ESPN Analyst Michael Wilbon Celebrates Retirement of ‘Divisive’ Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl
ESPN analyst Michael Wilbon expressed joy over Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl announcing his retirement.

ESPN analyst Michael Wilbon expressed joy over Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl announcing his retirement.

Michael Wilbon, a member in good standing of the legacy sports media, has broken ranks to publicly admit what so many outside the media already know: The major sports media networks have ruined college football.

In a video for ESPN’s “The Undefeated,” “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Michael Wilbon and ESPN senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears reacted to the feud between Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham and Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James over James’ criticisms

Monday on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” co-host Mike Wilbon likened Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to a slave owner because he said Cowboys players will either stand for the national anthem or not play. “[T]he word that comes to my

Tuesday, ESPN “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Michael Wilbon reacted strongly to Monday’s fight between San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper after Strickland hit him with a 98 mph fastball. Wilbon defended Harper for charging

Thursday on ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike,” ESPN personality Michael Wilbon weighed in on Colin Kaepernick’s status as a free agent with NFL teams beginning the offseason’s organized team activities. Wilbon accused NFL owners of blackballing Kaepernick over his national

ESPN “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Michael Wilbon did not mince words Monday while reacting to the LPGA’s Lexi Thompson being penalized Sunday after a fan watching the ANA Inspiration on television emailed about an infraction she made the day before.

On Thursday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Michael Wilbon reacted to a Washington Post poll that found 9 out of 10 Native Americans are not offended by the name of the Washington Redskins football team. Wilbon said he was “stunned” by the findings of

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

During Tuesday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon reacted to the report that the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for hacking the Houston Astros internal database, which contains sensitive player information. Both

On Monday’s edition of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Mike Wilbon spoke out on the firing of Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond, and the hiring of current general manager Dan Jennings. Jennings, the Marlins seventh manager in five years, has never

During ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Wednesday, co-host Mike Wilbon responded to the report that New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady was found “more probable than not” to have deliberately let air out of game-used balls. The NFL is yet

On Monday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Michael Wilbon reacted to Saturday’s fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which saw the convicted domestic abuser Mayweather end up victorious by unanimous decision, although some, including Evander Holyfield, saw the

During Tuesday’s broadcast of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Mike Wilbon shared his thoughts on the Baltimore riots, which have caused the Baltimore Orioles to postpone games and even close their stadium to the public to play their game on Wednesday

On Monday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Mike Wilbon reacted to quarterback Tim Tebow signing a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Out of the league since 2012, Tebow looks to show off his new mechanics after working with

During ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Tuesday, co-hosts Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser discussed the two Tennessee high school girls basketball teams that were disqualified after they “made a mockery of the game” by intentionally missing free-throws, making obvious turnovers,

During Monday’s “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-hosts Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser discussed the reports that have come out of NFL team executives being blown away by former Florida State QB Jameis Winston’s football I.Q., with one executive comparing

During Tuesday’s broadcast of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-hosts Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser discussed New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s formal apology letter. In the letter, Rodriguez called the New York Yankees “gracious” for offering him the chance

During the broadcast of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Thursday, co-host Michael Wilbon responded to the question of whether or not he thought it was fair that Eastern Washington University’s coach decided to not allow former quarterback Vernon Adams to

On Monday’s broadcast of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” co-hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon looked back on the career of late former University of North Carolina Men’s Basketball coach Dean Smith. Wilbon remembers Smith for what he did off the
