Darren Rovell Archives

This Week In Hot Takes: David Hookstead says the Browns should be “concerned” Baker Mayfield got engaged

"He hasn’t even thrown a pass yet, and he’s already focused on marrying a woman he’s known for a few months. Seems a bit quick. If I was the Browns general manager or head coach, I wouldn’t be loving this at all. I want Mayfield focused on slinging touchdowns."

Twitter Wars: Darren Rovell and Dan Wetzel argue about Hope Solo’s claims about youth soccer costs

Solo claimed elite youth soccer cost around $15,000 annually, Rovell bashed that by citing an average, and Wetzel then bashed Rovell.

This Week In Hot Takes: Phil Mushnick hates three-pointers, bat-flipping and Lil Jon

Mushnick brought back some of the usual standards, but added a rant against three-pointers.

This Week In Hot Takes: Skip Bayless says the Celtics were “exposed for what they were”

"I'm getting sick and tired of the Boston Celtics. I've seen enough. They're overrated. They got exposed in Game 3 and exposed in Game 4 for what they were."

Twitter Wars: Darren Rovell versus Marvin Jones

Rovell's latest Twitter fight is with a Detroit Lions' wide receiver about franchise fees.

NBA, Turner Sports to sell cheap access to small portions of live games next season

Instead of paying $6.99 to watch a full game, you'll be able to pay a reduced rate to watch pieces of games.

This Week In Hot Takes: Josh Peter calls UConn’s win “a loss for women’s basketball,” says they need a mercy rule

The hot takes this week revolved around NCAA basketball, with Peter and Darren Rovell blasting the UConn women and Myron Medcalf, Chris Broussard and Dan Shaughnessy dropping hot takes on the men's side.

Darren Rovell defending Hot Sauce went exactly like you’d expect

The Hawks have a fun promotion involving a fan trying to keep streetball legend Hot Sauce from scoring...

UConn women’s basketball held Cincinnati to five first-half points, but when it comes to Darren Rovell takes, they simply can’t win

The likes of Rovell regularly go in hard on the Huskies, but where were they for bashing the likes of the men's Olympic Dream Team?

WNBA star Skylar Diggins calls out Darren Rovell for forgetting about her, Rovell whips out a #WellActually

Hm, it seems like that's something Skylar would know.

We suffered through watching Darren Rovell take the Wonderlic, and here’s a condensed version

Rovell scored a 26, below-average for a reporter.

Bomani Jones goes after Darren Rovell for “Wonderlic shaming” in ESPN-on-ESPN crime

Rovell took a lot of criticism for sharing Wonderlic scores, including from colleague Jones.

Darren Rovell offers bad advice to sportswriters, unwittingly ignites a needed discussion

ESPN’s Darren Rovell is an expert, albeit a polarizing one, in sports business and marketing, but seeking career...

New Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell was a guest at Darren Rovell’s bar mitzvah

Jeff Bagwell was one of three players voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, joining Tim...

Lions’ lineman Taylor Decker bashes Darren Rovell for leaving out his name

Criticizing ESPN’s Darren Rovell on Twitter is a common theme, but it’s interesting to see athletes get in...

Dana White goes off on Darren Rovell

UFC president Dana White has a long history of verbally sparring with media, and the latest subject of...

J.J. Watt teases Darren Rovell for tweeting too much

Today, ESPN business reporter Darren Rovell worked out with J.J. Watt, in possibly the biggest sporting mismatch since the...

Could Darren Rovell be the next victim of ESPN cost-cutting?

Going by his tweets, Darren Rovell seems to be a pretty big proponent of capitalism. Specifically the idea that, so...