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It is easy to imagine a new afternoon sports radio ratings war pitting the current champ Michael Kay versus Craig Carton. It would be a worthy sequel to Kay-Mike Francesa. Entertaining verbal shots would surely be fired and, to borrow an old friend’s phrase, there would be no pea shooters. Upon Carton’s early release from …
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Former WFAN radio host Craig Carton was released from federal prison on Tuesday morning, The Post has learned. Carton, 51, will either enter home confinement or a halfway house to finish out his sentence, according to sources. Carton’s release is unrelated to COVID-19. Carton went to prison on June 17, 2019, so he served a …
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Mike Francesa blasted Jamal Adams on Monday, saying the All-Pro safety who has publicly asked for a trade, isn’t a “great player” who makes “life miserable” for the Jets. The WFAN host thinks the team should either have Adams — who has been frustrated by a lack of extension talks — play out his rookie …
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The racist incident that hit NASCAR on Sunday drew a lot of reactions. Marty Smith, who has covered the sport for ESPN since 2006, offered an emotional one following NASCAR’s announcement that a noose was found in Bubba Wallace Jr.’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway, calling the incident “despicable crap.” “He stood up for something he …
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It is unusual that a 29-year-old sports media personality is about to start a big new job, and there is already speculation about what could be next. Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho said he’ll pass on being the next Michael Strahan, but maybe Oprah 2.0. It really doesn’t matter to him because he doesn’t believe …
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Everyone seems to have an opinion on the stalled contract negotiations between MLB owners and players that are delaying the start of the 2020 season. But one point of view struck a nerve with Brewers star Christian Yelich. Earlier in the week, players began sharing the same message of solidarity as others called out the …
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Read More: Christian Yelich takes the lead in MLB stars’ escalating war with Chris Russo Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo almost at a loss for words over ‘totally different’ WFAN Reds’ Trevor Bauer rips MLB for manipulating coronavirus negotiations Sneak peek: Fox to use virtual fans for MLB broadcasts
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Read More: Sports media mailbag: This doomed Mike Francesa experiment is over Keyshawn Johnson lands ESPN Radio gig with Trey Wingo, Mike Golic in limbo Sports media mailbag: Joe Benigno mailing it in as WFAN retirement feels near Sports media mailbag: Trey Wingo looks like the odd man out at ESPN
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When Craig Carton is released from prison, a highly coveted job could be waiting for him. Longtime ally Chris Oliviero, who was hired on May 6 to run WFAN as Entercom New York’s senior vice president and market manager, isn’t ruling out eventually bringing back the disgraced former radio show host, who is serving a …
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It appears that ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” 30 for 30 documentary, which chronicled the famous 1998 home run chase between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, was a swing and miss for some. While people are starved for baseball as MLB and the players association continue to struggle to find common ground amid contract negotiations that …
It is easy to imagine a new afternoon sports radio ratings war pitting the current champ Michael Kay versus Craig Carton. It would be a worthy sequel to Kay-Mike Francesa. Entertaining verbal shots would surely be fired and, to borrow an old friend’s phrase, there would be no pea shooters. Upon Carton’s early release from …
