News

Updated with latest: ESPN senior NBA writer Zach Lowe is the latest to be let go from the sports network amid ongoing belt tightening at the Disney-owned outlet. The Athletic, which first reported the news, said the well-respected Lowe’s departure is “part of the network’s fiscal year planning that will wrap up at the conclusion of September. He is thought to be the last person who will be laid off in this round, according to the Athletic.

The 12-year ESPN vet was let go just days after the dean of NBA reporters, Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski, made the stunning announcement that he was retiring after seven years at the network.

That leaves ESPN without two of its best basketball writers with the NBA season tipping off in less than a month and amid the company’s pricey 11-year rights extension with the NBA a few weeks ago. The new agreement,...

Walking around ESPN’s sprawling campus in Bristol, Connecticut, visitors will find the sports giant’s mission statement at almost every turn. On walls, in windows, in the cafeteria: “Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.”

It’s a humble slogan for the biggest brand in sports media, and arguably one of the biggest brands in all of sports, but ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro argues it is “more relevant today than it’s ever been.”

Sports – like the entertainment industry writ large – is undergoing a dramatic, generational transformation, with viewership fragmenting, cable TV declining, and streaming on the rise.

“If you drill down a bit, what we’re really saying [with the mission statement] is that we need to be everywhere,” Pitaro says, citing streaming, of course, but also TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms.

And so ESPN is pivoting, with Disney CEO Bob Iger telling Wall Street that “building ESPN into the preeminent digital sports platform...

ESPN has parted ways with Robert Griffin III and NFL Countdown host Sam Ponder, Deadline has learned.

Sources tell us that the decision to cut both on-air personalities was based on a business decision to reduce costs and will be paid off for the rest of their contracts.

The Athletic, which first reported the news, said Griffin had two years left on his deal while Ponder was about to enter the last year of her three-year deal.

Griffin’s exit from ESPN comes as the sports network signed retired Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce as host for Monday Night Countdown.

After news of his exit, Griffin shared a clip from the 1995 movie Friday where they say, “How the hell are you go get fired on your day off?

pic.twitter.com/M1AilOwmq3

— Robert Griffin III (@Rgiii) August 15, 2024

The ESPN cuts come a year after the sports network let go of about 20 on-air personalities.

ESPN continues to make changes to its on-air talent roster, with the Disney-owned sports media giant cutting Robert Griffin III and Sam Ponder on Thursday.

Ponder worked on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, while Griffin (or “Rgiii” as he is sometimes known) previously worked as an analyst on Monday Night Countdown, the pregame show to ESPN’s Monday Night Football, as well as on some college football games. ESPN hired Jason Kelce to join Monday Night Countdown earlier this year.

According to a source, both Griffin and Ponder were informed about about the decision earlier today, and they will be owed what is due to them in their contracts, with Ponder believed to have about a year left on her deal, and Griffin about two years.

The move was described as a financial and business decision, with the timing meant to happen before the start of the NFL season, and...

A new filing from Disney today indicates that profits from the company’s sports division have fallen 20% throughout the first nine months of 2023. Operating income for the brand’s sports arm dropped to $1.48 billion, and revenue fell to $13.2 billion, a decrease of 1.3%.

Disney has struggled with its sports programming as customers move away from traditional cable TV. The media giant has plans to offer an ESPN streaming service for those who have abandoned the brand’s cable channel.

This is the first time Disney has broken out numbers for ESPN and its sports division, which also includes Star-branded sports channels in India, eight domestic ESPN-branded channels, and ESPN on ABC.

According to the filing, the drop is primarily due to an operating loss at Star India sports. As a standalone business, ESPN’s operating income was $1.894 billion.

In July, Disney’s Chief Executive Bob Iger said the company hoped to...

“I’ve been doing this a long time where, look, I don’t want to do that forever,” Scott Van Pelt said in June of his perch at SportsCenter. “At some point you just gotta step aside and let somebody else have it.”

Well, now we know what that next step might look like for Van Pelt.

The longtime ESPN anchor will become the new host of Monday Night Countdown, the network’s popular NFL pregame show. He replaces Suzy Kolber, who had hosted the program since 2015 but was let go last month in a wave of layoffs.

