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Cari Champion: My Job on ‘First Take’ Was To Ask Questions and Lay Out
"When Ray Rice was on the elevator punching his then fiancée now wife, we all had to talk about it. They were very clear that I couldn’t weigh in. What does that look like? We're talking about domestic violence and you have the only woman in the show not being able to discuss it."
Dan Le Batard: ‘Brian Windhorst Won The Internet This Weekend’
"On Friday morning, Brian Windhorst delivered his "what's going on in Utah" analysis of the Jazz trading Royce O'Neale to the Brooklyn Nets on ESPN's First Take."
Skip Bayless Says He And Stephen A. Smith ‘Sorted Out’ Their Disagreement
"Brothers fight. We have fought before. I'm assuming we will fight again."
Doug Gottlieb: Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith Aren’t Equipped To Debate Players
“Skip and Stephen A, and Skip even moreso than Stephen A, but both of them are guys that didn’t play, that are just hot takers.”
Chris Russo Reveals ESPN Salary on Howard Stern
Russo told Stern that he was contracted for 40 weekly appearances on ESPN's First Take. He also dropped the scoop that the network was paying $10,000 per appearance.
Toucher & Rich Mock First Take Feud Between Stephen A. Smith & Skip Bayless
“Fred Toucher said that both men’s opinions rest on overstating the importance of First Take to ESPN.”
Skip Bayless To Stephen A. Smith: How Dare You
“I thought, ‘how could my brother Stephen A. turn on me like that?’ On me? Seriously?” Bayless said on the podcast.
Shan Shariff: ‘First Take Forces You To Make Fake Arguments’
“All Twitter did yesterday was make fun of Stephen A Smith for getting tied up in knots by JJ and CJ.”
JJ Redick: First Take Is My Favorite Job At ESPN
“In all the other shows, you are so limited and a lot of it is by time, let’s be very clear on that."
Quit Slamming Chris Russo, Start Celebrating JJ Redick
"When Chris Russo said that he had been watching the NBA for 60 years and rattled off a list of old players that he loved as a kid, Redick fired back with a perfect response."