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Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, did not succeed in his bid to derail the contract extension for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last year. However, according to reports, another group of unnamed owners is trying to get Goodell replaced.

Always be ready for the unexpected, when it comes to live telecasts involving Bill Walton.

ESPN has finally settled a lawsuit filed by tennis commentator Doug Adler ,who was fired for saying that Venus Williams used “guerrilla” tactics on the tennis court. Moreover, the network didn’t rule out possibly re-hiring Adler to do tennis commentary in the future.

On Tuesday night, former ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill, tweeted an assassination reference during President Trump’s State of the Union Address. On Wednesday, we found out the Secret Service is “aware” of Hill’s tweet, and stands by their obligation to “investigate all threats related to our protectees.”

ESPN recently undertook the task of exposing the dysfunction and disarray of the Browns organization, under the leadership of Owner Jimmy Haslam and former head coach Hue Jackson. A task which, on the face of it, seems to be exceedingly easy and perhaps not even worth it considering how well-publicized and obvious the failings of the Browns have become.

The media isn’t exactly experiencing all-time high’s in popularity these days. Whether it’s due to concocting stories intended to smear and impeach the president, or calling for teenagers to be “doxxed.” People seem to be genuinely fed-up with those who bring us the “news.”

Famed Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has once again been denied entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, after inductees were announced for 2019.

Apparently fresh out of sports takes in the week leading up to the NFL conference championship games, ESPN host Molly Qerim decided to imply that President Trump’s decision to serve the Clemson football team fast food, was racist.

Baseball is in the off-season right now, but Double-A star Tim Tebow is still swinging for the fences, having just proposed to former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters.

ESPN’s Dominique Foxworth and Fox Sports 1’s Shannon Sharpe, are shocked the Arizona Cardinals hired 39-year-old former Texas Tech Kliff Kingsbury as their new coach.

The NFL started the 2018 regular season with seven black head coaches, but, five firings later, ended the year with only two.

ESPN quickly issued an apology for using the song Dixie, as part of a humorous graphic televised for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

After UCLA fired its basketball coach, former UCLA player and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton advised the school to hire Barack Obama as its next coach.

There are certain guarantees in life. Among these are death, taxes, and that Joe Namath will try to kiss any woman with a microphone.

Football during Christmas weekend has been an American tradition, but this year’s Christmas Eve game on Monday hit a record low in TV ratings.

Former ESPN host and current writer for the Atlantic, Jemele Hill, says she thought she was merely stating the obvious when she called President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter last year.

ESPN’s Max Kellerman has turned the controversy involving LeBron James’ posting of song lyrics containing Jewish stereotypes on its head, by claiming that it is James who is the “victim.”

Some are calling it a skit, others are calling it a profane rant from a former sports executive who ripped off Florida taxpayers to the tune of over $1 billion. However, no matter what you call it, no one appears to be laughing.

In a discussion of the ups and downs of ESPN’s flagship program, SportsCenter, network executive Norby Williamson reveals that a renewed focus on sports, instead of politics, has led to a resurgence in growth.

Former ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill slammed the Seattle Seahawks for inviting psychology professor and frequent political correctness critic, Jordan Peterson, to talk to the club.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mack Brown turned around North Carolina’s football program once before, and the Tar Heels believe he could do it again.

Nov. 26 (UPI) — The University of North Carolina is close to naming Mack Brown its next football coach.

According to Disney’s recently released annual report, sports network ESPN has lost 2 million domestic subscribers over the course of 2018.

The last couple of years haven’t been the best for the NFL, with attendance and TV ratings dipping, in part due to some players protesting  during the anthem.

Nov. 18 (UPI) — Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey says the team has not discussed hiring Condoleezza Rice as a coach, disputing an ESPN report.

Former ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill doubled down on her accusation that President Donald Trump is a “white supremacist,” in a visit with left-wing Late Show host Stephen Colbert.

College basketball analyst Jay Bilas believes players will eventually be paid, and tells PodcastOne Sports Now that he’s not sure top players will forgo a year on the big stage in college to play in the NBA’s developmental league.

Former ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill, slammed white women who she says torpedoed the candidacy of Beto O’Rourke in last night’s Texas Senate race.

With so many Americans streaming in to voting booths today to cast their vote on the future direction of the country, there’s one prominent American political/sports figure who — if he still believes what he said two years ago — definitely will not.

Controversial social justice warrior and former ESPN host Jemele Hill, is set to come back to TV by narrating Showtime’s Shut Up & Dribble. A three-episode documentary produced by LeBron James, which delves into athlete activism and the changing role of NBA players.

In an interview with Complex Sports, former ESPN host and current Atlantic writer Jemele Hill, said that there will always be “somebody” who seeks to disqualify the humanity of black athletes.

Ratings for Monday Night Football fell to a near season low this week, as the New York Giants took on the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Having Booger McFarland perched atop a large viewing crane, was likely hailed as a great innovation and fun idea at ESPN headquarters. However, for the fans paying top dollar for lower bowl seats at NFL stadiums, the crane is producing an entirely different reaction.

Former ESPN host Jemele Hill said the police are killing unarmed black men in “state-sanctioned killings,” during an appearance during a Baltimore town hall event sponsored by OZY online magazine editor Carlos Watson.

After years of denials, Disney CEO Bob Iger is finally on record admitting that ESPN went too far to the left by saturating their coverage with liberal politics. And ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro agrees with him.

Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder has apologized for delivering a knockout blow to a TV mascot while appearing on Nacion ESPN last week.