Linda Cohn isn’t on ESPN’s airwaves anymore and she isn’t a fan of what her former employer is becoming. The longtime “Sportcenter” host, who retired from the Worldwide Leader in June, objected to the network’s “lovefest” with Pat McAfee. “I admire it all, but admiring what Pat McAfee has accomplished doesn’t mean I believe he … Read more
Katie Nolan thinks Sophie Cunningham isn’t seeing the true picture when it comes to her comments on transgenders athletes partaking in women’s sports. The Fever star expressed during a recent ESPN interview that she supports banning trans athletes from competing in women’s sports because she wants to protect female athletes and that her views did … Read more
Linda Cohn is not pleased with ESPN’s “buffoonery” in its handling of recent layoffs. Cohn, who was the longest-tenured “SportsCenter” anchor before departing the company last month, watched this week as former colleagues Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech, David Lloyd were among those axed. Clark was let go during a commercial break of “NFL Live” as … Read more
Tom Brady finally got his revenge. It’s been two years since the legendary Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback was subjected to hours of brutal taunts at his Netflix roast — which was hosted by Kevin Hart — and Brady got his payback over the weekend. During his own roast at the Kia Forum, Hart was onstage … Read more
CM Punk dropped a pipe bomb on the Bears. The WWE superstar and Chicago native ripped his hometown team’s ownership during the Netflix pregame broadcast of the Chiefs’ 29-10 win over the Steelers on Christmas Day. The show’s hosts — Laura Rutledge and twins Devin and Jason McCourty — only laughed while Punk, real name … Read more
Dave Portnoy can’t stop thinking about Friday night’s fight — both admiringly and begrudgingly. “It was the greatest … I called it con-job marketing, but I would do it if I were either of them, Barstool’s founder said on an episode of the “BFFs” podcast released Wednesday. “Jake got $40 million, Tyson got $20 million. … Read more
Lane Kiffin apparently is still holding a grudge against Paul Finebaum. During SEC media day Monday, old wounds between the pair resurfaced on-air when the conversation turned to Kiffin’s ugly exit at USC, which Finebaum, who was with ESPN’s “College GameDay” at the time, may have had a hand in. Finebaum famously called Kiffin “the … Read more
Michael Kay is over the antics. The long-time Yankees play-by-play announcer on YES Network expressed his disdain with the team partaking in a July 4 staredown with the Reds during his eponymous radio show on Friday. Yankees pitchers Cody Poteet and Ian Hamilton engaged in a pre-game national anthem standoff with Reds pitchers Graham Ashcraft … Read more
She’s a real “Woman.” When asked recently why she thinks people “go crazy” over her seemingly outrageous antics, singer/rapper Doja Cat suggested perhaps they don’t see her as a “real” human being. “My theory is that if someone has never met me in real life, then, subconsciously, I’m not real to them,” the “Need to … Read more
Come on Barbie, let’s go Communist party? Senator Ted Cruz unleashed boxed-up anger at the upcoming “Barbie” movie for including what his office called Chinese communist propaganda in the anticipated summer blockbuster, out July 21. The Margot Robbie-starring film came under fire for its pro-China, on-screen representation of islands in the South China Sea that … Read more
ESPN’s controversial coverage of Lia Thomas has not only turned away viewers, but its top talent, too. Charly Arnolt, a host for a new OutKick show currently in development, scorched ESPN for their “hypocritical” tribute, deeming the move as a “slap in the face” to women everywhere. The whole issue is that ESPN always makes … Read more