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ESPN and the SEC Network took swift action after analyst Barry Booker after he made an off-the-cuff remark about watching “scantily clad girls” on the NCAA gymnastics mats.

ESPN is taking a ton of flak for “fat shaming” New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson during his NBA debut on Thursday.

On Monday, the day set aside to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., former ESPN talker Jemele Hill jumped to Twitter with a tweet that focuses on his murder instead of one celebrating his works.

Tony Romo tried to reach the pinnacle of football success as a player for a very long time, without ever achieving it. However, according to a new report, he may have already reached the pinnacle of sportscasting success in the relative blink of an eye.

Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein has sought to clear the air with his players, insisting that he meant to call them “slugs,” not “thugs,” during a recent film session.

The New York Giants had been rumored to be pursuing Baylor’s Matt Rhule as their next head coach. However, on Tuesday, the Giants announced that they had hired former Patriots wide receiver coach Joe Judge as their next coach.

According to reports, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett will not be resigned to his position with the team.

As soon as the Eagles beat the Giants and eliminated Dallas from playoff contention, it was widely assumed that Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett would be among the first coaches to be fired.

Urban Meyer’s daughters have a few choice words for ESPN host Scott Anderson after the talker seemed to diss the former Ohio State coach for attending last weekend’s semifinal game, instead of spending time with his family.

An ESPN announcer is facing backlash after referring to the tragic death of an LSU coach’s daughter-in-law as, a “distraction.”

Former ESPN host and current writer for the Atlantic, Jemele Hill, reacted angrily in defense of Colin Kaepernick when news surfaced that exiled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was to get a workout with the New Orleans Saints.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claimed that he and Jay-Z worked to convince the NFL to give Colin Kaepernick a workout last month.

Days after former San Francisco Giants star Aubrey Huff posted a tweet blasting socialism, ESPN’s Kenny Mayne went on the attack saying that the former MLB star’s tweet is “not normal.”

Colin Kaepernick showcased his skills for NFL teams just over a week ago at a workout at a local Atlanta high school.

Tim Tebow has never been one to hold back from expressing emotion. Though, the emotions he’s expressing now have nothing to do with faith or football.

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith is defending his criticism of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s workout stunt last weekend.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith doesn’t think Colin Kaepernick really wants to play football. Instead, Smith believes Kaepernick “wants to be a martyr.”

ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wanted to schedule a workout for Colin Kaepernick because he “feels bad,” about the way the situation involving the former anthem protester has been handled.

One of ESPN’s senior writers says the NFL’s annual recognition of America’s veterans reveals “a staggering level of hypocrisy.”

ESPN recently debuted a documentary celebrating the high school wrestling career of Mack Beggs, the teenager who was born a girl, but transitioned to a boy and who won all his female wrestling titles after beginning a regime of testosterone treatments.

On Wednesday, Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney expressed concerns over the NCAA’s recent decision to allow colleges athletes to receive endorsement money. However, former ESPN host Jemele Hill saw Romney’s concern an example of trying to keep black people down.

Tiger Woods hit his first tee shot at the Zozo Championship into the water then proceeded to make 3 straight bogeys. That’s how he opened the tournament that he would triumph in to give him the all-time PGA Tour record of 82 wins.

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger continues to tip-toe around questions concerning China, saying that “caution is imperative” and that taking a position that could harm the company would be “a big mistake.” Bob Iger made the comments

Over the last decade, ESPN has been quick to attack America for not being progressive enough on rights for minorities, women, and gays. However, the NBA’s flap with the oppressive Chinese government and ESPN’s reaction to it, has cast a harsh light on the sports network’s lack of credibility on those issues.

ESPN warned hosts to avoid any political discussion of the relationship between China and Hong Kong, as the NBA continues trying to make amends with the communist nation after Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement on Friday.

In a sign that the streaming wars are reaching a boil, the Walt Disney Co. is reportedly banning all advertising from Netflix across Disney’s entertainment TV properties, which include channels like ABC and the Disney Channel.

As is the case with most things, it turns out Rush Limbaugh was right all along.

The Raiders Vontaze Burfict is facing the possibility of a season-long suspension for a series of illegal hits, including a particularly vicious hit on Sunday, according to ESPN.

ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth says that the Miami Dolphins obvious tanking job in 2019, is “morally reprehensible.”

An Iowa State Cyclones fan who asked for beer money on national television is making a huge difference with the funds he received.

Appearing on ESPN’s First Take, Heisman Trophy winner and minor league baseball player Tim Tebow spoke out against the growing call to pay college athletes.

Pro golfer Brooks Koepka is striking back at critics of his nude photo shoot for ESPN Magazine’s Body issue.

Universal has canceled the release of the film “The Hunt,” reportedly featuring liberal elites hunting and killing “deplorables” for sport. The decision comes after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and President Donald Trump calling “liberal Hollywood” racist and full of violence.

ESPN has postponed the broadcast of a first-person shooter video game tournament out of respect to victims in last week’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

Not even the superheroes of the Marvel universe could shield the Walt Disney Co., which took a surprising blow to its earnings this week as the studio contended with its monster Fox acquisition as well as losses from Fox’s Dark Phoenix, the latest X-Men movie that was a major box-office bomb.

ESPN has pulled a trailer for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s The Hunt – a movie reportedly featuring liberal elites hunting red state “deplorables” for sport – over the weekend, a decision influenced by the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, that left over 30 dead and several dozen wounded.