It’s apparently open season on Stephen A. Smith. Barstool’s Mark Titus teed off on the polarizing ESPN personality and also ripped the company for making its coverage of the Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals too Smith-centric. “I would have zero problem with anything Stephen A. Smith is saying or doing if he wasn’t on NBA Finals broadcasts,” … Read more
Former ESPN host Jason Fitz didn’t like Stephen A. Smith’s comments about Memphis — and called him out for it. Fitz, who worked on ESPN’s digital side and the radio, claimed that Smith is often unprepared during an appearance during an appearance on 92.9 ESPN in Memphis on Tuesday following the “First Take” host’s controversial … Read more
We’re living in the United States of Stress. WalletHub has calculated the most stressed US cities — and it’s bad news for the Midwest and South. Topping the list are Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis and Gulfport, Miss. “Where you live can play a big role in how stressed you are,” WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe explained … Read more
Famed rapper Yo Gotti’s brother “Big Jook” was killed during a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis on Saturday in what police are calling a targeted attack, according to multiple reports. Memphis police were flagged down regarding reports of gunshots outside Perignons Restaurant & Event Center around 4:15 p.m where two men were shot. One … Read more
This raccoon got a new stripe — postmortem. A city road crew in Memphis apparently painted a line right over a dead raccoon that was lying in the street, according to a report. Richie EsQuivel told WREG he had to do a double-take when he saw the roadkill covered with a fresh line of white … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)–The daughter of ‘Basketball Wives’ reality TV show star Brooke Bailey was killed in an interstate crash in Memphis early Sunday morning. Thousands of tributes are pouring in on social media following the death of 25-year-old Kayla Nicole Bailey. Her mother shared a heartbreaking post on Instagram that reads “Forever my baby, Pretty Black … Read more
Mable John, who recorded for Motown Records and was a longtime collaborator of Ray Charles’, died Aug. 25 in Los Angeles. Her nephew confirmed John’s death, but did not provide a cause. “We loved her and she was a kind person,” he said. John was 91. Born in 1930, the eldest of nine siblings, John … Read more