An ESPN writer declared on live TV that the American flag being waved at the Tokyo Olympics symbolized the “rise of white supremacy.” During an appearance on CBS on Monday, Bill Rhoden complained that people waving the U.S. flag at the Games in Japan triggered him as it reminded him of the January 6 protests. […] More
When Jimmy Pitaro was named ESPN’s new president in March 2018, it was no secret that he had a slew of challenges in front of him. ESPN was a damaged brand when Pitaro took over, plagued by subscribers leaving in droves. At one point, ESPN had lost two million subscribers in a 12-month span. There are numerous […] More
Unless you’ve been intentionally avoiding the news lately, you’ve likely heard about the curious case of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. The 36-year-old Smollett, who is black and gay, has come under intense scrutiny after claiming to have been a victim of a hate crime in late January. He said he was attacked by a pair […] More
It’s not often in life that a person is lobbed the easiest of softballs to undo some some significant public relations damage. ESPN’s Jemele Hill had that very opportunity presented to her on ABC’s “The View’ when she was a co-host Wednesday. Hill has become a lightning rod of sorts for various comments she has […] More
Fox News host Laura Ingraham has challenged Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James to come on her show, and debate the mixing of sports and politics. The invite comes after critics slammed Ingraham for telling the NBA star to “shut up and dribble,” instead of talking about politics. Ingraham tweeted out the invitation after taking the […] More
After LeBron James expressed his anti-Trump views on ESPN, Laura Ingraham commented that the professional athlete should keep politics off the court. She brought to point that just because someone is paid millions of dollars to dribble a ball, that it did not qualify them to weigh in on politics through their athletic venue. Almost […] More
A New Orleans Saints fan and season-ticket holder has sued the franchise for reimbursement of his ticket prices and attorney fees, in response to Saints players kneeling before the anthem at home games and sitting during the anthem in a Week 3 road game. According to ESPN, “The fan, Lee Dragna, claims in his lawsuit that he […] More
The money that ESPN intended to donate to help veterans fight breast cancer will now be used to bribe NFL protesters to stand for the national anthem. The boycott has severely hurt ESPN’s ratings, and now they are getting desperate. They will now appropriate the Salute to Service and breast cancer charity funds and give […] More
President Donald J. Trump responded to the bombastic Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball on Twitter Sunday afternoon saying he should have left Ball’s son, a UCLA basketball star, in a Chinese jail. Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, […] More
Anyone hearing that someone at GQ wrote an amazingly obtuse article about the evils of Donald Trump can be forgiven for automatically assuming that the author’s last name was ‘Olbermann’ Surprisingly it’s not, one can only assume that Gentleman’s Quarterly employees a stable of ‘journalists’ who are ummmm, slightly off kilter (which is a really […] More
There’s finally something liberals and conservatives can agree on: they both want to boycott ESPN. After the Bristol-based sports giant suspended SC6 host Jemele Hill, many liberals have begun their own boycott of ESPN. Hill caused quite a ruckus last month, when she tweeted that President Donald Trump is a “white supremacist.” Network bosses soon warned Hill […] More
Imagine having so many intense negative feelings toward your country that being told to respect it, causes “uproar.” Those feelings aren’t merely imagined, for some, they are reality. In an interview on ESPN NFL Reporter Adam Schefter’s podcast, Know Them From Adam, Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy laid out what he believes will be the reaction […] More
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