@AustinKarp

Media reporter for @SBJ. Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech. Sports documentary nut job. Rapidly declining pickup basketball player.

 Charlotte, NC
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Joined September 2009
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A 24-team College Football Playoff is may be coming soon — and it’s already shaking things up behind the scenes 👀 With a new mandate requiring all Power 4 schools to play 10 games against P4 opponents, conference offices are scrambling to play matchmaker on short notice. ACC and SEC schools? No problem. Big Ten and Big 12? The league offices are getting involved to fill the gaps fast. @Matt_Fortuna
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😬 How long until Dodgers hit the market?
Lucas Shaw@Lucas_ShawOct 23
Mark Walter is looking to sell the Los Angeles Sparks. He's asking for more than $700 million, which would be a record for a WNBA franchise. Scoop with @AvatarRandall and @sridinats bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Mark Walter Is Seeking to Sell the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks

Mark Walter is looking to sell the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, taking another step in the dismantling of his sports-team empire, according to people familiar with the matter.

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MLB postseason viewership down 6% YoY heading into Brewers-Rays World Series, but still 2nd-best since 2018 sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

MLB postseason viewership down 6% YOY heading into Brewers-Rays World Series

While down from 2025, MLB is up compared to two seasons ago, when the league was averaging 3.95 million viewers headed into the Fall Classic.

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The laughter of the crew in the background. 😂Dying
Taylor Twellman
@TaylorTwellmanOct 23
I. Have. Never. Laughed. So. Hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Matt Fortuna
@Matt_FortunaOct 22
Why is the CFP expanding to 24 teams? Joined @AustinKarp and @JoshACarpenter on The @SBJ Sports Media Podcast to talk that and more. ⬇️⬇️
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From @AlexMSilverman: Uncertainty over 2034 World Cup timing looms over media rights tender sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

Uncertainty over 2034 World Cup timing looms over media rights tender

FIFA CBO Romy Gai said the organization is “concretely considering” moving the 2034 World Cup out of its traditional summer window to avoid Saudi Arabia’s scorching desert heat.

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Some solid nuggets here from Alex, like the “Star Wars” Super Bowl alt-cast being ad-free. As noted Monday, most recent "MNF" animated alt-cast with Monsters Inc. was first time Disney had sold separate advertiser deals
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Big story in the world of media and sports: ABC affiliates are not happy with Disney’s extreme multi platform plan to showcase and monetize the Super Bowl. Story here: cnbc.com/2026/10/22/disneys-…

Disney’s multiplatform Super Bowl plan frustrates ABC affiliates

Disney is airing the Super Bowl on ABC, ESPN, Disney+, ESPN2, ESPNU, and NFL Network, to the chagrin of local station affiliates.

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Ryan McGee@ESPNMcGeeOct 22
What's a totally random fact that you find yourself thinking about? I'll start. Groucho Marx and Alice Cooper were best friends and neighbors and nearly every night would watch late night TV together while sharing a six-pack of Budweiser.
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Audience Analysis this week: 🔲The top 15 college football games through Week 7 🔲WNBA Finals Game 2 sets cable TV record 🔲NFL remains up slightly after Week 6, with record paces for Prime Video, CBS and ESPN (Fox strong too) sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

Audience Analysis: Week 7 places three games among CFB’s top 15; WNBA Finals Game 2 sets cable...

Week 7 actually put three games into the 15 most-watched games of the season to date, including Notre Dame-BYU and Alabama-Tennessee.

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FIFA begins U.S. tender process for 2030, 2034 World Cup broadcast rights sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

FIFA begins U.S. tender process for 2030, 2034 World Cup broadcast rights

The tender process comes on the heels of the wildly successful 2026 edition in North America, during which 18 matches drew at least 20 million viewers combined in English and Spanish on Fox and...

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CBS settles NFL booth, awards JJ Watt multiyear extension as No. 1 analyst Another win for CAA Sports, which recently landed Joe Buck his extension with ESPN. Troy Aikman also a CAA client. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

CBS settles NFL booth, awards JJ Watt multiyear extension as No. 1 analyst

The extension means Watt will be in the booth next season for CBS’ telecast of Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta, and ends any speculation about other candidates that could have filled that CBS role.

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Looks like one door closes for Troy Aikman if he becomes a free agent after this season, as CBS announces JJ Watt will be continue to be its lead NFL analyst as part of a new multiyear deal. That will include Super Bowl LXII in 2028 Lot of confidence in Watt from David Berson
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Michele Steele
@MicheleSteeleOct 22
Nobody fumbled harder than the Sky in Chicago sports. Generational fumble - on and off the court.
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ICYMI: The debut "Field Pass" alt-cast on ESPN2 for "Monday Night Football," led by Pat McAfee, was easily outdrawn by viewership for NFL Network's alt-cast (Next Gen Stats) for Commanders-49ers McAfee also WELL below any ManningCast on ESPN2 in 2026 sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…

Debut McAfee ‘MNF’ alt-cast outdrawn by NFL Network stats version

That figure is not only a fraction of the audience for a “ManningCast” on ESPN2 this season (even with the ManningCast” having its lowest season audience yet), but it was below the 469,000 viewers...

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OOOOOO. Have both of these on my queue. Good to hear.
Jimmy Traina@JimmyTrainaOct 22
Two takes: 1) The Norm Macdonald doc on Netflix is very, very good. The way Judd Apatow put it together, with no talking heads, worked well. 2) The Martin Mull doc on Netflix is just as good.
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Pat McAfee, in his debut "Monday Night Football" effort, was actually outdrawn by a Next Gen Stats telecast on NFL Network in Week 6 ESPN: 6.688 million (main) ABC: 10.312 million (simulcast) ESPN2: 351,000 (McAfee alt-cast) NFL Network: 469,000 (Next Gen Stats alt-cast)
Andrew Marchand
@AndrewMarchandOct 21
Pat McAfee's first MNF alt-cast had 351K viewers, according to a source. That is around half of what the Mannings have received. ESPN declined to confirm the McAfee numbers, which is not common practice.
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Matt Fortuna
@Matt_FortunaOct 21
From our @SBJ Colleges Newsletter last night: Inside the scheduling mad-dash in light of the 24-team CFP. How Big Ten and Big 12 teams that lack P4 nonconference opponents for 2027 are going about fixing their slates. Story ⬇️
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Pat McAfee's first MNF alt-cast had 351K viewers, according to a source. That is around half of what the Mannings have received. ESPN declined to confirm the McAfee numbers, which is not common practice.
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Texas still the No. 1 team in college football viewership after Week 7, averaging 8.4 million viewers, per Nielsen data Gotta imagine, like in the polls, Texas starts slipping on that list Rounding out top 5: Ohio State (7.5M), Oklahoma (6.3M), Alabama (6.2M), Indiana (6M)
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Good start for WNBA Finals, with Dream-Valkyries delivering the best Game 1 audience on record on Saturday, as NBC drew 2.1 million viewers. Back in 1997, a winner-take-all WNBA championship game averaged 2.85 million on NBC (a series format was adopted in 1998).
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