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The Athletic’s second annual “Golden Clickers” highlight the good, the bad and the monumental from sports media in 2025.So, without further ado, the first envelope please …Sports Media Person of the YearErnie Johnson, TNT SportsIn a “look at me” sports media environment that often rewards whoever can scream the loudest, TNT Sports’ Johnson continuously stands out for his elegant, low-key skills. While Charles Barkley, the greatest sports studio analyst of all-time, is the No. 1 reason that “Inside the NBA” is a historic show, Johnson is second.As the program was sublicensed from TNT Sports to ESPN, there was no free-agent…

Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed that he has split with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after six Grand Slam titles and seven years together.Alcaraz, the world No. 1, issued a statement on social media in which he said that the duo made the decision together and thanked his compatriot for “making my childhood dreams come true”.“We have made it to the top, and I feel that if our sporting paths had to part, it should be from up there,” the 22-year-old said.“So many memories come to mind that it wouldn’t be fair to choose just one. You have made me grow as…

The Pittsburgh Steelers showed plenty of life during their Week 15 win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night. Despite fans expressing plenty of frustration in Week 13, the Steelers have won their last two games, and now sit at 8-6 with three weeks to play. That’s quite the turnaround, considering fans wanted to fire long-time head coach Mike Tomlin in early December.As for the Miami Dolphins, they may be done with the Tua Tagovailoa experiment. After head coach Mike McDaniel hinted that they may be ready to make a change on Tuesday, it was reported that Tagovailoa was benched…

Bush is in his second season with Cleveland after being drafted by Pittsburgh in 2019. Brooke Sutton / Getty ImagesCleveland Browns linebacker Devin Bush was found not guilty of simple assault and harassment on Tuesday stemming from a May incident with his girlfriend, according to court records.Bush, 27, was arrested earlier this year after his girlfriend alleged he assaulted her, smashed her phone and took her car keys. Police said in May that Bush admitted to breaking the phone, but denied getting physical with her.In a statement to The Athletic, Bush’s attorney Robert G. Del Greco Jr. said testimony at…

SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors continue to search for continuity amid an up-and-down season, coach Steve Kerr remains steadfast in his belief that his team has the answers it needs within his current roster. As the veteran coach continues to field questions about his 13-14 team, he does so believing that, unlike a season ago when they went through a similar malaise prior to trading for Jimmy Butler just before the 2025 trade deadline, the Warriors don’t have to make a move to get back on track.“It feels similar in that we’re inconsistent,” Kerr said after Wednesday’s…

The FBS bowl season got started a bit earlier this year with the LA Bowl kicking things off this past Saturday and the Salute to Veterans Bowl unfolding on Tuesday. There’s still action to come on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, leading into first-round College Football Playoff action that begins on Friday. That’s when No. 9 Alabama heads to No. 8 Oklahoma in a game where the Tide are 1-point favorites, according to the latest college football odds.Saturday brings a CFP tripleheader with the latest lines showing No. 7 Texas A&M (-3.5) vs. No. 10 Miami, No. 6 Ole…

BOSTON — Two months before the NBA trade deadline, Brad Stevens said the Boston Celtics are still in the process of evaluating what they have inside their building but could potentially be buyers if they find the right opportunity.“We will not put a ceiling on this group,” Stevens said after practice Wednesday. “If it makes sense for us to look for things that can help us, we certainly will. But it all has to be within good deals, and it all has to be within the ultimate goal, which is the North Star of retooling so we’re in a position…

NBA commissioner Adam Silver finally put an end date Tuesday to what has only been one of the biggest discussions about the NBA for at least a half-decade. In 2026, we will know if the league will move forward with expansion.“We’re in the process of working with our teams and gauging the level of interest and having a better understanding of what the economics would be on the ground for those particular teams and what a pro forma would look like for them,” Silver said before the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas. “And then sometime in 2026, we’ll make…

For the first time ever, the Oscars will leave broadcast TV. Starting in 2029, the biggest non-sports cultural TV event of the year will be exclusively shown on YouTube.YouTube took a big step towards big-event live programming when it aired an NFL game in Week 1 of this season, a Chargers win over the Chiefs in Brazil that drew 18.5 million viewers, per YouTube and Nielsen’s custom measurement. That was just a bit smaller than the audience the 2025 Oscars drew on ABC, a number that was down 14 million viewers from a decade ago.(The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue looked into…

First place in the NFC South is up for grabs in Week 16 as the 7-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the 7-7 Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday, December 21. It is the first of two games in a three-week span between the two teams that still have a shot at the division title. The Buccaneers are trying to win their first NFC South crown in a run while the Panthers are seeking their first since 2015. The Buccaneers lost their fifth game in six weeks last Thursday night to briefly fall out of first place in…