NFL Seeking 100% Increase in TV Rights Payments, Disney Resists
The NFL is asking their broadcast partners – NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN (Disney) – to pay double what they have been paying for the right to broadcast NFL games.
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Mark Cuban Now Claims He ‘Didn’t Cancel’ National Anthem
A day after a public report that he canceled the national anthem at Mavs games, Mark Cuban now says that he didn’t cancel it after all.
Pat Mahomes’ Mom Blasts Refs in Social Media Post to Tom Brady’s Wife
The women in Pat Mahomes’ life are not taking his Super Bowl loss well, and they’ve taken to social media to let the world know about it.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Calls LeBron James a ‘Liar’ for Saying He Only Cares About Team Success
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith nailed L.A. Lakers star, LeBron James, as a liar for saying that he only cares about the team’s success.
ESPN Radio Ratings Crater By 53% in the Final Quarter of 2020
Despite hopes for its new radio lineup, ratings for ESPN Radio have collapsed 53 percent in the fall ratings period, according to reports.
ESPN Personalities Rejoice at Trump’s Departure from the White House
ESPN personalities let their happy feelings be known on Wednesday, as Donald Trump exited the White House and Joe Biden became President of the United States.
ESPN Launches All-Female ‘First Take, Her Take’ Podcast
ESPN is preparing to launch its first all-female sports commentary show with the January 20 debut of ‘First Take, Her Take.’
Jemele Hill Fears Lax Punishment for Trump Supporters Could ‘Weaponize White People’
Former ESPN talker Jemele Hill is once again reviving the Russia collusion hoax.
Report: Celtics Players Walk Off the Court in Miami
In a move presumably meant as a political statement following a day of violence and unrest at the U.S. Capitol, the Boston Celtics walked off the floor before their game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Jemele Hill Says Capitol Police Would Have Reacted Faster if Protesters Were Black
Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill says that the Capitol Police would have reacted more quickly if the protesters had been black.
Report: Chargers Coaches Find Out They’re Fired on Television
There’s no easy way to deliver bad news, but you can always hope to at least be the first one to know about it.
Report: ESPN Not Telling the Whole Story About Good NBA Ratings
ESPN recently celebrated the good news that ratings for its NBA season opener were “up 95 percent.” However, this claim lacks serious context.
ESPN’s Booger McFarland Says Young Black NFL Players Focus on Branding, Not Football
ESPN’s Booger McFarland criticized young black players who seem more worried about social media than improving their football play.
Report: Multiple NFL Teams Interested in Urban Meyer as Head Coach
Urban Meyer has won everywhere he’s been in college football, and he may soon get a chance to prove he’s a winner in the NFL.
Humbugged: NBA Christmas Day Ratings Tank ‘Massively’
The NBA put its best and shiniest presents under the tree of the American television viewer on Christmas Day and America said, no thanks.
Report: Disney Chairman Bob Iger Interested in Becoming Biden’s Ambassador to China
Bob Iger, chairman of the Walt Disney Co., has expressed interest in becoming ambassador to China under Joe Biden, reportedly making overtures to people in the president-elect’s team about the plum diplomatic post.
Domonique Foxworth Claims Josh Allen Comments ‘Taken Out of Context,’ the Internet Disagrees
ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth is claiming that his recent comments in which he admitted to rooting against white Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen because Allen’s supporters are flag-waving dog lovers, were taken out of context.
ESPN’S Domonique Foxworth Gets ‘Happy’ When Josh Allen Fails Because His Fans Like the American Flag
ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth admitted to on Tuesday getting “happy” when Buffalo bills quarterback Josh Allen does something “dumb.” Not because he has anything against Allen, but more so because he has an issue with Allen’s flag-waving fans and their dogs.
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Apologizes for Suggesting Michigan May Use Coronavirus to ‘Opt Out’ of Playing Ohio State
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit apologized for suggesting that Michigan may use the coronavirus as an excuse to opt-out of its game with Ohio State.
No Longer Primetime: NFL’s Sunday, Monday Night Ratings Crater to New Lows
NBC has struggled in the ratings for ‘Sunday Night Football’ with the numbers falling for every single game this year over last year.
First All-Black Officiating Crew to Work ‘Monday Night Football’
The NFL will field its first all-black referee crew to work Monday Night Football next week when the Rams meet the Buccaneers.
Kings Fire Announcer Who Said ‘All Lives Matter,’ Hire Broadcaster That Called Trump ‘White Supremacist Terrorist’
The Sacramento Kings appear to have made a statement by firing an announcer who said, “all lives matter,” only to replace him by hiring someone who claimed that Donald Trump is a “white supremacist terrorist.”
Losing at Halftime: NFL Midseason Viewership Still Down 7% from Last Season
The NFL’s TV ratings jumped three percent for its Week 9 slate. But they are still down seven percent over 2019.
WATCH: Keith Olbermann: ‘It Is Necessary to Remove, and Arrest, the President of the United States. Tonight’
Former ESPN anchor Keith Olbermann is calling for the arrest and removal of President Trump, and he believes it should happen tonight.
Jemele Hill Claims ‘White People’ Protesting Election Results Are Trying to Get a ‘Racist’ President Elected
On Thursday, former ESPN talker Jemele Hill claimed that “white people” protesting election fraud are merely trying to put a “racist” in the White House.
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro Announces Hundreds of Layoffs
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro has announced that 300 positions within the company will be eliminated 200 will not be filled, as the network looks to cut costs in the face of continuous subscriber losses and the effects of the coronavirus.
Jemele Hill on Reaching Out to Trump Supporters: ‘F*ck. No’
Jemele Hill communicated in no uncertain terms that she is unwilling to reach out to Trump supporters who feel like their vote was suppressed during Tuesday’s election.
Report: Another Wave of Layoffs Coming to ESPN
It looks like another wave of layoffs is coming to ESPN, maybe to the tune of hundreds of lost jobs.
Jemele Hill Roasted on Social Media After Blaming ‘White People’ if Trump Gets Reelected
Jemele Hill knows exactly who to blame if President Trump wins reelection: She’s going to blame “white people.”
Jemele Hill Blames ‘White People’ if Trump Gets Reelected ‘No One Else’
Donald Trump has not, at the time of this writing, been reelected president of the United States. However, a former ESPN host and outspoken critic of the president seems alarmed at that he will be reelected, and she’s blaming “white people.”