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Packers move on minus Favre
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Not here. Not now. The Green Bay Packers held their first training camp practice Monday, and it marked a milestone for the franchise. Brett Favre was not invited. This certainly didn't bring out Favre...
Miller's drive with ESPN reporter reveals a lot about Sloan's future
While the Jazz were playing the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, franchise owner Larry H. Miller -- who skipped attending Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinal series for religious reasons -- went for a drive. In the passenger's seat of his Lexus was ESPN.com columnist Gene...
ABC analysts talking up Knicks job
ABC's lead NBA announcing team could end up offering viewers a fun subplot: a sort of rolling on-air job interview for an off-air job with a storied franchise. Jeff Van Gundy has already had a meteoric rise up the TV ranks. He joined ABC's lead NBA...
Knight keeps it straight, simple on-air
Bob Knight, now an ESPN studio analyst who'll pop up on-air through the NCAA Final Four, doesn't look made-for-TV. He's doesn't always sit up straight or smile or look into the camera. He doesn't need to opine on everything -- he didn't care enough about the...
Source: Steelers hiring Tomlin
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin accepted the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching job last night and was working out a 4-year contract he hoped to complete today, people close to the search told the Associated Press. Tomlin is expected to make around $2.5 million per year, the going rate of late...
Sports in Brief | Steelers: No deal yet on Tomlin as coach
The Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday denied a report that they have settled on Minnesota Vikings assistant Mike Tomlin as the replacement for head coach Bill Cowher. Tomlin also denied the report, first posted on SI.com, Sports Illustrated's Web site, and later on ESPN.com. The Associated Press later said that not only...
Media take Saban to task over Alabama job
Nick Saban lied to Miami Dolphins fans and the media when he denied interest in the University of Alabama head coaching job before, naturally, joining the Crimson Tide on Wednesday. But before rebuilding 'Bama, Saban will have to recover from the worst media scorching for any coach in recent memory:...
Cash is ready for her close-up
Kids might be amazed to hear pro athletes used to have offseason jobs. Some still do. At least in the WNBA, with its average salary about $50,000 and games in the summer meaning they are off during the NBA season. That's led to an anomaly: Athletes having TV jobs before...
The September 25 Issue of ESPN The Magazine is on Sale Today; The Cardinals' Edgerrin James on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine's Fall Preview Issue; Plus: The Magazine and The Wall Street Journal Team up to Report on Jobs in Sports
NEW YORK -- GET IN LINE. It may look like former Colt Edgerrin James jumped from a luxury liner to a rowboat, but he's got the Cardinals thinking full speed ahead. The Magazine's Carmen Renee Thompson reports.
Breen gains from NBC/ABC swap
Mike Breen, thanks to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is TV's lucky announcer. When it comes to lead TV play-by-play jobs on major sports, there aren't many openings. And there wasn't one on the NBA's TV coverage when the season started. But this weekend, Breen will call the Washington Wizards...


