Bob Costas: ‘Anyone who says that politics has no place in sports has to be abysmally unaware of the history here’
On Meet The Press, Bob Costas covered the history of sports' intersections with politics.
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Is the ‘stick to sports’ crowd out of things to say?
‘Stick to sports’ is dead as Democrats flock to sports radio and podcasts
"When I go out there and go on those shows, it shows you’re a real human being and it connects with people on something they care about."
Stephen A. Smith supports stick to sports mandate, says politics ‘was hurting’ ESPN
"When you don’t see me talking about those things, it’s primarily because I’m appeasing the bosses and the network that I work for."
Former ESPN writer: ‘If ESPN was truly trying to strip the politics out of its programming, it failed’
"I didn’t want to be constantly monitored like an overactive schoolboy."
Stephen A. Smith believes ESPN got to a point where it was too much politics
"The sports fan got to a point where they were sending a message that they didn’t feel like their needs were being met"
Stephen A. Smith tells Dan Le Batard he understands ESPN’s “stick to sports” mandate
"I’m looking at the big picture...Let’s not blow it because we want to express ourselves."
Clay Travis interview with Herschel Walker during Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ draws criticism
Wait, what about 'stick to sports?'
G/O Media fires Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky for not sticking to sports, union responds, Paul Maidment claims site has “incredibly broad mandate”
Petchesky had been with Deadspin for 10 years and wrote almost 20,000 posts there.
Colin Cowherd says ‘political’ teams can’t be successful, as if the Eagles didn’t just win the Super Bowl
The argument was as lazy and dishonest as it sounds.
What does ‘Stick to Sports’ even mean anymore?
This election showed that ‘stick to sports’ is silly, if not impossible
Anywhere you went over the past six months, you were inevitably drawn into conversation about the presidential election....
