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Alex Cooper didn’t win over any new fans with her appearance at the Chicago Cubs game over the weekend.

The 30-year-old Call Her Daddy podcast host performed the song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch at the game on Sunday night (July 6) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill.

Alex was there as part of a “Big Al’s Takeover” event and she was joined by some friends as her backup dancers for a choreographed performance.

Shortly after the performance began, fans began booing and they didn’t stop until after the performance was over. Alex wasn’t fazed by the reaction and continue to sing and laugh along with her friends. She didn’t seem to take the performance too seriously, which probably upset the fans.

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The two sides ended their relationship earlier this year, but a new report indicates the split might not be permanent.

Is 2025 the last season that the Worldwide Leader in Sports will broadcast MLB games? Maybe not. ESPN and MLB seemed set on a divorce in February, when they exercised mutual opt-out clauses that seemingly pointed to the end of their relationship. But a new report from The Athletic indicates that ESPN and MLB are talking about a deal once again, one that could be quite different from their former relationship.

Key Details: Early days: The resumed discussions between MLB and ESPN are said to be in the initial stages. Going local: A new deal between ESPN and MLB could feature local rights. Bite of the apple: Apple has also been discussed as a potential home for ESPN’s former package of MLB rights. Sign Up Now $11.99+ / month espnplus.com

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred claims his sport didn’t want sports betting outside of Nevada.

In an interview with The Dallas Morning News ahead of the All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Manfred said pro baseball opposed the overturning of the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that restricted legalized wagering to Nevada.

Baseball has long been wary of gambling affecting the game’s integrity. The sport suffered gambling incidents as far back as 1919, when players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing World Series games. More recently, the sport saw gambling incidents result in a lifetime ban of all-time hits leader Pete Rose, and a murky scandal involving Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter.

“Once you had the Supreme Court decision, I don’t see it going backward,” said Manfred.

Now, 38 states and Washington, D.C. have regulated sports betting.

The pros are headed to Williamsport to show the kids how it’s done. The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies take to Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field for the 2023 MLB Little League Classic as part of ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” block. You can watch the 2023 Little League Classic this Sunday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Et. Watch the action with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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Phillies and Nationals players will attend Little League Baseball World Series games earlier in the day, as is tradition. Their goal is to demonstrate their commitment to helping grow the game at the...

One big question remains for summer movie season 2016.

“This movie is probably going to be bad.”

“Nah, I think it looks fun.”

These are the deep philosophical discussions that occur here at Reject HQ between myself and Theo Broxson after we’ve seen the same Suicide Squad TV spot for the 11th time during Sunday Night Baseball on Espn. I’m not a big baseball person, but he certainly is. Which means that while he’s tracking Madison Bumgarner’s curveball, I’m tracking commercials and observing the marketing strategies of Hollywood’s summer offerings. All of this because there was no Game of Thrones last night.

Back to the philosophical question at hand: Is Suicide Squad going to be a fun, exciting film to close out a rather dismal summer movie season? Or will my good friend Theo’s skepticism — likely a product of the disappointment of Batman v Superman — be confirmed? With...

Espn’s six-game Mlb Spring Training broadcast schedule starts Thursday, March 17, with the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., beginning at 7pm Et. The Cubs, expected to be Nl pennant contenders, appear twice on Espn’s exhibition schedule, as do the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Espn’s new Sunday Night Baseball announcing crew of play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman, analysts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone, and reporter Buster Olney, makes its debut on Monday, March 21, with the Red Sox at the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. Also featured is the Tampa Bay Rays playing … Continue reading →

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Updated on Friday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. Pt: Jessica Mendoza has been named Curt Schilling’s replacement on “Sunday Night Baseball” for the rest of the season. Previously: Espn analyst Curt Schilling has been removed from the network’s baseball coverage for the remainder of the season following a controversial tweet last month comparing Muslims to Nazis. Schilling will no longer commentate on any “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts for the rest of the 2015 season, nor will he appear on the network’s broadcast of the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, Oct. 6,the network announced Thursday. Also read: Curt Schilling...

Espn’s Jessica Mendoza is set to become the first-ever female “Sunday Night Baseball” analyst at this weekend’s L.A. Dodgers-Chicago Cubs game. The gold-medal-winning Olympic softball player will replace former Mlb star Curt Schilling following his suspension from the network for tweeting a picture that compared Muslims to Nazis. Mendoza, who is from Camarillo, Calif., will join Dan Shulman and John Kruk in the booth at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday night for Espn’s flagship baseball show. Also Read: Curt Schilling Benched by Espn After Comparing Muslims to Nazis On Aug. 24, she became the first-ever...

