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ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue highlights the strength of professional athletes through a series of nude photos. Previews of the 2017 issue include tennis player Caroline Wozniacki leaping powerfully with her racket and football player Ezekiel Elliott in mid-running motion. These photos are meant to show the tenacity of the athletic form. But […]

Bristol, CT – April 20, 2017 – Studio X: Jemele Hill on the set of SC6 with Michael and Jemele (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images) *Jemele Hill, the ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor who made national headlines after making calling out Donald Trump as a racist, will leave the program and focus on assignments […]

TV personality Stephen A. Smith attends ESPN the Party at WestWorld of Scottsdale on January 30, 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona *So, we’re gonna be stuck with Stephen A. Smith for a minute. The ESPN personality, who joined ESPN in 2003 as an NBA analyst and reporter, has re-upped with the sports network in a […]

ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Chiney Ogwumike *ESPN’s Malika Andrews and WNBA player turned analyst Chiney Ogwumike are speaking out about representation in professional basketball news.  “We know that every time we step in front of a camera, we’re not just doing it for ourselves,” explains Ogwumike, 30, who co-hosts the daily ESPN show […]

ESPN Analysts, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mike Breen look on prior to Game Two of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics at FTX Arena on May 19, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) *NBA announcer Mike Breen is reacting […]

Robert Sarver via Twitter * ESPN published an explosive piece on Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, detailing his racist and misogynist antics throughout his 17-year tenure.  The outlet spoke to more than 70 current and former Phoenix Suns employees who “revealed accusations of racism and misogyny against owner Robert Sarver,” ESPN tweeted on Nov. […]

Robert Scoop Jackson / screenshot * ESPN national columnist and essay writer Robert “Scoop” Jackson began noticing how pro athletes—especially young NBA stars—started lifting their voices to address civil rights concern by using their platform in professional sports about four years ago, which was roughly the same time that NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began […]

Magic Johnson (L) and Snoop Dogg on ESPN’s “First Take” (Sept. 12, 2017) *The West Coast represented on “First Take” Tuesday (Sept. 12) as Magic Johnson and Snoop Dogg appeared on the ESPN show to discuss the Lakers (of course) and a number of other topics. When the subject of Colin Kaepernick’s protests and […]

Jemele Hill (Getty) *Jemele Hill is slamming her former employer ESPN for the company’s “soft” coverage of UFC President Dana White abusing his wife. As we reported previously, White was caught on camera repeatedly slapping his wife on New Year’s Eve. The couple, who’ve been married since 1996, has since spoken out about the […]

* ESPN‘s controversial SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill is set to return to return on Monday, but in the meantime, she’s breaking her silence. Hill said she doesn’t blame ESPN for slapping her with a two week suspension over anti-Jerry Jones tweets. “I put ESPN in a bad spot.” If you recall, Hill was penalized […]

*Wow, here’s a shocker. John Saunders, a longtime ESPN personality has died. The network announced his passing on Wednesday. He was 61. At press time, the cause of death is not known. Saunders is survived by his wife, Wanda, and daughters Aleah and Jenna. Saunders joined ESPN in 1986 as a “SportsCenter” anchor. He […]

Rachel Nichols via Twitter *Rachel Nichols has been pulled from all of ESPN’s NBA programming following her controversial comments about colleague Maria Taylor.  Nichols has been in the hot seat ever since her private comments were leaked about the network’s decision to have Taylor, who is Black, host the NBA Finals, as reported by […]

*The parents of former Jackie Robinson West Little Leaguers are taking ESPN and sports commentator Stephen A. Smith to task for the role they played in the scandal the team faced when it was stripped of its championship title in 2014. According to DNAinfo.com, former Jackie Robinson West coach Darold Butler and the parents […]

Hampton University Lacrosse Team *As part of its Black History Month programming, ESPN’s SportsCenter will broadcast from Hampton University in Va. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m. Jay Harris and Lisa Kerney will anchor the two-hour broadcast, which will lead into Hampton’s first men’s lacrosse match as a Division I program, making Hampton […]

[…] U.S. President Donald Trump (C) while mowing the grass in the Rose Garden of the White House September 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. *Donald Trump came for ESPN in an early morning tweet, calling for the sports network to apologize and claiming that it’s “paying a really big price for its politics.” ESPN is […]