On ESPN Radio’s “The Dan Le Batard Show” ESPNW writer Sarah Spain reacted to the response to the ESPYs speech given by the athlete formerly known as Bruce Jenner in which Jenner used the platform to inspire other transgendered people.
Amid the Confederate flag debate, vandals have defaced the memorial of Confederate soldiers at a cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by covering it in red paint according to Oklahoma’s KFOR. Larry Logan, former Commander for the Oklahoma Division of the Sons Confederate
LSU star running back Leonard Fournette took a different stance on the Confederate battle flag from some of the white coaches at SEC Media Days, telling reporters that he does not have a problem with it.
On Wednesday, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban joined the Confederate flag debate when he said that he does not advocate “symbols that are not positive toward human rights.” Saban later clarified his comments about the flag Wednesday on ESPN
On Thursday’s airing of “The Thundering Herd” on ESPN Radio, host Colin Cowherd responded to the backlash for ESPN promoting Bruce Jenner and the acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award Wednesday night during ESPN’s ESPYs awards show that was aired on ABC.
In reacting to former gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner’s Wednesday night speech at the ESPYs and the Bob Costas comments in June that the Arthur Ashe Courage Award given to Jenner was just for the ratings because others were more deserving, CNN “Reliable Sources”
On Wednesday, the recently transitioned Caitlyn Jenner accepted the “Arthur Ashe Courage Award” during ESPN’s ESPYs award show, broadcasted on ABC. He was introduced by United States Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and gave a speech that said was meant to inspire
After being introduced as the ESPY winner for Best Fighter, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey took a shot at runner-up Floyd Mayweather Jr. “I wonder how Floyd feels being beat by a woman for once,” she said about the boxer who has
An Exxon gas station in Midlothian, TX captured video of attempted robber 19-year-old Dylan Bearden being taken down by an off-duty firefighter and Marine. The firefighter, Daniel Gaskey, was first pushed aside by Bearden and, after sizing him up, he brought down
On Wednesday at St. Andrews, two-time Masters champion Tom Watson announced that next year will be his final trip to Augusta National to compete in the Masters, citing a decline in skills as the reason. Watson, 65, has not made
On his Sunday HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver took aim the Confederate flag, which he noted was just brought down at the South Carolina capitol. That gesture by the South Carolina state legislature was not enough for Oliver,
Before his game against the St. Louis Cardinals on ESPN Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star centerfielder Andrew McCutchen impersonated ESPN MLB analyst Tim Kurkjian, who has a very distinct voice that has also been impersonated by J.P. Arencibia, Elliot Johnson and Derek Holland.
Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) responded to 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s frustration with illegal immigration on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC. Haley said she understands Trump’s frustration, but she also warned Trump to pump the brakes on his tone because
During Sunday’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on ABC, cyber-terror expert Richard Clarke reacted to the recent OPM hack, which is reported to have affected over 22 million people inside and outside government. Clarke did not put the blame on China
GOP presidential candidate and former Texas governor Rick Perry spoke with John Catsimatidis on Sunday on his AM 970 New York radio show “The Cats Roundtable” about border patrol, which has been an issue he has long battled in his
Former governor of Vermont and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean opined on the 2016 GOP primary candidates while speaking with host John Catsimatidis on his Sunday AM 970 New York radio show “The Cats Roundtable.” When asked
During her opening statement on her Saturday Fox News Channel show “Justice w/ Judge Jeanine,” host Jeanine Pirro hammered the concept of sanctuary cities, calling it “wrong” and “fundamentally flawed.” “There are more than 200 sanctuary cities in the United States
In an on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry,” NAACP President and CEO Cornell Williams Brooks commended Bree Newsome, the civil rights activist who climbed the flag pole and removed the Confederate flag at the South Carolina state capitol, on her “patriotic gutsiness.” “I
NYU School of Law professor Alina Das commented on the illegal immigration issue, which 2016 GOP primary candidate Donald Trump has targeted as a major issue in the United States. Although Trump catches the most flak for speaking out on illegal
On Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC, director of American Civil Liberties Union Cecillia Wang reacted to the media’s treatment of San Francisco, as well as other cities, for being a sanctuary city. Sanctuary cities are now under fire after Kate
On Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC, President and CEO of NAACP Cornell Williams Brooks explained that after President Barack Obama called for stricter gun laws, the FBI messed up the background check of Charleston, SC shooter Dylann Roof, which led to his
Continuing the Fair Housing Act riff, Melissa Harris-Perry spoke on her MSNBC show on Saturday about how history would be different if the Fair Housing Act had been better enforced. Harris-Perry, on top of saying that the Fair Housing Act
University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban has won four national championships as a head coach, but this apparently does not impress everybody. First overall pick of 2014 NFL Draft Jadeveon Clowney is one of those individuals. Clowney was the consensus number one
Yesterday, it was reported that after July 31, Keith Olbermann’s second tenure at ESPN will come to a close. On his Thursday show “Olbermann” on ESPN2, comedian Jim Gaffigan asked him what his post-ESPN plans are, to which Olbermann announced, “I’m going
While appearing on Thursday’s “Varney & Company” on Fox Business Network, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team captain Christie Rampone responded to a question about the pay gap for men’s soccer, as opposed to women’s soccer. It is reported that, despite the