Pundits are speculating that the move puts Van Pelt in line to host the Super Bowl when and if the network and corporate cousin ABC land it.

Per ESPN, Van Pelt will keep his day – er – night job.

“Following each Monday Night Football game, Van Pelt will host the Mnf postgame show...

News Nation anchor Dan Abrams says conservative commentators’ theories that ESPN is “going down” because of its left-leaning politics ignore some “expensive facts,” suggesting that the network fired 20 high-profile hosts after it overspent on things like Big 12 football games and celebrity sports analyst Pat McAfee.

The “Dan Abrams Live” host said Wednesday highlighted the analysis of Charlie Kirk and other right-leaning commentators who repeated the theory that ESPN’s “woke” politics somehow led to the firing of longtime lead NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose, Steve Young, Suzy Kolber, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and others.

“So what is driving this at ESPN?,” Kirk said in a clip played by Abrams. “The answer is, ESPN has gone woke, and they’re not as boundary-pushing or as funny or as interesting … this is happening because ESPN has decided to go a political route.”

Abrams acknowledged that the network had, in fact,...

Pat McAfee recently struck a deal to bring his namesake sports commentary show to ESPN. The former NFL player has been receiving backlash after the sports network announced layoffs and many viewers are correlating that it has to do with McAfee.

McAfee, who is also an analyst on ESPN’s College GameDay, took to Twitter to clear things up and address the “mass exits.”

“I did a lot of reflecting about our show’s journey while I was getting murdered on the internet today (hell yeah).. all roads lead back to how honored I am to be the leader of such a talented group and how lucky I am to be a part of this team,” he tweeted.

He continued, “We’re very pumped to be joining ESPN and our goal is that ‘Mass exits’ are never a thing again.. we hope to help that.. obviously that’s a lofty goal but,...

ESPN has let go of about 20 on-air personalities who have now taken to social media to react to the news following the cuts.

David Pollack shared a message with his followers on Twitter after news broke that he was one of the talents who got laid off from the sports network.

“I won’t be brought back to College GameDay next year or to ESPN and just wanted to say thank you to so many people. I just appreciate everybody along the journey,” the former NFL player said in his video statement. “You know, 12-13 years ago, ESPN taking a chance on me and all the people that I got to work with.”

He continued, “I got to work with so many great people and do so many things, that was so awesome for so many years and I’m just very, very thankful for it. And I don’t know what’s next,...

Cable TV viewers might think ESPN stands for Every Single Person Nixed, considering how many hosts, analysts, and reporters have gotten the boot in the company’s latest round of layoffs. Joining the previously-announced Jeff Van Mundy and Jalen Rose on the list of ESPN cuts are Monday Night Countdown host Suzy Kolber, ESPN Radio host Keyshawn Johnson, and This Just In host Max Kellerman. “Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off,” Kolber tweeted on Friday, June 30. “Heartbreaking — but 27 years at ESPN was a good run. So grateful for a 38-year career! Longevity for a woman in this business is something I’m especially proud of. Next step — a project that gives back.” Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off. Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run. So grateful for a 38 yr career! Longevity for a woman in this...

ESPN personalities Suzy Kolber, Ashley Brewer and Jordan Cornette were among those taking to social media Friday to reflect on being part of the Disney-backed channel’s layoffs announced earlier in the day.

The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that roughly 20 people were informed Friday that they were let go, with a source saying that the talent cuts were related to financial concerns specific to ESPN and did not stem from larger budget issues for Disney. ESPN veterans Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jalen Rose were also among the cuts, according to a source.

Kolber had been with the network since the 1990s and was known for her NFL coverage and having served as an anchor on flagship news program SportsCenter.

“Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off,” Kolber tweeted, sharing a photo of herself covering the most recent NFL draft in April.

More than a dozen on-air personalities are being dropped by ESPN as part of an overall cost-cutting measure at the network.

