Friday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to a Missouri high school basketball student section’s treatment of an opposing team from a predominantly black school. The student section, from a predominantly white school, turned its back during the introduction of the
Wednesday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman reacted to President-elect Donald Trump meeting with NFL legends Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, as well as music artist Kanye West at Trump Tower. Kellerman said it is “a bad look” and assumed Brown
During the Tuesday ESPN2 “First Take” broadcast, co-host Stephen A. Smith accused New York Knicks President Phil Jackson of perpetuating the black stereotype when he referred to Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ inner-circle as his “posse” last month. According to Smith, Jackson
A Cleveland radio host has reacted to the effort to throw a parade for the Browns, should they go winless, by threatening to “fight” the parade’s organizers and promising parade revelers that he will “mow you down under my tires.”
Monday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the proposed bill in Washington state that would allow concealed carry holders to bring their guns into sports facilities. Smith says if the bill, also known as HB 1015, is
The Washington Post predicts “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” will make Disney a ton of money. Yet, no matter how well the movie does, the film will likely get “overshadowed” by ESPN’s hemorrhaging of viewers “in record numbers,” resulting in growing angst and alarm among investors in the Magic Kingdom.
In a discussion about New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock’s vandalized home that had “Trump” and “KKK” scrawled on the walls, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman said that many Donald Trump supporters were “susceptible to low-quality information” during the
During Friday’s ESPN2 broadcast of “First Take,” co-hosts Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman weighed in on New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock’s burglarized house that had “Trump” and racial messages written on the walls, agreeing that the president-elect should
Thursday while discussing New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock’s burglarized house that included Donald Trump’s name and racial remarks scrawled on the walls, ESPN2 “His & Hers” co-host Jemele Hill suggested the president-elect should denounce acts such as this one that are
Fox Sports 1 analyst Jason Whitlock called ESPN, “EPCN,” citing the Bristol-based sports giant’s slavish catering to political correctness. Whitlock believes political correctness is costing, “ESPN viewers and providing an opening for FS1 to reach red-state viewers mostly ignored by national networks.”
Tuesday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith weighed in on LeBron James and several of his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates refusing to stay at Trump Soho in lower Manhattan this week when the team travels to play the New York
Using the backdrop of Disney’s plummeting shares, a drop in value in no way helped by ESPN losing nine million subscribers in the last three years, Bloomberg’s Tara Lachapelle describes a possible move that Disney CEO Bob Iger could make to reverse the company’s sagging fortunes.
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols took strong exception to Charles Barkley’s use of the word “girly,” when describing how the Golden State Warriors play basketball, opining that Barkley shouldn’t say things that make girls feel like the “stand-in definition of being less than or weak.”
In the last two months, ESPN has lost 1,176,000 subscribers, a subscriber loss nearly the size of the city of Dallas, Texas.
Monday, ESPN’s Dan Le Batard reacted on his ESPN Radio show to the responses world leaders have made in regards to the death of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro. Le Batard, whose parents are Cuban refugees, criticized world leaders such as Canadian
ESPN marked the passing of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro by acclaiming the huge impact that the Caribbean strong man had on the world of sports in a piece titled “Fidel Castro, 90, Deftly Fused Sports into Cuba’s National Identity.”
During Friday’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the Thanksgiving Day feud between Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant and Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman, which Norman accused Bryant of telling him, “Where I’m from, we don’t lip, we
Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently began filming his new six-part TNT mini-series The Race Card, which explores “race, class, and cultural differences” in America.
ESPN’s well-publicized loss of subscribers peaked in recent months, greatly hindering the Bristol-based giant’s all-important ability to purchase sports rights.
Monday, former NFL star Jim Brown appeared on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” and the Cleveland legend was asked to explain his previous comments where he said that things will eventually work out for the better now that Donald Trump has been elected as
ESPN’s Sage Steele took a bold stand against the Veterans Day weekend protest of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans.
In a Wednesday interview on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the controversy surrounding New York Knicks President referring to Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ inner-circle as “posse.” Smith admitted Jackson
Perhaps USA Today has been reading the tea leaves and decided that the future of sports reporting is better off concentrating on sports and less on politics.
The anthem protest trend in the NFL has known no better friend than ESPN. The reflexively liberal, Bristol-based sports giant has ferociously defended Colin Kaepernick and his copycats at nearly every turn. That romantic media/protest love story took a turn on Sunday night.
On the Friday broadcast of ESPN2’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith accused the media of “literally trying to win the election for Hillary [Clinton].” Fellow co-host Max Kellerman disputed Smith’s statement, calling it “outrageously opposite” of the fact. “You can say
A long piece by Jim Brady presents evidence that complaints have resonated, even inside its executive boardroom, that sports cable network ESPN has become far too liberal.
During the Wednesday broadcast of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the results of the 2016 presidential election, saying that while President-Elect Donald Trump “clearly earned” the presidency, it is “undeniable” a “whole bunch of
Wednesday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to San Francisco 49ers quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick sitting out on voting in the 2016 election by delivering one of his greatest rants ever. Smith called Kaepernick “shameful” and a “flaming
During Tuesday’s Election Day Special on ESPN2’s “First Take,” co-hosts Max Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith debated if the Washington Redskins should change their name. Kellerman took Hillary Clinton’s side, saying the team should change their name, adding that it is “outrageous”
During the Friday broadcast of ESPN2’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to Seattle Seahawks corner back Richard Sherman saying the NFL is not fun anymore because the league has shut down excessive celebrations and individuality. While he admitted some white players have
After the Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday, TNT “Inside the NBA” co-hosts Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith joked about the possibility of Barkley going to work at ESPN. “You’re not gonna work me like a dog
Traditionally not strange bedfellows, ESPN and Monday Night Football should make for a nice, natural fit. However, the bed they made together appears to have caught fire, and the anthem-kneeling, social-justice-warrior love child they created now dumps gasoline on the flames.
Friday, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith called out President Barack Obama for not coming on the show to debate sports with him in response to the president sharing his Super Bowl and NBA Finals predictions on Sirius XM’s
As part of promoting his new book, “Shaken,” Tim Tebow appeared Tuesday on ESPN2’s “First Take.” Co-host Stephen A. Smith, who has called Tebow’s pursuit of a baseball career a “disservice and a level of disrespect” to other baseball players, asked
The sports media has a unique, and never before heard of theory about why the NFL handled the domestic violence case involving white New York Giants kicker Josh Brown differently than the way they handled the domestic violence cases of black players like Ray Rice and Greg Hardy.
Thursday during a segment about the future of black Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith addressed the white people who call him racist and the black people who call him an Uncle Tom, telling them he
In a Thursday discussion about this season’s low NFL ratings, ESPN2 “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith partly blamed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, reasoning that this election has “morphed into reality television.” “[F]ootball is king in America. I don’t
If you thought the Monday Night Football matchup between the Cardinals and Jets would stop the torrential downpour of bad ratings news for the NFL…well…no one probably thought that.
ESPN’s Howard Bryant interviewed New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony about the only subject that concerns them, sports. Just kidding. They talked about race, and how racist everything is.
During the Tuesday broadcast of ESPN2’s “First Take,” ESPN contributor Will Cain reacted to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady being asked at a press conference to defend the vulgar comments his longtime friend and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump
