This Week In Hot Takes: Dan Shaughnessy says Serena wasn’t mistreated because his niece said so, Herald Sun runs racist cartoon
The hottest takes from Sept. 7-13 included several on Serena Williams.
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SNY Mets broadcast turned announcers Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Gary Cohen blue
No, the Mets' announcers are not joining Blue Man Group.
ESPN 850 Cleveland radio host Aaron Goldhammer fulfills Baker Mayfield bet, eats horse poop live on air
Goldhammer truly consumed some shitty content.
WEEI’s Kirk Minihane announces he’ll take further leave for mental health recovery
WEEI's Kirk Minihane had previously taken a brief absence after experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Tigers analyst Rod Allen allegedly assaulted play-by-play broadcaster Mario Impemba [update: both done for 2018]
Both announcers are now done calling Tigers' broadcasts for the year, and perhaps beyond that.
Detroit Tigers broadcasters Mario Impemba and Rod Allen reportedly had a “physical altercation”
Impemba and Allen were sent home separately and early from Chicago
After a decade in the minors, a NYT feature helped Donny Baarns get a chance to call a regular-season Oakland A’s game
In his 11th season of calling minor-league baseball games, Baarns finally got the chance to be part of a regular-season MLB broadcast.
Hawk Harrelson wishes on-air LeBron and others would “keep their nose out of politics and just play,” takes backlash
"I wish these guys would keep their nose out of politics and just play because people didn’t come to hear their opinions on politicians."
Angels broadcasters not all that impressed by California earthquake during game
Apparently, these guys don't get out of bed for anything less than a 5.0.
Chicago Cubs reportedly breaking with NBC Sports Chicago to form own network
A 24-hour Chicago Cubs network could be coming soon.
Tom Brady hangs up on WEEI interview rather than talk about trainer Alex Guerrero
"Yeah, all right guys, have a great day. I'll talk to you later. [dial tone]"
Mike Francesa’s app is going to cost $8.99 per month, for some stupid reason
Mike Francesa's app has arrived, and the price point is the biggest talking point.
Fox executives are reportedly discussing buying back their regional sports networks from Disney
Meet the new Fox, same as the old Fox?
