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Peter Schrager Reflects on One Year at ESPN With a Super Bowl on the Horizon
"My goal is you see my face on ESPN and you say, ‘Oh s**t. Schrager’s on today, what’s he got. This is going to be fun."
ESPN Studio Programs Surge In First Quarter Viewership
"ESPN’s signature studio shows averaged 485,000 viewers during the first quarter."
Stephen A. Smith: “There Are Many Folks Out There Who Want Me Done” At ESPN, SiriusXM
"There are many folks out there who want me done. They want me fired. They want me taken off the airwaves… Good luck with that."
Matt Barnes: The Old Stephen A. Smith Would “Slap The S**t” Out Of Current Day Smith
"I know that the Stephen A. Smith I met in Philly…would’ve slapped the s**t out of this dude."
Stephen A. Smith: Dan Orlovsky Won’t Remain At ESPN “Much Longer”
"I’ll say this on national television to the bosses at ESPN. We need to cherish the people that we have."
Stephen A. Smith Opens Up: Near-Death, Politics, the Truth About ESPN’s First Take, and Feuding With Jason Whitlock
"What folks are trying to manufacture and create to swell interest is what I've been doing for 30 years."
How Shae Cornette Is Finding Her Voice Ushering in a New Era of ESPN’s ‘First Take’
"Hosting a premiere show on ESPN of course was a goal of mine. But did I think that First Take would come available, and I’d be first in line? I didn’t know anything. It just sort of worked out that way."
Marcellus Wiley: Ryan Clark “A Full Blown Mess”After Questioning Cam Newton’s Loyalty With Stephen A. Smith
"He let Stephen A [Smith] lead him into this, and he ain't got nothing to do with this."
Cam Newton Responds to Ryan Clark’s Loyalty Comments: “Don’t Micromanage Me”
"In this world of content, there’s no such thing as loyalty."
Jason Whitlock: Cam Newton Wants To Be The Next Pat McAfee
"He has hatched a plan. He sees which way the wind is blowing, and actually choosing to be bold and different and unique."