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New York Post
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bill Simmons trashes Pablo Torre over Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson reporting
Bill Simmons strayed a bit from the topic at hand in a recent podcast episode. Simmons' May 27 episode of 'The Rewatchables' was focused on the 1978 movie 'Heaven Can Wait.' But 'The Ringer' founder forged a connection regarding the film and its character, Leo Farnsworth, and former ESPN journalist Pablo Torre's reporting on UNC football coach Bill Belichick's polarizing relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson. 4 Bill Simmons ripped Pablo Torre on a recent episode of 'The Rewatchables.' Getty Images 'Pablo Torre would've done a long podcast about Leo Farnsworth trying to practice with the team, and then done a media tour about it afterwards,' Simmons said, shocking his co-hosts. 'I've never seen anybody dine on a stupider story for a week and a half while pretending you're a journalist. What the f–k was that? Seriously.' Torre has led the way for the past month in uncovering details surrounding UNC's relationship with Hudson, as she seemingly butts her way into the spotlight while Belichick looks to field a competitive Tar Heel team in the upcoming season. 4 Pablo Torre has spearheaded the reporting of Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson. Getty Images for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) Torre has dedicated numerous episodes of his show, 'Pablo Torre Finds Out,' to revealing details about the controversial relationship, many of which became a battle of his word versus the university's. He has gone as far as recently hinting at suing UNC if they don't comply with his public record requests related to the football program. 4 Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson attend the 14th Annual NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre in February. Getty Images As for Simmons, he is a Boston native, giving him more of a reason to defend Belichick and his controversial relationship, as the head coach led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins throughout the years. 'Belichick's dating a girl. 'Oh, let me do nine shows about it,'' Simmons said, mocking Torre. 'Settle the f–k down … You don't need to do a media tour about a f–king podcast.' Simmons' co-hosts Chris Ryan and Van Lathan were baffled by the cutthroat comments toward Torre. 'It was a story that everybody was talking about to be fair,' Lathan responded to Simmons' rant. 4 Bill Belichick is entering his first season as a collegiate head coach. Getty Images 'That's fine. Maybe do two shows about it,' Simmons replied. As long as the 73-year-old head coach's relationship stays alive with Hudson, Torre's relentless reporting likely won't slow down — even if he does catch some flak from fellow sports media personalities like Simmons.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Bill Simmons issues warning for Pacers-Knicks Game 6 bettors
Bill Simmons issues warning for Pacers-Knicks Game 6 bettors Longtime followers of Bill Simmons are well aware The Ringer founder loves a good sports conspiracy theory. That doesn't mean he fully believes all of them, but he's rarely ready to write most off without hearing them out. So take Simmons' most recent comments with a grain of salt. On his latest podcast, Simmons felt the NBA could work some magic in favor of the New York Knicks in Game 6 to avoid (or delay) an Indiana-Oklahoma City matchup in the Finals. "Let's be careful out there for Game 6 if you're wagering," Simmons said. "The 2002 Game 6 we've talked a lot about it over the years. I'm just saying, it's in the back of my head." Simmons was referring to the infamous Game 6 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings in the 2002 Western Conference Finals, when numerous late calls benefited the Lakers in a game referred by disgraced official Tim Donaghy. Instead of a 2002 NBA Finals between the smaller-market Kings and New Jersey Nets, the Lakers ultimately swept the Eastern Conference champions. The Pacers still hold a 3-2 series lead as the series shifts back to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday night. Indiana is a 3.5-point favorite at home and -175 on the moneyline. But, staying away from this game is always an option. And to be honest, it's not a bad one if Simmons is onto something. This has a bad beat written all over it.
Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Bloomberg
The Last Time the Knicks Choked This Bad, There Was No WNBA
This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a dedicated facility of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Earlier this week, The Ringer's Danny Chau asked whether the Knicks-Pacers reboot could ever top the rivalry of the 1990s. After watching Indiana's highly improbable comeback over New York last night, I think it's safe to say that yes, it could! But it won't be an exact repeat of the past, despite Tyrese Haliburton copping Reggie Miller's famous choke celly.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brian Daboll sidesteps question of whether he had rough meeting with Shedeur Sanders
As we learned from last year's offseason Hard Knocks, Giants coach Brian Daboll likes to put quarterback prospects on the white board and grill them. On Thursday, a report emerged suggesting that one such session between Daboll and quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders did not go well. Advertisement Todd McShay of The Ringer, previously a longtime fixture on ESPN's draft coverage, had this to say on Thursday, via Dan Benton of USA Today: "Shedeur didn't have a great interview with Brian Daboll in a private visit. An install package came in. Preparation wasn't there for it. [He] got called out on it. Didn't like that. Brian didn't appreciate him not liking it." (This claim shows the difference between attributing facts and opinions to an unnamed source. This is a specific anecdote with little room for interpretation or editorial, not a generalized airing of grievances under an excessive grant of anonymity.) Daboll was asked about the report on Friday, after the Giants picked defensive tackle Darius Alexander. Daboll did not directly answer the question. "Yeah, I'd say we had good meetings with all the guys that came in here [for] visits," Daboll said. "Quarterback meetings were productive. And, you know. we're happy with Jaxson [Dart]." Advertisement G.M. Joe Schoen thereafter shut it down, trying to focus the questions on Alexander and not on players not on the New York roster. Obviously, the Giants preferred Dart. The real question, to which we'll never know the answer, is whether they would have taken Sanders before pick No. 144, if they knew they could have gotten him that late. However it would have played out, Shedeur now has a Giants-related draft story to parallel his father's. Here's what Deion Sanders had to say in 2017 about his experience with the Giants in 1989, when they wanted him to take a lengthy test: "They sat me down and gave me a thick book,' Deion Sanders said at the time. 'I mean, this thing was thicker than a phone book. I said, 'What's this?' They said, 'This is our test that we give all the players.' I said, 'Excuse me, what pick do you have in the draft?' They said, I think, 10th. I said, 'I'll be gone before then. I'll see y'all later. I ain't got time for this.' That's a true story.' Maybe one of these days Shedeur will tell his version of the true story of his interaction with the Giants. Whatever it was, they ended up wanting Jaxson Dart.
NBC Sports
27-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Brian Daboll sidesteps question of whether he had rough meeting with Shedeur Sanders
As we learned from last year's offseason Hard Knocks, Giants coach Brian Daboll likes to put quarterback prospects on the white board and grill them. On Thursday, a report emerged suggesting that one such session between Daboll and quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders did not go well. Todd McShay of The Ringer, previously a longtime fixture on ESPN's draft coverage, had this to say on Thursday, via Dan Benton of USA Today: 'Shedeur didn't have a great interview with Brian Daboll in a private visit. An install package came in. Preparation wasn't there for it. [He] got called out on it. Didn't like that. Brian didn't appreciate him not liking it.' (This claim shows the difference between attributing facts and opinions to an unnamed source. This is a specific anecdote with little room for interpretation or editorial, not a generalized airing of grievances under an excessive grant of anonymity.) Daboll was asked about the report on Friday, after the Giants picked defensive tackle Darius Alexander. Daboll did not directly answer the question. 'Yeah, I'd say we had good meetings with all the guys that came in here [for] visits,' Daboll said. 'Quarterback meetings were productive. And, you know. we're happy with Jaxson [Dart].' G.M. Joe Schoen thereafter shut it down, trying to focus the questions on Alexander and not on players not on the New York roster. Obviously, the Giants preferred Dart. The real question, to which we'll never know the answer, is whether they would have taken Sanders before pick No. 144, if they knew they could have gotten him that late. However it would have played out, Shedeur now has a Giants-related draft story to parallel his father's. Here's what Deion Sanders had to say in 2017 about his experience with the Giants in 1989, when they wanted him to take a lengthy test: 'They sat me down and gave me a thick book,' Deion Sanders said at the time. 'I mean, this thing was thicker than a phone book. I said, 'What's this?' They said, 'This is our test that we give all the players.' I said, 'Excuse me, what pick do you have in the draft?' They said, I think, 10th. I said, 'I'll be gone before then. I'll see y'all later. I ain't got time for this.' That's a true story.' Maybe one of these days Shedeur will tell his version of the true story of his interaction with the Giants. Whatever it was, they ended up wanting Jaxson Dart.
