ESPN colleagues pay tribute to Chris Mortensen
"Mort was the definition of class, professionalism, and friendship."
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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.
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.'"
Keith Olbermann sort of apologizes for Angel Reese comments
It was an apology, just not one that people will be pleased with.
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.
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."
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"
Aaron Rodgers jabs Keith Olbermann during Joe Rogan podcast appearance
"I lost the majority of allies I thought I had in the media."
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."
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.
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!"
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."
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.
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...
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."
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.
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.'"
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."
Keith Olbermann will host PTI next week, continuing apparent return to ESPN
It seems Olbermann's third stint at ESPN is officially upon us.
ESPN has never been afraid to welcome back departed employees
From Keith Olbermann to Stephen A. Smith to Rachel Nichols, numerous high-profile ESPNers have left the network only to return years later.
This Week In Hot Takes: Kurtis Larson says women’s soccer is about “athleticism and emotion,” not “tactics and technical ability”
Welcome to another edition of This Week In Hot Takes, this time breaking down all the hottest sports...
ESPNers, both past and present, react to John Skipper’s resignation
The news caught many by surprise.
