Chris Russo goes off on Ice Cube and Fat Joe performing at World Series

Chris Russo goes off on Ice Cube and Fat Joe performing at World Series

Chris Russo is nothing if not a rugged traditionalist. In his weekly “What are you mad about?” segment on ESPN’s “First Take” on Wednesday, Russo barked about the musical performances from Ice Cube before Game 2 and Fat Joe before Game 3 of the World Series. He admitted that he didn’t actually see Ice Cube … Read more

Chris Russo: My son is a better radio host than Bronny James is a basketball player

Chris Russo: My son is a better radio host than Bronny James is a basketball player

Chris Russo stopped himself at first before deciding to go for it. Russo has poured cold water on the idea that the public cares as much as the sports media does about Bronny James taking the court alongside his father LeBron for the Lakers on Tuesday night and said his son Colin is a better … Read more

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo announced death of wrong Billy Bean in live on-air blunder

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo announced death of wrong Billy Bean in live on-air blunder

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo had trouble deciphering exactly who passed away on Tuesday, mistaking Billy Bean, the league senior vice president for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for longtime Athletics general manager Billy Beane. “The word that we’re getting right now is that the general manager of the A’s, Billy Beane, may have passed away,” Russo … Read more

Chris Russo: Mike Tirico canceled interview after joke about Olympic Opening Ceremony

Chris Russo: Mike Tirico canceled interview after joke about Olympic Opening Ceremony

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo isn’t thrilled about being stood up by longtime NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico. Russo explained that he had an interview with Tirico set for his SiriusXM show, but it was canceled after he made fun of NBC’s decision to air the opening ceremony at IMAX on ESPN’s “First Take.” After the … Read more

Chris Russo loses it on Olympics tennis analyst Rennae Stubbs: ‘Shut up’

Chris Russo loses it on Olympics tennis analyst  Rennae Stubbs: ‘Shut up’

Sounds like The Mad Dog woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Up bright and early Monday, Chris Russo was one of many thrilled to watch the clash between two tennis greats – Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic – hosted at the Paris Games.  However, tennis analyst Rennae Stubbs on the call apparently … Read more

Chris Russo goes scorched earth on Paul Finebaum over USC, Lincoln Riley in wild tirade

Chris Russo goes scorched earth on Paul Finebaum over USC, Lincoln Riley in wild tirade

The “Mad Dog” tore Paul Finebaum to shreds. On Wednesday, Chris Russo appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” alongside Finebaum and Harry Douglas, who were discussing USC head coach Lincoln Riley, with the former WFAN host strongly backing the Trojans’ football boss. Finebaum, though, said he considers Riley and the Trojans to be a “disaster” through … Read more

Chris Russo slams Magic Johnson for Bronny James ‘congratulations’

Chris Russo slams Magic Johnson for Bronny James ‘congratulations’

The Mad Dog has a bone to pick with Magic Johnson. Appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” earlier this week, Chris Russo said he “loves” Johnson and named several of his accolades from his playing career, before chiding the former Lakers point guard for congratulating Bronny James on getting drafted by the team. “Magic, really, we’re … Read more

Chris Russo spoils Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks excitement: Mikal Bridges ‘not the missing piece’

Chris Russo spoils Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks excitement: Mikal Bridges ‘not the missing piece’

Chris Russo wasn’t just going to let Stephen A. Smith enjoy the blockbuster move made by the Knicks on Tuesday night. Appearing Wednesday morning on ESPN’s “First Take” with Smith and NBA insider Brian Windhorst, Russo diminished the Knicks’ stunning trade for Mikal Bridges, stating how the Nets forward “is not the missing piece” to … Read more

Chris Russo thinks it’s ‘a little much’ that Bill Belichick is dating 24-year-old Jordon Hudson

Chris Russo thinks it’s ‘a little much’ that Bill Belichick is dating 24-year-old Jordon Hudson

Chris Russo would not have welcomed Bill Belichick with open arms if the 72-year-old former NFL coach appeared at his doorstep to take out his early-20s daughter. “Here’s what I would say. If Bill Belichick came to my house and wanted to date Kiera Russo, who’s 23, I’d have a problem with it,” Russo said … Read more

Chris Russo rips Stephen A. Smith’s NBA Finals entrances for ESPN: ‘Dumbest thing’

Chris Russo rips Stephen A. Smith’s  NBA Finals entrances for ESPN: ‘Dumbest thing’

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo ribbed Stephen A. Smith over his entrance videos during the NBA Finals. Several times during the series between the Celtics and Mavericks, ESPN’s social media team shared videos of Smith strutting into the arena like it does with players. During his weekly “First Take” appearance on Wednesday, Russo let Smith have … Read more

