Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole Moss talk 'getting in our groove' on '106 & Sports'

Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole Moss are bringing a fresh angle to the sports talk world with the BET show 106 & Sports. After premiering on Oct. 15, 106 & Sports brings the same type of energy as the legendary BET series 106 & Park.

On3 spoke to Newton and Moss this week about 106 & Sports, which is airing 25 years after 106 & Park premiered. For Moss, who covers basketball for CBS Sports, the legacy show is one of the reasons she wanted to be part of 106 & Sports.

“Obviously, I grew up watching 106 & Park,” Ashley Nicole Moss told On3. “It very much was engraved in just the New Yorker, New York kid experience, being filmed where it was on park. But also, I just think that at this stage in my career, I’m looking for ways to not only challenge me but also challenge the way that sports stories are told and can be told. And I found this opportunity coming at the perfect time in my career, where I was really looking for those opportunities and being able to do it with Cam, who is just unapologetically himself.”

106 & Sports is all about culturally-driven sports commentary. In each episode, Newton and Moss discuss the top stories in sports, and they speak to notable athletes such as boxing champion Claressa Shields, WWE Superstar Bianca Belair, tennis champion Taylor Townsend, and NFL legend Chad Johnson.

Cam Newton on working with Ashley Nicole Moss on 106 & Sports

With the first season winding down, Newton, who played in the NFL for 11 seasons, detailed what fans can expect from the final episodes. “Man, the same type of excitement,” Newton said. “If anything, it is just like that next day of leftovers of Thanksgiving, that’s when them collard greens really done marinated. That’s when you really got that cheese that really gripped the macaroni.

“It is something that we’re trying to identify our voice. We’re trying to still master our chemistry, even though there’s an obvious connection there with me and Ash. But I think what people should know is that, hey, we’re getting in our groove, or as the Gen Z say, we’re getting in our bag, so to speak. That’s something that should keep people locked in and tuned into what’s to come.”

New episodes of 106 & Sports air every Wednesday on BET, and the Season 1 finale will air on Dec. 17. Fans can also stream the episodes the next day on BET+.