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With the announcement that liberal ESPN talent Jemele Hill will be ending her stint as host of SportsCenter — likely because of her overheated political rhetoric — another ESPN host who got in trouble over her political comments is found to have little sympathy for her liberal colleague.

During a Tuesday ESPN “First Take” debate about the Cleveland Indians removing their mascot, Chief Wahoo, from their uniforms, co-host Max Kellerman called on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to follow suit with their “pernicious” mascot because a minority in the group

During Friday’s “First Take” on ESPN, Will Cain brushed off the notion that the XFL will fail like it did the first attempt, arguing that the NFL should be worried this time around because the league is losing viewers while college

Friday, ESPN “First Take” moderator Molly Qerim weighed in on the XFL’s plan to keep politics and social issues out of the league, something the NFL has failed to do, calling it “divisive.” Domonique Foxworth stated, “This idea they are

Thursday on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” co-host Michael Wilbon weighed in on the XFL’s comeback in 2020, calling Vince McMahon’s upcoming league a “whitewashed, idealistic brand” of football because it will require players to stand for the National Anthem and

During Thursday’s announcement that he is giving his defunct XFL football league another try, organizer Vince McMahon said that for his league politics is out and players would be required to stand for the playing of the national anthem.

As a lead-in from ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Thursday to “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith reacted to Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, both tainted by steroid use, failing to be elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame this year, saying

Jon Gruden made major headlines, when he opted to leave the Monday Night Football broadcast booth and take over the head coaching job for the Oakland Raiders.

ESPN “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith delivered a “final take” Tuesday where he ripped “scared” black NBA players for keeping quiet on the diminishing number of black coaches in the league, following Monday’s firing of Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd.

A report surfaced on Friday, claiming that CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker was being eyed by Disney as a potential successor to recently resigned ESPN President John Skipper.

ESPN has begun a subtle, yet obvious campaign to get rock singer and well-known conservative Kid Rock, fired as the National Hockey League’s All-Star Game performer.

With ratings on the decline, the NFL “desperately” needs its biggest winner on the biggest stage, says ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. According to Smith, the National Anthem protests and other “negative publicity” have caused the ratings to drop and a Super

During Thursday’s “SportsNation” on ESPN, co-host Michelle Beadle lit into LaVar Ball, calling him “obnoxious” and a “misogynist.” Ball is known for being the outspoken father of Los Angeles rookie Lonzo Ball who took his younger two sons, LiAngelo and

During Tuesday’s “Outside the Lines” on ESPN, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman said she does not think USA Gymnastics cared that former team doctor Larry Nassar was molesting gymnasts, adding USA Gymnastics was more focused on its reputation, medals and money. “Their biggest priority from

Things got heated during Monday’s Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Clippers game. Chippy play and players jawing at each other led to ejections, followed by Rockets players, led by Chris Paul, reportedly storming into the Clippers’ locker room to confront Blake Griffin

Friday on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” Jeremy Schaap dispelled the recent effort to rehab the image of disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding by putting her on talk shows and in print due to her new movie, “I, Tonya.” “Tonya Harding, you

In a new interview, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith warned sports media to steer clear of attacking President Donald Trump and to avoid commenting on politics in general.

We learned a couple of things during the CFP National Championship Monday night in Atlanta: First, we learned that President Trump is wildly popular. Second, we got a reminder that the clowns at ESPN are as unethical, cowardly, and pathetic as ever.

It turns out there is a way to make sure everyone shows proper respect for the national anthem before a football game: Have the president of the United States take the field.

In news that’s bound to surprise no one, ESPN has declined to suspend Katie Nolan after she called President Trump a “f*ck*ng stupid person” on Viceland’s “Desus & Mero” show, Wednesday night.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders are set to bring Jon Gruden back for a second stint as coach.

ESPN host Jemele Hill says she is not sorry for the content of a tweet, in which she called President Trump a “white supremacist.” Instead, her only regret is that she used social media as her platform to do it.

ESPN had such a problem with their on-air talent engaging in inflammatory political rhetoric and debates, they went to the trouble of crafting a new policy regarding political comments on all “public-facing” media forums.

Thursday on ESPN’s “First Take,” co-host Max Kellerman reacted to the Houston Astros accepting the White House’s invitation to celebrate their World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying the team is “on the wrong side of history” because the

Much like 2016, NFL television viewership numbers went down again in 2017. Except this time, the viewership numbers dropped by a larger percentage than the previous year.

ESPN college football analyst Tim Tebow shrugged off the notion that the college football playoff committee got it wrong by putting in a non-conference champion like Alabama over teams with worse records that won their conference. Georgia won the SEC

With rumors swirling that the Oakland (soon to be Las Vegas) Raiders will be hiring ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, Stephen A. Smith accused the team Tuesday on violating the league’s Rooney rule — NFL’s mandate requiring teams to interview minority

Longtime sports columnist Phil Mushnick has about had it with the rank hypocrisy he sees on left-wing sports cable network ESPN, especially when he sees host Jemele Hill embracing a rapper who spews hate for women and constantly uses the “N” word. And this even after African Americans fought so hard for so many decades to be afforded their due respect in professional sports.

Nearly two weeks ago, ESPN President John Skipper shocked the media world by suddenly resigning from his position at the “Worldwide Leader.”

ESPN host Jemele Hill is at it again, going off into political commentary despite her previous suspension for violating the network’s rules against talking politics.

Fewer people watched Monday Night Football in 2017, than at any time in recorded history.

ESPN’s Mina Kimes declared the NFL’s National Anthem protests “undeniably” her 2017 sports story of the year. Kimes reasoned on “First Take” Thursday that the protests, started by Colin Kaepernick in 2016, are so polarizing that even President Donald Trump shared

The Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles met on the gridiron last night, but turned in the lowest Week 16 ratings for Monday Night Football since 2012.

Filling in as a guest on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday, Domonique Foxworth described former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens’ comparison of himself to Colin Kaepernick in why he is jobless in the league as “uncomfortable.” While Foxworth agreed that the outspoken

ESPN’s Jemele Hill, no stranger to expressing her opinions on Twitter, offered her take on an American movie classic on the day after Christmas.

Streaming services are reportedly planning to put an end to the sharing of account passwords between multiple users.