A version of this story first appeared in the August 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Legendary Pictures is going small. The studio of Godzilla and Pacific Rim quietly is backing low-budget sports documentaries and has inked a deal with Prospect Productions, an Emmy-winning banner whose credits include Espn's 30 for 30 and Sunday Night Baseball. Legendary chairman and CEO Thomas Tull, an ardent sports fan, set a meeting with Prospect founders Colin Barnicle and Nick Barnicle and producer Jeff Siegel after seeing their 30 for 30 short Holy

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Espn analyst John Kruk has proven himself to be more multitalented than even die-hard baseball fans ever knew. The “Baseball Tonight” and “Sunday Night Baseball” host who was a three-time All-Star outfielder and first baseman has teamed up with country rockers the Davisson Brothers Band to record exclusive music for Espn’s 4th of July Mlb coverage, including a special track titled “Right Here on Espn.” “It’s all about BBQ, fireworks and celebration,” Kruk, 54, told TheWrap. “We included the teams that are playing .” Those matchups include the San Francisco Giants vs. the Washington Nationals, the Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins,...

An ESPN2 edition of Sunday Night Baseball sees the first pitch of the 2015 Mlb regular season Sunday, April 5, at 8pm Et at historic Wrigley Field (currently under renovation) in Chicago as the Cubs take on the Nl Central rival St. Louis Cardinals. Espn’s Dan Shulman, analysts Curt Schilling and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney are the broadcast team. All Sunday Night Baseball games are available online and on mobile devices through WatchESPN. Espn Sunday Night Baseball 2015 schedule All games scheduled for 8pm Et on Espn unless otherwise noted. Additional games to be announced. Date Game April 5 St. Louis Cardinals at … Continue reading →

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When Curt Schilling's daughter, Gabby, first found out that her dad was going to respond to her cyberbullies, she thought that he was overreacting. But then the 17-year-old saw some of the vulgar, sexually explicit Tweets about her and, she tells People, "I realized this was different." Gabby gave her dad - the 48-year-old Espn Sunday night baseball analyst and former Boston Red Sox pitcher - the go-ahead to write the blog post in which he named the men who refused to abide by his requests to recant and stop harassing his daughter. One is a student at Brookdale Community College,...

Espn's latest advancement, the high-tech 194,000 square foot Digital Center-2 will make its debut on Sunday, promising to deliver a new experience for both the viewers and the hosts.  Photos Inside Espn's New 'SportsCenter' Studio After getting a behind the scenes tour of the impressive space in Bristol, Conn., which is the most technologically advanced studio in the U.S. last month, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Espn's Steve Levy, who will co-anchor the first show at 11 p.m. Et/8 p.m. Pt after Sunday Night Baseball.  "The biggest change for us is certainly the

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Vin Scully, Harry Caray ... Charlie Sheen?! That's right ... the Warlock is moments away from getting behind the announce desk to co-host Espn's Sunday Night Baseball pre-show -- his favorite team the Reds are playing.Shortly after arriving Sunday afternoon to the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati ... Sheen ran into a high school baseball team who were all fans of his -- so they posed together for a pic.In case you weren't paying attention ... Espn...

The 2014 Mlb on Fox schedule features expanded regular-season coverage on Fox Sports 1 and 12 regional Saturday games on the Fox broadcast network. Also See: Espn Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule It’s the first year of Mlb’s new eight-year, $12.4 billion TV rights deal with partners Espn, Fox and TBS. Fox airs 12 Saturday primetime games, with more regular-season games now airing on Fox Sports 1. Fox and Fox Sports 1 also now get two of the four Division Series. The All-Star Game, one League Championship Series and the World Series remain on Fox. Fox Sports 1 makes its … Continue reading →

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Espn’s Sunday Night Baseball 2014 schedule begins on March 30 with an opening night game between the L.A. Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Espn’s schedule is loaded up with the usual big-market and marquee teams, with multiple appearances by the Dodgers, Cardinals, Red Sox and Yankees. So we hope you like those teams. Dan Shulman calls the games with analyst John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney. (Curt Schilling, who had been previously added to the Sunday Night Baseball broadcast booth, is undergoing cancer treatments.) It’s the first year of Mlb’s new eight-year, $12.4 billion TV rights … Continue reading →

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Mlb Opening Day 2014 TV schedule begins with the Dodgers at the Padres Sunday, March 30. Espn and ESPN2 televise five Opening Day games March 31. The L.A. Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres for a season-opening Espn Sunday Night Baseball matchup at Petco Park March 30 at 8pm Et. Coming off a loss to the Cardinals in the 2013 National League Championship Series, the Dodgers have star power in Nl Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw and talented but volatile outfielder Yasiel Puig. Espn and ESPN2 combine to televise five Mlb games on the first full day of Major … Continue reading →