Aaron Rodgers’ Jets absence spurs wildly different Mike Francesa, Chris Russo rants

Aaron Rodgers’ Jets absence spurs wildly different Mike Francesa, Chris Russo rants

It would have been an epic day for Mike and the Mad Dog to talk sports and go at it as hard as they can. With the news that Aaron Rodgers was missing the Jets’ mandatory minicamp for an “unexcused” absence to attend an unspecified event that is “important to him,” former cohosts Mike Francesa … Read more

Chris Russo erupts over major March Madness gripe: ‘Absolute disgrace’

Chris Russo erupts over major March Madness gripe: ‘Absolute disgrace’

Chris Russo has long been a crusader against sporting events that start way too late at night. After all, in the introduction of his SiriusXM radio show, he can be heard barking, “Give us a chance to watch the damn thing, will you please?” With that as the backdrop, it was an inevitability that he … Read more

Chris Russo signs multi-year extension with ESPN on heels of ‘First Take’ stardom

Chris Russo signs multi-year extension with ESPN on heels of ‘First Take’ stardom

The Mad Dog will be barking on “First Take” for years to come. The Post has confirmed that Chris Russo has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN to continue appearing on the debate program hosted by Stephen A. Smith. The news was first reported by Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy. Chris Russo will continue to … Read more

Chris Russo is still raging over $100 million Peacock-exclusive NFL playoff game

Chris Russo is still raging over 0 million Peacock-exclusive NFL playoff game

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo isn’t buying what the NFL is selling in terms of streaming.  The well-known sports talker is still enraged weeks later about the NFL’s decision to air the Chiefs-Dolphins wild-card round playoff game on the NBCUniversal-run platform, Peacock. Russo has not been alone in his dismay over the NFL’s decision to broadcast … Read more

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky rips ‘classless’ Chris Russo for calling him a ‘scrub’

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky rips ‘classless’ Chris Russo for calling him a ‘scrub’

Dan Orlovsky has a new nickname for “Mad Dog” Christopher Russo: “Classless.” Orlovsky, the ESPN analyst, ripped Russo after the famous radio/television personality described him as a former NFL “scrub” on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday. “May be a HOFer but this classless,” Orlovsky tweeted in response to a clip of Russo’s dig. Russo’s shot … Read more

Chris Russo has ‘had enough’ of Tony Romo — and his ‘$17 million’ salary — after playoff mistake

Chris Russo has ‘had enough’ of Tony Romo — and his ‘ million’ salary — after playoff mistake

It took one play in the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional-Round game for Chris Russo to lose his patience with Tony Romo. On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs that the receiver fumbled before tight end Dalton Kincaid swatted it out of bounds. Romo, CBS’ lead NFL analyst, referenced Franco … Read more

‘Marchand and Ourand’ podcast: Pat McAfee, Peacock and NFL with guest host Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo

‘Marchand and Ourand’ podcast: Pat McAfee, Peacock and NFL with guest host Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo

On this week’s edition, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is the guest host, joining Andrew Marchand. Marchand and Russo go into full detail about Pat McAfee, Aaron Rodgers and Norby Williamson. They also dissect ESPN’s reaction to McAfee calling Williamson, one of the top executives at the company, a “rat.” Marchand and Russo look at the … Read more

Chris Russo tells Pat McAfee not to be ‘so sensitive’

Chris Russo tells Pat McAfee not to be ‘so sensitive’

Toughen up, Pat. That’s Chris Russo’s message to Pat McAfee as he deals with the fallout from the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel controversy that ignited on his show last week. McAfee has since ripped an ESPN executive and has lashed out at critics, lending credence to the reports that the outspoken media host is thin-skinned. The … Read more

Chris Russo threatens to ‘Wally Pipp’ Stephen A. Smith off of ‘First Take’

Chris Russo threatens to ‘Wally Pipp’ Stephen A. Smith off of ‘First Take’

Stephen A. Smith better hurry back from vacation. On Wednesday’s episode of “First Take,” Chris Russo filled in for Smith as host of the popular ESPN show and jokingly threatened to make it a permanent move. “There was a baseball player named Wally Pipp. Back in 1925 he had a headache and took himself out … Read more

Shaq barks back at Chris Russo over NBA all-time center rankings: ‘Who the f–k is that?’

Shaq barks back at Chris Russo over NBA all-time center rankings: ‘Who the f–k is that?’

Shaquille O’Neal is marking his territory with the Mad Dog. Earlier this week on ESPN’s “First Take,” Chris Russo declared that O’Neal is only the fifth-best center in NBA history, and now the four-time NBA champion has responded to the assertion. On O’Neal’s “Big Podcast,” co-host Adam Lefkoe played the clip of Russo blasting Shaq … Read more