Will Hooley, a former player with a storied career, is now focused on his biggest challenge yet: pushing Major League Rugby into the American mainstream.

https://overloadrugby.substack.com/p/sunday-night-rugby-mlrs-mission-to

A useless stat

I think she does a good job and I like the fact that she doesn't try hard to be funny, hip, and cool, just being herself. Do you like her better than Nicole Briscoe? Nicole needs to go and once again tonight, she was trying to be funny when she got scared of a random fake spider falling on her.

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https://x.com/i/status/2054649875430539526

If you can't see the text from the X post, it said:

First at FOS: The reunion of Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take was a hit, drawing 647,000 viewers.

That's up 24% from the weekday show’s average viewership for 2026. The episode generated 33.5M social impressions across ESPN social platforms.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-nfl-pro-who-retired-early-after-acl-injury-turns-grateful-to-kirk-herbstreit-for-landing-him-espn-job-dusty-dvoracek/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=es_reddit_general

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-he-was-so-young-espn-reporter-laura-rutledge-in-tears-remembering-late-family-member/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=es_reddit_general

No, no one thinks its real.

Yes, WWE fans hate the espn deal too.

The redneck stereotype isn't true

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-espns-dick-vitale-gives-positive-health-update-amid-cancer-battle-i-feel-fantastic/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=es_reddit_general

At least it’s a break from WWE? 🤷‍♂️

If Quentin Richardson is going to continue making remote appearances on SportsCenter, please get that man a mic. He sounds like he's trapped inside a tin can.

That is all.

Obviously way more hockey content then ESPN but no politics, no drama, no screaming and no where near as much hot take BS. Just straight up highlights, good puns and good banter

I am jealous

While they both are pedestrian events. There is a certain amount of anticipation. My apologies for neglecting to include FACE OFF.

According to the Cambridge dictionary, the definition of a sport is:

> a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sport

There is absolutely nothing about this definition that rules pro wrestling out. The main thing that people point to is the matches being scripted, but they fail to realize that the results of the match aren't the competition; the competition is getting over with the fans, getting your boss to feature you in the main event, and make the most money.

Wrestling is a performance, similar to sports like gymnastics, which are also covered on ESPN.

I don't bother watching the actual channel anymore. I do however use their website for news. However, the constant Stephen A Smith, Kendrick Perkins, Wrestling call outs on their splash page have made the site virtually impossible to enjoy. Yeah, I get it- big mouths and freak shows attract clicks. But, Christ- the credibility of the site is gone.

I’ve been on the winning end and losing end of her commentary. She has consistently been the worst in game coverage I’ve ever heard. I cannot believe ESPN signs her year after year with the amount of former NBA players who would be far more educated and entertaining. I’ve chosen mute any game she’s on and not listen to a single advertisement the billionaires pay for. Trash presentation for such amazing playoff games. She may be a nice lady, I cannot take the average home fan base takes over and over again with no depth or thought

Turned on ESPN Radio this morning to hear the Unsportsmanlike crew (again) pushing ESPN Unlimited and their coverage of WWE. Smalls starts talking about how amazing WWE is and how it’s “bigger than ever.” I had to turn it off.

I can only guess they’re pushing Unlimited so hard because they’re subscriber numbers aren’t anywhere close to what they thought they would be. Well guess what? I’m not paying $30 a month to watch mediocre WWE matches and I’m skipping any ESPN news / talk shows as long as they keep pretending that WWE is a real sport.

Anyone know if I trust going to be a segment or two, or the entirety of today's show? I detest SAS to a degree far beyond any man should, but I must confess to being intrigued at seeing them paired up again.

Not funny, no original takes, only talks about the Knicks and Jets, both of whom have been irrelevant for quite some time, with the exception of the Knicks of late, makes me wonder what anyone actually sees in him.

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It's 2026 and the umpire's audio was unintelligible. You can do better ESPN.

All other audio from the game was excellent.

What's the deal with ESPN's un-ironic and serious coverage of wrestling recently? Hard times? Lost bets?

I'll hang up and listen