt home with him late on Sunday. Even Heyman’s not sure what his near-future holds, as Vince McMahon notoriously never looks past WrestleMania, which is basically his “show’s” season finale.

Also Read: WWE's Paul Heyman to Star in and Co-Produce TV Series With Roy Bank's Banca Studio (Exclusive)

“I have no idea what’s gonna happen after WrestleMania because all focus right now is on the final moments of WrestleMania and how to build everything in WWE to that collective moment,” Heyman told TheWrap. “Once we all figure out collectively what that final moment of WrestleMania is going to be, then the focus of this multibillion dollar global conglomerate will be what happens next.”

No, that’s really how WWE operates — even with its biggest stars in its biggest week.

“The best analogy I can give you is, the creators of ‘Dallas’ didn’t think about who shot J.R. — they just knew they had to put a bullet in the bastard,” the Ecw founder made it sound all TV-friendly for us. “Once they shot him, they had to come up with who did it. And that’s how WWE is focused… ‘Let’s get to that final moment of WrestleMania, then we can discuss the ramifications of it.”

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The case for Heyman handling Roman Reigns is threefold: 1) Reigns will now be the champ, replacing Lesnar; 2) Reigns, who was hand-plucked by McMahon to succeed John Cena as the face of WWE, has faced a lot of resistance from the fans, who love Heyman; and 3) Such a pairing could help Reigns turn “heel” — or become a bad guy, for the uninitiated. WWE needs a top baddie.

Reigns recently discussed the possibility of being Heyman’s next “guy” with NBC Sports.

“I think it would be really cool,” he told them, per Sportskeeda. “Obviously it comes down to a couple of different things creatively, but I think it would be really neat. I think it would be able to show a different aspect of myself.”

Also Read: WWE Legend Ric Flair Signs on for Feature Film Acting Debut (Exclusive)

“It would show not only myself, but also him in a totally different light,” Reigns continued. “I wouldn’t just be the guy bouncing around not saying anything. If there’s something I need to say, I’m going to step up and say it because, regardless if I’m with a guy like Paul Heyman, I would not be a ‘Paul Heyman Guy,’ he would be a ‘Roman Reigns Guy,’ that’s the way that would work.”

That “guy bouncing around not saying anything” is a shot at Lesnar’s participation level when the fists aren’t flying, by the way. Beyond his mouthpiece Heyman, Brock generally lets his german suplexes do the talking.

“My role is my role and I don’t plan on changing that for anybody,” Lesnar’s opponent this weekend concluded. “As long as nothing crazy or drastic would change, I think we’d be able to do a lot of really cool stuff. I’m into it.”

Yes, Heyman’s talents would create some “really cool stuff” for any WWE Superstar’s storylines — but as Reigns pointed out, he’s doing just fine on his own. Rousey makes more sense, and she and Heyman already have a relationship. Back at SummerSlam 2015 in Los Angeles, Heyman was actually the one who first introduced Rousey to WWE executives Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Stephanie McMahon.

So that’s how the two potential (probable, we’d estimate) partners know each other, but why does she need him? Well, have you ever heard Rousey cut a wrestling promo — or even just do an interview? They’re… not good. But don’t take our word for it — ask Mike Golic.

Forget the in-ring action that she’s still learning — the lifelong athlete and judo champ will pick up on that — Rousey is not yet comfortable with anything involving a microphone. Hell, even her pointing at the giant “WrestleMania” sign at the end of the Royal Rumble was awkward.

A tag team of Rousey and Heyman is a win-win for WWE. After all, who mirrors Lesnar’s fighting career, intensity level and preference for silence more than Rousey? Heyman knows and creates the big fight feel better than anyone in fake fighting.

And you know what’s great about the desire for a “big fight” atmosphere, which is what Lesnar has brought to WWE for years? It makes for part-time work. Heyman is already used to such a cake schedule, whereas Reigns is in the building damn near every night.

For a guy running a marketing agency, a popular blog and about to host a TV talk show (of sorts), Heyman might not have 40 hours/week for Reigns.

Finally, in case you haven’t heard, there’s a women’s revolution going on in WWE — and Rousey is the biggest name they’ve ever signed. For his part, Heyman seems down with switching locker rooms, which would instantly add extra legitimacy to a talented group.