NFL great Keyshawn Johnson, who became one of ESPN Radio’s top morning show personalities; Johnson’s former co-host Max Kellerman; basketball coach-turned-analyst Jeff Van Gundy; and NBA star Jalen Rose, who went on to become a commentator for the network, have all been let go, our sister site Deadline reports.

More from TVLineTVLine Items: ESPN's Serena Williams Docuseries, Joe Pickett Trailer and MoreNFL, ESPN Clash Over On-Air Reports That Teams Were Given '5 Minutes' to Warm Up, After...

ESPN is letting go of about 20 on-air personalities, including two familiar names to NBA viewers: game analyst Jeff Van Gundy and studio co-host Jalen Rose.

Keyshawn Johnson, a former NFL player who had co-hosted ESPN Radio’s national morning show in one of many chapters in a 16-year run on ESPN, is also among those leaving. Also out is Max Kellerman, Johnson’s radio co-host as well as host of This Just In and formerly Stephen A. Smith’s longtime sparring partner on daily morning TV staple First Take. Suzy Kolber, a 27-year veteran of ESPN who most recently hosted Monday Night Countdown, also confirmed her exit. While she described the end of her run as “heartbreaking” in a tweet, she also said she was “grateful,” noting that “longevity for a woman in this business is something I am especially proud of.”

A person familiar with the cutbacks told Deadline...

More players are leaving the field at ESPN.

Max Kellerman, the TV host, Keyshawn Johnson, the morning-show personality, Jeff Van Gundy, the veteran basketball analyst, and Jalen Rose, the NBA-player-turned-commentator, are all exiting the Disney sports-media giant, according to two people familiar with the matter, as executives look for ways to prune costs at the operation as its parent corporation grapples with seismic changes in its business.

“Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun,” the company said in a statement. “This exercise will include a small group of job cuts in the short-term and an ongoing focus on managing costs when we negotiate individual contract renewals in the months ahead. This is an extremely challenging process, involving individuals who have had tremendous impact on our company. These difficult decisions, based...

ESPN is cutting a number of on-air personalities Friday as it seeks further cost savings.

The new round includes “a small group of job cuts,” as well as “an ongoing focus on managing costs when we negotiate individual contract renewals in the months ahead,” per an ESPN statement.

A source familiar with the cuts tells The Hollywood Reporter that about 20 people are being notified today, including some big names that regular ESPN viewers will know.

Among the cuts, a source confirms, is Jeff Van Gundy, the channel’s top NBA game analyst and a 16-year veteran of ESPN. Also departing are ESPN veterans Max Kellerman, Suzy Kolber, Keyshawn Johnson and Jalen Rose.

“Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun,” the ESPN statement says. “This is an extremely challenging process, involving...

The 2023 NFL season is still months away, but fans can get a taste of the excitement this weekend when the league holds its annual draft from April 27-29. Teams will pick their favorite college prospects, and gurus will offer instant analysis based on team fit and the production of the players in question. It’s one of the most exciting weekends in the NFL calendar, and you can watch it with a Subscription to Hulu Live TV.

How to Watch the 2023 NFL Draft When: Starts Thursday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Et TV: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network Stream: Watch with a Subscription to Hulu Live TV. Sign Up $69.99 / month hulu.com

Get The Disney Bundle (Disney+ & ESPN+) Included At No Extra Charge ($18 value)

About 2023 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft is an annual event in which the 32 teams in the league decide which college players to add to their roster to help...

Update: After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after a hit and was taken off the field by an ambulance, the NFL announced that the Bills-Bengals game will not be resumed this week. The league said in a statement Tuesday, “The NFL has made no decision regarding the possible resumption of the game at a later date. The league has not made any changes to the Week 18 regular season schedule. We will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available.”

The “Monday Night Football” game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended in the first quarter after Hamlin collapsed after a hit and suffered cardiac arrest, according to a statement from the Buffalo Bills released via Twitter at 1:48 a.m. Et.

The tweet confirmed NFL and ESPN reports that the player received CPR on the field, explaining that “his heartbeat was restored on the field...

The 2019 NFL Draft smashed records in both attendance and ratings last week, as a total 600,000 people attended the three-day event in Nashville, Tennessee, and an average 6.1 million viewers watched across linear television and digital platforms, according to Nielsen.

