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Podcast with one of the best sports authors and columnists of his generation, @Ian_OConnor on writing New York Times best selling books and the great stories around them

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New York Times Best Seller Ian O'Connor tells the stories of legends

Ian O'Connor joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 21d

NEWS COLUMN: Stephen A. Smith makes $33M per year between his ESPN & SiriusXM deals with the potential to make $40M per, The Athletic has learned.

Next stop: Trying to be as influential in politics as he is in sports.

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Inside Stephen A. Smith’s near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time

With a new Sirius XM politics show launching today and deals across multiple platforms, the pundit is expanding well beyond ESPN.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 23d

FULL POD

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 23d

CLIP: The Myth of Streamers "Eventizing"

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 27d

NEW POD: Can Amazon's TNF outrate ESPN's MNF

Marchand & Ourand

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Amazon's bid to unseat ESPN for NFL primetime weeknight supremacy

Puck's John Ourand joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW POD: Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week

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Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week!

Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW COLUMN: J.J. Watt shows TV potential as CBS attempts Tony Romo contract mistake do-over

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J.J. Watt shows TV potential as CBS attempts Tony Romo contract mistake do-over

The Hall of Fame NFL player made his debut as a TV game analyst in Week 1. The Athletic's Andrew Marchand evaluated his performance.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW POD: open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...

From China to Miss Florida to Monday Night Football, Laura Rutledge's road to stardom

Laura Rutledge is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social and me go back and forth on the biggest NFL media storylines for the 2025 season:

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Tom Brady Year 2, YouTube Year 1 and the biggest NFL media storylines for the 2025 season

The Athletic's media reporters tackle the biggest media storylines of the new NFL season.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEWS: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659... UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: ‘I was completely cooked’

UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: ‘I was completely cooked’

In a book he co-wrote with The Athletic's Ian O'Connor, Hurley says he thought about leaving coaching and moving to TV.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Inside Barstool Saturdays, Doris' demotion & MLB.TV potential ESPN pricing

Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 28

NEWS: ABC/ESPN has demoted Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted Tim Legler, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.

Legler will pair Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Top Media Analyst on the impact of the bold & crazy month of major deals

Rich Greenfield is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEWS: Skip Bayless joining Gilbert Arenas for new football show, The Athletic has learned.

I spoke to Skip about it.

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Skip Bayless to join Gilbert Arenas' new football show in channel rebrand

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 27

In Tom Brady’s rookie broadcasting year, he played by a special set of rules due to his Raiders ownership stake. The NFL relented for the Super Bowl.

Now? The “Brady Rules” are basically done, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 25

NEWS: Netflix has its first agreement with Major League Baseball to stream the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan.

The partnership is the start of a relationship that is expected to grow soon.

More details from @andrewmarchand.bsky.social:

Netflix to stream 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan

The partnership with MLB is the start of a relationship that is expected to grow soon.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨NEWS: MLB & ESPN have an agreement to make the network the exclusive home of out-of-market games for all teams and in-market for five clubs, The Athletic has learned.

Full details on MLB negotiations

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ESPN, MLB have framework for deal to sell out-of-market regular-season games

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW POD: How Woj became a Hall of Famer

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How Woj became a Hall of Famer

Basketball Hall of Famer Adrian Wojnarowski is on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 20

Woj is The Main Event.

Pod out later this afternoon.

Here's a great Jerry Tarkanian story from when Woj was in Fresno

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