“I find it hard to envision a scenario working with someone on the male roster that would compete with the body of work that Brock Lesnar and I have put together as a tandem since 2002,” Heyman said. “The concept of lending my history to the women’s division is quite intriguing, whether that means standing next to Ronda Rousey or opposed to Ronda Rousey, I don’t know.”

“And I don’t even know if it’s applicable, because the concept of Brock Lesnar riding off into the sunset with his Advocate never to be seen in WWE again certainly has dramatic value as well,” he concluded, rather poetically. We told you Heyman could talk.

Readers can catch Heyman and Lesnar Monday on “Raw,” which airs from 8-11 p.m. on USA Network. Lesnar’s big WrestleMania title defense will main event Sunday night’s WrestleMania 34.

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Michelle Beadle just spent a good chunk of time verbally sparring with professional wrestler Ronda Rousey. She’s got another battle looming on Monday morning.

Beadle, the veteran ESPN sportscaster, will team up with popular ESPN radio host Mike Greenberg and former pro-basketball player Jalen Rose to help the Walt Disney-backed sports network open a new front: “Get Up,” a morning show that aims to deliver sports with a little something extra. Or maybe not. But probably.

Can we get back to you in a few weeks?

“Failure is not an option,” says Rose, holding forth in a brand-new studio ESPN designed in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport. “Yes it is,” cracks Beadle, responding to her co-host. “But it’s sort of out of our control.” The set is festooned with neon signs, giant wall screens and a spiral staircase. Viewers will be able to see the sun rise over...

You’d better have your phrasing and punctuation down pat before going toe-to-toe with Ufc alum and new WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Mike Golic found that out the awkward way while talking to her for “Golic and Wingo.” Watch the very uncomfortable portion of their via-satellite conversation from this morning: Well this is painfully awkward. Ronda Rousey misunderstands question, gets annoyed. pic.twitter.com/Pt7XwVRazh — Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) March 27, 2018 Also Read: WWE's Paul Heyman to Star in and Co-Produce TV Series With Roy Bank's Banca Studio (Exclusive) Sure, Golic stumbled over his words a bit — but he was trying to ask the...

Fans still reeling over the demise of Espn’s “Mike & Mike” — which aired its final episode on Nov. 17 after nearly 18 years on the air — can be comforted by the upcoming premiere of “Golic & Wingo.” The dynamic duo — co-hosts Mike Golic and Trey Wingo, with their trusty sidekick Mike Golic Jr. — are heading to radios and TVs near you on Nov. 27. The show will air from 6-10 a.m. Et on Espn Radio and ESPN2, and it’s decidedly a fresh start following Golic’s emotional farewell with longtime co-host Mike Greenberg. But at the end of...

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic said goodbye to their radio and TV show “Mike and Mike” on Friday, after nearly 18 years together on Espn. “This is the part that will be a little difficult to get through,” Greenberg said at the very end of their final episode, as the co-hosts called their families to the stage. “The most important words that I can think of today are ‘Thank You,'” an emotional Greeny continued to the audience. “Thank you to all of you for choosing this all these years.” Also Read: Who Needs Espn? Barstool Sports to Launch 24/7 Channel on SiriusXM “Yeah,...

Espn Radio’s “Mike & Mike” will wrap up its 18-year run on Nov. 17 and “Golic & Wingo” will kick off on Nov. 27, Espn announced on Monday. The new show hosted by Mike Golic and Trey Wingo, is essentially the replacement for “Mike & Mike,” as Mike Greenberg is leaving his longtime partner for a new morning TV program on the network that kicks off in 2018. “Golic & Wingo” doesn’t officially start for a few months, but listeners will be able to get a preview of the new duo this week when Wingo fills in for Greenberg, who is...

(Updated: A previous version of this story said Trey Wingo was among the layoffs. He is still very much at the network and will debut a new Espn Radio show with Mike Golic later this fall, and continue to host the NFL Draft and appear on Espn’s NFL coverage) There’s no avoiding the on-air layoffs that recently rocked Espn. But amid the turmoil and media speculation, there are plenty of positive changes happening at the sports giant. Among them is Sage Steele returning to her roots on “SportsCenter” at the network’s hub in Bristol, Connecticut. “There’s...

