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Jeff Pearlman slams Stephen A. Smith’s NFL analysis: ‘He’s guessing’

"I am quite certain Stephen A. Smith knows nothing about Sam Darnold."

$400 hotels, jet setting and six-course dinners: What working at Sports Illustrated was like 20 year ago

"You just felt like the f*cking, motherf*cking man. You just did. It was such a thrill to write for SI."

Jeff Pearlman vents following Donald Trump assassination attempt: ‘We’re f***ing broken’

"It shouldn't be complicated. And somehow, we're just broken. And I hate watching it."

Jeff Pearlman responds to David Wells’ criticism: ‘He’s been nothing but an asshole’

"I just want to say, first of all, David Wells is full of shit. Truly full of shit."

Jeff Pearlman questions how Stephen A. Smith can be an NBA analyst and a fan

"Something has snapped in sports coverage. Absolutely snapped,"

Screen grab: The Rich Eisen Show.

TikTok

Jeff Pearlman on starting TikTok at 52: ‘It’s just been a fun challenge, and I like telling stories’

Jeff Pearlman: ‘Why does [Stephen A. Smith] have to have an opinion about everything?’

"Stop ****ing talking like you know, cause you actually don't know on this subject."

Jeff Pearlman urges young journalists to ‘make yourself indispensable’

"I freaking love this industry, and I want it to continue, and I want to help you."

Will another network give ‘Winning Time’ a chance?

The clock is likely ticking for a Season 3 of the Lakers' show to be picked up elsewhere

Art for season two of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” (HBO.)

HBO

Jeff Pearlman talks ‘Winning Time’ cameo causing allergy catastrophe

Jeff Pearlman says Winning Time needs better ratings to reach Season 3

"It is not a lock that there will be a Season 3 of Winning Time. And we need the ratings to improve."

Jeff Pearlman implores viewers to watch ‘Winning Time’ as future of show ‘hangs in the balance’

"We need viewers. The strikes are crippling. Please help spread the word."

Brett Favre’s biographer calls Favre an ‘idiot’ after he blasts liberal news media

"I can say with 100 percent certainty the man is an idiot. This is unambiguous."

Jeff Pearlman seeks the truth behind the legend of Bo Jackson in new book

'The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson' examines one of America's greatest athletes, and the many stories about him.

Jeff Pearlman implores readers to avoid his Brett Favre biography following fraud scandal: ‘He’s a bad guy’

"Sincerely, don't buy the book, don't take it out from the library. Leave it."

Jeff Pearlman talks how his Lakers book became HBO’s “Winning Time”

"It was never on my radar. It’s not like I wrote books thinking that it would be great if these became TV shows."

Hockey writer Adrian Dater on rehabilitating career after social media downfall: “Thankfully, some people gave me another chance”

"The humiliation, feeling like you always have to hide in public... it's mentally draining. Everything is as bad as you can imagine it is."

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