Jay Williams slams NCAA for expanding tournament: ‘Everybody doesn’t get a damn trophy!’
"Power conferences are going to break away from the NCAA tournament, that is going to happen"
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Mike Tannenbaum wants to fight critics of Ty Simpson Rams pick
Ty Simpson must be going to win multiple Super Bowls, NFL MVPs, and is on his way to Canton according to ESPN's Mike Tannenbaum.
ESPN’s embrace of WWE has officially gone overboard
ESPN continues to lap competition in daytime studio viewership
FS1 remains ESPN's closest competitor, but the gap is widening.
Brian Windhorst gleefully hypes up Jazz-Grizzlies: ‘The Tanking Super Bowl’
"I give you the Memphis Grizzlies versus the Utah Jazz, a game that nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to win."
Dan Orlovsky criticizes Lamar Jackson for missing OTAs after he showed up at OTAs
"I'm not going to react to him not being there because we'll give him some time, but I want him there."
Manufactured Ty Simpson debate is oldest play in ESPN’s playbook
Jay Williams: College basketball currently a better product than NBA
"Each night in college basketball, you're having top-15 matchups, and the best players are actually playing in the games and competing."
Tim Hasselbeck unsure if Shedeur Sanders is even a second-stringer
"It's hard to become a head coach in the NFL and if you do, you've got to try to win with a quarterback."
Dan Orlovsky apologizes to C.J. Stroud: ‘I crossed the line’
"I want to publicly apologize to C.J. Stroud"
‘Good Morning Football’ and ‘Get Up’ reacting live to Sean McDermott’s firing made for fascinating TV
"Schefty, come running back in here if you can. Let’s make sure his mic is on..."
ESPN daytime lineup celebrates most-watched year ever
ESPN's core group of studio shows celebrated ratings successes throughout 2025 with everyone seeing ratings rise.
Rex Ryan rips Zac Taylor for complaining about Myles Garrett celebration
"You're fighting for your lives? Your lives have been over for the last 10 weeks."
NBA leads way on sports shows coming off Christmas Day clash vs. NFL tripleheader
The NFL will likely win the viewership battle, but the NBA might have won the war.
Jemele Hill calls out Rex Ryan for Lane Kiffin double standard
"Rex Ryan really sat there and defended Lane Kiffin and, in the same breath, criticized college players for leveraging similar opportunities."
Paul Finebaum checked Adam Schefter’s stance that Ole Miss didn’t match LSU’s Lane Kiffin offer
"First of all, the money was going to be the same everywhere."
Foot injury sidelines Taylor Lewan from ‘Get Up’
"Tests are being run to figure out what this is but I’ve been put on the no fly list until then."
Mike Greenberg crashed ‘First Take’ to troll Stephen A. Smith about the Dallas Cowboys
Somebody save us, please.
Rex Ryan questions if Shedeur Sanders’ postgame behavior was just for show
"Did he care? Or are you trying to make it a show of making it about yourself?"
Rex Ryan knows the Cincinnati Bengals can’t afford him
"You ain't gonna afford me."
Rex Ryan knew Brian Kelly was doomed at LSU from his very first appearance
"You're not an alligator hunter."
ESPN dropped the ball on NBA’s breaking news
ESPN quickly removes ESPN Bet banner during coverage of NBA gambling arrests
Talk about awkward timing...
Mike Greenberg apologizes on behalf of NFL after Eagles run tush push four straight times
"Why don't we just award them a touchdown?"
Mike Greenberg: ‘My sports soul is calloused enough’ to handle being Jets fan on air
"I would've thought that, that would be totally verboten. That, you know, Norby [Williamson] would call me in and fire me if that came up on the air."