Sage Steele has called “fake news” on a report that claimed she was gunning to be the press secretary for the Trump administration. Axios reported earlier this week that Steele was “vying” for the role. In a post on X on Thursday, Steele denied that this was the case. “Not sure how these rumors began … Read more
There are no coincidences in Riley Gaines’ mind. The former Kentucky swimmer and current Outkick podcast host backed Sam Ponder after ESPN parted ways with the “Sunday NFL Countdown” host on Thursday. “So ESPN fires Sam Ponder, the only woman at the network who was publicly said men don’t belong in women’s sports. 3 weeks … Read more
Sage Steele said the world is going to see the true Samantha Ponder after ESPN fired the “Sunday NFL Countdown” host. The former “SportsCenter” anchor went to bat for Ponder and explained “it’s all gonna come out” in a video she posted on X — shortly after ESPN dismissed Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin … Read more
Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele says that the network told her to put a lid on her Lia Thomas commentary. Thomas swam for the University of Pennsylvania as a male before transitioning to female, ultimately setting various records and winning a 2022 national championship in the women’s 500-yard event. Eventually, Steele and ESPN “Sunday NFL … Read more
Sage Steele and Megan Rapinoe can’t get along. Days after Rapinoe claimed a potential Achilles injury in the final match of her professional career was “proof that there isn’t” a God, the former “SportsCenter” host tore into the controversial U.S. Women’s National Team star on X. “Narcissism at its finest,” Steele posted Monday. Rapinoe and … Read more
Former ESPN star Sage Steele torched the ladies of “The View” during her appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. During their lengthy discussion that went beyond Steele’s wheelhouse of sports to tackle things like politics and culture war issues, Maher floated the idea that she should be the contrarian voice on the liberal ABC daytime talk … Read more
Leave it to Stephen A. Smith to debate himself. The “First Take” host used his podcast this week to address the departure of Sage Steele from ESPN and her subsequent interview on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” during which the former “SportsCenter” host blasted the network for its “hypocrisy.” Steele, who settled her lawsuit against ESPN … Read more
Barbara Walters was the queen of provocative questions — and apparently an even harder-hitting elbow. Sage Steele, the former ESPN anchor who recently left the sports network after settling a lawsuit, claimed that she had a run-in with the late Barbara Walters backstage at “The View” in 2014. “It was Barbara, Whoopi [Goldberg], and myself … Read more
Sage Steele is mad as hell, and she’s not going to take it anymore. The former ESPN anchor appeared Thursday on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” and talked for two hours, with the conversation built around the lawsuit she settled earlier this week with the Worldwide Leader. Steele had sued ESPN for retaliating against her … Read more
Sage Steele is starting a new chapter. The longtime “SportsCenter” anchor announced Tuesday she is leaving ESPN after 16 years to “exercise my first amendment rights more freely.” “Life update,” the 50-year-old Steele began on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so … Read more
Sage Steele does not sound inclined to accept Disney’s settlement offer in her free speech suit. Walt Disney Co. offered Steele $501,000 plus money to cover “reasonable” attorney fees to settle the lawsuit that the ESPN anchor filed last year alleging the company infringed upon her First Amendment and Connecticut free-speech rights, Front Office Sports … Read more