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Shannon Sharpe Announces Temporary Leave From ESPN Programming
“At this juncture, I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties.”
David Samson: Stephen A. Smith Was Very Measured in His Comments About Shannon Sharpe Lawsuit
“You have a better chance to become President than monetizing your podcast if you're on the wrong side of an issue like this one,"
ESPN Analyst Stephen A. Smith Apologizes to Phoenix Suns Owner Mat Ishbia on First Take for Comparison to Donald Sterling
“I thought I was making it clear I was talking about basketball. I certainly did not mean to compare him to a person that was thrown out of this league and has been widely recognized as a racist.”
How ESPN Radio’s ‘Unsportsmanlike’ Breaks Through Stereotypes Of Syndication
"Like a good team, they combine their individual perceptions and create a seamless mix of styles. The word I use to describe Unsportsmanlike is balance."
March Madness Was One Shining Moment Despite Issues With the Sport
"Watching these driven players go all out, fighting for loose balls, and just plain hustling was quite scintillating. That, despite any outside changes, is the true purity of the game"
Peter Schrager: My Time At NFL Network Just Ran Its Course
“There were multiple companies that we were talking with, because my contract was up, and ESPN seemed like the perfect place."
There Are Better Presidential Sports Media Options Than Stephen A. Smith
"Is there a needle in the sports media haystack that could find a way to win over the American populace and lead our country to greater days ahead?
Elle Duncan is Showcasing Fandom in the Spotlight at ESPN
"We are really unique in that our audiences are young, they’re consuming on different platforms and the investment from a company like ESPN, which has been around for 20 years investing in this space, is paying those dividends now."
ESPN Michael Wilbon: Expansive Coverage of Bronny James Was Disgraceful
“I found it less than the professional-level standard that I became accustomed to personally at Northwestern, at The Washington Post. Just talking about Bronny James, for what?”
Outkick Host Dan Dakich Defends LeBron James Confronting Stephen A. Smith
"I see him, I confront him. That is the opposite of cowardly."