Espn’s Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic are going through “off-camera issues” as their popular morning show “Mike & Mike” is set to end, according to Sports Illustrated media reporter Richard Deitsch. Citing multiple Espn staffers, Sports Illustrated reported, “Greenberg and Golic are not talking to each other off the set– and hardly at all before the show or during commercial breaks.” “It’s really a poisonous atmosphere right now,” a longtime staffer told Si. “Most of us don’t see the show lasting through its contractual end.” Also Read: Espn Reveals Details of Upcoming 'Mike & Mike' Breakup The show is believed to wrap up.

Last week, we posted about Jake Golic — the son of Mike Golic, one half of Espn Radio's longtime morning drive dup Mike & Mike — blasting Espn for their handling of the pending break-up of the pair. But it seems as though the discord has extended to the principals themselves — and it may result in the premature end of the show which has been on the air since 2000.

Espn’s popular radio program “Mike & Mike” officially has an expiration date. The network announced during Tuesday’s Upfront presentation that Mike Greenberg’s new morning show will premiere on January 1, 2018 without Mike Golic. “One of the many benefits of working at Espn is that change and evolution are in our DNA,” Greenberg said. “My run with Golic has been an incredible experience that I’ll always treasure, but having the chance to engage multiple voices every morning in a dialogue on each day’s sports stories will be a great new challenge.” Greenberg will be joined by several full-time co-hosts and a.

ICM Partners has acquired Headline Media Management, a firm which represents anchors, reporters, hosts and producers in news and sports broadcasting. Hmm CEO Lou Oppenheim and President Michael Glantz will join the agency as partners — Oppenheim will lead the new broadcasting department while Glantz will lead the news and programming divisions within the department. The agency is establishing the new broadcasting division to expand the representation of on-air talent, including Savannah Guthrie, Chris Berman, Wolf Blitzer, Mike Golic, Kevin Harlan and Meredith Vieira. Also Read: ICM Partners Names Mark Gordon Head of International Television “Lou and Michael have built an incredibly successful.

ICM Partners is getting back in the business of representing news and sports on-air talent and producers with the acquisition of Lou Oppenheim and Michael Glantz’s boutique New York-based firm Headline Media Management. The company’s clients who will now be repped by ICM Partners, include Today anchor Savannah Guthrie as well as Chris Berman, Wolf Blitzer, Mike Golic, Kevin Harlan, Mike Emrick, John Berman, Tom Jackson, Brad Nessler, Keith Hernandez, Brianna Keilar, Ryan…...

You’d think that after over 16 years hosting Espn’s “Mike & Mike” together, that Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic would have seen it all … well they may have now. TheWrap joined the hosts of Espn Radio’s hit weekday morning show on their set at Lucky’s Pub in Houston ahead of Super Bowl Li, to get their thoughts on the big game, the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady face off, and the strangest thing they’d seen so far this week while shooting on location in a front of excited fans. “We had a guy show up this morning dressed...

[[tmz:video id="0_ximliiv8"]] Mike Golic says his brother's 3 NFL Pro Bowls, 2 All-Pro teams and Cfb All-American honors pale in comparison to his biggest accomplishment ... starring in "Saved By The Bell: The College Years." We got Mike out in NYC and had to ask him about his big bro Bob's big TV break ... when he played Zack and Slater's resident adviser on the short-lived (but classic) TV show. Check out the clip -- Mike has all kinds of fun...

Ahead of the start of the NBA finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, the hosts of Espn’s His & Hers, Michael Smith and Jemele Hill, have created a hilarious parody video of Kurtis Blow’s 1984 hit, “Basketball.” The hilarious video premiered on their Radio/TV show on June 1 and features a production as cheesily hilarious as the original. New and modern lyrics make the viral video the perfect lead-in to tonight’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals. I caught the video when Smith and Hill appeared on the Espn TV/Radio morning show, Mike & Mike. Both Mike Golic … Continue reading →

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Bill Simmons destroyed Espn Radio and TV personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic for what the former Grantland boss perceived as a softball interview this morning with Louisville men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino. In the process, the new Ringer headmaster also ripped Pitino as well. “I hope Rick Pitino can recover from that vicious grilling that Mike and Mike gave him today,” Simmons began his rant on Twitter. Then the ex-ESPNer tweeted his impression of the “Mike & Mike” hosts carrying Pitino’s water throughout a weak Tuesday Q&A. Also Read: Goodbye Grantland: Inside Espn's Decision to Kill...

