"I don't have a problem letting you know where the hell I stand and how I feel as it pertains to the world of politics because politics dramatically infiltrates our lives. Why are we going to pretend otherwise?"
"Although my love for sports will never fade, neither has my zest for expanding my interest beyond the court or field of play."
Olbermann is again leaving ESPN, but on good terms.
"He didn't talk to me. He blatantly said 'I do not care what Dan thinks about this.'"
"I did make a political opinion but at no time did I threaten anyone’s life. You & ur colleagues @espn @Disney create more political & racial divide everyday. See how you played the race & politics card here to fit ur narrative?"
"Senator McConnell has complained that having me on air is unfair and the man who speaks often about the importance of free speech and the exchange of public ideas has decided to cut off mine."
Petchesky had been with Deadspin for 10 years and wrote almost 20,000 posts there.
Reimer is exiting WEEI after almost three years to become the director of communications for a Massachusetts state senator.
"The agreement with Disney offers Sinclair an opportunity to charge consumers more by packaging their cable and broadcast programs."
With the exception of one year, Tommy Tuberville was a head coach from 1995-2016. His longest and most...
Republican congressman Steve Scalise and Democratic congressman Cedric Richmond are both complaining about the NFC championship game result.
"I don't like the fans voting. ...Look what happened last time we let them make a big decision ...Get a clue: White House."
This settles Holtz's defamation lawsuit against the publication after comments at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
The argument was as lazy and dishonest as it sounds.
"We have looked into the totality of Nolan’s comments, they were inappropriate and we have addressed it with her."
Barkley said a lot of Alabamians have been "brainwashed" to support Moore. "All you have to do is talk about God and say you don't like homosexuals ... and abortion."
Distinguishing between reporting and editorializing has become difficult territory for many media outlets in this current political climate.
"The intersection of sports and politics is the most pronounced we've seen in decades."
Anything that buttresses the liberal ESPN narrative even remotely will cause it to flare up again.
"The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate."
McDonough said the only comments on politics he's ever heard from ESPN executives is in seminars, where politics is discussed as a topic to generally avoid on-air.
Spending five hours comparing Hilary Clinton to serial killers and complaining about "liberal pussies" led to backlash, and Powers eventually giving up his column.
ESPN finally fires back at FS1 for pushing the narrative that ESPN leans left.