Meanwhile, ABC scored a primetime touchdown with its coverage of Day 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, rising 26% in total viewers compared to the first night of last year’s broadcast on Fox.

For those who had doubted that the Music City could pull off football’s second-biggest event after the Super Bowl with such huge success, don’t feel bad — you weren’t alone.

Also Read: ESPN's Coverage of Larry Nassar, Stories of the Survivor Sisters Wins Peabody Award

“The ratings were tremendous. I was a little surprised by how good the ratings were. I thought going in that this Draft wasn’t as sexy as last year’s,...

It has been four years since Stuart Scott lost his battle with cancer, but the “boo-yah!” was heard loud and clear on Friday as the sports world paid tribute to the beloved former “SportsCenter” anchor.

“Gone but never forgotten!! Rip @StuartScott. Resting and celebrating each day upstairs,” NBA legend LeBron James tweeted, along with a goat emoji (symbolizing Greatest of All Time).

“Four years later, it still hurts that Stuart Scott is gone. I think of him and my grandmother often, as people I wish I would have talked too more, learned more about and soaked up their presence,” Jemele Hill, who worked with Scott at ESPN, wrote. “Get to know everything about your loved ones today.”

Also Read: 'Shut Up and Dribble' Director Gotham Chopra Says 'Sports and Politics Have Collided for Decades'

ESPN shared a compilation of Scott’s most epic “SportsCenter” commercial moments (there’s a lot!

The modern voice of Espn’s “Monday Night Football” is heading from the broadcast booth back to the field. Jon Gruden is expected to sign a 10-year deal worth nearly $100 million with the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday, Espn’s Adam Schefter has reported. Gruden previously coached the Raiders from 1998-2001, before heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 — where he ironically beat Oakland in Super Bowl Xxxvii. Also Read: Espn's Suzy Kolber on Why 'Monday Night Football' Is 'More Than a Game' Gruden will replace Jack Del Rio, who was fired after the regular-season finale on Sunday. The NFL guru...

Last week’s “Monday Night Football” game between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins may not have ended how Tom Brady and co. planned (the defending Super Bowl champs lost 27-20), but it was business as usual for Espn’s Suzy Kolber. Now the host of the “Monday Night Countdown” pregame show along with her “Mnf” halftime and postgame duties, the Espn veteran pulls an 18-hour plus work day every Monday but still found time to talk to TheWrap about the biggest night in sports. “It has always been more than a football game, it’s been a night of entertainment,...

If Molly Qerim can control “First Take” analysts Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman, and survive former side-kick Skip Bayless — then there’s nothing she can’t handle. The Espn host took the reins from Cari Champion 18 months ago, and since then she’s proven that she’s not to be taken lightly. Whether it’s keeping her outspoken colleagues in check or forwarding the sports conversation to prove that she can keep up with the big boys, Qerim has more than earned her stripes on the high-energy debate show. Also Read: Espn Names Samantha Ponder, Suzy Kolber and Trey Wingo...

It’s always a gamble when you give the general public the freedom to choose the name of anything. Hot on the heels of the R.R.S. Boaty McBoatface — a $287 million polar research ship from the U.K. that was named through an online poll — San Diego’s new Major League Soccer team may end up being named Footy McFooty Face. The ingenious and infantile name is the frontrunner after a San Diego group, which is currently in the process of bidding for an Mls expansion spot, asked potential fans to brainstorm a team moniker, Deadspin reported. Also Read: Espn Names Samantha Ponder,...

It’s going to take three hosts to fill the shoes of Espn veteran Chris Berman. The network announced Thursday that Suzy Kolber, Samantha Ponder and Trey Wingo will be the new NFL studio hosts for the 2017 season. Berman, who arrived at Espn a month after the network launched in 1979, announced in January that he would be scaling back his role there. However, he will still make appearances on-air and will also serve in public-facing roles on behalf of the company. Also Read: Jay Cutler's Release by Chicago Bears Sparks Online Celebration: 'Herpes of NFL Quarterbacks' “We have three exceptional hosts in Suzy,...

