ESPN getting closer to daily WNBA show as women’s basketball growth continues
"Having a show like that would show that we’ve arrived."
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Shannon Sharpe’s legal team calls lawsuit ‘egregious attempt at blackmail,’ releases salacious text messages
"Mr. Sharpe categorically denies all allegations of coercion or misconduct -- especially the gross lie of 'rape' -- and will not submit to what he sees as an egregious attempt at blackmail."
WWE’s Paul Heyman references Shannon Sharpe lawsuit on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
"Don't 'ooooh' me, I'm not the one getting sued."
Jemele Hill compares Norby Williamson to Donald Trump while recalling ‘SC6’ downfall
"It just seemed very intentional and purposeful that he wanted to make SportsCenter great again."
Shannon Sharpe’s Shay Shay Media could get up to $100 million as deal with The Volume expires
The post-FS1 run for Shannon Sharpe continues to go extremely well.
Chuck Todd predicts NFL’s expected 2029 media rights opt-out will ‘break’ local TV
"This could be the thing that breaks the affiliate networks all over the country."
Nick Wright projects Rockets’ Dillon Brooks will attempt to injure Warriors players in playoff series
"...Dillon Brooks will try to undercut somebody. Dillon Brooks will do things that put other guys in jeopardy."
Bill Plaschke pleads with UCLA not to take ‘toxic’ Nico Iamaleava in transfer portal
"...the next team that takes him has to understand he's all about the money, he's not about the team, and $2.5 million is not enough for him even though he's an average quarterback."
Massachusetts Gaming Commission conducts hearing on Rece Davis’ ‘College GameDay’ gambling remarks
ESPN Bet and PENN Entertainment are facing a fine or potential loss of license as a result of the investigation.
Al Michaels: ‘It would be embarrassing’ to have farewell tour
"When you make yourself the story, you do a disservice to the business."
Colin Cowherd astonished by Time Magazine excluding Caitlin Clark from ‘100 Most Influential People’ list
"That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen."
Jeff Passan is on a mission to show MLB fans why the Pittsburgh Pirates are a problem
Justin Termine catches ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins in lie about NBA awards boycott
One year after he said he was done voting for awards, Kendrick Perkins turned in another ballot.
Michael Strahan gives warning to young athletes taking media side gigs
"I look at guys now and I think so many are so focused on the next chapter of life when they're not getting the most out of this chapter."
Charles Barkley takes back San Antonio ‘b*tches’ comment: ‘Want a do-over on that one’
"I think I fumbled that one. I didn't like using the word b*tches. So that's on me."
Charles Barkley uninterested in ESPN role beyond ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘We’re not doing all those other damn shows’
"It’s an honor and a privilege to work for ESPN, but I’m not gonna be going on First Take, Get Up, SportsCenter, Pat McAfee."
Bomani Jones likens Stephen A. Smith running for president to coaching Knicks: ‘We would dismiss that s***’
"They'd be in the streets outside of Madison Square Garden ready to burn that motherf***er down."
Skip Bayless believes Stephen A. Smith’s charm can lift him to presidency: ‘More telegenic than President Trump’
"Stephen A., trust me on this, is more gifted on television than anyone I have ever worked with."
Mel Kiper Jr. recalls ‘scathing’ criticism from Tony Kornheiser in early days of ESPN NFL Draft coverage
Kornheiser was one of the many voices in national sports media who thought Kiper and the NFL Draft were a joke when ESPN gave him a platform more than 40 years ago.
Walt Frazier teases ‘Today’ host and Celtics fan Dylan Dreyer with Knicks champion rings
"These are two that they didn't get, Dylan."
Isiah Thomas shreds LeBron James on NBATV for shirtless pregame warmup
"Adam Silver, if you want to fine someone, fine that."
Jemele Hill ‘disappointed’ Dodgers visited White House after anti-DEI efforts toward Jackie Robinson
"Without Jackie Robinson, there is no Mookie Betts, and there is no Shohei Ohtani."
Jim Nantz pays tribute to Bernhard Langer after final Masters round: ‘Will live forever at Augusta’
"One of the great players in the history of this tournament."
Jim Nantz: ‘Refreshing’ that Masters broadcast can’t reference money
“Isn’t it refreshing in a time in sport where all we ever hear about is money and guaranteed contracts and outrageous numbers that most people can’t relate to at all?”
Kevin Wildes mocks Jason Kidd for comparing Luka Dončić trade to Babe Ruth
Mavs fans probably don't think it's "kinda cool" to have their franchise compared to the pre-2004 Red Sox.
