"We've made a significant investment in our broadcast product, our talent and the way we present this game to a national audience, and fans are responding."
"The FBI -- somebody at the FBI/DOJ -- gets ahold of their media friends. 'Let me send a quick text message. No we didn't, he's lying!' Media immediately begins to run with the story."
"Disney has reportedly explored spinning off ESPN, so the latter could pursue sports betting without conflicting with Disney’s family-friendly brand. Although Disney isn't family friendly anymore, in many different ways."
Kirk later called Carroll Rivas a "conservative-hating leftist expert" before saying "NPR should lose all public funding and then see if the outlet can stand on its own. It is pathetic that a taxpayer-supported 'media' outlet can so casually insult more than half the country".
"We've made a significant investment in our broadcast product, our talent and the way we present this game to a national audience, and fans are responding."