Playbook Inc. has hired longtime Espn talent executive Gerry Matalon as Evp Talent Development. He will oversee the development, media training and coaching for the agency, working closely with Kristin Lafemina, Evp Client Services. Before leaving Espn last year, Matalon served as the network's Senior Coordinating Producer of Talent Planning & Development, working closely with athletes, coaches and on-air talent, including Scott Van Pelt, Suzy Kolber, Tim Tebow, Bob…...

Espn has extended the contracts of its veteran NFL reporters Suzy Kolber and Trey Wingo. Kolber, who joined the sports network in 1993, has been a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and earlier Sunday Night Football and now will be the full-time host of pregame show Monday Night Countdown. She will continue to host weekday editions of NFL Insiders. Wingo, who has been with the Worldwide Leader since 1997, has been the face of NFL Live since it debuted in July…...

The Wolverine director James Mangold is in talks to direct a biopic based on the life of the football quarterback legend Joe Namath. This would be a great project for the director to take on, as he's also the director of films such as Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, and Girl Interrupted. The guy seems like he's talented enough to take on all kinds of different genres. 

I enjoy a good sports movie, but I'm not really that familiar with sports in general, so I won't be starting a sports website anytime soon. I do know the basic details about  Namath, but I don't know the details of his life. This is what THR had to say about him though:

Namath is one of the most revered figures in New York sports history, having spent most of his career with the New York Jets in the 1960s and 1970s...

Filmmaker James Mangold (The Wolverine) is currently in early talks to direct a biopic centering on the life of iconic NFL quarterback Joe Namath.

If the filmmaker signs on, he will reunite with his 3:10 to Yuma screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, who are writing the script.

After playing college football at the University of Alabama, under legendary head coach Robert 'Bear' Bryant, Joe Namath spent a bulk of his NFL playing career with the New York Jets, leading his team to an improbable upset victory in Super Bowl III over the highly-favored Baltimore Colts. He helped celebrate that win by opening the New York City bar Bachelors III on the Upper East Side. The quarterback was well known for his partying and womanizing ways, which helped earn him the nickname Broadway Joe, along with his penchant for wearing fur coats on the sidelines, which was later banned.

He...

Johnny Manziel, the spectacular Texas A&M quarterback and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns — but only after sliding to the No. 22 pick in the NFL Draft. Manziel, who quickly became a Texas folk hero nicknamed Johnny Football in his freshman year at Texas A&M in 2012, was regarded as the draft’s top quarterback prospect and considered one of the frontrunners for the Houston Texans No. 1 pick. But the Texans went with sure-thing defensive superstar Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina instead, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, who needed a quarterback and had the No. 3 pick, opted for Blake Bortles of Central Florida.

2014 Espn NFL Draft TV coverage begins Thursday, May 8, at 8pm Et with coverage of Round 1 live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis is a newcomer to Espn’s draft coverage, joining host Chris Berman and analysts Jon Gruden and Mel Kiper Jr. at the main set for Round 1. Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter will report from an additional set, and Suzy Kolber conducts interviews with drafted players. Also See: 2014 NFL Draft date, times and TV coverage 2014 NFL Draft TV schedule on NFL Network The Houston Texans have … Continue reading →

The post 2014 Espn NFL Draft TV coverage appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.

Did you make it through Super Bowl Xlviii in its entirety, or did you take a long winter’s nap until Prince appeared on New Girl? What was expected to be a high-scoring game between the NFL’s two best teams was a full-on rout, with the Seattle Seahawks (and Macklemore!) emerging victorious. There may not have been much competition after the botched snap on the opening drive, but this kind of uneventful game allows for more time to think about commercials, celebrity appearances and social media weirdness.

Because at least one person will ask you if you watched the big game, and you always want to sound informed, check out the 10 non-sports related topics we can’t stop thinking about this morning.

Joe Namath’s Fur Coat

[Photo Credit: Getty Images]

Since the game was held in New York Jets territory, the legendary quarterback topped his embarrassing Suzy Kolber appearance with a “Thrift Shop”-esque fur coat.

