If you have ever called your significant other by the wrong name, you know the feeling and embarrassment that came after. Former FOX Sports host Shannon Sharpe did precisely that in his “First Take” debut Monday on ESPN, but with millions of people watching when he called Stephen A. Smith “Skip.” Sharpe’s ex-partner Skip Bayless … Read more
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, then what’s no knowledge with an open microphone? Consider the case of Fox Sports talking head Colin Cowherd, who’s taking heat for a segment from Tuesday’s show, when he included deceased quarterback Dwayne Haskins on his list of 20 quarterbacks who can’t win a Super Bowl. Among … Read more
Passengers — including business class — onboard a British Airways flight had a finger lickin’ experience after they were randomly served KFC. The major airline allegedly had some catering issues on its 12-hour flight from Turks and Caicos Islands to London — which meant all the food had to be thrown out. After the plane … Read more
Two of the most tantalizing mysteries in the history of sports media have been solved. It’s been a matter of intrigue that one NBA MVP voter had left Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic entirely off the top five of his ballot. It wound up being Mark Jackson, which then begged the question, how could someone who … Read more
The executive producer of “Jeopardy!” has apologized for a recent slip-up that aired last week. During the March 8 episode, a shot of the contestants’ final scores showed up on the screen at the beginning of the show — before the game began. The scores appeared just after host Mayim Bialik congratulated the players for … Read more