LOS ANGELES — The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be known as Venu (pronounced “venue”) Sports. The companies announced plans in February for the platform, which some consider to be the equivalent of Hulu for sports. “As preparations for the platform […]
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said on Monday he thinks former first lady Michelle Obama would easily defeat former President Donald Trump if she decided to run against him in November. Smith also accused former FBI Director James Comey of election interference for re-opening a probe — just a week-and-a-half before the 2016 election — […]
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon told Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to “take accountability” on Friday’s edition of “Pardon the Interruption,” after the team’s head coach Darvin Ham was fired following the Lakers Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday. This is the second time in two years that Denver beat the Lakers in […]
One commentator says that the decision by CBS to fire Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason could come back to haunt the network. Michael Kay, in comments on his ESPN Radio show, suggested age was a major reason CBS lopped Simms and Esasion and installed Matt Ryan, 38, and J.J. Watt, 35, on its “The NFL […]
Women’s basketball has burst into the national spotlight, thanks to star players such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Both were drafted in the first round of Monday’s 2024 WNBA draft, and are some of the most exciting prospects the league has seen in its history. But instead of celebrating the achievements of these women […]
Former pro-football player Pat McAfee might have been butting heads with the higher-ups at ESPN, but no amount of office politics justified what ESPN did when airing McAfee’s interview with WNBA star and guard for the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark, on Wednesday. As shared on the social media platform X by Awful Announcing, while on […]
Caitlin Clark has yet to suit up for a single WNBA game, but she is already the league’s brightest star, according to one ESPN host. Tony Kornheiser of “Pardon the Interruption” argued on Tuesday’s show that the WNBA must strike while the iron is hot and prominently feature Clark — the Iowa point guard-turned-international star […]
Women’s basketball is having a moment, thanks to this year’s NCAA tournament and stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. Professionally, however, the WNBA is still years — if not decades — away from being the blockbuster global success that the NBA is. It’s a 12-team league where one of the teams is […]
ESPN host and UConn homer Molly Qerim took flak on social media and received a reality check from Stephen A. Smith on Thursday after she took a shot at Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark. Qerim kept it classy, but she opined that Clark would not be the record-breaking superstar she is had Huskies forward Paige […]
LAS VEGAS — And then there was one. Out of 3.25 million entries in the ESPN Tournament Challenge, just one perfect women’s NCAA Tournament bracket remains after No. 3 seed Oregon State defeated No. 2 Notre Dame 70-65 to open Friday’s play in the Sweet 16. There were three perfect ESPN brackets after the first […]
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