• Pat McAfee is ESPN's resident super soaker

    After establishing itself as ESPN’s foremost voice on soaking and quaking, never say The Pat McAfee Show isn’t an educational program. With the Arizona Coyotes departing the desert for Salt Lake City after 28 years in the Phoenix metro area, McAfee welcomed former Coyotes player Paul Bissonnette on the show where they discussed potential names

  • Veteran CNN anchor leaves network after 16 years

    CNN anchor Poppy Harlow, who joined the network in 2008 and most recently co-hosted "CNN This Morning," is leaving CNN after 16 years, she announced Friday.

  • Mina Kimes was 'seriously considering' leaving ESPN last year

    Mina Kimes was among the biggest sports media free agents of 2023 before reupping with ESPN last fall. Now, the popular NFL analyst is acknowledging just how close she got to departing the worldwide leader. In a Q&A with Pete Croatto for Poynter published Wednesday, Kimes revealed she was “seriously considering” leaving ESPN for a

  • Dan Le Batard: ESPN won't let Pat McAfee's show fail

    All things considered, last Wednesday could have been a chaotic day for ESPN. Hours after Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and Jeremy Fowler published a report detailing Bill Belichick’s failed pursuit of another head coaching job after parting ways with the New England Patriots, Pat McAfee announced that the six-time Super Bowl champion head

  • Disney tech executive Aaron LaBerge leaves company after more than 20 years

    Aaron LaBerge, chief technology officer of Disney Entertainment and ESPN, announced Monday that he is departing the Burbank-based media giant and will join casino and sports-betting company Penn Entertainment. LaBerge will step into his new role as chief technology officer of Penn Entertainment in July, according to the Pennsylvania-based corporation, which offers integrated entertainment, sports content and casino gaming experiences. He has spent more than 20 years at Disney, where he...

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    Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution, report says

    By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The number of people living with levels of air pollution that can significantly affect their health climbed from about

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    Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution, report says

    By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The number of people living with levels of air pollution that can significantly affect their health climbed from about

  • Bill Belichick reveals weekly guest spots on Pat McAfee's ESPN show this upcoming season

    The 72-year-old chipped in what he knows about draft-day dealing on Thursday. Belichick was not hired to fill a vacancy during the coaching cycle this offseason. DailyMail.com

  • Travis Kelce's new Chiefs deal celebrated by Patrick Mahomes and Pat McAfee after he signs two-year deal

    Travis Kelce signed a two-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. Kelce's new deal makes him the NFL's highest-paid tight end, per Ian Rapoport. DailyMail.com

  • Pat McAfee, co-hosts lambaste ESPN colleagues' Bill Belichick reporting: 'I’m glad we’re not a part of it'

    After ESPN published a report about Bill Belichick's failed job search this offseason, one of the network's top personalities, Pat McAfee, took issue with the story. The report said the Atlanta Falcons didn't have Belichick in their top three of head coaching potential candidates, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly advised Arthur Blank not to trust the eight-time Super Bowl winner. It also cited a source that said Belichick would never coach again in the NFL unless it were...

  • US births fell last year, the lowest count in 40 years

    A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000 fewer than the year before and the lowest one-year tally since 1979.

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    Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base

    Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request []