Spike Lee tells his side of what happened at MSG
The Knicks also released their own statement of what happened.
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Texans almost give up touchdown on muffed touchback call, confusing everyone, including ABC/ESPN
That was...really weird.
There’s an 18-part series on Les Miles at Kansas coming to ESPN+’s Big 12 Now, a service which will also have over 800...
The series trailer includes clips of Miles talking with Kansas AD Jeff Long before Miles was officially hired. It will continue throughout this season with behind-the-scenes footage around games.
ESPN hires Ryan Leaf as a college football game analyst
After time in jail over burglaries to fuel an opioid addiction, Leaf has gotten clean and started working in the sports media. He worked for the Pac-12 Networks and Sirius XM last year, and now he'll be calling college football games for ESPN.
Jonathan Hock has a new film called “The First Day” on Chris Herren, airing on ESPN and following up on 30 for 30...
The First Day focuses on one of Herren's presentations to kids about substance abuse, and is told primarily through shots of the audience.
Tom Brady takes dig at ESPN’s Max Kellerman over ‘going to fall off a cliff’ comment from 2016
In 2016, Max Kellerman said that Tom Brady is "going to fall off a cliff" and "be a bum in short order."
ESPN gives Rob Mendez, HS coach born without arms or legs, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, features him on mag cover
"Are you kidding me? Jimmy V was an inspiration to me. I know every word of his ESPYS speech. And now I'm going to receive this award in his honor. I can't even put into words how that warms my heart."
If Zion Williamson joins Team USA for September’s FIBA World Cup, that tournament might get a big U.S. ratings boost
Adding Zion Williamson to the roster for September's FIBA World Cup might make that tournament much more notable for many U.S. basketball fans.
ESPN analyst Rex Ryan laughed his ass off at Giants’ GM Dave Gettleman’s explanation for picking Daniel Jones
"I may go out there in mah cah and get hit!"
ESPN created some drama around the Lakers-LeBron relationship, and LeBron promptly shut it down
“That. Is. Not. Truuuue! It's not true at all!”
Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter’s comments to SI about NFL GMs illustrate teams’ pre-draft focus on media coverage
“Everyone wants you to know they are not interested in what they actually are, and everyone is wondering, ‘If we want to make this move, how actually feasible is it?’”
Dwayne Haskins’ First Take appearance saw Stephen A. Smith switch from doubling down to “I was an ignorant fool”
"Me, I was an ignorant fool. I had to go back and watch the tapes. My bad."
Charlotte Flair bashes ESPN’s “Ric Flair’s daughter” graphic, while Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch had accomplishments listed
Flair responded to ESPN with a tweet saying "If you need a more detailed list of my accolades, feel free to reference last year’s Body Issue or one of the many articles about me on your website."
ESPNU reveals the women’s NCAA tournament bracket four hours ahead of their own “Selection Monday” show
Four hours before the ESPN selection show, the bracket was revealed in graphics that aired on ESPNU.
A brutal late no-call helped Auburn beat Florida, and everyone from Karl Ravech to Bruce Pearl agreed
There’s a school of basketball thought that says officials should swallow their whistles late in a game. The...
Josina Anderson broke the Landon Collins signing on live television today
With NFL free agency kicking off, it means that megadeals were happening all over the place and it...
What will ESPN do for Monday Night Football broadcasts after Jason Witten’s exit?
Jason Witten is returning to the Cowboys, ending his disappointing foray into commentary
ESPN showed the briefest of glimpses of a locker room penis from the UNC locker room
Locker room access can be problematic
ESPN hot mic broadcasts Rick Barnes privately telling the story of Teddy Valentine ejecting him from a 2004 NCAA tournament game
"He called a technical foul for no reason, I said 'All right, you want to make a mockery out of it, here we go.' The game was over."
Kentucky fan hits halfcourt shot for $19k during College GameDay, drops multiple f-bombs in celebration
What do you expect to hear after someone wins $19k on live TV?
Bill Walton ate a lit candle on live TV during Washington-Arizona State
Pasch told Walton "Take a bite out of it while it's lit," and Walton did exactly that.
Remember Stephen A. Smith’s Kristaps Porzingis draft reaction of “we have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray…”?
"New York Knick fans were at the Barclays Center booing because we recognize that we have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amuck, and flat out deceived by Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks." Yeah, that didn't hold up.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter tells HBO’s Real Sports he broke news of Packers’ job to new HC Matt LaFleur
LaFleur apparently found out he got the Packers' HC job from Schefter.