Currently keeping Espn’s Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless in check on “First Take,” host Molly Qerim is also joining “Mike & Mike” as a contributor on Monday, Feb. 8, TheWrap has exclusively learned. Qerim will expand her profile by appearing on Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic’s weekday morning show on ESPN2 during its final two hours from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Et before then heading to “First Take.” “Mike & Mike,” which has been on the air since October 1998, will also be moving into a new Bristol, Connecticut, studio on Feb. 8, the day after Super Bowl 50. Also Read: NFL to Host.

The divorce everyone saw coming was officially filed Friday as Espn President John Skipper announced he wouldn’t renew the contract of the sports fanatic turned columnist, website creator and TV host Bill Simmons. This occasionally happens when you publicly call out the hands that feed you numerous times, including Espn’s signature radio stars Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in November, when Simmons called their show “absolute garbage.” Simmons will not lack suitors, however, as he’s developed a huge following from the popular Grantland site as well as his podcast, “The B.S. Report.” Here are the top...

Ever wonder who would win a game of pick-up between 5'4" comedian Kevin Hart and 6'4" Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler? You'll soon have a chance to find out, because the two were listed among the star-studded lineup for the 2015 Spring NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, announced on Thursday. Two of the event's perennial top players, Hart and Nick Cannon, will return to the hardwood Feb. 13 for the annual showdown. Hart will be looking to improve upon his lackluster 7-point performance from last year's game - for which fans surprisingly voted him to his third straight Mvp award. Stars like Selma's Common,...

Ever wonder who would win a game of pick-up between 5'4" comedian Kevin Hart and 6'4" Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler? You'll soon have a chance to find out, because the two were listed among the star-studded lineup for the 2015 Spring NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, announced on Thursday. Two of the event's perennial top players, Hart and Nick Cannon, will return to the hardwood Feb. 13 for the annual showdown. Hart will be looking to improve upon his lackluster 7-point performance from last year's game - for which fans surprisingly voted him to his third straight Mvp award. Stars like Selma's Common,...

Espn's “Mike & Mike” radio hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg addressed the present issue with Bill Simmons on Friday morning's show, admitting a clip they aired of the self-proclaimed “Sports Guy” lacked context. That said, the duo didn't take kindly to Simmons bashing their show on Twitter. Also read: Espn's Bill Simmons Fires Back at Criticism From Colleagues ‘Mike & Mike': ‘Absolute Garbage’ (Video) The beef began a day earlier when “Mike & Mike” aired and reacted to an audio soundbite of Simmons discussing LeBron James‘ poor return to Cleveland thus far. One day later, the two Mikes somewhat punted the blame.

Bill Simmons is at odds with Espn again. Or at least a couple of people who also work there. The popular sportswriter, NBA show host and Grantland editor-in-chief took to Twitter Thursday to vent about comments made by co-workers Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on their “Mike & Mike” Espn radio and TV show that morning. See photos: Not Quite America's Pastime: 10 Obscure Sports That Made it To the Big Screen (Photos) “What Mike and Mike did today was absolute garbage,” Simmons tweeted. “I would say I lost respect for that show, but I never had it.” Also read: Bill Simmons Gets.

He ran a crappy investigation, but Mike Golic says Roger Goodell will Not lose his job over the Ray Rice debacle ... in fact, Golic says Goodell deserves to stay in power. The co-host of Espn's "Mike & Mike" radio show was out in NYC -- when he stated his case. Check out the clip. Read more...

Representatives from some of the biggest companies in sports advertising gathered at New York's Cipriani 42nd St. on Thursday night for the first-ever Clio Sports Awards. Created by the Clio Awards, this year's new, sports-specific competition recognized the best in sports advertising, design and communications work. Photos THR's Sports Issue: Exclusive Portraits of Vin Scully, Ronda Rousey, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar While winners were determined in gold, silver and bronze categories, the Manhattan awards show, hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic of Espn Radio's Mike & Mike, announced the Grand Clio winners, who were invited to the stage

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This Valentine's Day, famous faces will heat up the court at the 2014 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in New Orleans. Comedian Kevin Hart and America's Got Talent's Nick Cannon are two of the top players returning to the annual exhibition Feb. 14. Hart, who has earned Mvp for the past two years, will be feeling some extra love during the game: His new movie About Last Night premieres on V-Day. During the match, Columbus Short - Harrison on Scandal - will suit up as basketball player rather than gladiator. And Michael B. Jordan of That Awkward Moment will also join the roster,...

