James Andrew Miller: ESPN not taking Stephen A. Smith presidential tease ‘seriously’
"I think ESPN is focused on what he does for them."
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Charles Barkley would not vote for Stephen A. Smith as President: ‘Hard no’
"Knock it off. Calm down, Stephen A."
Charles Barkley takes back San Antonio ‘b*tches’ comment: ‘Want a do-over on that one’
"I think I fumbled that one. I didn't like using the word b*tches. So that's on me."
Charles Barkley uninterested in ESPN role beyond ‘Inside the NBA’: ‘We’re not doing all those other damn shows’
"It’s an honor and a privilege to work for ESPN, but I’m not gonna be going on First Take, Get Up, SportsCenter, Pat McAfee."
Mel Kiper Jr. recalls ‘scathing’ criticism from Tony Kornheiser in early days of ESPN NFL Draft coverage
Kornheiser was one of the many voices in national sports media who thought Kiper and the NFL Draft were a joke when ESPN gave him a platform more than 40 years ago.
Mel Kiper reveals unique cell phone policy
"If there’s an important call, it’s coming through the landline."
Media insider says ESPN has ‘no room’ for ‘Around the Horn’
"There’s not room for them. There’s room for Stephen A, there’s room for McAfee, but...I just don’t think ESPN is interested in that kind of show."
Jay Bilas revealed ESPN loaned him to CBS for March Madness highlights
Jay Bilas and Len Elmore to relax highlight restrictions; who says no?
Jay Bilas nails impersonations of Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery
Bilas shared a tale of how he, McDonough and Raftery met for lunch, doing great impersonations of both men.
Why the MLB-ESPN standoff is really about local TV
ESPN rightfully thinks it's paying too much for its package, while MLB needs that money and also knows the worldwide leader is one of its best potential partners to bundle team's local rights together in a future streaming package.
WWE star Seth Rollins: ‘My dream is to sit in the booth and call Bears games’
"You put a microphone in front of me, I know what I’m talking about. I can get some stuff done."
Troy Aikman advises Tom Brady to focus on ‘preparation’ before first Super Bowl broadcast
"The more prepared I am, the better I feel about knowing both teams"
Troy Aikman urges NFL to get calls right amid gambling partnerships: ‘We owe it to the fans’
"There’s a lot of money that’s changing hands with these calls."
Mike Florio: ‘No way in hell’ NBC would allow Tom Brady to call NFL games as an owner
"There is no way in hell NBC would give Tom Brady a microphone when he owns a piece of a team."
Is Tom Brady’s issue a conflict of interest or a lack of transparency?
"I think the reality of it is that a lot of the analysts are absolutely not neutral observers."
Mike Tirico advocates for NFL schedule flexibility, calling for Premier League-inspired approach
"This could just be a way to make it a tweak better."
Sean McDonough couldn’t believe text from Verne Lundquist following Clemson-SMU thriller
"The gist of it was, 'I hope you're basking in the glow of all the praise being lavished on you, and you should be because it's richly deserved.'"
Speculation swirls over the future of ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN
"Something feels off about this whole thing to me."
ESPN exec addresses Lee Corso’s future on ‘College GameDay’
"We're going to have a conversation with him after the season, see where things are."
ESPN not committed to a three-person booth for its top NBA team
"We're not locked into that."
ESPN has ‘no plans’ to put Stephen A. Smith on ‘Inside the NBA’
"We don't want to change it. We don't want to interject new talent into it."
Hubie Brown in final NBA season at ESPN, exec announces
"I don't think there's a single human being that's ever had a longer association with professional basketball."
Jim Nantz: ‘Unfair’ to constantly ask ‘growing’ Tony Romo how he’s improving as NFL broadcaster
"He sees so much and he articulates that, and there's an energy level and a sound to his voice that I think reels people in. So he is subconsciously growing."
Chris Russo doesn’t want to be portrayed as ‘poor victim’ after ‘High Heat’ cancellation
“I don’t want to come across as the poor victim here, that’s not fair."
Paul Finebaum on working in radio: ‘I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone today’
“I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone today."
