J.A. Adande on the legacy of ‘Around the Horn’ and life as a Northwestern professor
'People saw me on ('Around the Horn') and wanted to emulate what I did. When you hear things like that, that’s pretty cool.'
'People saw me on ('Around the Horn') and wanted to emulate what I did. When you hear things like that, that’s pretty cool.'
Yes, he’s going to miss the mutes.
"...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."
"He would write things about our show that were his personal opinion, that had a little more edge than maybe I would've said."
"Around the Horn" will miss Halloween this year, so the show took matters into its own hands.
"Let us not let an invaluable sports program be pulled from us for unjustifiable reasons."
"That history can be erased, it cannot be undone, and it must be recognized to fully understand and celebrate his legacy."
Will Torre finally get it right in 2025?
"You are no longer a blue-blood program when you handle business this way."
"I don’t know if at the time he... thought ultimately we’d cave and he was too integral to the success of the show, but we didn’t believe that was the case."
Molly Qerim broke the barrier between ESPN and Max Kellerman
"All the sales guys were telling us, 'It's gonna hurt SportsCenter. We can't sell it. It'll never do ratings. It'll never hit critical mass.'"
"The beauty of ATH is that it was a mechanism to get a variety of voices on air."
"Nobody’s turning on ESPN to watch this."
"I know I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now on television if not for Around the Horn."
"I would not be here without your influence."
"Come on. Do you watch the RedZone? It’s the best. That is a jewel of television. That’s one of the best jobs in TV."
"There’s not room for them. There’s room for Stephen A, there’s room for McAfee, but...I just don’t think ESPN is interested in that kind of show."
'Around the Horn' host Tony Reali sent a heartfelt message to viewers who showed support after news of the show's cancellation.
"You were truly a show that mattered and meant something."
Reali is incredibly experienced and still young, making his future one of the most interesting wrinkles of the end of "Around the Horn."
"My records will never be broken. But my heart is broken."
A very subjective and 100 percent correct analysis of the perfect panel for Around the Horn's looming finale.
"We look forward to celebrating the show’s many accomplishments before the final sign-off in May."