Awful Announcing
"I could have the greatest version of ‘High Noon’ that was possible, [but] there’s not a place in their line-up for that right now. That’s just not what they do, and that has zero to do with me."
Jones will appear on Around the Horn and his podcast is still hosted by ESPN, in the meantime.
"I don’t know what the paradigm is going to be for guys on television talking about sports if you’re not Stephen A. Smith."
"Co-hosts Pablo Torre and Bomani Jones are extremely talented, and they helmed what we believed was a smart and nuanced show. Unfortunately, not enough people agreed with us."
Shows from High Noon to Pardon The Interruption to NFL Live and Around The Horn all got in on Halloween.
April Fool’s pranks are, for the most part, pretty sucky. They’re either not very funny or not very...
Some highlights included Frank Isola as Mike Francesa (complete with "Frank's On" app) and Tony Kornheiser as Gritty.
Torre joins the AA podcast to talk about High Noon, how he and Bomani Jones first pitched the show to themselves, and much more.
Noon SportsCenter is back, and High Noon is now shorter and moved to 4 p.m. Eastern.
Certain clips shown during TV properties like High Noon can't be shown to those watching on the ESPN app, illustrating some challenges it still faces.
Is the show really here for the jokes? Monday's premiere sent some mixed messages, but showed some promising signs.
“I think where things have changed from what I said [in 2015] to what I'm looking now at, is I never imagined that something factually true could prove to be as inflammatory as things that are factually true have proven to be.”
