Awful Announcing
"The heroes from the past broke social barriers and worked toward a more perfect justice by being the best they could be in their fields. They did it with courage and dignity — not with outrage, accusation, and obscene lyrics."
Max Kellerman's take upset Williams so much he walked off.
"I still believe that when it's all said and done, and that disgruntled person who wasn't taken care of comes out and writes that book and lays it all out on the table, that Tom Brady will be looked at the same light as Lance Armstrong. He'll be Lance Armstrong without the bicycle."
First Take criticisms of Derek Carr led to Carr shooting back, and to Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman shooting back again, and to the hot take cycle continuing...
ESPN’s recent embrace of combat sports goes beyond adding rights to UFC fights. Their Top Rank Boxing cards...
ESPN is in the re-signing season with some of its on-talents like Jessica Mendoza and Mark Teixeira. Another...
This is ROUGH.
ESPN's 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern programming will all originate from New York after this move.
Lindsay appeared on First Take in 2017, and is back to host the morning edition for a week while the usual cast moves to afternoon specials.
"I am incredibly happy to have Adrian Wojnarowski with us, incredible insider, does a phenomenal job, but there's room for one more. I would love to see my man Marc Stein back."
"This is not the time for him to be saying that with the residue of the protests and all that it caused."
Bayless calling anyone else a self-promoter? Now that's a hot take.
From Keith Olbermann to Stephen A. Smith to Rachel Nichols, numerous high-profile ESPNers have left the network only to return years later.
First Take: Your Take will pit fans against ESPN commentators.
"He apparently considers himself some kind of philosopher king that can weave word salads around every question you guys asked, he contradicted himself within a matter of multiple questions."
