Stephen A. Smith: Sports media got along with Donald Trump ‘very, very well’
"Myself and a bevy of folks in sports media, we all knew Donald Trump"
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Donald Trump jokes about cheating on NCAA Tournament bracket
"Maybe backdate it, right?"
MLB says ‘values on diversity remain unchanged’ after removing diversity references
"We are in the process of evaluating our programs for any modifications to eligibility criteria that are needed to ensure our programs are compliant with federal law as they continue forward."
Stephen A. Smith challenges Donald Trump to debate him about DEI
"Nobody is calling out the President, Donald Trump. I will."
President Trump discussed NHL-KHL games with Vladimir Putin
A call between Trump and Putin included discussion of the idea of NHL-KHL games.
Michael Kay rebukes notion Trevor Bauer exiled from MLB over Donald Trump support
"The vast majority of athletes in Major League Baseball are conservative and very much in the corner of the president of the United States."
Colin Cowherd likens Aaron Rodgers to Donald Trump
"Aaron is a little like Trump, they give off the same energy that they receive."
Philadelphia Eagles ‘enthusiastically’ accept White House invite after misinformation suggested otherwise
"I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn't sent or was sent. We want to correct the record."
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says he is committed to reunification with LIV Golf
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan gave his boldest comments yet on moving forward together with LIV Golf... with Donald Trump to thank.
Donald Trump offered Dave Portnoy Commerce Department position
"They never followed up"
‘Stick to sports’ is dead as Democrats flock to sports radio and podcasts
"When I go out there and go on those shows, it shows you’re a real human being and it connects with people on something they care about."
Audio from racist social media post heard on ESPN+ Arnold Palmer Invitational broadcast
A racist comment from a social media post was inadvertently aired during ESPN+ coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Dave Portnoy ‘could see’ a future for Barstool in White House press room
"We try to stay out of politics... We still kind of consider ourselves a comedy site at times."
Charles Barkley rips ‘fools’ in Canada for turning on Wayne Gretzky over Donald Trump
"You got them fools up in Canada giving The Great One a hard time"
Dave Portnoy takes another shot at ‘Co-President’ Elon Musk during Donald Trump speech
"Elon is basically Co-President."
Stephen A. Smith on running for president: ‘I can beat them all’
"Consider who’s one the other side and how he’s gotten away with saying very little in terms of being coherent and articulating his thoughts clearly"
Charles Barkley torches teams for boycotting Donald Trump’s White House: ‘That’s just stupid’
"Even though I disagree with President Trump on some things, if I met him, I would still give him the respect and dignity he deserves."
Shannon Sharpe channels Donald Trump berating Volodymyr Zelensky on ‘First Take’
"I'm gonna do you like President Trump did President Zelensky."
MLB’s Rob Manfred reportedly considers removing Pete Rose from ineligible list
"The commissioner was respectful, gracious, and actively participated in productive discussions …"
FBI director Kash Patel reportedly wants UFC to train agents
"If Kash Patel believed that should be beefed up, the answer is not to go to Donald Trump's best friend who runs the UFC."
President Trump addresses Wayne Gretzky’s media-criticized silence on Canada as ’51st state’
"I am therefore making him a 'free agent,' because I don’t want anyone in Canada to say anything bad about him."
Donald Trump: PGA-LIV deal ‘more complicated’ than Russia-Ukraine issue
Whether Trump truly meant the golf civil war is worse than the real war is unclear.
Stephen A. Smith calls out ‘outstanding journalist’ Megyn Kelly over Eagles White House rumor
"They ain’t feeling Trump. So what?"
Sean McDonough on navigating politics at 4 Nations Face-Off: ‘I felt like I had to say something’
"There needed to be some acknowledgment."