Erin Andrews put the brakes on 50 Cent at the Daytona 500.

Andrews, on the scene working for Fox, was searching for Danica Patrick before the Daytona 500 got underway when she encountered 50 Cent. The rapper attempted to plant a kiss on Andrews, but she turned her head a few times to avoid it. She eventually allowed 50 Cent to kiss her on the cheek before continuing her search for Patrick.

Seemingly quite smitten, 50 Cent followed.

Not surprisingly, 50 Cent's failed attempt to kiss Andrews caught the attention of many watching the race coverage. For many, the moment evoked memories of Joe Namath's very public and very rejected bid to kiss Suzy Kolber of Espn in 2003.

If not for the glory of my Kindle, my "books to be read" pile would be stacked like a pyramid of Colon Blow beside my bed and smothering my poor fiancee and dog, instead of blipping in a smug number at the top of my indispensable electronic reader. (It's 141. And growing.) And I keep a little memo list on my phone every time a new book gets released that I am excited about. It's how I came to realize that the world might just end on October 18th, because there are four books coming out that day.

Anyway, since everyone is clearly already reading The Borrower, because I demanded it of you and because it's a lovely little book, I thought I would share six other books I'm awaiting with fevered anticipation. Because if you are a fantasy nerd like I, July is going to be your promised land.

At current,...

I'm writing this column super early today so that I can spend my afternoon and early evening at a sports bar watching the World Cup final. The magic octopus has already called the game for Spain, but the fun is in watching how it turns out. It is a bit sad; the World Cup ending means that soccer and vuvuzelas will disappear from American consciousness (not, however, the vuvuzela app on my phone. I love that thing) for about another four years. And the rest of summer begins to look even bleaker, entertainment wise. Here's your Sunday night TV:

7:00 p.m.: "60 Minutes" on CBS.

"Cmt Special: Jimmy Buffet and Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast" on Cmt. 90 minute special presentation.

"Dateline NBC" on NBC.

"Sons of Tuscon" on Fox.

8:00 p.m.: "Big Brother" on CBS.

"Food Network Challenge: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cakes" on Food Network.

Perhaps it's a good thing that so much time has passed since the announcement of Jake Gyllenhaal's planned Joe Namath biopic. Gave us all a few more years to forget about the Hall of Fame New York Jets quarterback's infamous 2003 sideline interview in which he drunkenly professed his desire to smooch freaked-out Espn reporter Suzy Kolber.

Oh, who are we kidding! No one's ever gonna forget that moment in sports journalism history. In that case, Gyllenhaal had better hurry up and shift his movie into production to help restore the name of Broadway Joe. The biopic was announced back in 2007, and the actor recently told MTV News that he's still fully committed to bringing the movie to the big screen.

"Yes, Joe Namath is something I've been involved in and developing and trying to make really, really right because you have to make it pretty badass if you're going to do it right,...

Word on the street is that James Mangold is in talks to direct a biopic about the legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath. While there appears to be no script as of yet, the film would no doubt cover all the crucial milestones of Namath's life, from leading his team's heroic upset of the Colts in Super Bowl III to shilling for Hanes BeautyMist pantyhose to his stunning, drunken on-air flirtation with Espn sideline reporter Suzy Kolber in 2003. The high-profile project will make for one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood, for which every agent in Hollywood will have only one question for the filmmakers: "Who's playing Kolber?"...

James Mangold has quietly worked his way up the Hollywood A-list in recent years. He started out strong, with Cop Land and Girl, Interrupted, hit a couple of snags (Kate and Leopold, Identity, a great movie until the disastrous ending), and then picked up steam again with Walk the Line and 3:10 to Yuma, the latter of which may be the pinnacle of the man's career. It if is, he'll have nothing to be ashamed of. Mangold is back in theaters this summer, helming the Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz action-comedy Knight and Day (which I've got a summer movie boner for), and the list of projects on his plate, which already includes a feature based on the documentary Murderball and a Dusty Springfield biopic, is growing.

You can add Namath to that growing plate, so says The Hollywood Cog. We haven't heard much about Namath in a couple of years...