In an almost unheard of turn of events, more Americans watched the college basketball national title game than the college football national championship, as the ratings disaster continued for ESPN.
Monday on ESPN2’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith called for the Cincinnati Bengals to fire head coach Marvin Lewis after his Bengals team fell to 0-7 Saturday in the playoffs under his tutelage. Two of Lewis’ defensive players were
Friday on his radio show, conservative host Rush Limbaugh discussed liberal bias in the sports media. Limbaugh, who resigned from ESPN in 2003 after making his controversial comments on former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, explained that he would not name names, but there is some
Friday, on ESPN2’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith responded to the mother of Tamir Rice calling out Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James for not speaking out about the death of her 12-year-old son. The so-called “No Justice, No LeBron” effort demanded James miss
On Thursday’s “Around the Horn” on ESPN, Washington Post sports columnist and frequent show panelist Kevin Blackistone responded to the mother of Tamir Rice being upset that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has yet to speak out on the death of the
On Thursday’s “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith went on another rant about his disdain for the lack of African-American head coaches in the NFL as a reaction to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ surprising firing of head coach Lovie
On the Tuesday edition of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith hammered the Dallas Cowboys and head coach Jason Garrett in a long-winded rant. In December, Smith called Garrett the “walking epitome” of the unfairness felt by “black
The football amateurs competed with amateur night. The broadcasting pros at ESPN lost.
Is ESPN showing itself as ESECPN again?
Stephen A. Smith called in to ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike” Wednesday to give his reaction to the Philadelphia Eagles firing Chip Kelly after a rough season, going 6-9 with one more game still remaining. Smith, who has been hinting since before
In a discussion Tuesday about Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning human-growth hormone (HGH) allegations on ESPN’s “First Take,” former political analyst for CNN and The Blaze now ESPN contributor Will Cain proposed that professional sports like football legalize the usage
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reacted Monday on “First Take” to New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s three unnecessary roughness penalties, among numerous other non-penalized scrums with Carolina Panthers defensive players in their game Sunday. Smith said amid
Has ESPN’s injection of politics into its sports fare finally alienated a sizable chunk of its audience?
On Thursday’s “Outside the Lines” on ESPN, sports editor for The Nation magazine Dave Zirin discussed Muslim athletes in America, saying that sports play an “important role” in humanizing those who may be different. Zirin then pointed out that this role that sports
On the Thursday edition of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walking out on his press conference after being asked questions about his relationship with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump
On Wednesday’s “Russillo & Kanell” on ESPN News, co-host and analyst Danny Kanell discussed the backlash he faced for a series of tweets he sent out on Twitter earlier this week regarding a “war on football” op-ed by The New
On Thursday’s broadcast of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith discussed the state of the 4-8 Dallas Cowboys after many predicted the Cowboys to make it to the playoffs. The Cowboys have been ridden with injuries, losing top
On the Tuesday broadcast of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Michael Wilbon reacted to the three Heisman Trophy finalists being named, calling Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey “the best player in college football by far.” Even though Wilbon said McCaffrey was
The Golden State Warriors have won 22 straight games to open up the current NBA season, setting a record for the best start by any team in the history of the league. So it’s no surprise that Warriors forward Andre Iguodala joked that the only way teams could defeat them is by shooting them dead.
The new Value Add Basketball rankings give two dozen Big East players high marks, and the top service used by coaches shows the conference surging near the top just two years after Fox Sports made it a lynch pin in it’s challenge to ESPN.
The Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to ESPN demanding that it stop using images of Baylor and TCU football players in an advertisement selling the new Star Wars movie, a report says.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reacted Thursday on “First Take” to the Miami Hurricanes announcing former Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt to fill their vacant head coach position. Smith went on a long rant calling the hiring of Richt “mediocre” and
The Naval Academy and its fans are furious at ESPN for removing Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds from the mainpage of its online Heisman poll despite the fact that the Midshipman topped the survey.
The prospect of as many as five teams with 5-7 records playing in the postseason over the next month moves conference executives to urge the NCAA to decimate games diluting the value of bowls.
While showing a highlight of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce dancing on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” anchor Robert Flores questioned the recent coverage on ESPN’s “First Take” of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and the lack of coverage over Kelce for celebratory
The left-wing ESPN has lost a whopping 7 million subscribers in just two years. The MSNBC of Sports (hat tip), once available in 99 million homes, is available now in only 92 million homes. That is still a lot of
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett was a guest on ESPN Radio’s “Dan Le Batard Show” Wednesday and spoke on the “Black Lives Matter” movement. In September, Bennett said the “Black Lives Matter” movement is “more about the social injustice” of
On Tuesday’s “NFL Live” on ESPN, former NFL linebacker and now analyst Antonio Pierce reacted to Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel’s benching in light of a partying video surfacing a week after being named the full time starter in Cleveland for the
During Monday’s “Around the Horn” on ESPN, J.A. Adande took his stance on the Washington Redskins nickname. While talking about Redskins defensive lineman Jason Hatcher accusing referees NFL referees of being biased against his team because of its nickname, Adande said
On Thursday, Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Dez Bryant blew up on a black reporter in the locker room for his reporting on the 2-6 Cowboys. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smtih reacted Friday on “First Take” to the tirade, saying black athletes
On Monday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith warned “black America” to not jump so quickly to thinking someone with different views or skin pigmentation are racist. Taking into account he could be called an “Uncle Tom” or “sellout,” Smith continued the University of
On a day of chaos at the University of Missouri—where both the school’s president and chancellor resigned after weeks of campus disruptions by students inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement—was also a day of media censorship.
Hundreds of people turned up at an Oxnard beach Sunday to pay their last respects to Tillman, an English bulldog whose surfing and skateboarding videos made him a social media sensation.
On Monday’s “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the news of University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigning amid racial tension and protests on campus. Smith first said that Wolfe “had to go” due to the black
Democrats are far ahead of Republicans in self-serving efforts to suppress voting by their political rivals, says a University of California professor.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said in a recent interview with ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that it is at best “disingenuous” to use taxpayer’s money to pay for on-field patriotic recognition at sporting events and at worst “unacceptable.” ABC’s Jim Avila reported that
On Monday’s broadcast of “SportsNation” on ESPN2, co-host and former NFL player Marcellus Wiley played the race card after showing a clip of Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly jumping in front of and pushing an assistant coach while he was
Breitbart Sports releases Value Add projections today to a college basketball backdrop of an over-the-top sex scandal at Louisville, the NCAA banning gambling sites from advertising, and Chris Mullins preparing to coach his first St. John’s game after losing his
During ABC’s Saturday broadcast of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Temple Owls college football game, two “ghouls” ran into the booth to scare announcer Kirk Herbstreit, who was so frightened that he jumped out of the screen. Herbstreit’s colleague Chris
According to the left-wing cable news network, CNN, with the announcement that it is closing its Grantland website, ESPN is “getting out of the pop culture business.” This is probably a head-fake on ESPN’s part. For years the sports network