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Dan Le Batard predicts Stephen A. Smith will ‘shake the industry’ with next ESPN contract
"Stephen A. Smith wants to play with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in the sphere of, 'I'm as big a star in sports right now as there is.'"
Bill Simmons thinks the Heat are ‘f***ing lucky,’ Miami media disagrees
The Miami media responded with varying degrees of anger and amusement to Bill Simmons' claim.
Dan Le Batard’s feel-good interview with Cream Abdul-Jabbar is a must-listen
Larry Nerd. Steph Blurry.
Dan Le Batard makes it clear he has no beef with Pat McAfee
"I don't have anything bad to say about Pat McAfee."
Chris Wittyngham ends quest to normalize broadcasters saying ‘penis’
"Yes, I've given up. I've laid down my sword."
Soccer announcer who called for announcers to say ‘penis’ refused to do so when given the chance
"I'll say that no play-by-play needed for that then."
Amin Elhassan to JJ Redick: ‘Stop acting like you’re above’ First Take
"This isn't the first time JJ Redick has said some out of pocket just Neanderthal sports take."
David Samson reveals MLB blackballed Dan Le Batard after heated Rob Manfred interview
"People colluded to make sure you would not get guests."
Dan Le Batard raises alarm on Penn State efforts to rename football stadium after Joe Paterno
"You might as well name it f*** you stadium, like we don't care that it's the biggest sports scandal that anyone has ever seen."
Dan Le Batard defends NBA players not caring about the All-Star Game
"It's not a special thing anymore. They don't have to get rid of it because the guys don't care. They shouldn't care about it anymore."
Knicks fan comedian Sam Morril tears into Stephen A. Smith: ‘He doesn’t watch basketball’
"He's a curse to the franchise."
David Samson: Taylor Swift is saving Travis Kelce from backlash for Andy Reid altercation
"What he did is inexcusable and no one talks about it 'cause no one wants to upset Taylor. It's a joke."
Dan Le Batard hypes Nick Wright as ‘face’ of Fox Sports: ‘Pay the man’
"He's got a following at FS1, Skip Bayless is on his way out, (Colin) Cowherd is building his own empire so he can sell it to somebody else, and Nick Wright is the face of that network now."
Mike Ryan Ruiz is the secret to the success of ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’
Matt Barnes addresses confrontation with student broadcaster at high school basketball game
"I literally put my hand on this kid's shoulder because it was almost like I was talking to my son."
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo’s secret to ‘First Take’ success: ‘I like to perform’
"I like to perform. That is really the key. If you like to perform, you can do it forever."
Stugotz rips ‘phony’ Dan Patrick for stealing his Super Bowl Saturday take
"He knows good and well that I have been talking about that for many, many years."
‘Dan Le Batard Show’ mocks David Pollack’s failed attempt to end wokeness
"He Facetuned the hell out of that photo."
Dan Le Batard rips culture around WWE that protected Vince McMahon for so long
"I was relieved to finally see that there were consequences, that this man is being punished for what has been a vile, vile run of terror."
Everyone is getting excited about a potential Bill Belichick-Nick Saban NFL ‘CoachCast’
"The game evolves so fast that (Tony) Romo can no longer predict the plays, but Belichick still can."
Dan Le Batard submits early contender for most awkward interview of 2024
"You know, you can ask me about sports. We don't have to keep forcing these Daily Show comedy questions, man."
Dan Le Batard and Pablo Torre question OJ Simpson appearances on ‘It Is What It Is’
"It just feels like at a certain point, there are questions that he has never actually admitted answers to ... when do any of us feel icky?"
Jessica Smetana calls out ‘calculated’ union-busting of Sports Illustrated
"Management is very threatened by the Sports Illustrated union."