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In a keynote session Monday at the UBS Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish emphasized the synergy starting to kick in after last week’s close of the company’s long-awaited merger. Offering “a taste” of synergy plans, Bakish reeled off several examples. Among them: The Late Late Show on…

UPDATE:  Several San Francisco 49ers players have come to radio analyst Tim Ryan’s defense in the wake of insensitive racial remarks that earned him a one-game suspension. Ryan, who normally provides color on 49ers broadcasts, was suspended for remarks that alluded to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s skin…

Free agent Colin Kaepernick will not be a Detroit Lion after all. The outspoken quarterback, who hasn’t played for the NFL since 2016, was noticeably absent from the Lions’ newly announced two-man roster of recruits. Despite the public endorsement of former Lions quarterback Cliff Avril, the team passed over…

Stephen A. Smith tore into Colin Kaerpernick Saturday evening in a nearly three-minute rant. The First Take co-host posted a video on Twitter criticizing the free agent quarterback for his handling of an NFL-arranged workout session earlier in the day. Shortly before the session was scheduled to start at the Atlanta Fa…

NFL commentators and various sports reporters have all weighed in on the Thursday Night Football fight between Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The brawl at the end of the game included Garrett ripping off Rudolph’s helmet and slamming him in the head with…

Looking to keep the NFL momentum going until February, Fox Sports says it has sold about 78% of its total ad inventory for Super Bowl LIV, which will be held in Miami on February 2. Two and a half months before the big game, Fox confirmed having fetched prices in the range of $5.5 million to $5.6 million for a…

The blast radius from the chaos of last night's Thursday Night Football grows as the NFL on Friday fined the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns and suspended a trio of players for a fight on the field in closing seconds of the Browns’ 21-7 victory. On the other hand, the ratings were a total touchdown for the…

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s appearance Thursday at the Paley Center for Media’s International Council Summit wound up being noteworthy for the number of topics he did not address. He briefly touched on the topic of upcoming collective bargaining negotiations with players ahead of the 2020 expiration of the…

Colin Kaepernick is getting a chance from the National Football League. The former 49ers quarterback, who has been out of the league since 2016 and settled a collusion lawsuit against it, will work out for NFL team representatives on Saturday in Atlanta. The unusual showcase was first reported by ESPN , who noted…

After three years at Fox Sports, Cris Carter has been pink-slipped. “Cris Carter is no longer with Fox Sports,” a spokesperson for the Murdoch-owned outlet announced Thursday of the former First Things First co-host and NFL Hall of Famer. “There is no further comment at this time.” Along with that no further comment…

In their first of a primetime NFL doubleheader this week, the Dallas Cowboys nicely delivered for the league and ESPN on Monday Night Football. With the comeback drama football fans love, a precocious appearance on the field by a black cat, that one-handed grab by Golden Tate and Michael Gallup's third-quarter…

Fox Corp. has bought three TV stations from Nexstar, the top U.S. owner of local stations, in a $350 million transactions that will give the company a position in 14 of the top DMAs. Under the deal, Fox has also agreed to sell Nexstar two stations in Charlotte, NC: Fox affiliate WJZY and MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYT…