Endless misspent hours of telephone mischief became a coming-of-age story for generations of teens in the pre-internet age.

Britney Spears has asked her fans to respect her privacy after she says "prank phone calls" prompted a wellness check from police earlier this week. The singer posted a note to Twitter on Thursday in ...

The NFL began supplying select draft prospects with single-purpose phones, but that has become a problem for the players, teams, and, yes, the league itself, because the numbers are being leaked with ...

Shedeur Sanders wasn't the only player to receive a prank call during the 2025 NFL Draft. In fact, he wasn't even the best prospect involved in the unfortunate trend. That "honor" belongs to former ...

The 2025 draft has reintroduced millions to the lost art of the prank phone call. The Jerky Boys did it. Bart Simpson has been doing it since 1989. It was one of the funniest moments in what had to ...

Some of the most memorable moments of any NFL Draft are videos of players getting the long-awaited phone call from a team on the clock, with their new coach and general manager telling them they're ...

As a journalist, cold calling people is part of the job, as well as answering calls from unknown numbers. So, as a veteran of the cold-call art, let me give you my simple, polite tip: Just say, "Is ...

As he awaited news of when and where he’d be drafted in this year’s NFL Draft, quarterback Shedeur Sanders received a phone call from the New Orleans Saints to a phone number he’d set up specifically ...

One of the biggest storylines from the 2025 NFL Draft was Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders' fall to Day 3 of the event. The Cleveland Browns selected him in the fifth round, No. 144 overall with ...

Washington Commanders cornerback Mike Sainristil had some fun with his teammates by participating in a prank phone call trend. Sainristil’s girlfriend Seliana Carvalho shared a video via her TikTok ...

Before edge rusher Abdul Carter got a real call from the Giants that would make him the third overall pick in the 2025 draft, he got a fake call telling him the Jaguars were taking him at No. 2.