Michel Gondry and Gillette: these things don't feel like they belong together, but the filmmaker and company teamed up for the ad "Training Tracks." The sometimes music video director and LCD Soundsystem's Phil Mossman collaborated for a video in which beefy football players, including Champ Bailey, Kayvon Webster, Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis, Giovani Bernard and Mike Golic, Jr., work out in a music studio. The sounds of their sweaty endeavor are captured by the creative duo and mixed into a song. Since most of us are still waiting to see Gondry's fantasy drama Mood Indigo, this is fit to tide us over for now — even if it's missing the usual whimsy of his work. Also in the ad world meets film world (and television) is a clip from Kings of...

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The commercial world provides all kind of opportunities for filmmakers either looking to make their name before leaping to features or established directors trying to keep their skills sharp between gigs, while taking home some extra pocket money. And so today, we bring you a handful of new ads from some filmmakers of note, so let's dive in... First up, Michel Gondry has teamed with Gillette to promote their Clear Gel Deodorant with "Training Tracks." The highly musical spot—fitting for Gondry, who has done more than his share of music videos—features football players Champ Bailey and Kayvon Webster of the Denver Broncos, Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis and Giovani Bernard of the Cincinnati Bengals and Mike Golic, Jr. from Notre Dame, working out in a music studio, with sounds of their work cut into a tight jam. And oh, that music? It's put together by Phil Mossman of LCD Soundsystem fame.

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During Game 5 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers on Monday night, Cardinals manager Tony Larussa made a series of increasingly unexplainable pitching moves in the eighth inning, which helped contribute to his team's loss. After the game, Larussa blamed the bizarre changes (sports fans and non-sports fans can read about them here) not on failed strategy, but a faulty bullpen phone. It seems that the Texas crowd was so loud that the Cardinals' bullpen coach had trouble hearing which pitchers Larussa was asking for when he called down. On Espn Radio this morning, hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic imagined one reason for the phone disaster: Bullpenfone.

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Tiger Woods was a guest on Espn Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on Thursday and revealed what his life has been like this past year. Last November the highly publicized Tiger scandal broke, revealing the athlete's multiple mistresses, which led to his divorce from wife Elin Nordegren. Now, Tiger seems to have a more positive outlook on his life and future. "If that didn't happen I don't think I'd be as blessed and as balanced as I am now," Tiger told hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg. "I take full responsibility for my actions." Tiger credited his close friends with helping him get through that difficult time and said that he is an "infinitely" happier man today than he was a year ago. The morning hosts asked Tiger what he learned about himself during the crisis: "[I learned] who I was and where I needed to go," Tiger responded. "I...

One picture and a ton of Google search results later, Michelle Beadle is still a quirky, funny Espn host. Just one who also happens to be hot. I spoke to Beadle yesterday. She was fresh off a week of doing SportsNation, filling in for Mike Golic on Espn Radio, and losing to the Jonas Brothers in a softball game (“They didn’t smile. Not once.”), but still agreed to talk to our rinky-dink operation.

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What would you do for more than $100 million? That's the question on 'NFL Live' (weekdays, 4:30Pm on ESPN2). The whole issue came up because current Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has failed to pass his physical conditioning test. So the 'NFL Live' team brought in correspondent (and former defensive tackle) Mike Golic. Mr. Golic has been retired for 16 years -- but would he be able to pass the test that Haynesworth has failed?

... And the answer is: Yes! Although Golic confessed to wanting to "throw up" after he was done. The test consists of two timed 300-yard runs, which must be completed within 143 seconds. Golic looked pretty winded upon completion. But still, he did it!

If Haynesworth is not able to pass this test, then his more than $100 million contract could be voided. ... By the way, the test that Albert was asked to complete...

