Tag Archives: ESPNs

ESPN analyst Troy Aikman used a sexist trope during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Monday night after another brutal roughing the passer penalty. (Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today) ESPN “Monday Night Football” analyst Troy Aikman was, understandably, upset after a bad roughing the passer call right before halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 30-29 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s easy to understand why. Yet right before play resumed, Aikman made a sexist comment during the broadcast. “I hope… Source link

One of the most accomplished receivers of the past era has a new deal … as a broadcaster. Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald is reportedly joining ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” for the 2022 NFL season, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Fitzgerald is expected to make his debut in Week 1. He’ll provide analysis before Monday’s game, which features the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. He’s not expected… Source link

Aliyah Boston said no to ESPN. The South Carolina women’s basketball star who won a national championship and was named unanimous National Player of the Year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2022 has declined an invitation from the network to appear at the ESPY Awards, its annual summer showcase ceremony awarding top athletes, teams and moments from the sports year. Boston turned down the invitation that arrived after she was initially not included among the nominated athletes invited… Source link

Mel Kiper Jr. won’t be on site in Las Vegas next week for the NFL draft. The longtime ESPN draft analyst will participate in draft coverage from his home studio in Maryland because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Monday. Kiper said he will still be part of ESPN’s coverage for all three days of the draft — which will mark the 39th of his career. “I completely support everyone determining what’s best for their individual circumstance and recognize the… Source link

Scott Van Pelt announced that he’s “OK and home” following a “medical scare.” (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt announced during Monday’s CFP national championship that he would not take his normal postgame “SportsCenter” anchor chair, citing a “medical scare.” The longtime “SportsCenter” host made the announcement on Twitter that his “heart got a little out of whack,” but that he’s “fine now” and home from the hospital. Van Pelt referenced “SVT,” which is short for… Source link

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit doesn’t think players love football as much as they did decades ago. Herbstreit criticized players who opt out of bowl games during ESPN’s “College GameDay” show on Saturday morning. The network’s top analyst openly wondered why non-playoff bowl games were “meaningless” to players who opted to skip the games to prepare for their NFL careers and said he didn’t think that expanding the College Football Playoff to include more teams and more games would prevent… Source link

Longtime ESPN college basketball announcer Dick Vitale said on Wednesday that he is taking a step back from the broadcast booth amid his latest battle with cancer. Vitale announced in October that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, his second cancer diagnosis in three months. After meeting with a throat specialist in Massachusetts this week, Vitale said it was recommended that he take a break. “I’ve been having some issues with my voice and I needed to see what was going on,” Vitale Source link

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith knows how to make an announcement. On Tuesday morning he tweeted this teaser to try to convince people to tune into his show, “First Take,” at 10 a.m. to hear some news he had to share.  The tone of Smith’s tweet seemed excited, so it was a little surprising to hear him announcing that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He was filming virtually and was not in the studio at the time.  “I’ve tested positive for COVID-19, I have the coronavirus. I learned this… Source link

ESPN reportedly wanted to lure Skip Bayless back, but all that did was make the pundit an even richer man with Fox Sports. Bayless has signed a four-year, $32 million deal to remain at Fox despite a similar offer from ESPN. Per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, ESPN offered Bayless somewhere in the range of $26.5 million to $31 million as part of a planned reunion with former “First Take” partner Stephen A. Smith. Bayless famously left ESPN back in 2016 when Fox Sports, as part of a new… Source link

The Guardian Belichick’s exit plan and a JJ Watt trade: NFL subplots to watch in 2021 Will Aaron Rodgers depart Green Bay after an MVP-caliber season? Will Bill Belichick leave New England before it turns ugly? There’s no shortage of meaty NFL plotlines in 2021The NFL’s general attitude towards 2020 can be summed up succinctly: What pandemic?Whereas other leagues ground to a halt, considered voiding their seasons, entered into complex bubbles or faced existential crises, the NFL thundered… Source link