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Espn baseball analyst and former major league pitcher Curt Schilling is battling cancer. "I've always believed life is about embracing the gifts and rising up to meet the challenges," the 47-year-old three-time World Series champion revealed on Wednesday, in a statement released by Espn. "We've been presented with another challenge, as I've recently been diagnosed with cancer." Last December, it was announced that Schilling would part of Espn's Sunday Night Baseball team after signing a multiyear contract, and it has not yet been confirmed if he will still continue in that role. Photos: 9 of the

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Fox Saturday Baseball Game of the Week 2013 schedule features 24 weeks of exclusive regional telecasts including eight consecutive weeks of prime-time coverage. Also See: Espn Sunday Night Baseball schedule 2013 Mlb Opening Day 2013 TV schedule Mlb TV schedule 2013 Fox Saturday Baseball 2013 schedule Like Channel Guide Magazine on Facebook to get your Free Mlb TV schedule printable version download! From the Fox Sports press release: Mlb Shines Bright On Fox In 2013 Remarkable Week 1 Includes Lcs Rematches & Josh Hamilton’s Texas Return Jewel Events Include NYC All-Star Game, Alcs & 109th World Series New York & [...]...

Espn Sunday Night Baseball schedule 2013 begins on March 31 with the opening night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. Espn’s Sunday Night Baseball has John Kruk moving to the broadcast booth alongside Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser this season. Get a Free Mlb TV schedule printable version! Also See: Mlb Opening Day 2013 TV schedule Mlb TV schedule 2013 Fox Saturday Baseball 2013 schedule Like Channel Guide Magazine on Facebook to get your Free Mlb TV schedule printable version download! The first pitch of Major League Baseball’s regular season is thrown Sunday, March 31, at 8pm [...]...

It's been almost 25 years since Orel Hershiser fireballed the L.A. Dodgers past the Oakland A's in the 1988 World Series ... and this week, he reminded everyone of his former greatness by rocking his championship ring to dinner in Bev Hills.Orel -- who's now part of Espn's "Sunday Night Baseball" team -- was out at Madeo with friends this weekend ... when we noticed a large, shiny, blue object on his pitching hand. Turns out, Orel...

2013 Spring Training TV schedule includes more than 150 live and tape-delayed games on Mlb Network and eight live games on Espn and ESPN2. Coverage begins Saturday, Feb. 23 on Mlb Network. The new Espn Sunday Night Baseball broadcast team – Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and John Kruk with reporter Buster Olney – gets their first practice together on March 18 with the Phillies at the Braves. 2013 Mlb Spring Training on Espn/ESPN2 Monday, March 11: St. Louis at N.Y. Yankees, 1pm Et (Espn) Monday, March 18: Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1pm Et (Espn) Tuesday, March 19: N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia, [...]...

Major League Baseball and Espn extended their television contract through 2021 on Tuesday, a deal that almost doubles the amount of money the network will pay annually for baseball content while also all but eliminating local blackouts for Espn games on Monday and Wednesday nights. The deal was announced on Tuesday. It combines rights for TV, radio, digital and international that had been separate. The new single contract adds new rights to air a wild-card game, along with additional rights to highlights and digital content. It also gives the network more flexibility to show games involving popular teams.

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Espn announced late Monday that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, broadcasters synonymous with "Sunday Night Baseball," will not be returning in 2011. Miller and Morgan served as the voices of "Sunday Night Baseball" for 21 years. “We’ve decided to make a change and introduce new voices and new perspective,” Espn executive vice president Norby Williamson said while announcing the move. “Twenty-one years is an eternity in this business. And today is about acknowledging the contributions they made to the franchise.” Espn did not renew Morgan's contract, and offered Miller a contract to broadcast...

Have some bite-sized bits of TV news as you settle in to watch tonight's prime-time lineup.

NBC celebrated the 45th anniversary of its soap opera "Days of Our Lives" Monday (Nov. 8) by renewing the show for two more years. It will continue through at least the 2012-13 season. [NBC]

Former "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell has been tapped ring in 2011 on Fox's "New Year's Eve Live." She'll be counting down the year from the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas; the special will also include live music and coverage of the ball drop in New York's Times Square. [Fox]

Speaking of Fox: The network has ordered a game show called "Million Dollar Money Drop," in which contestants are given a million bucks at the start of the game, then have to answer questions correctly in order to keep it. It premieres Dec. 20 with comedian Kevin Pollak as host. [Fox]

Goran Visjnic will guest...

If you look at the picture of Orel Hershiser on the right, you might think he's a pretty unimposing guy. However, the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is something of an Einstein when it comes to playing the game of baseball. Therefore, it makes perfect sense and is a brilliant move that he will be joining Espn's 'Sunday Night Baseball' broadcast as an analyst.

Hershiser should have been put in the booth as soon as he was signed with Espn, but all good things in their time. Now the former Mvp, Cy Young award winner and World Series champ will be lending his expertise to the broadcast anchored by Jon Miller, the play by play guy, and former Cincinnati Reds star Joe Morgan as the lead analyst.

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