As of writing, I'm engaged in a battle of wills with a wee anole lizard who has made his way all the way up the wall above my window. I've got both curtains pulled back so the window looks alluringly like an exit and a plastic bowl and magazine behind me so I can flip him into the bowl and out the window. I can see him wanting to move to get to the window, and he can see me sitting here watching him and neither of us are going to back down easily. I've previously evicted several lizards and a tree frog from the house because I've got a skill with it (or immunity to a violent case of the heebies) that both my roommates lack. Such is the price for living in a subtropical climate. If I were to get my own house down here I think I'd...

There were a few things I turned over in my mind for April Fool's jokes. That I would be taking leave from Pajiba immediately to become part of the "Quiverfull" movement with my new fiance, Saul, who believes the internet to be powered by demons and inappropriate for women folk. That I was actually a 55 year old male shut in who'd managed to create and maintain a false internet identity by using photos of his niece. That I'd received a request from Katherine Heigl's publicist to let her do the column for the evening to help "rehabilitate" her image and and accepted. Eventually, though, I realized it's a big enough joke that someone who gets only basic cable and who doesn't own a DVR or Tivo is writing a column about TV. Here's what's on tonight:

8:00 p.m.: "Bones" on Fox. Fifth season spring premiere. Woohoo!

"Flash Forward" on ABC.

John Legend is no stranger to the sports world. He sang at the Super Bowl, performed at WrestleMania and put synchronized swimmers in the “Green Light” video. But Friday morning, one of music’s biggest stars will have his sports knowledge and passion tested when he co-hosts Espn Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning.” He will sit in the seat normally taken up by former NFL All-Pro Mike Golic and will trade trivia and opinions with Mike Greenberg. It’s an early show — the party kicks off at 6 a.m. — but it’ll be worth hearing Legend’s insights on the morning’s topics, which will probably include the results of tonight’s NBA Finals game, the Major League Baseball draft and the upcoming NFL season. It’s unlikely that Legend will attempt to talk while filling his mouth with donuts, but hey, you never know.

NEW YORK -- ESPN has tapped "Mike & Mike in the Morning" hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic as its primary Arena Football League announcing team.

ESPN recently acquired the rights -- and an ownership stake -- in the AFL, the indoor pro football league coming off a five-year deal with NBC. ESPN will televise 26 AFL games this season, starting with the New York Dragons-Dallas Desperados game March 4.

Golic, a former NFL player and AFL analyst, will join ESPN veteran Greenberg for the March 4 game and will bring their radio show on the road during the season for the mostly Monday night national telecasts. "Mike & Mike" has been on ESPN Radio for seven years and also is telecast weekdays on ESPN2.

Also calling AFL games for ESPN are Trey Wingo and analyst Mark Schlereth as well as former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski and analyst Merril Hoge.

NEW YORK -- ESPN has tapped "Mike & Mike in the Morning" hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic as its primary Arena Football League announcing team.

ESPN recently acquired the rights -- and an ownership stake -- in the AFL, the indoor pro football league coming off a five-year deal with NBC. ESPN will televise 26 AFL games this season, starting with the New York Dragons-Dallas Desperados game March 4.

Golic, a former NFL player and AFL analyst, will join ESPN veteran Greenberg for the March 4 game and will bring their radio show on the road during the season for the mostly Monday night national telecasts. "Mike & Mike" has been on ESPN Radio for seven years and also is telecast weekdays on ESPN2.

Also calling AFL games for ESPN are Trey Wingo and analyst Mark Schlereth as well as former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski and analyst Merril Hoge.

NEW YORK -- ESPN has tapped "Mike & Mike in the Morning" hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic as its primary Arena Football League announcing team.

ESPN recently acquired the rights -- and an ownership stake -- in the AFL, the indoor pro football league coming off a five-year deal with NBC. ESPN will televise 26 AFL games this season, starting with the New York Dragons-Dallas Desperados game March 4.

Golic, a former NFL player and AFL analyst, will join ESPN veteran Greenberg for the March 4 game and will bring their radio show on the road during the season for the mostly Monday night national telecasts. "Mike & Mike" has been on ESPN Radio for seven years and also is telecast weekdays on ESPN2.

Also calling AFL games for ESPN are Trey Wingo and analyst Mark Schlereth as well as former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski and analyst Merril Hoge.