Former ESPN and now-HBO Sports’ Bill Simmons joined Boston 98.5 The Sports Hub radio show “Toucher and Rich” on Thursday to discuss his time at ESPN, as well as “Deflate-Gate.” Simmons said it was “obvious” the NFL leaked the report
What are the greatest sports franchises of all time? The Yankees may come to mind for many. How about the Los Angeles Lakers? The Celtics? Maybe it’s the New England Patriots. Actually the above teams fall far behind the number one team.
ESPN suddenly canceled the nationwide release of a film lauding Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson after a video was released showing a teenaged girl whom Johnson has been accused of having molested nearly 20 years ago.
Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney was giving his post-game interview after his 12th-ranked Tigers took down the fifth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-22, and then got cut off during the middle of his interview. Swinney was in the middle
On ESPN’s “Highly Questionable” Thursday, co-host Dan Le Batard reacted to a USA Today report which noted that the majority of brawls in Major League Baseball involve different ethnicities, which was published the day after Cleveland Indians infielder Jose Ramirez admired a grand
Bill Simmons, the former ESPN commentator let go by the network on May 8 one day after he ripped the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for concealing the contents of the Wells Report regarding Deflategate, ripped his former employers on his new podcast.
ESPN commentator Curt Schilling has announced his return to the sports network for postseason coverage despite the ongoing attacks over his post on social media that got him suspended as well additional posts.
Former University of Oklahoma running back and high school standout Marcus Dupree was on ESPN’s “Highly Questionable” Wednesday to discuss his recruitment back in the 1980s. Co-host Dan LeBatard asked him to recount some of the best things he was offered.
Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox pitching great Curt Schilling, currently suspended from his ESPN broadcast responsibilities, will lead Sunday’s invocation for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in New Hampshire.
During ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Tuesday, co-host Tony Kornheiser likened Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump while discussing the Cowboys owner calling second-string Brandon Weeden a “gifted passer.” Jones stuck up for his backup
Over the past year the left-wing ESPN has no longer been able to rob 3.2 million Americans of nearly $80 a year. The result is a massive loss of revenue and upcoming layoffs that could result in 200 to 300
ESPN will fire between 200 to 300 employees in the next few months as its parent company Disney downsizes.
ESPN’s College GameDay does fun. Feminists do fake outrage. They make as odd a couple as Mike Ditka and Catharine MacKinnon sharing one milkshake with two straws.
During Saturday’s college football pre-game show “College Gameday” on ESPN, analyst and former Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard reacted to University of Florida football coach Jim McElwain, who went off on his player Kelvin Taylor for receiving a 15-yard unsportsmanlike
During ESPN2’s “His and Hers” on Thursday, co-host Michael Smith reacted to Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman’s comments calling for black-on-black crime to stop “if black lives matter.” Smith said Sherman “undermines the movement that is ‘Black Lives Matter,’
ESPN2’s Stephen A. Smith reacted on Thursday’s “First Take” to Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s comments on “Black Lives Matter,’ agreeing with Sherman that if black lives matter, black-on-black violence needs to end and Smith took it a step further by
On the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Deadspin slammed ESPN for posting a mini documentary about the day that George W. Bush raised the nation’s spirits by throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before game three of the 2001 World Series.
On Saturday, Tim Tebow will rejoin ESPN as a college football analyst on the SEC Nation pregame broadcast before the Georgia/Vanderbilt game in Nashville.
The New England Patriots dismissed an ESPN report accusing the team of cheating as sour grapes over the team’s unrivaled success in the 21st century.
During “First Take” on ESPN2 on Tuesday, co-host Stephen A. Smith responded to the criticism that women’s tennis player Serena Williams receives, as well as the fact that Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova makes $10 million more than Williams, despite
On Tuesday’s “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Skip Bayless reacted to the Philadelphia Eagles cutting Tim Tebow on Saturday and then signing another quarterback to take his position as the Eagles third string quarterback by calling head coach Chip Kelly
ESPN’s “College GameDay” honored Chris Fowler for his 25 years of service on the show as its host. Fowler is transitioning into a play-by-play role for ESPN’s college football games, and Rece Davis is moving into Fowler’s spot as host. Fowler had been
ESPN has yanked commentator Curt Schilling for the rest of the regular season and American League wild-card game on October 6.
ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter reacted on Thursday’s “SportsCenter” to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game “Deflate-gate” suspension being uplifted by federal judge Richard Berman, calling it an “embarrassment for the NFL.” Schefter noted that the NFL set themselves
During Tuesday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN2, co-host Tony Kornhieser reacted to Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III “liking” an Instagram post that criticized the Redskins front office shortly after Griffin lost his starting job to Kirk Cousins. Griffin refuted
