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Stephen A. Smith and Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann calls Stephen A. Smith’s bluff on presidential talk: ‘Give up the job and the salary’

"You'll never hear him mention it again."

By Sam Neumann OnApr 14, 2025 0
Longtime "SportsCenter" anchor and ESPN personality, Kenny Mayne. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Kenny Mayne names all-time top 5 ‘SportsCenter’ anchors

"I'm just going old school. And I'm gonna leave a lot of people out."

By Michael Dixon OnApr 3, 2025 0
Pat McAfee and Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann calls for ESPN to fire Pat McAfee over Canada comments

"That day is today. Fire him."

By Ben Axelrod OnMar 5, 2025 0
Kenny Mayne on The Dan Patrick Show

Dan Patrick wanted nothing to do with picking Keith Olbermann’s successor

"They put so much pressure on me because Olbermann left and everybody in the building thought I was picking who my co-host was."

By Brandon Contes OnNov 27, 2024 0
Olivia Nuzzi and Keith Olbermann.

Keith Olbermann opens up about Olivia Nuzzi relationship after her Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bombshell

"Whatever else this is, Olivia is responsible for me being born again in dogs. She will always have my support if she needs it... though not the journalistic choices part."

By Matt Yoder OnSep 24, 2024 10
Chris Mortensen

ESPN colleagues pay tribute to Chris Mortensen

"Mort was the definition of class, professionalism, and friendship."

By Ken Fang OnMar 4, 2024 0
Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick thinks he and Keith Olbermann would be a great fit on current day ESPN

With ESPN's shift to embracing entertainment, Dan Patrick thinks his SportsCenter with Keith Olbermann would be a perfect fit.

By Robert O'Neill OnNov 9, 2023 5
Rich Eisen

Rich Eisen explains what made Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann’s ‘SportsCenter’ special

"I thought to myself, 'Holy smokes, I have a long way to go to even get in the realm of that.'"

By Brendon Kleen OnNov 1, 2023 0
Keith Olbermann on his Countdown show on March 16, 2023.

Keith Olbermann sort of apologizes for Angel Reese comments

It was an apology, just not one that people will be pleased with.

By Phillip Bupp OnApr 3, 2023 11
LSU forward Angel Reese (10) shows Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) her ring finger

Sports media world all worked up over Angel Reese’s “you can’t see me” gesture to Caitlin Clark

The reactions to Reese's gesture says a lot about the sports media world.

By Sean Keeley OnApr 3, 2023 6
Keith Olbermann on his Countdown show on March 16, 2023.

Keith Olbermann says WBC ‘split up teammates based on where their grandmothers got laid,’ gets ratioed

"The WBC is a meaningless exhibition series designed to: get YOU to buy another uniform, to hell with the real season, and split up teammates based on where their grandmothers got laid."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 16, 2023 15
Keith Olbermann responds to Aaron Rodgers

Keith Olbermann: I’m living in Aaron Rodgers’ head rent-free

"Joe Rogan and the wonderful Aaron Rodgers, who will step in front of microphones and lie through their teeth"

By Brandon Contes OnAug 30, 2022 52
Aaron Rodgers with Joe Rogan

Aaron Rodgers jabs Keith Olbermann during Joe Rogan podcast appearance

"I lost the majority of allies I thought I had in the media."

By Brandon Contes OnAug 29, 2022 0
The "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" podcast logo.

Keith Olbermann teams with iHeartMedia for new daily news and sports commentary “Countdown” podcast

"Whenever I do my last broadcast or take my last breath, I will be content that I was honest with the audience, often at the expense of security and money."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 25, 2022 0
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann has left ESPN early to do a “The Worst Person In The World” political commentary series on YouTube

Olbermann is again leaving ESPN, but on good terms.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 6, 2020 7

Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann host SportsCenter together for first time in 22 years

The Big Show.

By Matt Clapp OnSep 7, 2019 9
Stephen A. Smith led This Week In Hot Takes for May 10-16.

This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks meltdown included “This is like being kidnapped, stored in a basement”

"IF YOU ARE A KNICK FAN, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BEING KIDNAPPED, STORED IN A BASEMENT, BEING TORTURED AND THEY LET YOU OUT WHEN YOU ARE NO USE TO ANYBODY! IF YOU ARE NOT A KNICKS FAN, YOU MAKE ME SICK! I DON'T LIKE ANY OF YOUS, ANY OF YOUS!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 17, 2019 3
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann apologizes for “we should do our best to make sure the rest of his life is a living hell” tweet about...

Olbermann's initial tweet was "This pea-brained scumbag identifies himself as Hunter Waltman and we should do our best to make sure the rest of his life is a living hell. And the nitwit clown who wrote this fawning piece should be fired."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 28, 2019 11

Baseball fans didn’t seem to enjoy Keith Olbermann calling Mets-Yankees on ESPN

It was an exclusive ESPN broadcast due to being a makeup game from a Sunday Night Baseball rainout, so Mets and Yankees fans were forced to watch this broadcast.

By Matt Clapp OnAug 13, 2018 37
Rob Parker and Chris Palmer topped this week's takes.

This Week In Hot Takes: Rob Parker and Chris Palmer argue for Kyrie Irving and Lonzo Ball over LeBron James

Welcome to another edition of This Week In Hot Takes! This time around, we’re examining the hottest sports...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 15, 2018 0
Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the NHL on NBC.

Keith Olbermann criticizes Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NHL on NBC appearances, Earnhardt and his fans fire back

"There is some kind of retired stock car or cab driver or something in the middle of NBC’s Stanley Cup Final pregame show."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 5, 2018 11
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann to host select editions of 11 p.m. SportsCenter, call baseball play-by-play, appear on ESPN studio shows

Olbermann will be back in the anchor's chair hosting the show that made him famous 25 years ago.

By Alex Putterman OnMay 25, 2018 51
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann calls culture war surrounding ESPN “baloney,” says “the politics is called the business of cable”

"The subscribers of the Golf Channel, they've lost more in the last month than ESPN. So what's the politics of this? The politics is called 'the business of cable.'"

By Alex Putterman OnMay 11, 2018 21
Dan Patrick

Dan Patrick says he won’t guest on PTI, but might do Around The Horn, Tony Reali responds with old-school ESPN “40 for 40”...

"Around The Horn, I could be available, I'm just saying, I could be. Cowlishaw, I'm coming after you. Hey Reali, come on, let's go."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 28, 2018 1
Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann will host PTI next week, continuing apparent return to ESPN

It seems Olbermann's third stint at ESPN is officially upon us.

By Alex Putterman OnFeb 23, 2018 2

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