Dan Le Batard: Trump administration deportation raids an effort ‘to make this country whiter’
"This is exactly how it is that you circumvent what feels like American democracy to make sure that the others never unite like a union."
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Mina Kimes: Media coverage is mischaracterizing L.A. anti-ICE protests
"...one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory."
Stadio soccer podcast leaves The Ringer Podcast Network
"It just feels like the right time for us to step out into the big, scary world of podcasts."
Katie Nolan skewers Riley Gaines over harassment of Simone Biles: ‘I don’t know how you go to sleep at night’
"You're not protecting women's sports. Simone Biles is."
Cam Newton, Ashley Nicole Moss announce new BET show ‘106 & Sports’
The show will launch as part of BET's reboot of the iconic "106 & Park" hip-hop music series.
Andrew Marchand responds to Rick Carlisle criticism over Doris Burke reporting
"ESPN didn't want this story out there at that point right before the Finals, I get that."
Weighing potential licensing partners for TNT Sports post-WBD split
The problem for TNT Sports is that it does not air many championship events or premier packages for the biggest sports.
Jemele Hill, Nancy Armour show support for Simone Biles in defense of transgender athletes
"Simone Biles is a far better human being than you’ll ever be."
Candace Parker praises WNBA for highlighting Liberty-Aces rivalry, but is it doing it enough?
"For a long time, I felt like the stars came into the league, and then the league kind of diminished the light a little bit."
Bill Plaschke announces Parkinson’s diagnosis in Los Angeles Times column
"I have Parkinson’s. But, by God, it doesn’t have me."
FanDuel reportedly granted Jontay Porter a VIP account during rookie season in NBA
FanDuel seemingly made contact with Porter early on in his gambling rabbit-hole.
NBA Finals Game 1 viewership down nearly 20 percent despite Tyrese Haliburton game-winner
The game peaked with more than 11 million viewers during Indiana's late comeback, which could bode well for Game 2.
Mike Florio: ‘My ears were bleeding’ watching Joe Rogan interview Aaron Rodgers
"I watched those three f*cking hours, I don't know what I heard."
Noah Eagle discusses fear of botching call of a big highlight play that ‘lives forever’
"...especially now, it comes back on Twitter, and then it comes back on Twitter, and then a year from now it comes back on Twitter. So you better be prepared to nail it."
Rick Carlisle rebuffs ‘sad’ leaks to The Athletic about potential Doris Burke demotion at ESPN
"It was just so sad to see the reports leaked, really unnecessarily, before such a celebrated event."
Claire McNear, Jonathan Kermah among cuts as Spotify podcast division layoffs hit The Ringer
The layoffs are expected to hit 15 people in Spotify's podcast division.
Ryen Russillo mocks ‘disingenuous’ NBA Finals ratings criticism ‘driven by people’s political beliefs’
"The guys that are gonna be doing victory laps on all this, I already can name them."
LeBron James reignites Brian Windhorst feud
"Sucks they have to listen to 2 guys who know nothing about basketball talk about basketball!"
Scott Van Pelt regrets that national media ‘missed’ Indiana Pacers greatness
"Looking back ... I'll just give myself a failing grade as it relates to acknowledging the Pacers as potentially being what they were."
ESPN reportedly planning ‘extensive’ postgame edition of ‘Inside the NBA’
"ESPN’s goal is to let the post-game segment run as long as it does now on TNT," according to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
NBA executives claim ratings are no concern for Pacers-Thunder Finals
"...I don’t think anyone in the NBA is worried about that right now because the revenues for TV are guaranteed.”
iShowSpeed stole the show at the Champions League final in Munich
Jon ‘Stugotz’ Weiner blames Dan Le Batard, David Samson for taking his ‘God Bless Football’ pod out of Meadowlark lineup
"If you're upset about this, get mad at the 'Lark. In particular, Le Batard and David Samson."
